17 Jun 2026
Amazon has lagged OpenAI and Anthropic, but AI chief sees path to catch up in 'coming year'
Amazon 's top artificial intelligence executive told CNBC on Wednesday that he hopes the company will be able to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic on frontier models in the "coming year" after falling behind the two leading labs.
Arjun Kharpal
2026
17 Jun 2026
China’s Alibaba unveils AI brains designed to power the next generation of robots
Chinese firm Alibaba has launched its first embodied AI model family, which links large language models with real-world robotic actions.
@IntEngineering, Jijo Malayil
2026
17 Jun 2026
Will SpaceX Impact Your 401(k)? Here’s How Regular Investors Are Exposed
Topline SpaceX could join the Nasdaq-100 within weeks, though some investors are already gaining exposure through existing funds, while broader ownership through S&P 500-backed investments—including many 401(k) accounts—is likely much farther off. Musk’s firm will soon be eligible for inclusion in the Nasdaq-100, but broader investor exposure may take some time.
Ty Roush
2026
17 Jun 2026
SpaceX shares climb as post-IPO rally hits 58%
SpaceX gained for a fourth straight day, cementing the company’s place among the world’s most valuable stocks after it surpassed Amazon.com Inc.
Carmen Reinicke
2026
17 Jun 2026
The New Magnificent 15
The performance of some members of the Magnificent 7 has fallen apart. And several companies have climbed the list of those controlling market movements.
@dougmcintyre, Douglas A. McIntyre
2026
17 Jun 2026
LVMH Announces the Winners of Its 2026 Innovation Awards
LVMH Group has announced the winners of its LVMH Innovation Award, “which recognizes the most innovative and high-potential startups helping to reinvent the luxury industry”, according to the group’s press release. The three winners were named on Wednesday at tech conference Vivatech in Paris.
@voguemagazine, Laure Guilbault
2026
17 Jun 2026
This $1,990 phone-powered robot is Faraday Future’s new classroom companion
Rhea-AI Impact (High) Rhea-AI Sentiment (Neutral) Key Terms embodied ai technical Embodied AI is artificial intelligence built into a physical device or robot that can sense, move, and interact with the real world rather than just run in software on a server. For investors, it matters because adding a “body” turns AI into products that require manufacturing, maintenance, sensors and software…
Stock Titan
2026
17 Jun 2026
1 Under-the-Radar Stock Riding the AI Boom (Hint: It's Not Nvidia)
Artificial intelligence (AI) investors usually start with Nvidia . That makes sense. The chipmaker sells the graphics processing units (GPUs) that have become the defining hardware of the AI boom. But the AI supply chain doesn't stop with the chip designer. As accelerators become more complex, semiconductor companies increasingly need advanced packaging -- the step that helps multiple pieces of…
Daniel Sparks
2026
16 Jun 2026
Coherent Breaks Ground on Expanded Texas Facility, Scaling AI’s Optical Backbone
AI runs at the speed of light. More and more, that light is made in Texas. Coherent broke ground today on an expanded manufacturing building in Sherman, Texas. The company makes the lasers, optical components and compound semiconductors that wire AI systems together — and runs what it calls the world’s first 6-inch indium phosphide fab.
@NVIDIA, Brian Caulfield
2026
