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Economy
The United States has crossed a historic and alarming fiscal milestone: the national debt has climbed past $37 trillion, a record sum reached years earlier than experts had anticipated. The figure, published Tuesday in a Treasury Department report, underscores the pace at which federal borrowing has accelerated — and the growing
Semiconductors
When Israel-based NeoLogic began work on a radically different CPU design for AI servers, industry veterans told its founders, Avi Messica and Ziv Leshem, that it couldn’t be done. “Most of the people that we have met say it’s impossible,” Messica told TechCrunch. “Some of them told us,
Pharmaceutical
AbbVie has announced plans to invest $195 million in its manufacturing facility in North Chicago, Illinois, to enhance the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) within the United States. The move is part of AbbVie’s broader strategy to strengthen domestic manufacturing capabilities, following its earlier pledge to invest more
Military & Defense
Anduril Industries has officially switched on its high-volume solid rocket motor (SRM) factory in Mississippi, aiming to meet surging U.S. demand for space and defense missions — and break a decades-long duopoly in the SRM market. By the end of 2026, the facility will have the capacity to produce 6,
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropic is dramatically expanding the capabilities of its AI coding models, announcing that enterprise customers can now send up to one million tokens in a single prompt to its Claude Sonnet 4 model. That’s roughly 750,000 words — enough to fit The Lord of the Rings trilogy with room
Media
Just two years after its debut as a rival to Twitter, Meta’s Threads has surpassed 400 million monthly active users (MAUs), Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced Tuesday. “As of a few weeks ago we there are more than 400 million people active on Threads every month,” Mosseri wrote in
Tech
Google is introducing a new search feature called “Preferred Sources”, giving users more control over the news outlets and blogs they see in their search results. Initially tested through Google’s experimental Search Labs, the tool is now available to all users conducting English-language searches in the U.S. and
Automotive
Ford Motor Co. announced Monday it will invest $2 billion into its Louisville, Kentucky, assembly plant as part of a push to produce more affordable electric vehicles for U.S. consumers. The move builds on the automaker’s previously announced $3 billion investment in a new battery park in Michigan,
Tech
On September 30, 2025, AOL dial-up will officially go silent. According to a statement posted on the company’s website, the Yahoo-owned service—once the default gateway to the internet for millions—will be discontinued, along with its companion AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser. “AOL routinely evaluates its
Retail
Bed Bath & Beyond is making a comeback—though not quite as you remember it. The once-bankrupt home goods chain, which shuttered after filing for bankruptcy in April 2023, has been revived under new ownership and a new banner: Bed Bath & Beyond Home. The first location of this reimagined
Manufacturing
The mystery buyer behind Foxconn’s recent sale of its Lordstown, Ohio factory has been revealed — and it’s not another automaker. According to Bloomberg News, Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank has acquired the facility, with plans to convert it into a hub for building AI servers as part of
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Meta has purchased AI voice startup WaveForms for an undisclosed amount, according to The Information, marking the social media giant’s latest push to expand its new AI-focused division, Superintelligence Labs. The deal comes just weeks after Meta’s acquisition of PlayAI, making it the company’s second major AI