2026-06-26

Apple down 6%. Microsoft down 3%. SoftBank down 12%. The tech selloff isn't just about chips anymore.

Brent crude is trading under $73 a barrel while the Nasdaq is on pace for a weekly loss of more than 4% [...]

2026-06-26

ON Semiconductor is buying chipmaker Synaptics in a $7 billion all-stock deal

The chipmaker says the deal will expand its addressable market by $30 billion and push it deeper into physical AI applications [...]

2026-06-26

France’s statistics department hit by cyberattack on staff directory

The institution that counts France found itself counting victims this week. INSEE, the national statistics department, said a cyberattack had exposed personal data belonging to about 12,800 current and former staff, along with members of the civil-service corps attached to the agency. The breach was detected on 19 June. What was taken, according to INSEE, […]<br /> This story continues at [...]

2026-06-26

Swatch wants $170m from Samsung over copied watch faces

A London court already found 26 of Samsung’s smartwatch faces infringed Swatch trademarks. Now the two sides are fighting over the bill. The fight between a Swiss watchmaker and the world’s largest phone maker has come down to a number, and the number is $170m. Swatch is asking the High Court in London to make […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-26

Australia's social media ban may not be that effective, study finds

A study finds that Australia's social media ban hasn't been that effective due to self-declared age verification checks. [...]

2026-06-26

New report suggests retailers may run out of PS5 and Xbox stock 'around the launch of GTA 6' — 'Demand will likely outstrip supply during the year end period'

Retailers could run out of stock for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Series S consoles during the holiday season due to the upcoming release of GTA 6. [...]

2026-06-26

'Actually, no I cannot hear you Clem Fandango’: these excellent ANC headphones are hugely discounted and yes, you get the voice of Matt Berry

Cambridge Audio's excellent upgraded Melomania headphones are the bargain of Prime Day. [...]

2026-06-26

H&M's turnaround hit a speed bump as one-off costs dragged down earnings and sales fell short

One-off restructuring charges of 679 million kronor weighed on operating profit, which came in flat year-on-year at 5.91 billion kronor [...]

2026-06-26

OpenAI is leaning toward pushing its IPO to 2027 rather than accept a lower valuation

CEO Sam Altman rejected advisers' suggestion to lower the company's $1 trillion valuation target in exchange for a faster listing [...]