A Blue Origin rocket failed to correctly place a BlueBird satellite from satellite networking company AST into its intended orbit; ASTS falls 14% pre-market — AST SpaceMobile Inc. shares plunged in early trading on Monday after Blue Origin's flagship New Glenn rocket failed to correctly place …
LayerZero says North Korea's Lazarus is likely behind the $292M Kelp DAO exploit on April 18, which triggered $10B in outflows from Aave over bad debt concerns — Quick Take — LayerZero said North Korean hacker group Lazarus is likely responsible for the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit.
Palantir posts a 22-point summary of Alex Karp's book, promoting hard power, AI weapons and deterrence, while denouncing pluralism and “regressive” cultures — Surveillance and analytics company Palantir recently posted what it called a “brief” 22-point summary of CEO Alexander Karp's book “The Technological Republic.”
Sources: Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop a memory processing unit that works alongside TPUs, and a new TPU for running AI models — Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new chips aimed at running AI models more efficiently, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions.
A profile of Quince, an online luxury DTC brand valued at $10B+, which has found success by using data analysis and close manufacturer ties to keep prices low — The online apparel retailer has become a $10 billion-plus e-commerce giant by mastering the art of the supply chain.
Airbnb launches a pilot in NYC, LA, and other cities that lets users to select from a range of boutique hotels alongside private homes in a bid to boost growth — Company expands accommodation options alongside home rentals but analysts warn of stiff competition
Salesforce announces Headless 360, an initiative that will give AI agents access to Salesforce's platform capabilities through APIs, MCP tools or CLI commands — Salesforce on Wednesday unveiled the most ambitious architectural transformation in its 27-year history, introducing “Headless 360” …
A profile of OpenTable CEO Debby Soo, who shifted its focus from diners to restaurants; it now seats ~2B diners a year across 65K restaurants, an all-time high — The pioneering reservation app was losing marquee restaurant groups before its chief executive made some big changes.
Global DRAM supply is likely to meet only 60% of demand through 2027; memory to hit ~40% of low-end smartphone manufacturing costs by mid-2026, up from 20% now — TOKYO/SEOUL — A shortage of memory chips appears likely to continue until around 2027, with the top U.S. and South Korean …
Counterpoint: India's smartphone shipments fell 3% YoY in Q1 2026, a six-year low, as price hikes weigh on sales; 80+ smartphone models saw price hikes of ~15% — India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking their weakest quarterly performance …
SynMax: ~40% of US data centers due in 2026 are facing delays, with major sites for Microsoft, OpenAI, and others likely set back by more than three months — Delays to a swath of new US data centres threaten to slow the rollout of AI by the world's biggest tech companies …
Uber agrees to pay ~€270M for an additional 4.5% stake in German food delivery rival Delivery Hero from Prosus, which would bring its total stake to ~7% — German delivery group's largest shareholder Prosus has agreed to reduce its stake over EU competition concerns
TSMC reports Q1 revenue up 35.1% YoY to ~$35B, net income up 58.3% YoY to ~$18B, both above est., and says 7nm or smaller chips were ~74% of its wafer revenue — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a 58% increase in first-quarter profit, beating estimates and hitting …
Sources: SoftBank invites more banks to join its $40B loan backing its OpenAI investment, requiring them to commit ~$5B each; SoftBank has already invested $30B — More banks are being invited to join SoftBank Group Corp.'s $40 billion loan backing its investment in US tech giant OpenAI …
Kraken parent Payward is raising $200M from Frankfurt stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse for a 1.5% fully diluted stake, valuing Kraken at $13.3B — Deutsche Börse AG invested $200 million in Payward Inc., the parent of crypto trading platform Kraken, as the Frankfurt stock …
Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg : A Blue Origin rocket failed to correctly place a BlueBird satellite from satellite networking company AST in...
