AWS data center outage hits trading on FanDuel, Coinbase — recovery to take hours
The cloud platform says it is currently working to resolve the outage, caused by overheating at a data center in Northern Virginia.
U.S. says it struck two Iran-flagged oil tankers trying to skirt blockade
The shaky U.S. ceasefire with Iran has been repeatedly undermined this week, even as President Donald Trump insists it remains in effect.
Anthropic’s Mythos set off a cybersecurity ‘hysteria.’ Experts say the threat was already here
The arrival of Anthropic’s Mythos jolted banks, software giants and governments into reckoning with a new era of cyber attacks. But the threat is already here.
Akamai stock soars 20% on earnings, $1.8 billion AI infrastructure deal
Cybersecurity and cloud computing firm Akamai reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday and saw its cloud infrastructure business grow 40% year-on-year.
The Tech Download: Meta, Google enter AI agent race as ‘agentic wars’ heat up
The viral personal assistant OpenClaw has triggered a rush among Big Tech to build agentic tools.
Sony targets double-digit profit growth despite slowdown in PlayStation 5 sales amid memory price crunch
While hardware sales took a hit in Sony’s fourth-quarter, strong revenue from its image sensing and music businesses offset the dip.
Commerzbank boss pledges to defend shareholders in UniCredit takeover battle
Commerzbank said it would defend the interests of its shareholders as it fends off an acquisition move from UniCredit
Gilt yields ease as UK PM Starmer says ‘tough’ election results won’t make him quit
The U.K. is counting votes after an election of local councilors and devolved governments on Thursday.
Billion-dollar bets: Global investors chase Indian Premier League to ride booming cricket economy
India is the world’s fastest-growing consumer market, and with cricket commanding near-religious devotion, investors are rushing to own IPL franchises.
Nintendo hikes Switch 2 prices and expects console sales to decline as memory crunch bites
Nintendo said the price of the Switch 2 in the U.S. will rise from $449.99 to $499.99. In Japan, Nintendo will hike the price from 49,980 yen to 59,980 yen.
