Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage
Microsoft hasn’t yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.
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United Airlines blocks AI agents from booking flights, citing cybersecurity risks
The airline said it will not allow customers to use AI agents to book flights and manage reservations.
Jensen Huang agrees to testify before Congress
Huang, who was ousted as CEO following reports of an alleged affair with a woman suspected of spying for China, agreed to testify Wednesday after several senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him.
Nvidia’s stock drops as board reportedly preps to oust CEO Jensen Huang
As soon as Wednesday evening, Nvidia’s board could decide to remove its founder and CEO of 33 years.
Jensen Huang reportedly engaged a PR firm with a history of handling high-profile sex scandals a year ago
The PR firm was enlisted shortly after an October 2025 New York Times report described Alice Huang’s business dealings with Jensen Huang, Wired reported.
AI hardware startup Nominal triples valuation to $3B in 8 months
Nominal, a startup that offers an AI platform for hardware engineering and claims Anduril as a major customer, has raised another big round of financing that triples its valuation.
OpenAI reportedly raises an additional $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation
OpenAI has reportedly raised an additional $11 billion as part of a funding round that hasn’t closed yet but is expected to in the coming weeks.
Pentagon offers battery startup 6K $250M loan to build US factory
The Pentagon has conditionally approved a $250 million loan to help 6K scale up its microwave-plasma battery material manufacturing process.
Harbinger raises $240M after expanding into defense
The Los Angeles-based startup has now raised more than $650 million, and is working on electric trucks, emergency vehicles, and a driverless platform for the military.