OpenAI is backing a series of bipartisan bills in the U.S. Congress aimed at preventing sophisticated artificial intelligence models from being used to accelerate the development of biological weapons and synthetic viruses, adding to the company’s growing push for mandatory federal AI safety requirements. The ChatGPT maker said Tuesday that it supports the Web of […] The post OpenAI Backs US Bills to Curb AI Risks From Biological Weapons and Pushes Independent Model Checks appeared first on Tekedia.

SK Hynix workers have approved a revised wage agreement with management, ending weeks of uncertainty at the South Korean memory-chip maker after employees narrowly rejected an earlier deal over concerns about how performance bonuses would be paid. The revised agreement received support from 57.1% of voting union members, with 8,731 workers voting in favor, SK […] The post SK Hynix Workers Approve Revised Wage Deal After Bonus Dispute appeared first on Tekedia.

Two recent moves in the creator economy and robotics show how technology businesses are increasingly being built around a powerful combination of talent, capital, intellectual property and artificial intelligence. Steven Bartlett is putting substantial capital behind creators, while Travis Kalanick is recruiting elite AI talent to give robots greater intelligence in the physical world. Bartlett, […] The post Creator Economy Meets Physical AI as Steven Bartlett and Travis Kalanick Make Major Moves appeared first on Tekedia.

Amazon’s decision to pause operations with 21 Air marks a significant moment in the aftermath of the fatal cargo-plane crash at Miami International Airport, bringing renewed attention to the safety responsibilities that come with the rapidly expanding logistics networks behind modern e-commerce. The decision followed the September 6 crash of an Amazon-branded Boeing 767-300 operated […] The post Amazon Suspends 21 Air Operations After Fatal Prime Air Cargo Crash in Miami appeared first on Tekedia.

Disney is once again pushing more of its remote workforce toward the office, reinforcing a broader corporate shift away from the flexibility that became common during the pandemic. Some employees in Disney’s product and technology divisions who had previously been permitted to work remotely have now been told they will need to work from an […] The post Disney Return-to-Office Push Highlights the Future of Remote Work appeared first on Tekedia.

South Korea has asked to postpone a parliamentary briefing on its planned investment in the United States, delaying a key step in negotiations over a $350 billion package that could include a minority stake in Westinghouse and a major expansion of U.S. nuclear power capacity. The country’s Industry Ministry said Wednesday that it had requested […] The post South Korea Delays U.S. Investment Briefing as Nuclear Deal Talks Remain Unresolved appeared first on Tekedia.

Google’s decision to give engineers across the company access to Anthropic’s Claude marks a notable shift in how one of the world’s largest technology companies is approaching the rapidly changing AI coding race. The company has historically encouraged its engineers to rely on Gemini, its own family of artificial-intelligence models, while restricting access to competing […] The post Google Expands Claude Access, Signaling a New Era of AI-Powered Software Development appeared first on Tekedia.

ByteDance has raised $290 million for its artificial intelligence drug-discovery business after spinning the unit out of the Chinese internet giant, giving the fledgling company a $1.5 billion valuation and providing fresh capital for its expansion. Shanghai-based Anew Labs completed its first external fundraising round, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The financing […] The post ByteDance AI Drugmaking Unit Raises $290 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation appeared first on Tekedia.

Meta is expanding its subscription business across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp as the company looks to turn its growing investment in artificial intelligence into a new source of recurring revenue. The company on Tuesday introduced Meta One, a collection of subscription plans offering expanded access to AI tools and premium features across its major social […] The post Meta Unveils Meta One Subscriptions as It Looks to Monetize AI and Expand Beyond Advertising appeared first on Tekedia.

The convergence of corporate Bitcoin accumulation and new forms of shared financial infrastructure is becoming one of the more revealing themes in the digital-asset economy. Strive’s Bitcoin treasury has reached an even 25,000 BTC following a $36.6 million purchase, while Nous has introduced Hermes Business team accounts with shared balances. On the surface, the announcements […] The post Strive Reaches 25,000 BTC as Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries as Noun Digital Business Finance Expand appeared first on Tekedia.

The BMW iX3 is emerging as a significant milestone in the German automaker’s transition toward a new generation of electric mobility. Roughly a year after the vehicle’s world premiere, BMW says it is approaching 100,000 orders in Europe. Highlighting strong customer interest in the first model built around its Neue Klasse technology platform. The new […] The post BMW iX3 Nears 100,000 European Orders One Year After Launch, Signaling Strong Demand for New-Generation EVs appeared first on Tekedia.

Foreign investors have continued pouring money into U.S. corporate bonds even as Treasury yields have surged to their highest levels in years, challenging expectations that higher borrowing costs and currency-hedging expenses would push overseas investors away from American credit markets. Net foreign purchases of U.S. corporate bonds reached $251 billion through the end of June, […] The post Why Foreign Investors Keep Buying US Corporate Bonds Despite 5% Treasury Yields appeared first on Tekedia.

South Korea’s SK Hynix is in talks with Intel about a potential deal that could bring the memory-chip maker’s manufacturing operations to U.S. soil for the first time, three people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, in a move that could reshape part of the supply chain for chips critical to artificial intelligence and data […] The post SK Hynix in Talks With Intel to Make Memory Chips in U.S. for First Time appeared first on Tekedia.

Xiaomi unveiled the 18 Fold on September 7, 2026. Sales in China began on September 10, with the entry model starting at CNY 10,999.

Solana is entering another phase of network expansion as its mainnet transaction-size limit rises from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes, more than tripling the amount of data that can be carried in a single transaction. At the same time, BitMine’s continued accumulation of Solana has pushed its holdings to approximately 4.9% of the cryptocurrency’s total […] The post Solana Expands Its Transaction Capacity as BitMine Nears 5% Supply Target appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. bond market has once again become the center of attention for investors, with the 10-year Treasury yield climbing above 5% on Monday for the first time in three years. The move represents more than another milestone in the fixed-income market. It signals a broader repricing of risk that could increasingly shape the direction […] The post 5% Treasury Yield Raises New Risks for U.S. Stocks, Corporate Debt and Bitcoin appeared first on Tekedia.

Elon Musk’s X Corp and SpaceXAI have agreed to resolve their antitrust claims against Apple, bringing an unexpected end to one front of Musk’s legal campaign over the competitive structure of the artificial intelligence market while leaving OpenAI in the crosshairs. In a court filing on Monday, X and SpaceXAI, a division of SpaceX, asked […] The post Musk’s X and SpaceXAI Drop Antitrust Claims Against Apple, Keep OpenAI Fight Alive appeared first on Tekedia.

The live Zoom sessions for the 21st edition of the Tekedia Mini-MBA will begin on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. WAT. I will open our academic excursion with a lecture on the mission of firms and the fundamental reason companies exist. That understanding is foundational as we begin a 12-week journey to master the mechanics of […] The post Why Do We Have Companies? appeared first on Tekedia.

South Korea’s spectacular stock-market rally has created a lucrative hunting ground for investment scammers, with retail investors claiming losses of about $250 million from stock-tip chatroom fraud in the first half of 2026, according to police data reviewed by Reuters. Police investigated 3,506 cases involving stock-tip chatrooms between January and June, with 336 billion won […] The post South Korea’s Stock Rally Fuels Surge in Retail Investment Scams, With Losses Near $250 Million appeared first on Tekedia.

Broadcom just built a chip that beats Nvidia at its own game, and almost nobody outside the semiconductor trade press noticed. OpenAI’s Jalapeño, unveiled in detail last month, is a reticle-sized inference ASIC that reportedly edges out Nvidia’s Rubin architecture on performance-per-watt. That’s not a spec-sheet curiosity. It’s the kind of shift that eventually shows […] The post Why Chip-Race Silicon Like OpenAI’s Jalapeño ASIC Matters for Real-Money Gaming Platforms appeared first on Tekedia.

An online casino is more than a digital storefront for casino games. From a business perspective, it combines gaming products with software infrastructure, payment processing, marketing, customer support, compliance, and data management. Its financial performance therefore depends on considerably more than the amount players wager. The basic economic flow begins with player wagers and payouts […] The post The Economics of an Online Casino: Where Revenue Comes From and Where Costs Go appeared first on Tekedia.