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Meta, Microsoft and Amazon Test Limits of Investor Appetite for AI Spending

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Meta, Microsoft and Amazon will this week test the limits of investor appetite for massive capex spending.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Models Going Rogue Fuels Debate on Cybersecurity

The cryptocurrency market has lost half a trillion dollars in value since last Thursday, according to CoinGecko data.

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Artificial Intelligence

‘Modelmaxxing’ Replaces ‘Tokenmaxxing’ for Firms Grappling With AI Costs

Faster, cheaper models from DeepSeek, Moonshot and other Chinese firms let users prioritize AI cost-effectiveness, undercutting US giants.

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Big Tech

Google Touts Flashy Plan for Cheaper AI as Capital Spending Reaches $45 Billion

In the meantime, its sales rose 24% in the second quarter as search revenue climbed 17% and its AI-boosted cloud biz jumped more than 80%.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Doubles Agentic User Base as Cheaper Chinese Models Threaten US Dominance

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Bloomberg reported that the mega AI startup is set to announce that its two agentic tools are now serving around 10 million users.

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Budget Carrier Frontier Joins Fleet of Airlines Offering Starlink-Powered Wi-Fi

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In its IPO prospectus, SpaceX said that Starlink accounted for just over 60% of its $18.7 billion in revenue last year.

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Can SK Hynix Escape Chipmaking’s Cyclical Curse After Nasdaq Debut?

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One big question remains: Can the company break free from the memory sector’s historically cyclical nature?

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