Microsoft adds $2B to its Gulf spending through 2030
Microsoft adds $2B to its Gulf spending through 2030

Microsoft has committed $10B through 2030 across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, of which roughly $2B is new and the rest was pledged for the UAE last year. Europe is meanwhile legislating to keep American cloud providers away…

OpenAI hires Patreon co-founder Sam Yam to lead Creator Product
OpenAI hires Patreon co-founder Sam Yam to lead Creator Product

“We’re going to build together with Creators at OpenAI and share early access to a new set of tools that I think will be critically valuable to Creators and their communities,” Sam Yam wrote on X. The Patreon co-founder started the company 13 years ago…

A study of 47 million inspections says old EVs hold up better
A study of 47 million inspections says old EVs hold up better

Electric cars above 120,000 miles failed Britain’s MOT roadworthiness test 32% less often than petrol and diesel equivalents, in a study of 47.4 million inspections by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association. The advantage reverses at low mi…

Geely’s new EV charger hits 2.25 megawatts
Geely’s new EV charger hits 2.25 megawatts

Geely has revealed a fifth-generation charging system peaking at 2,250 kW, which it says takes new Lynk & Co and Zeekr models from 10 to 70% in four minutes and 30 seconds. Under AFIR a charging pool on Europe’s core network must provide 600 kW in …

‘Brothers’ Review: Matthew McConaughey And Woody Harrelson Pal Around In Charming Apple TV Comedy

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson play fictionalized versions of themselves in ‘Brothers,’ a charming new Apple TV comedy about friendship, family and whether the longtime pals might actually be related.

Thinking Machines signs $65m-a-year inference deal with Crusoe
Thinking Machines signs $65m-a-year inference deal with Crusoe

“Crusoe Managed Inference took us from evaluation to production quickly and met the standards we hold our own systems to, giving us the scale and economics to reinvest in the research at the core of what we do,” said Myle Ott, ML infrastructure lead at…

Warriors Steph Curry Discusses His Eye Condition Keratoconus

Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry, widely regarded as the greatest shooter in basketball history, discusses his journey with keratoconus, a progressive eye disorder.

Alice Walton On Her Plans For A Major New Arkansas Hospital

Alice Walton talks about why she’s funding a major new Arkansas hospital in this week’s Forbes innovationRx newsletter.

Brad Pitt’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Sequel Looks Great, Except For One Thing

The first trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, Quentin Tarantino and David Fincher’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood sequel starring Brad Pitt, is here.

ByteDance brought in nearly 75% of Nscale’s 2025 sales, the FT reports
ByteDance brought in nearly 75% of Nscale’s 2025 sales, the FT reports

“A substantial portion of our revenue is driven by a limited number of our customers, and the loss of, or a significant reduction in, spend from one or a few of our top customers would adversely affect our business,” Nscale wrote in the prospectus for …