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Satya Nadella decides Microsoft needs a quality czar

Register UK - Feb 05, 2026 3:18pm EST

Good news in a sea of pain sends 2 non-tech stocks higher in Thursday's down market

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 3:16pm EST

The AI data center boom could cause a Nintendo Switch 2 memory shortage

Data centers are eating up computing resources and pushing chipmakers toward AI-grade memory, tightening supply for Nintendo and other hardware makers

Scientific American - Feb 05, 2026 2:29pm EST

Britain courts private cash to build small modular reactors

Register UK - Feb 05, 2026 1:56pm EST

Workday layoffs to hit about 400 jobs

Register UK - Feb 05, 2026 1:18pm EST

Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"

AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.

Ars Technica - Feb 05, 2026 1:18pm EST

Microsoft crosses privacy line few expected

BitLocker encryption keys provided to law enforcement by Microsoft raise concerns about digital privacy as encrypted data becomes accessible to authorities with valid warrants.

Fox News - Feb 05, 2026 1:14pm EST

Bill Gates, mentioned in Epstein files, says he was 'foolish'

In a series of emails from 2013 that Jeffrey Epstein sent to himself, he appeared to suggest that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs. Gates has denied all the claims.

NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 1:13pm EST

U.S. software shares extend declines on mounting fears over AI disruption

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The Globe and Mail - Feb 05, 2026 1:11pm EST

Bitcoin dives, fueling $2 trillion loss in crypto market value

Bitcoin fell sharply on Thursday, with losses deepening as risk appetite weakened amid volatility in precious metals and a widespread selloff in technology...

Daily Sabah - Feb 05, 2026 12:55pm EST

Is the AI bubble popping itself? Software's break from the tech stock boom raises concerns

Many investors expect the sell-off has gone too far, saying agentic AI is unable to meaningfully hurt incumbents in the sector.

CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 12:55pm EST

Altman lashes out at 'clearly dishonest' Anthropic ads as AI spat heats up

OpenAI recently announced plans to begin testing ads with some ChatGPT users.

CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 12:29pm EST

Wall Street Apparently Believes the Future Involves Making Your Software Instead of Buying It

Gizmodo - Feb 05, 2026 11:53am EST

Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts

Elon Musk wants to build solar-powered AI data centers in space, but experts warn of heat, debris, cost, and repair risks.

One America News Network - Feb 05, 2026 10:42am EST

LaView Galaxy Projector review

Live Science - Feb 05, 2026 10:39am EST

Melinda French Gates says Bill Gates 'has to answer' for being in the Epstein files

She said in an interview with NPR that mention of her ex-husband in the Epstein files are difficult because it "brings back memories of some very, very painful times in my marriage."

NBC News - Feb 05, 2026 10:31am EST

How well can AI and humans work together? Scientists are turning to Dungeons & Dragons to find out

Live Science - Feb 05, 2026 9:50am EST

OpenAI launches new enterprise platform in bid to win more business customers

Frontier can work with OpenAI agents, enterprise-build agents, as well as agents from third parties like Google, Microsoft and Anthropic.

CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 9:15am EST

Software stocks struggle, Google's AI spending, layoffs surge and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

CNBC - Feb 05, 2026 9:10am EST

UK’s £8bn research fund faces “hard decisions” as it pauses new grants

UKRI boss Ian Chapman said it had been told by the government to "focus and do fewer things better".

BBC News - Feb 05, 2026 8:58am EST

Memory and CPU shortages to push up PC prices

Register UK - Feb 05, 2026 8:20am EST

Millions of AI chat messages exposed in app data leak

AI chat app "Chat & Ask AI" reportedly exposed 300 million private messages from 25+ million users, including conversations about suicide and illegal acts.

Fox News - Feb 05, 2026 8:13am EST

ChatGPT boss ridiculed for 'tantrum' over rival's Super Bowl ad

Commenters said Altman's lengthy post shows "a nerve was well and truly hit" by Anthropic's advert.

BBC News - Feb 05, 2026 7:49am EST

Researchers in Africa are using AI to fill the global health care gap

Africa has 11 percent of the world’s population and 24 percent of the global disease burden, yet only 3 percent of the world’s health workers and less than 1 percent of global health expenditure.

Global Voices - Feb 05, 2026 7:02am EST