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2026-06-18

Google's top Gemini engineer is leaving for OpenAI less than two years after a $2.7B return

The move comes less than two years after Google paid $2.7 billion to bring Shazeer back from his AI startup Character.AI [...]

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2026-06-18

The Iran deal is signed. The Fed is eyeing a rate hike. Futures are up anyway.

Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 1.6% Thursday as traders looked past the Fed's hawkish signals and oil prices fell on the peace pact [...]

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2026-06-18

Intel stock surges after Trump says Apple agreed to design and build chips in the U.S.

Trump said Apple agreed to work with Intel on chip design and production, extending Intel's string of high-profile foundry wins [...]

Destination

2026-06-18

Which Blink home security camera should I buy? Here's what you need to know to help you pick the right model

Looking to buy a cheap Blink security cam in the Amazon Prime Day sales? This guide will help you make sense of your options [...]

Destination

2026-06-18

GTA 6 hype has reached 'unprecedented' levels as one company schedules a temporary 'operational pause' for its release — and I can't tell if it's a joke

GTA 6 is about to take the world by storm once it launches on November 19, 2026, and one company has already set a temporary workday shutdown for it. [...]

Destination

2026-06-18

Fortinet firewalls hit by huge password-stealing attack — around 75,000 users possibly affected

Researchers discovered a major database containing plaintext passwords. [...]

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2026-06-18

Average gas prices finally drops below $4

Experts warn full relief could take years, with prices still about a third higher than before the war with Iran [...]

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2026-06-18

Southwest Airlines is partnering with Amazon Web Services to go fully cloud-based by 2028

The Dallas-based carrier will shift from a largely on-premises environment to an AI-enabled architecture on AWS, using agentic tools across operations and software development [...]

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2026-06-18

SpaceX added a former Sequoia Capital partner to its board days after its record IPO

The former Sequoia Capital managing partner will also serve on SpaceX's audit committee, a filing shows [...]