Koodo increasing some customers’ prepaid plans by $3
Brad Bennett / mobilesyrup - Reports are coming in that Koodo’s prepaid customers will have their plans increased by $3 starting on September 15. Koodo owner Telus confirmed the price hike to MobileSyrup in a statement, but didn’t explain why it was increasing prices. The full statem…
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McDonald’s Gets Tough On Pokémon Scalpers Ahead Of Another Weekend Of Giveaways
John Walker / kotaku - This time the fast food outlets in Japan have put Pokémon toys in the Happy MealsThe post McDonald’s Gets Tough On Pokémon Scalpers Ahead Of Another Weekend Of Giveaways appeared first on Kotaku.
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Buffett Berkshire Boosts UnitedHealth Stake Amid Strategic Moves
In a notable portfolio maneuver, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has increased its stake in UnitedHealth Group while offloading significant positions in Apple and T‑Mobile. The move, amid mounting speculation, marks a precise recalibration of one of the world’s most-watched investment conglomerates.
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US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says
Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - It appears Grok’s antisemitic rants stopped it from becoming feds’ go-to chatbot.
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Airbnb Launches $0-Upfront Booking Option for US Stays
PYMNTS / pymnts - Airbnb Inc. has introduced a “Reserve Now, Pay Later” feature for U.S. customers, allowing travelers to book certain domestic stays without making an upfront payment. [contact-form-7] The program, available on listings with moderate or flexible cancellati…
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Rogers to Sell Off its Data Centre Business to InfraRed
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Rogers announced today it is selling its portfolio of nine Rogers Business data centres to InfraRed Capital Partners, a digital infrastructure investor owned by Sun Life. Even after the sale, Rogers will keep selling data centre services on InfraRed’s beh…
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Cohere Secures $500 Million, Hires Top AI Execs
Cohere has clinched a landmark funding round—$500 million at a multi‐billion-dollar valuation—while bolstering its leadership team with a high‐profile former Meta research chief. The move, combining big money with fresh talent, underscores a firm commitment to dominating the AI research arena.
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Klarna’s quarterly losses more than double amid IPO speculation
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Cowboy’s e-bikes granted a second life
Thomas Ricker / theverge - After months of speculation over the e-bike maker’s imminent demise, Cowboy says it now has the financial backing it needs to survive. The Brussels-based maker of boutique e-bikes says it has secured short-term financing to keep the lights on and a commit…
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US-based Landbase buys team and tech behind Canada’s Adauris to advance AI roadmap
Josh Scott / betakit - Canadian-founded Landbase says Adauris alums will help it bring “vibe AI” to inbound marketing.The post US-based Landbase buys team and tech behind Canada’s Adauris to advance AI roadmap first appeared on BetaKit.
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Hungry hyperscalers boosted Cisco's AI sales by a cool billion bucks
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Big Tech is spending vastly more on AI infrastructure but Switchzilla thinks its piece of the pie will be fat and juicy Cisco sold twice as much AI kit as it forecast during its 2025 fiscal year and expects the market for binary brainboxes will continue t…
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xAI co-founder departs to launch new investment firm
xAI sees its co-founder Babuschkin exit the company to start his own investment venture. This unexpected departure amid recent controversies hints at internal shake-ups while injecting a twist that leaves the tech community both bemused and curious.
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Starlink Is Alienating The Very Customers It Said It Wanted To Serve
bgr - Starlink appears to be eliminating its popular (and free) pause feature in favor of a paid Standby Mode, and some subscribers are frustrated.
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Match Group will pay $14 million to settle claims of deceptive business practices
Anna Washenko / engadget - The Federal Trade Commission announced that Match Group will pay $14 million to settle a complaint about deceptive practices. The settlement fee will be used to provide redress to injured customers of Match Group's dating services, which include Match.com…
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CoreWeave Earnings Report: Losses Widen Despite Strong Revenue
CoreWeave’s latest financial report paints a mixed picture as robust demand in the data center sector drives revenue above estimates while losses continue to widen, prompting a decline in its share price. The results have investors scratching their heads over strategic investments and cost management in the competitive AI infrastructure market.
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Blizzard's Story and Franchise Development team has voted to unionize
Anna Washenko / engadget - Workers from Blizzard Entertainment's department for Story and Franchise Development have voted to unionize. Members of the team will become members of the Communication Workers of America and Microsoft has recognized the union. The SFD team is responsibl…
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Krafton claims former Subnautica 2 devs ‘lost interest’ in developing game
Ash Parrish / theverge - Krafton has fired another shot in its legal battle with former executives of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds, who filed a lawsuit last month, claiming the South Korean publisher undermined the game’s release to avoid paying them a bonus. In its respons…
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Uber Freight CEO joins self-driving truck company Waabi, says era of autonomous big rigs on U.S. roads is here
cnbc - Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron is joining autonomous trucking startup Waabi as COO and says the era of self-driving big rigs across U.S. roads is near.
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Apple Releasing Limited-Edition Beats Pill Speaker Later This Week
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today announced that it has teamed up with Bulgarian fashion designer Kiko Kostadinov to create a limited-edition Beats Pill speaker.The speaker features a "Kiko gray" finish, and it has a colorful, braided lanyard:For this collaboration, we looked …
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Circle shares rise as second-quarter revenue jumps 53% on strong stablecoin growth
cnbc - Circle shares jumped Tuesday after reporting its first quarterly earnings as a publicly listed company.
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