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Instacart Says It Is Pulling the Plug on Its AI-Powered Price Tests

After an investigation found some customers were charged nearly 25% more for identical items, Instacart says it’s ending its controversial price-testing program.

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ETHZilla sells $74.5 million of ether in effort to trim debt load

This is the company's second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.

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Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion

Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus its existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant in its push to dramatically expand its data center footprint to power AI.

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TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards to challenge Amazon and eBay

TikTok Shop has rolled out a new feature that allows users to purchase digital gift cards, making it easier to help friends and family buy from the millions of products on the app.

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Strategy boosted cash reserve by $748 million last week

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised the funds entirely by sales of common stock.

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Daiwa Revives M&A Hiring to Boost Global Status, Ride Japan Wave

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is resuming an expansion of its mergers and acquisitions business to capitalize on a dealmaking boom at home and lift its standing abroad.

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Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google built out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence.

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Data center safety checklist: 10 best practices to follow

Data center facilities pose various risks to those who operate them. Here are 10 best practices to follow when implementing data center safety.

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Incident remediation startup Resolve AI reportedly valued at $1B in new funding round

Resolve AI Inc., a startup with a platform that helps companies fix issues in their technology infrastructure, has reportedly raised funding at a $1 billion valuation. TechCrunch on Friday cited sources as saying that the Series A investment had a “multi-tranched structure.” That means some shares w…

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Powerball jackpot hits $1.6B: The only states where you'd actually get $1B

A winner following Monday's drawing would not be an instant billionaire.

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The incredible Sony XM6 headphones are on sale for under $400 at Amazon

The Sony XM6 headphones are on sale at Amazon for $398, down from the normal price of $459.99. That's a 13% discount.

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Instacart is immediately ending controversial price tests

Instacart is ending price tests after a Consumer Reports investigation that claimed it's inflating grocery bills.

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Alphabet agrees to buy Intersect Power for $4.75bn

Deal will help Google’s parent company expand access to generation needed to power AI development

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How U.S. Defense Industry Dodged a Rare-Earth Shortage After China’s Curbs

America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.

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Larry Ellison Personally Backs Paramount's Bid for Warner

Oracle Chair Larry Ellison says he will personally back Paramount Skydance's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with a guarantee of $40 billion in equity financing. Ellison's son David is the CEO of Paramount. Paramount is trying to beat out a rival bid from Netflix. Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde reports. …

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Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride

Guardian analysis of 20 major companies in UK and US shows mentions of Pride on social media have fallen substantially in past two yearsThe UK’s biggest businesses are rolling back their public support for Pride celebrations, Guardian analysis suggests, prompting warnings that “clear signals” were n…

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What the iRobot bankruptcy means for Roomba owners

Should Roomba owners worry about their robot vacuum after iRobot's bankruptcy? Here's what the company says.

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China Vanke Gets Temporary Lifeline to Prevent Debt Default

Bondholders for one of China’s biggest real estate developers extended a grace period to negotiate a delayed repayment of a $285 million bond.

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Larry Ellison provides personal guarantee for Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

WBD had urged shareholders to reject $108.4bn hostile takeover bid from Paramount, which is controlled by the Ellisons, following $82.7bn Netflix deal The tech billionaire Larry Ellison has agreed to provide a personal guarantee of more than $40bn for Paramount Skydance’s fight to gain control of Wa…

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Hut 8’s AI data center deal is bigger than meets the eye: Benchmark lifts price target to $85

Shares of the bitcoin miner jumped higher last week on its $7 billion pact with Google-backed Fluidstack.