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Apple Retakes Top Valuation Spot as Wall Street Rewards Smart AI Spending

Apple Retakes Top Valuation Spot as Wall Street Rewards Smart AI Spending
Apple Retakes Top Valuation Spot as Wall Street Rewards Smart AI Spending
July 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Apple has become the world’s most valuable company for the first time since April 2025, overtaking Nvidia, which had held the top spot since June...

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AI Firm Databricks Closes In on $188 Billion Valuation This Summer
AI Firm Databricks Closes In on $188 Billion Valuation This Summer
July 17, 2026  |  Investments

Databricks is raising a round of strategic funding at a $188 billion valuation and expects the round to close later this summer, the company said...

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Apple Demands Documents From Former Employees Now at OpenAI
Apple Demands Documents From Former Employees Now at OpenAI
July 17, 2026  |  Apple

Apple sent letters to about 40 former employees who now work at OpenAI, demanding that they preserve documents and communications and meet with Apple lawyers,...

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PayPal Board Calls $53 Billion Stripe-Advent Bid Inadequate
PayPal Board Calls $53 Billion Stripe-Advent Bid Inadequate
July 17, 2026  |  Acquiring

PayPal’s board believes the $53 billion takeover offer from Stripe and Advent International offered on July 15 undervalues the company. According to a report from...

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Instacart Acquires Arpalus to Move Intelligence In Store
Instacart Acquires Arpalus to Move Intelligence In Store
July 16, 2026  |  Acquiring

Instacart has acquired computer vision company Arpalus and will use that firm’s shelf intelligence technology to improve the inventory accuracy of its own grocery platforms. Get the Full Story Complete...

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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Reaffirms Push to Buy EBay After Rejected Offer
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Reaffirms Push to Buy EBay After Rejected Offer
July 16, 2026  |  Acquiring

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said Thursday (July 16) that the company continues to pursue an acquisition of eBay, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Google Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal Goals
Google Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal Goals
July 16, 2026  |  Google

Google is months behind schedule on delivering its most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini 3.5 Pro, Bloomberg reported Thursday (July 16), citing unnamed sources....

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1Password and Anthropic Bring Secure Credential Access to Claude
1Password and Anthropic Bring Secure Credential Access to Claude
July 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

1Password has introduced a browser integration that lets Anthropic‘s Claude access stored credentials but doesn’t share those credentials with the model, its memory or Anthropic’s systems. Get the Full Story Complete...

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