Chaotic Eclipse published RoguePlanet, a Windows Defender zero-day granting SYSTEM access on fully patched machines, hours after Microsoft's record 200-fix update.

Stockton's council voted 7-0 on Flock drones despite an hour of public opposition. Flock has previously shared data with border agents and tracked an abortion.

Microsoft's president penned an essay calling the AI backlash from graduates a "wake-up call." His advice: adapt. His concessions: none.

Paramount is unifying its streaming tech by mid-2026 to cut costs, improve ads, and build the playbook for absorbing HBO Max after the Warner Bros. merger closes.

Amazon agreed to a $17.5B term loan led by Citigroup, days after a record C$14B Canadian bond sale. Its total debt has risen 50% in a year to over $225B.

The Trump admin is negotiating to block state AI laws in exchange for passing KOSA, the NO FAKES Act, and federal age verification. Free speech groups object.

OpenAI found Chinese-linked accounts creating AI-generated posts about data centre electricity costs. The campaign had little reach. The debate is real anyway.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC that full AI nationalization will become the left's mainstream position within two years. Trump and Sanders already agree on 50%.

German robotics firm NEURA raised up to $1.4B at a $7B valuation from Nvidia, Amazon, Tether, Qualcomm, and Bosch to scale cognitive robots to millions by 2030.

SpaceX's $1.8 trillion IPO is expected to create over 4,000 millionaires, including cafeteria staff and welders who received stock options instead of higher salaries.

Anthropic published two policy frameworks calling for government authority to block risky AI models and for economic safeguards to protect workers from displacement.

Indian security agencies paused Starlink's launch after terminals appeared in Iran without a licence. The timing is awkward for SpaceX's $75 billion IPO.