2026-07-30

Google Earth added Nano Banana, and I immediately reimagined Philly with zombies and evil clowns

Can Google Earth's new AI accurately redesign homes, recreate history, and imagine the future? I tested Nano Banana across several locations, and the results ranged from useful to gloriously absurd. [...]

2026-07-30

How I free up Windows disk space and shred sensitive data for free with open-source BleachBit

Running low on hard disk space or just want to get rid of junk files? The free BleachBit utility can easily handle that assignment. Here's why it beats Storage Sense. [...]

2026-07-30

Stellantis swung to a profit from a year-ago loss, but the stock sank on weak margins

The automaker posted net profit of €293 million versus a year-ago loss, but adjusted operating income fell short of analyst estimates [...]

2026-07-30

Shell's profits more than doubled as Middle East war sent oil prices soaring

Shell posted adjusted earnings of $9.84 billion in the second quarter, its best result since mid-2022, as the Iran war drove up prices [...]

2026-07-30

Bristol Myers Squibb is raising its full-year outlook after blood thinner sales surged past expectations

Strong sales of blood thinner Eliquis and newer drugs Camzyos and Reblozyl pushed second-quarter revenue to $12.97 billion, above analyst estimates [...]

2026-07-30

Qualcomm's profit slid as higher costs squeezed margins and Apple chip revenue shrank faster than expected

The chipmaker plans to raise prices starting September 1 to offset industry-wide cost increases, while its outlook for the current quarter came in below analyst expectations [...]

2026-07-30

CoreWeave Pushes Its AI Cloud Into Classified Data Centers

CoreWeave and Leidos said on July 30, 2026 that they will team up to deliver secure AI cloud services for U.S. intelligence and defense agencies, with CoreWeave's platform running inside data centers accredited to handle classified material and Leidos owning the integration work around it. The division of labor is specific. CoreWeave plans to supply purpose-built infrastructure, high-speed ne [...]

2026-07-30

Nscale Buys Anyscale to Move Up the AI Compute Stack

Nscale, the AI cloud operator that builds its own data centers and generates its own power, has agreed to buy Anyscale, the company behind the Ray distributed-computing framework. The acquisition, announced on July 30, 2026, puts a workload-orchestration layer on top of Nscale's GPU fleet and moves Anyscale's roughly 200 staff across the United States, Europe and India into the London-ba [...]

2026-07-30

CMOs must become AI orchestration leaders

Winning in the AI era won’t come from chasing the best tool—it will come from CMOs who orchestrate teams, not chase solo heroics. [...]