The AI stock frenzy might be cooling off, pushing global investors to hunt for value elsewhere in 2026. According to a Reuters analysis, small-cap stocks, gold, and emerging markets are poised to benefit from shifting economic winds.
Activist investor campaigns hit a new global record in 2025, with 255 companies targeted. The pressure led to a record number of CEO departures within a year of an activist showing up.
Rivian delivered 42,247 vehicles in 2025, an 18% drop and slightly below analyst forecasts. The pressure is on as the company works to cut costs ahead of its crucial, lower-priced R2 SUV launch next year.
Trump Media & Technology Group announced a plan to issue a new cryptocurrency token to its shareholders in partnership with Crypto.com. This comes as other Trump-affiliated crypto ventures, including the $Trump meme coin, have seen significant losses this year.
A sprawling criminal network called “The Com” is recruiting teenagers on Telegram to carry out sophisticated ransomware attacks. Since 2022, they’ve hit companies worth over $1 trillion. Now, a wave of arrests is revealing just how young—and vulnerable—these hackers are.
Nature’s annual list of ten influential people in science for 2025 is out. It features everything from a groundbreaking deep-sea ecosystem discovery to a Chinese AI startup that shocked Silicon Valley. These are the stories defining science this year.
According to XDA-Developers, the Kode Dot is an open-source, pocket-sized maker device powered by an ESP32-P4, currently raising funds on Kickstarter for $139 with shipping slated for July 2026. It packs an AMOLED screen, buttons, a speaker, microphone, NFC/RFID, IR, and a microSD slot, running a cu
Meta has acquired Singapore-based AI startup Manus for over $2 billion. The startup, known for its viral AI agent demo, claims millions of users and over $100 million in annual revenue. But can Meta make it work?
The biggest moves in AI this year weren’t simple acquisitions. They were sprawling, hard-to-categorize power grabs involving talent, compute, and long-term dependencies. Here’s what defined the landscape.
Indian quick-commerce startup Zepto has taken a major step toward going public. The move comes amid a fierce, cash-burning battle for market share in India’s ultra-fast delivery sector.
