Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price

Transit tech software startup Via had its IPO debut on Friday, starting at below offering price before rising to close at nearly $50.

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Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise

The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracle’s legacy status, it shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain.

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Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content

People CEO Neil Vogel says Google's AI crawler can't be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI.

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Apple’s latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers

Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs, and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones.

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The music industry is broken. OpenWav’s new app aims to change that

OpenWav is building a direct-to-fan platform for music artists which lets them keep more of the profits.

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Tesla’s robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit

Tesla can now test its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada, but it still has steps to take if it wants to offer paid rides like in Austin, Texas.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury’

A worker had to be rescued by the local fire department, but is reportedly stable. Dozens of Boring Company workers have been injured over the years in Vegas.

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