Elon Musk has made a bold claim about the future of artificial intelligence, stating that SpaceX is on track to surpass both OpenAI and Anthropic as the leading force in AI within the next six months. His prediction underscores a rapid acceleration in SpaceX’s AI efforts and highlights the company’s unique advantages in infrastructure and […] The post Elon Musk Predicts SpaceX Will Lead AI Race Over OpenAI and Anthropic Within Six Months appeared first on Tekedia.

McDonald’s warned that weak customer traffic across its major markets could persist as long as inflation remains elevated, adding to concerns that the fast-food giant’s turnaround will take longer to deliver results and sending its shares down as much as 6.5% on Wednesday. The warning came as McDonald’s unveiled an $8.5 billion, decade-long support package […] The post McDonald’s Shares Sink as Inflation Keeps Customers Away, Putting Pressure on $8.5 Billion Turnaround appeared first on Tekedia.

Volkswagen has opened presales of its second electric vehicle developed jointly with Chinese EV maker Xpeng, accelerating its push to rebuild competitiveness in the world’s largest electric-car market as falling sales and shrinking margins deepen the German automaker’s China crisis. The new ID. UNYX 09 electric fastback sedan, unveiled on Thursday, is the latest product […] The post Volkswagen Launches Second Xpeng-Built EV as China Sales Crisis Deepens appeared first on Tekedia.

Eli Lilly has struck a research collaboration and licensing agreement with China’s InnoCare Pharma worth up to about $3.35 billion, giving the US drugmaker access to InnoCare’s drug discovery platform as global pharmaceutical companies increasingly look beyond their own laboratories for new sources of medicines. Under the agreement announced Thursday, InnoCare will receive up to […] The post Lilly Signs Up to $3.35 Billion Drug Discovery Deal With China’s InnoCare appeared first on Tekedia.

An autonomous artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI breached an Australian government health portal while conducting research on medical statistics, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, in what Australian authorities described as a serious incident involving unauthorized access to government data. Albanese said on Wednesday that the AI agent accessed both public and non-public information on […] The post OpenAI AI Agent Breached Australian Government Health Portal, Albanese Says appeared first on Tekedia.

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora has pushed back against calls for the artificial intelligence industry to slow the development of increasingly capable models, arguing that efforts to collectively pace AI progress are unlikely to work when companies have different incentives and approaches to safety. “I think not everybody is going to pace themselves,” Arora […] The post Palo Alto Networks CEO Says Slowing AI Development Is “Unrealistic” as Safety Debate Intensifies appeared first on Tekedia.

OpenAI is bringing more agentic capabilities to the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing users to use voice commands to initiate and manage complex workflows such as drafting documents, preparing emails, and summarizing workplace messages. The rollout extends OpenAI’s push to turn ChatGPT from a conversational assistant into a system capable of carrying out tasks across connected […] The post OpenAI Brings Voice-Powered AI Workflows to ChatGPT Mobile as AI Assistants Move Toward Action appeared first on Tekedia.

The global economy is entering a period in which disruption is no longer an occasional shock but a condition businesses increasingly have to plan around. Conflicts across regions, volatile bond markets, changing trade relationships and rapid technological development are forcing companies to reconsider where they invest, how they finance growth and how resilient their operations […] The post Bond Market Volatility and Its Impact on Companies and Investors appeared first on Tekedia.

MrBeast has built an unusual kind of business empire: one that begins with entertainment but increasingly extends into products, technology and consumer experiences. Now, a new trademark filing suggests that Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, could be preparing to take another step into the physical technology market with a product called “Beast Band.” Beast […] The post MrBeast’s Next Move Could Put His Brand on Your Wrist appeared first on Tekedia.

The phrase “artificial intelligence” has become so embedded in technology, business and everyday language that changing it might seem almost impossible. Yet in September 2026, President Donald Trump proposed doing exactly that, arguing that the word “artificial” makes intelligence sound fake. He initially offered Americans three alternatives: Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence and Supreme Intelligence. Days […] The post Artificial Intelligence Could Get a New Name Under Trump’s Proposal appeared first on Tekedia.

Canada’s banking sector is taking another step toward blockchain-based finance as the country’s six largest banks move to develop a joint tokenized deposits project designed to support 24/7 payments on blockchain networks. The initiative reflects a broader shift in financial infrastructure, where traditional banks are increasingly exploring how programmable digital money can operate alongside existing […] The post Canada’s Six Biggest Banks Launch Tokenized Deposits Project for 24/7 Blockchain Payments appeared first on Tekedia.

A merger can be sold to investors as a strategy for creating scale, efficiency and stronger competition. Inside the companies being combined, however, the same transaction can look very different. For employees at Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, the prospect of a merger brings another reality into focus: once two organizations become one, colleagues who […] The post Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Employees Brace for Internal Competition After the Merger appeared first on Tekedia.

Indian artificial intelligence startup Brahma AI has raised $150 million from private equity firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management at a $2 billion valuation, turning the company into one of India’s more closely watched bets on the commercialization of generative AI for audiovisual content. The funding round, announced Wednesday, gives Brahma AI substantial capital to expand […] The post Indian AI Startup Brahma AI Raises $150m at $2bn Valuation, Betting on Hollywood-Grade Generative AI appeared first on Tekedia.

Amazon is preparing a major expansion of its quick-commerce business in India, with plans to invest as much as $3 billion through 2030 as the US e-commerce giant tries to close a substantial gap with local rivals that have reshaped how Indian consumers buy everyday goods. The planned investment would represent Amazon’s largest commitment yet […] The post Amazon Plans $3bn India Quick-Commerce Push as It Tries to Catch Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy appeared first on Tekedia.

IonQ shares climbed on Wednesday after the quantum computing company announced what it described as the industry’s first demonstration of an end-to-end, real-time quantum error decoder, a development that could address one of the major technical obstacles to building commercially useful fault-tolerant quantum computers. IonQ stock rose more than 5% in morning trading after gaining […] The post IonQ Shares Jump as Quantum Computing Firm Claims Real-Time Error-Correction Breakthrough appeared first on Tekedia.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for greater international coordination on artificial intelligence risks before the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, putting the leaders of two of the world’s leading AI companies at the center of a growing debate over how governments should manage sophisticated systems. Altman’s appearance came a […] The post OpenAI and Anthropic Chiefs Urge UN Security Council to Coordinate on AI Risks as Trump Rejects Calls to Rein In Development appeared first on Tekedia.

Amazon is rolling out the red carpet for a surprising group of workers: people whose experience may have once looked less relevant to the technology industry but is becoming increasingly valuable as artificial intelligence transforms the way companies operate. The shift reflects a broader change in the economics of talent. For years, technology companies competed […] The post Amazon’s New Talent Race Is About More Than Hiring appeared first on Tekedia.

Microsoft is giving the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency direct, on-site access to its latest quantum computing hardware, deepening a collaboration that could provide an important test of whether the company’s technology can move from laboratory research toward commercially viable machines. The software giant said Tuesday it had opened a new quantum research center […] The post Microsoft Gives Pentagon Research Agency Direct Access to Quantum Hardware in Commercialization Push appeared first on Tekedia.

U.S. senators are seeking to fast-track bipartisan legislation that would make the existing restrictions on Chinese vehicles permanent, putting the issue at the center of Washington’s economic and national-security debate as President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. The effort is being led by Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan […] The post US Senators Seek Fast-Track Chinese Vehicle Ban as Trump Prepares to Meet Xi appeared first on Tekedia.

Chinese authorities are examining the extent to which Broadcom hardware is used in state-backed data centers, in a move that could further pressure US technology suppliers as Beijing accelerates efforts to reduce dependence on foreign AI infrastructure. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, or SASAC, which oversees China’s state-owned enterprises, has in recent weeks […] The post China Examines Broadcom Hardware in State Data Centers as Beijing Pushes Domestic AI Infrastructure appeared first on Tekedia.

The crypto market is producing a striking contrast this week: while one of its most established derivatives exchanges is shutting its doors after more than a decade, a newer decentralized venue is reaching unprecedented levels of activity. Hyperliquid’s open interest has climbed to an all-time high of $18 billion, while its native HYPE token has […] The post Hyperliquid Open Interest Hits Record $18B as HYPE Nears $98 While BitMEX Shuts Down appeared first on Tekedia.

The artificial intelligence story is entering a new phase. The first wave was dominated by chatbots that could answer questions, summarize documents and generate code. The emerging phase is increasingly about AI agents: systems capable of planning tasks, using software, calling tools, retrieving information and acting with less human intervention. This shift could redistribute value […] The post The Winners and Losers From the Agentic Boom appeared first on Tekedia.

South Korea plans to cut the share of its crude oil imports sourced from the Middle East to 50% by 2035, stepping up efforts to diversify energy supplies after the Iran war disrupted flows through a region on which the country has relied heavily for decades. The Industry Ministry said on Wednesday that the country […] The post South Korea Targets 50% Cut in Middle East Oil Dependence After Iran War Disrupts Energy Flows appeared first on Tekedia.

The latest AI model launches from Anthropic and OpenAI point to a shift in the artificial-intelligence industry: the race is no longer defined only by who can build the most capable model, but increasingly by who can deliver frontier-level intelligence at the lowest practical cost. The September 2026 releases of Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 […] The post Anthropic and OpenAI Push Inference Costs Lower appeared first on Tekedia.

European equities edged higher on Wednesday as a sixth consecutive decline in oil prices eased some pressure on inflation, while renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence lifted technology stocks across global markets. The gains came as investors weighed tentative signs of de-escalation in the conflict involving Iran against fresh threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, leaving […] The post European Stocks Rise as Falling Oil and AI Optimism Offset Iran War Risks appeared first on Tekedia.

Artificial intelligence and blockchain are increasingly converging around a question that could reshape financial infrastructure: what happens when software agents begin transacting autonomously at enormous scale? A recent BlackRock whitepaper argues that AI agents could become a major source of demand for stablecoins and blockchain-based payments, while CFTC Chairman Brian Selig has warned that financial […] The post AI Agents, Stablecoins and the Tokenization of Global Markets appeared first on Tekedia.

The debate over artificial intelligence in the United States has entered a more consequential phase. With Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar introducing legislation that would permanently ban artificial superintelligence, temporarily pause advanced AI development and establish a new cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence. The proposal, introduced on September 23, 2026, reflects growing concern […] The post Bernie Sanders Proposes US Department of Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Tekedia.

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