The pre-market session is buzzing with major deal talk and analyst calls. SoftBank is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire data center investor DigitalBridge, while Nvidia is buying AI chip startup Groq’s assets for roughly $20 billion.
OpenAI is looking for a new head of AI preparedness, a role Sam Altman calls “stressful.” The search follows lawsuits against the company related to AI’s impact on mental health in 2025.
The MSI Summit A16 AI+ is on sale for $980, a significant $320 drop from its MSRP. This 16-inch convertible laptop offers high-end specs like an AMD Ryzen AI 9 processor and 32GB of RAM, making it a versatile powerhouse now at a more accessible price.
Samsung might be working on a massive battery upgrade to counter Chinese rivals. According to a report, its R&D arm is testing a dual-cell silicon-carbon battery with a total capacity of 20,000mAh. However, significant technical hurdles, including an 80% swell in one cell, remain.
Microsoft is rolling out an update to make the Windows 11 File Explorer search feature less of a resource hog. The fix, currently in testing for Insiders, aims to speed up searches and reduce RAM consumption by cutting out duplicate file indexing operations.
A Reddit user spent a month building a framed, live-tracking map of the Washington Metro as a gift. Using a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W and 144 LEDs, it pulls real-time train positions from a public API. It’s a brilliant example of how accessible transit data can fuel awesome DIY tech projects.
Microsoft Loop was once dismissed as another Microsoft experiment, but its minimalist design and unique component system have won over a former Notion power user. The shift highlights a growing appetite for simpler, faster productivity tools over endlessly customizable platforms.
CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator reframes the so-called “circular AI economy” as a necessary response to a historic supply chain crunch. He reveals the shortage goes “two levels deeper” than chips, down to raw metals like copper, forcing unprecedented cooperation.
Oracle’s stock is down 30% this quarter, on track for its sharpest drop since the dot-com bust. The sell-off is driven by fears over the enormous capital required to build out cloud capacity for AI clients like OpenAI.
Several engineers from Google’s secretive Tensor Processing Unit project have left to start their own company. The startup, called Groq Inc., has raised $10.3 million and is backed by prominent investor Chamath Palihapitiya.
