The toy industry’s latest craze is cheap, colorful and very squishy
Squishy toys are booming, with social media and low prices helping fuel the craze.
U.S. still watching allies for alignment of interests even amid defense pullback, analyst says
The U.S. may be asking allies to step up their own defense, but it still wants them to align on geopolitical interests.
Nvidia’s 70% sales growth projection for 2028 wows analysts on earnings call
The growth forecast is likely to reinvigorate narratives around the so-called AI supercycle.
CrowdStrike jumps 11% on record second quarter as ‘Mythos moment’ drives AI cyber wave
CrowdStrike shares have surged 61% this year to new highs as the threat from frontier AI has fueled demand for advanced security tools.
OpenAI releases sweeping report on Hugging Face AI agent hack
The 37-page report walks through the actions that OpenAI’s models took during a series of evaluations prior to and during the Hugging Face breach.
Okta pops 20% after topping estimates as AI threat spikes demand for identity security
New products accounted for 30% of total bookings and Okta said it closed dozens of AI deals during the period
Salesforce stock jumps 18% on AI growth and Anthropic investment gain
Salesforce’s Anthropic stake led to higher profit in the latest quarter.
Bitcoin’s macro case is strengthening even as regulation takes a back seat, says BlackRock’s digital assets head
The flagship cryptocurrency’s recent rally parallels its history of rebounding whenever investor sentiment toward other assets cools, says BlackRock’s Mitchnick.
Anthropic and Nscale strike $45 billion cloud deal, sources say
Anthropic will rent around 460 megawatts of compute capacity at an Nscale data center development in West Virgina, according to sources.
Federal judge lifts final block on Trump mail-in voting order, clearing way for midterm restrictions
The rule in question would require election officials to give USPS voter information and use federally reviewed, uniquely barcoded ballot envelopes.
