2026-08-04

A potentially dangerous macOS security flaw went unreported due to Apple being deluged by AI slop bug reports

Security researchers found a high-severity RCE flaw, which Apple later fixed. [...]

2026-08-04

The Dow hit a record Monday. Palantir is up 16% premarket. Oil is climbing again

Oil prices are also climbing Tuesday after a report of a ship being struck in the Strait of Hormuz [...]

2026-08-04

Caterpillar's profit nearly doubled as data center building boom powered record revenue

The equipment maker posted $20.5 billion in quarterly sales for the first time in its history, driven by demand for construction and power gear [...]

2026-08-04

McDonald's posted mixed results as U.S. same-store sales growth slowed to 0.8% and traffic fell

The burger chain named a 26-year company veteran as president of its U.S. business as domestic traffic declined [...]

2026-08-04

Palantir's revenue nearly doubled as U.S. AI demand surged — and it raised its outlook again

The data analytics company posted $1.94 billion in quarterly revenue and lifted its full-year forecast to at least $8.15 billion [...]

2026-08-04

TikTok has never let a teen-addiction case reach a jury. It just settled three more.

TikTok has a consistent answer to the lawsuits accusing it of harming children: settle, quietly, before a jury sees the evidence. On Monday it did so again. The company has agreed to settle three cases it was scheduled to fight in October, Reuters reported. The three were bellwethers, test cases drawn from roughly 3,300 suits […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-04

AI’s power crunch is sending data-centre builders to the banks

The bottleneck in AI is no longer chips. It is power, and the scramble to secure it is sending data-centre builders to the banks for billions in financing commitments, Bloomberg reports.The shift is a big one. For much of the AI boom the scarce resource was Nvidia’s GPUs; now it is electricity, along with the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-04

Spotify guides Q3 profit below estimates as user growth slows

Spotify gave investors a number they did not love. The streaming company guided to third-quarter operating income of €670m, just short of the €678m Wall Street had pencilled in, and the stock has already had a rough year. Spotify is also fighting on newer fronts. A flood of AI-generated tracks has swamped streaming, and rivals […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-04

PwC is hiring fewer consultants and accountants. Its CEO is still sending his kids into consulting.

The Big Four built its fortune on armies of junior consultants and accountants. PwC has started hiring fewer of them. Its US boss says that is the future, and he is comfortable with it. Paul Griggs, PwC’s US senior partner and chief executive, told Business Insider the firm hired fewer consultants and accountants this year […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]