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Last updated August 26, 2026
S&P Dow Jones Indices refuses to fast-track SpaceX and Anthropic into the S&P 500, keeping the megacap IPOs out for a year or more
Google launches Search profiles, a claimable page that lets publishers and creators shape how their work shows up in Search
OpenAI says it will comply with Trump’s executive order requiring access to frontier AI models 30 days before their release
Anthropic urges rival AI labs and governments to build a shared “brake pedal” to slow frontier development before AI can improve itself
Anthropic picks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to lead its IPO, racing OpenAI to be the first AI lab to go public
Indian AI engineers are increasingly picking homegrown startups over U.S. big tech jobs as layoffs and visa uncertainty make U.S. jobs less attractive
Andrew Left, the short seller who once called Shopify a “get-rich-quick scheme,” found guilty of stock manipulation
Block expands its Afterpay buy now, pay later service to all eligible Cash App debit cardholders after a 20-state pilot
Shopify’s board approves a $3B increase to its share buyback program, bringing the total authorization to $5B
Amazon will take control of seller handling-time settings for those who consistently ship faster than stated, sparking seller backlash
Shopify paid Kenneth Law nearly $149K for sales on his websites before he pleaded guilty to aiding 14 suicides, court records show
Meta tests a Reels “Series” feature letting creators turn one-off videos into followable episodic collections viewers can return to
Flipkart leans into payments, biometrics, and loyalty to boost margins ahead of a potential IPO
Google pledges to replenish more water than its data centers consume by 2030 amid growing community backlash over AI water use
Crypto VC firm Variant raises $222M for a new fund built on an “AI, crypto, and autonomy” thesis
Meta launches AI business agents on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger that can answer questions, book appointments, and close sales
Kraken parent Payward will let retail investors buy U.S. IPO allocations at the offer price through its tokenized-stock platform
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says the company’s top token spender burns 100 billion tokens a month, and someone outside OpenAI uses even more
Bernie Sanders proposes an AI sovereign wealth fund that would give Americans a stake in OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI
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