AI Agents Are Getting a Common Language. What the Personal Agent Protocol Means for Shoppers
Sierra and Meta’s Personal Agent Protocol lets AI assistants sign in and act for you at businesses. How it works and what is still missing.
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SpaceX Seeks $40 Billion in Debt to Buy Nvidia Chips as AI Borrowing Soars
SpaceX is in talks to raise about $40 billion in loans and bonds for Nvidia AI chips, part of a borrowing wave Morgan Stanley puts at $1.5 trillion.
OpenAI Holds Back GPT-6.1 Astra, Saying It ‘Didn’t Quite Meet the Bar’ on Safety
OpenAI decided not to release GPT-6.1 Astra after safety testing on staying within scope and authorization. What happened and why it matters for AI agents.
Meta Connect 2026: Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, Audio-Only Glasses and a New VR Headset
Meta unveiled the $449 Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 with nine-hour battery life, audio-only glasses and a new VR headset at Connect 2026. What’s new.
Google Avoids an Ad-Tech Breakup but Faces Six Years of Court-Ordered Limits
A US judge refused to force Google to sell its AdX exchange but imposed six years of limits on its ad-tech business. What the ruling requires.
Apple Unveils iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable, Alongside iPhone 18 Pro
Apple’s first foldable, the $1,999 iPhone Duo, debuted with the iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5 and Apple Watch Series 12 at Ternus’s first keynote as CEO.
John Ternus Takes Over as Apple CEO as Tim Cook Becomes Executive Chairman
John Ternus becomes Apple’s eighth CEO today, succeeding Tim Cook, who moves to executive chairman after 15 years in which Apple grew to about $4 trillion.
Nvidia’s Revenue Doubles to $96.2 Billion as Data-Centre Demand Keeps Climbing
Nvidia reported record quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% from a year earlier, and forecast $108 billion for next quarter.