New York City became the first U.S. municipality to enforce a "click to cancel" rule for automatic subscription renewals on Thursday, requiring businesses to make cancellations as easy as sign-ups — even as a federal standard remains tied up in legal and legislative limbo.
An international law enforcement operation dubbed "Operation KillSwitch" has dismantled the KillSec ransomware gang, seizing servers and a dark web leak site, arresting three suspects, and identifying a 16-year-old as the group's alleged main operator.
Micron Technology posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $54.23 billion, nearly four times its year-ago result, as DRAM sales surged 343% and the company issued guidance that exceeded analyst forecasts by a wide margin.
Alphabet launched Gemini 4 Argon, its most advanced AI model yet, while Micron reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $54.23 billion — well above expectations — sending semiconductor stocks broadly higher to open October.
Apple sent no representative to President Trump's September 29 White House AI luncheon, where major tech CEOs signed a safety accord. Investors and analysts offered competing explanations for the company's absence.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, on September 30, prohibiting employers from using AI as the sole or primary basis for firing or disciplining workers and requiring human review of AI-driven employment decisions.
Sen. Rand Paul blocked a unanimous consent push for the Kids Online Safety Act on Wednesday, the same day bipartisan senators unveiled a permitting reform deal and Senate Democrats voted down the House-passed Ratepayer Protection Act targeting data center electricity costs.
Micron Technology posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $54.23 billion, nearly four times its year-ago result, as DRAM sales surged 343% and the company issued guidance that exceeded analyst forecasts by a wide margin.
Technology analyst Dan Ives filed Wednesday to launch the Ives Ultra AI Opportunities closed-end fund, which will sell 20 million shares at $10 each to raise $200 million for investment in private, late-stage AI companies.
Anthropic's IPO prospectus targets a public market valuation of more than $2 trillion despite reporting a net loss of nearly $42 billion in 2025, with plans to spend $518 billion on infrastructure obligations in the coming year.
Alphabet launched Gemini 4 Argon, its most advanced AI model yet, while Micron reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $54.23 billion — well above expectations — sending semiconductor stocks broadly higher to open October.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declined a Senate subcommittee invitation to testify on rogue AI risks, drawing sharp criticism from Sen. Josh Hawley amid an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack involving hundreds of OpenAI agents.
Meta's Muse AI agent has sparked a sharp sell-off in consumer stocks since its September 8 launch, with Planet Fitness down 20%, Airbnb off 13%, and Booking Holdings falling 16% on fears that AI-driven automation will erode customer inertia business models.
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