2026-06-12

Mistral is in funding talks at a €20bn valuation

Mistral is in funding talks to raise about €3bn ($3.5bn) at a valuation of roughly €20bn, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the discussions. That would nearly double the price investors put on Europe’s leading AI startup just months ago. The talks are early, and the terms could change. The valuation may even […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-12

SpaceX rings the bell on its Nasdaq debut, and Musk admits he gave it ‘less than a 10% chance’

SpaceX rang the Nasdaq opening bell on Friday, marking its Nasdaq debut as a public company with the largest IPO on record. It did so in typical fashion. Hours earlier, a Falcon 9 rocket had launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. “What other company would do something like that on the day it […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-12

Google files first joint lawsuit with FBI over Chinese AI scam network, OpenAI blocks PRC influence clusters

Within days of each other, Google and OpenAI separately exposed operations allegedly originating in China that use AI for fraud and covert influence campaigns. Both target US infrastructure and political debates.<br /> The article Google files first joint lawsuit with FBI over Chinese AI scam network, OpenAI blocks PRC influence clusters appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

2026-06-12

Is Facebook down? Users reporting disruption across Meta platforms like Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram — here's everything we know

It looks like Meta is having a rough Friday morning. Starting shortly before 10 AM ET, reports began to spike from users unable to access both Facebook and WhatsApp, with the number of complaints continuing to climb. [...]

2026-06-12

Google says a ‘certain speaker’ will finally go on sale next week, marking its first new smart hub in over six years — and it could just be the reason I abandon my trusted Amazon Echo

Google might have just confirmed that the new Google Home Speaker is officially arriving next week. [...]

2026-06-12

DOJ charged a man with defrauding Napster out of 239 million shares using fake bank records

Federal prosecutors say Charles Cole used fake bank records and a fraudulent website to convince Napster's parent company he had billions to invest [...]

2026-06-12

Oil prices are sinking as Iran reveals a draft peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's state media published a draft agreement that would reopen the vital shipping lane within 30 days of a final deal being signed [...]

2026-06-12

Meta is unwinding its $2 billion AI acquisition as China forces the deal apart

Meta has cut Manus off from its internal data systems and told staff to stop using the platform, taking the most concrete steps yet toward reversing the deal [...]

2026-06-12

We’re teaching AI to be evil

And we’re going to blame it when it is. [...]