11 Jun 2026
Microsoft Stock Trails Rivals in 2026. How to Play MSFT Stock Here.
Microsoft (MSFT) stock has underperformed its peers so far in 2026.
11 Jun 2026
Musk’s $1.8 trillion SpaceX IPO could be ‘highly undesirable’ for some
SpaceX is expected to debut on the United States’ public markets on Friday in what will be the largest initial public offering (IPOs). Artificial intelligence (AI) giants OpenAI and Anthropic are also widely expected to go public soon, and thanks to a new rule change by tech stock exchange Nasdaq, individual investors could own stock of these companies when they go public in as soon as 15…
11 Jun 2026
Threads of Earth’s Underground Fungal Networks Are Long Enough to Reach Beyond the Solar System
Hidden underground around the world lie 110 quadrillion kilometers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks—webs of ultra-thin threads that, if connected in a single line, would stretch almost a billion times the distance between the Earth and the sun, according to new research published in Science on Thursday.
11 Jun 2026
SpaceX Blasts Off With a Record-Breaking $75 Billion IPO
Elon Musk's rocket company, recently merged with xAI, raised $75 billion in its initial public stock offering. It's the first of a trio of mega-IPOs from AI companies expected this year.
11 Jun 2026
Learning a new skill becomes a top career move as workers seek better pay
If you want to stay competitive, learning a new skill like data analysis, AI literacy, cloud computing, or project management can give you an edge. Skills such as customer service, digital marketing, and video editing are also in demand across many fields.
11 Jun 2026
Friday essay: despite the AI hype, some experts warn of a bubble – what happens if it pops?
In the last few years, the hype around artificial intelligence has become stratospheric. Riding a wave of venture capital, tech leaders promised us AI would revolutionise work , boost productivity and lead to incredible new breakthroughs. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, set a new record when it attained US$110 billion in investments several months ago – and its CEO, Sam Altman, recently claimed…
11 Jun 2026
Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is apparently still being used to produce and host nonconsensual explicit images and videos of women, months after Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI said it would introduce restrictions to stop the creation of potentially harmful sexualized deepfakes.
11 Jun 2026
Why Do Chatbots Keep Telling Stories About Someone Named ‘Elias Thorne’?
Who in the world is Elias Thorne? He’s a regular fixture in stories told by chatbots, as first spotted by software engineer Daniel May, but no one knows why... until now.
11 Jun 2026
Fungi take up more mass than people—see how they stretch across the Earth
We might only think of fungi as the mold in our walls, the fleshy protrusions on rotting logs, or the button mushrooms for sale in the grocery store—but most fungal life takes place far out of human sight. The “roots” of the fungus under the soil form the organism’s mycelium. There, tiny filaments called hyphae form networks among plants and supply them with the essential nutrients they need to…
