2026-08-04

Bending Spoons agreed to buy Airtable for $1.3 billion in its first deal since going public

The all-cash deal values the spreadsheet and database software company at an enterprise value of $1.285 billion, with equity value of about $2.25 billion [...]

2026-08-04

Wayfair posted its best U.S. sales growth since the pandemic — and the stock surged

The online home goods retailer beat Wall Street expectations on revenue and earnings as U.S. sales grew 8.7% year over year [...]

2026-08-04

Apple is seeking an emergency court order against OpenAI as its trade secrets fight escalates

Apple filed the request Monday in federal court, asking a judge to bar two former employees and OpenAI from accessing or disclosing confidential information [...]

2026-08-04

OpenAI's luxury influencer retreat is drawing backlash over AI ethics

Critics called the luxury "Summer Club" retreat in upstate New York tone-deaf given concerns about AI data centers and OpenAI's Pentagon contract [...]

2026-08-04

Anthropic signs a $10bn compute deal with a week-old cloud startup

Anthropic has found another place to buy computing power, and this time it is a company barely old enough to have a logo. The AI developer has signed a $10bn, six-year deal with Volta, a cloud startup that only just launched, according to Bloomberg. The agreement is Volta’s marquee contract and, for Anthropic, one more […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-04

I spent two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy S26, and it's a stellar phone with a few annoying compromises

I tested the Samsung Galaxy S26, and it checks all of the flagship boxes — but I wouldn't pay full price for it. [...]

2026-08-04

Trump demands Exxon and Chevron cut gas prices after war-driven profit surge

The two oil majors combined to earn $29 billion in the second quarter as crude prices surged following the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran [...]

2026-08-04

Clorox warned of a tough fiscal 2027 as inflation and value-seeking shoppers weigh on outlook

The cleaning products maker expects adjusted earnings per share of $5.70 to $6.00 for the year, with most sales growth coming from its Purell acquisition [...]

2026-08-04

Marathon Petroleum posted its highest profit in four years, smashing earnings expectations

Higher crack spreads driven by Strait of Hormuz supply disruptions pushed the refiner's quarterly net income to $5.1 billion [...]