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A Waymo robotaxi unable to detect traffic lights after a major power outage in San Francisco, California on December 20, 2025. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images)
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What happened when Waymo robotaxis met a San Francisco blackout

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December 22, 2025
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China blames U.S. for 2020 theft of $13 billion in Bitcoin

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November 12, 2025
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Softbank dumps its entire Nvidia portfolio worth $5.8 billion as its CEO goes all-in on OpenAI to the tune of $30 billion

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November 11, 2025
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What Apple’s new M5 chip means for MacBooks, iPads

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October 16, 2025
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SoftBank will acquire ABB’s robotics business

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October 9, 2025
OpenAI plans to build 5 giant U.S. ‘Stargate’ datacenters, a $400B challenge to Meta and Microsoft in the relentless AI arms race
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OpenAI plans to build 5 giant U.S. ‘Stargate’ datacenters, a $400B challenge to Meta and Microsoft in the relentless AI arms race

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September 23, 2025
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CEO who ran tech unicorn once valued at $1.2 billion charged with fraud after allegedly spending millions on his wedding and art classes

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September 4, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
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OpenAI may soon be the most valuable private company—but Sam Altman’s net worth won’t jolt, as the CEO holds no equity and makes just $76,001 a year

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August 21, 2025
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AI anxiety has sent markets into a tizzy, but experts say the jitters will only ‘punish those chasing the froth’

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August 20, 2025
AMD CEO Lisa Su during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 2025. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
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Why Nvidia and AMD might give the U.S. a cut of their China sales

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August 11, 2025
SoftBank stakes in Nvidia, TSMC show Son’s focus on AI gear
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SoftBank stakes in Nvidia, TSMC show Son’s focus on AI gear

By Min Jeong Lee and Bloomberg
August 5, 2025
Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field in San Francisco on June 24, 2021. (Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
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What’s at stake in a Figma IPO

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July 2, 2025
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025. (Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
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Fanatics Fest brings $25 billion fandom company to life

By Andrew Nusca and Alexandra Sternlicht
June 23, 2025
Softbank’s Son floats idea of U.S.-Japan sovereign wealth fund: FT
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Softbank’s Son floats idea of U.S.-Japan sovereign wealth fund: FT

By Yi Wei Wong and Bloomberg
May 25, 2025
OpenAI hires InstaCart CEO Fidji Simo for major leadership role
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OpenAI hires InstaCart CEO Fidji Simo for major leadership role

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May 8, 2025

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