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Netflix has greenlit a live-action series based on the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Ravenloft, with Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón attached as executive producer and writer John August co-writing and executive producing alongside Hasbro Entertainment.
4 Sept 2026Thinking Machines, the AI lab founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is in discussions to raise $1 billion at a valuation of at least $40 billion, according to a report from The Information. Existing backer Accel is in talks to lead the fundraise, sources told The Information and TechCrunch.
4 Sept 2026· 3 sourcesTechCrunch is calling for volunteers to help run its rebranded Boston event, the TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), scheduled for November 4th. Selected volunteers will gain behind-the-scenes event experience, a ticket to the summit, and a free pass to Disrupt 2027.
4 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesSalesforce has blamed its heavy spending on Anthropic's Claude AI model for a drop in its full-year operating margin guidance, with a senior finance executive telling investors last week that token costs were sufficient to manage expectations. The CRM giant's operating margin is forecast at 20.1 percent for the full year, down from 20.5 percent in the second quarter, as the company pours resources into AI development.
4 Sept 2026Sonos CEO Tom Conrad says the company has fully recovered from the catastrophic 2024 app redesign that threatened to destroy the brand, and is now embarking on a new chapter with a major platform launch called Sonos 27. In a wide-ranging interview, Conrad detailed the structural fixes, product shifts, and strategic rethink that have turned the company around.
4 Sept 2026Venture capital investment surged 122% year-over-year in August, with global startups raising $42 billion across just over 1,500 deals, according to Crunchbase data, even as total funding dipped 25% from July’s blockbuster $56 billion.
4 Sept 2026Intel has told employees it will no longer award the 'Fellow' title to its top scientists and engineers, replacing it with 'Distinguished Engineer' as part of a cultural shift that requires technical leaders to deliver measurable business outcomes. The change, announced last week by Intel CTO Pushkar Ranade, affects compensation only in form—salaries remain unchanged—but signals a new standard of technical leadership combining deep expertise with strategic vision and 'measurable tactical progress.'
3 Sept 2026British housebuilder Crest Nicholson has issued a surprise profit warning, saying it expects to report an annual loss as it grapples with difficult trading in a subdued property market.
3 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesMicrosoft is restructuring its financial reporting by consolidating its three business segments into two – Agents and Infra and Devices and Consumer – and will begin disclosing quarterly revenue for its Azure cloud business for the first time. The changes, aimed at better reflecting the impact of artificial intelligence on the company's operations, were announced Wednesday.
3 Sept 2026Anker has unveiled its first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids at IFA 2026, a move that comes just months after a major competitor exited the US market, potentially leaving room for a new entrant to serve consumers.
3 Sept 2026UK homeowners are bracing for a significant increase in mortgage rates as swap rates—the benchmark lenders use to price home loans—have risen to a three-year high amid a global bond market sell-off, driven by rising oil prices and renewed fears of higher inflation.
3 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesThe Rio Tinto-owned Bell Bay aluminium smelter in northern Tasmania is on the verge of closure as negotiations for a new power agreement with Hydro Tasmania remain deadlocked, with a $600 million gap over ten years. The potential shutdown follows the liquidation of the nearby manganese smelter, leaving the town of George Town facing economic collapse.
3 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesLondoners can now hail self-driving taxis for the first time after Wayve’s autonomous vehicles were added to the Uber app on Thursday, though the initial fleet is limited to 15 cars – a fraction of the more than 100,000 private hire vehicles in the capital.
3 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesThe NBA has imposed the largest fine in league history — $30 million (£22.2m) — on the LA Clippers and stripped the franchise of five first-round draft picks after an investigation found the team violated salary cap rules to funnel millions of dollars to star player Kawhi Leonard through off-court endorsement deals. Commissioner Adam Silver called the violations 'flagrant' and said the severity of the penalties reflects the seriousness of the misconduct.
3 Sept 2026Chevron announced early Wednesday that it has secured additional acreage in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt and plans to invest more than $7 billion over the next five years, significantly expanding its operations in the country. The deal, formalized alongside Italy's Eni in Caracas, is expected to double Chevron's current output, building on its position as the only major U.S. oil firm with a significant presence in Venezuela.
3 Sept 2026· 4 sourcesThe NBA has imposed sweeping penalties on the Los Angeles Clippers for salary cap circumvention, fining the team US$30 million ($41.5 million), suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year and forcing the franchise to forfeit five draft picks after a near year-long investigation.
3 Sept 2026A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Google can keep its advertising technology business intact, rejecting the Justice Department's bid to force a breakup. Instead, the company must adjust its business practices to favor competitors, mirroring the outcome of a separate search antitrust case last year.
3 Sept 2026A federal judge has ruled that Google does not have to divest its advertising technology business, rejecting the Department of Justice’s bid to force the search giant to sell off its AdX exchange. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema delivered the decision Wednesday, declining to impose what would have been one of the most sweeping antitrust remedies against a major tech company.
3 Sept 2026· 3 sourcesThe board of Berlin-based Delivery Hero has formally endorsed Uber’s $15 billion takeover offer, recommending that shareholders approve the acquisition that would create one of the world’s largest on-demand food delivery platforms outside of China.
3 Sept 2026Uber has announced it is shutting down operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect, the latest in a series of African market exits as the company restructures globally. The ride-hailing firm said it reached the 'difficult decision' after a thorough review of its business, and confirmed the move does not affect its presence in other African countries.
3 Sept 2026Lyte, a Physical AI startup founded by three former Apple engineers and focused on sensing and perception technology for robots, has raised $165 million in Series C funding at a $1.6 billion post-money valuation, bringing its total raised to $272 million.
3 Sept 2026A US federal judge has ruled that Google will not be required to sell its online advertising exchange, known as AdX, despite the company losing a landmark antitrust trial in 2025. The decision marks a significant setback for the Department of Justice, which had sought the divestiture as a remedy for Google's abuse of market power in the digital ad market.
3 Sept 2026Uber drivers from the UK, the Netherlands and other European countries have launched a landmark class action against the ride-hailing company, alleging that its AI-powered pay-setting system violates data protection laws and systematically pushes down their earnings.
3 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesAdobe has acquired Rilo, an India-based marketing intelligence startup, in a deal that includes licensing and team acquisition, TechCrunch has learned and the company confirmed. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. This marks Adobe's second acquisition from India, following its purchase of video platform Rephrase.ai in 2023.
3 Sept 2026· 3 sourcesUber is laying off approximately 3,300 employees, or 10% of its global headcount, as part of a restructuring announced Wednesday by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. The cuts aim to reduce management layers by 20%, streamline operations, and reallocate resources toward ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions.
3 Sept 2026The US Department of Energy has warned that the risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as an intense heatwave tests the capacity of electricity supplies serving millions of homes and businesses from the Midwest through the Mid-Atlantic.
2 Sept 2026Tim Cook has been granted a $47m (£35m) pay package as Apple's executive chair, stepping down as chief executive after handing over to John Ternus on Tuesday. The deal nearly matches the $58m award for Ternus, who now leads the $4.7tn tech company.
2 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesA global sell-off in government bonds resumed on Wednesday, pushing UK borrowing costs to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis and adding to the challenges facing Chancellor John Healey ahead of his first budget.
2 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesJioHotstar, the streaming platform owned by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, is expanding internationally for the first time, replacing Hotstar in the UK, Canada, and Singapore starting September 2. The service launches with more than 160,000 hours of entertainment content but notably excludes live sports, a key driver of its massive Indian audience.
2 Sept 2026A federal judge has dismissed the remaining claims in a high-profile lawsuit against Lizzo and her production company, brought by former wardrobe stylist Asha Daniels, who alleged bullying and harassment in the workplace.
2 Sept 2026Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner has broken his silence on the venture firm’s involvement in the failed FIFA Forward Enterprise plan, issuing a statement defending the soundness of the original idea while acknowledging the controversy has escalated beyond what his firm anticipated. Kushner has also retained Alex Spiro, the high-profile attorney known for representing Elon Musk, as the European football association UEFA pursues legal action against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the proposed $20 billion entity.
2 Sept 2026The Pentagon’s senior official overseeing military artificial intelligence policy, Emil Michael, sold between $5 million and $25 million worth of stock in the AI search company Perplexity earlier this year, according to financial disclosures seen by the Guardian. The sale comes after Michael reaped up to $24 million selling his stake in Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI in January, raising fresh questions about potential conflicts of interest at the highest levels of US defence AI governance.
2 Sept 2026Binance is broadening its reach beyond cryptocurrencies by launching options trading on more than 1,000 US stocks and exchange-traded funds for eligible users outside the United States, the exchange announced.
2 Sept 2026Western Australia's economic regulator has launched an investigation into the pricing activities of the state's fleet of large-scale batteries, following episodes where coordinated charging appeared to drive up wholesale electricity prices. Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) chair Steve Edwell confirmed the agency was probing 'unusual behaviours' in the market, with a particular incident seeing spot prices spike from $120 to more than $350 per megawatt hour after midnight charging by batteries owned by state-controlled utility Synergy.
2 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesThe Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a lawsuit yesterday against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant orchestrated a secret seven-year scheme to overcharge advertisers by manipulating the ad auctions that set prices on its platform, generating an estimated $20 billion in illicit profits.
2 Sept 2026Microsoft is still working to fully restore access to Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services after a multi-day outage caused by a core authentication misconfiguration, with the company reporting gradual improvements but stopping short of declaring normal operations as of Tuesday.
2 Sept 2026France has begun imposing fees on ultra-fast fashion items, hitting e-commerce giants Shein, Temu, and AliExpress with levies of up to €12 per garment this year, rising to almost €20 by 2030, as part of a new law aimed at curbing the sale of cheap clothing and its environmental impact.
2 Sept 2026GoPro has been acquired by Starman Holding for $285 million in cash, in a deal that transforms the action camera maker into a company focused on defense, government, robotics, and aerospace. The acquisition follows controversy over YouTuber Markiplier becoming the single largest shareholder without disclosing his stake in a sponsored review.
2 Sept 2026GoPro, the once-dominant action camera maker that has struggled financially for years, has agreed to be acquired by Starman Optical for $285 million. The deal, announced Tuesday, will leave GoPro shareholders with roughly 10% of the newly combined company, wipe away $92 million in outstanding debt, and position the company to pursue growth in consumer, commercial, and defense markets — including onshoring manufacturing of optical components to the United States.
2 Sept 2026Waymo has gone on the offensive ahead of Tesla's expected Cybercab unveiling, arguing in a blog post and interview that fully autonomous vehicles require a mix of sensors and that pure end-to-end AI systems are not safe enough — a direct challenge to Tesla's camera-only approach. The criticism comes just one week before Tesla's September 3 event, where it is expected to formally introduce its two-seater Cybercab robotaxi, and as Waymo expands into three new U.S. cities.
2 Sept 2026NVIDIA has announced a $3.5 billion investment in MediaTek through the purchase of convertible bonds, while MediaTek will adopt NVIDIA's NVLink Fusion technology stack to offer to its own custom chip customers, marking a significant deepening of the companies' existing collaboration.
2 Sept 2026Apple has officially handed over the CEO role from Tim Cook to John Ternus as of September 1st, marking the end of Cook's 13-year tenure and the beginning of a new leadership era. Cook will remain with the company as Executive Chair, serving on the board of directors. Ternus, previously Apple's hardware chief, now takes the helm just days before the company's next iPhone launch event scheduled for September 9th.
2 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesFlorida and Texas have ordered state agencies to stop funding and using automated license plate readers from surveillance company Flock, citing escalating concerns over privacy violations, police abuse of the system, and the technology's expanding use to track individuals rather than just vehicles. Florida’s Department of Transportation issued a memo Monday giving the state 30 days to remove the cameras from highways, following Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s order last week to halt state funding for the devices.
2 Sept 2026Indian edtech startup Unacademy has been acquired by rival upGrad in an all-stock deal valuing the company at approximately $206 million, a 94% drop from its $3.44 billion peak valuation in 2021, the companies confirmed Monday.
2 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesJohn Ternus officially began his tenure as Apple’s CEO today, greeted by a day-one briefing memo that outlines the company’s hardware divisions and flags a delay in the long-awaited Siri update from the Apple Intelligence team. The memo, addressed to Ternus and obtained by The Verge, combines a welcome to his new office — described as a Jony Ive design with door-handle-free doors — with a summary of the business and a note that the Siri discussion has been postponed, with the team promising they are 'for real' this time.
1 Sept 2026The US Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of 22 states have filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of secretly overcharging more than a million advertising customers by manipulating the online auctions used to set ad prices, netting the company an estimated $20bn since 2019.
1 Sept 2026The head of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, Nikhil Rathi, has been accused of threatening a consumer group with 'adverse consequences' if it blocked a £9.1bn compensation scheme intended to resolve the motor finance scandal, according to court filings reviewed by the Guardian.
1 Sept 2026· 2 sourcesUK house prices recorded their first monthly increase in four months in August, rising 0.2% to an average of £275,465, according to the Nationwide building society's latest index, which beat analysts' forecasts of a 0.1% rise.
1 Sept 2026· 2 sources