How AI is shaping the 2026 US midterms, as public anger grows against data center expansion and the AI industry emerges as one of the biggest financial backers — From data center backlash to boundless cash from tech billionaires and concerns about deepfaked campaign ads, AI is everywhere in the 2026 US elections.
LSEG: tech companies have raised $3.1B from mainland China stock market listings YTD, up 5x+ from a year earlier, as AI and chip companies drive onshore IPOs — China's onshore technology IPOs are on track for their strongest year since 2023 as Beijing seeks to bolster listings of chip …
The rapid pace of AI progress has created a pervasive fear of missing out across Silicon Valley, fueling anxiety among founders, executives, employees, and VCs — Claude Code is cutting into sleep time. — Matt Van Horn, a serial entrepreneur and father of four, never turns his laptop off anymore.
Sports clips' rise on platforms like YouTube has left broadcasters debating whether to use them to attract younger viewers or protect their subscription revenue — As the New York Knicks clinched their first championship in 53 years and the NBA notched its highest Finals series ratings since 1998 …
Sources: Paul Meade, Apple's top executive in charge of Vision Pro and smart glasses efforts, is leaving for OpenAI to work on the company's AI-powered devices — Apple Inc.'s top executive in charge of the Vision Pro headset and the company's smart glasses efforts is leaving for OpenAI …
OpenAI appoints ex-Uber India head Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for India, to scale its presence in its second-largest market after the US — OpenAI is making yet another big, visible bet on India. It has appointed former Uber India and South Asia president Prabhjeet Singh …
The US awards $250M in CHIPS funds to a startup co-founded by billionaire mining magnate Robert Friedland to develop silicon-carbide chips and pulsed-power tech — I-Pulse Inc. will receive $250 million in US funding for semiconductor and pulsed-power development as the venture co-founded …