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SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become world's fifth most valuable firm
Elon Musk's rocket firm has overtaken the retail and media empire in value after a surge in its share price.
BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 12:46pm EDT
Coventry school pupils divided by social media ban for under-16s
One student worries about connecting with friends, another says a social media ban is positive.
BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 12:22pm EDT
SpaceX strikes £45bn deal for AI coding firm as valuation rockets after IPO
Shares in SpaceX have rocketed since its hotly-anticipated IPO on Friday and news of the acquisition helped fuel a fresh uplift.
Evening Standard - Jun 16, 2026 12:17pm EDT
SpaceX To Acquire AI Coding Startup Anysphere In $60 Billion Deal
SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the company behind the coding platform Cursor, in a deal valued at $60 billion.
International Business Times - Jun 16, 2026 12:15pm EDT
California fault stress hits highest level in 1,000 years
It raises fresh concerns about the region’s seismic risk.
Newsweek - Jun 16, 2026 12:10pm EDT
Father of murdered teenager welcomes under-16s social media ban
Stuart Stephens says his son, Olly, would still be alive if a social media ban had been in place sooner.
BBC News - Jun 16, 2026 12:03pm EDT
UK squares up to America’s big AI beasts at London Tech Week
Squabbles over social media and AI set the tone at the capital’s annual technology shindig, reports Alex Pell
Evening Standard - Jun 16, 2026 12:00pm EDT
U.S. limits on Anthropic Fable AI could hurt cybersecurity
Fable 5 was built to help with advanced cybersecurity work. Its sudden shutdown highlights a dilemma at the heart of AI security: the same tools can aid both defenders and attackers
Scientific American - Jun 16, 2026 10:46am EDT
ABC News - Jun 16, 2026 9:53am EDT
Social media ban for children ‘no silver bullet’, minister says
Technology firms have hit back over the plan to ban under-16s from social media.
Evening Standard - Jun 16, 2026 9:40am EDT
McDonald’s is serving fried apple pie again for America’s 250th birthday
Toronto Star - Jun 16, 2026 9:31am EDT
How AI may be messing with home prices
For most real estate professionals, the data aggregation capabilities of AI can enhance their expertise. But there are shortcomings.
CNBC - Jun 16, 2026 9:22am EDT
Elon Musk’s unprecendented accumulation of wealth
Guardian UK - Jun 16, 2026 9:19am EDT
Anthropic reserves right to check ID for Claude subs
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Register UK - Jun 16, 2026 8:34am EDT
Fresh off IPO, SpaceX to buy AI coding platform Cursor for $60B
Elon Musk's SpaceX, fresh off its record-breaking IPO, told U.S. securities regulators on Tuesday that it would acquire Anysphere, the firm behind...
Daily Sabah - Jun 16, 2026 8:25am EDT
SpaceX Buys AI Coding Startup Cursor for $60 Billion Amid AI Race
Deccan Chronicle - Jun 16, 2026 8:24am EDT
Anthropic, Trump officials working toward deal to restore Fable 5 and Mythos 5
Anthropic took new AI models offline after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend export to destinations worldwide and all foreign nationals
The Globe and Mail - Jun 16, 2026 8:19am EDT
Cardiac monitor maker's security skips a beat as data thieves go for the jugular
Attackers used social engineering to access third-party business apps and steal patient information
Register UK - Jun 16, 2026 8:03am EDT
Scammers keep scoring: Brits fleeced for £1.3B as Americans lose $3.5B to impersonators
More reasons to love social media and AI
Register UK - Jun 16, 2026 7:16am EDT
Irish social media ban for children would be ’embarrassing’ for EU – minister
Patrick O’Donovan said it would be embarrassing for the EU if Ireland introduced a ban because of a lack of progress at EU level.
Evening Standard - Jun 16, 2026 6:37am EDT
Making artificial-intelligence recursive language models more efficient
Scientific American - Jun 16, 2026 6:14am EDT