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Nvidia briefly touched $4 trillion market cap for first time

cnbc.com Samantha Subin Kif Leswing 2026-02-02 06:25:35

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a roundtable discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 11, 2025. Nvidia stock rose on Wednesday lifting the company's market cap briefly past $4 trillion for the first time as investors scooped up shares of the tech giant that's building the bulk of the hardware for the generative artificial intelligence boom. However, Nvidia stock ended finishing the day only up 1.

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino is now X’s ex-CEO

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-02 06:20:42

Linda Yaccarino has announced that she’s stepping down as CEO of X, a little over two years after being tapped by Elon Musk to lead the platform formerly known as Twitter. Here’s what she had to say. ‘Two incredible years’ In a post on X earlier today, Yaccarino reflected on her time at the company, thanking users, business partners, and the team for what she described as “two incredible years” at the helm: After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down as CEO of 𝕏. When @elonmusk a

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Perplexity challenges Chrome by launching a (very expensive) AI web browser

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-02 11:44:30

TL;DR Perplexity is rolling out a new browser called “Comet.” Comet is currently only available to users who subscribe to the Perplexity Max plan. Availability will expand on an invite-only basis. It appears the rise of AI-centered browsers is upon us. Not too long ago, The Browser Company revealed it was moving on from its quirky Arc browser and shifting focus to its AI-powered successor, Dia. As The Browser Company continues to work on Dia, which is currently in beta, AI startup Perplexity

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Perplexity launches Comet, its AI-based web browser

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-02 11:40:13

Busy day for AI-based browsing. Just as Reuters reported that OpenIA is just weeks away from releasing a browser, Perplexity, the company behind the famous AI-powered “answer engine,” launched Comet, its own take at what browsing looks like in the age of AI. Here’s what it looks like. Built on Chromium, Comet obviously uses Perplexity as its default search engine. It comes with a sidebar assistant that can summarize pages, answer questions, and even take actions on the user’s behalf (booking ho

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Perplexity Comet

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-02 11:14:02

The Web Should Work For You We believe curiosity is a superpower. It’s the spark that propels humanity forward. Yet, the web—our greatest source of information—was never designed to nurture curiosity; instead we’ve been asked to “browse” it through a one-way lens. That’s why we made Comet. Comet gives curious minds a thought partner for every aspect of online life. Comet moves every tab or task into a simple space for asking more of the world. With Comet, the web becomes a tool of curiosity, h

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The M4 Mac Mini Is the Best Value I've Found From Apple. And It's $100 Off Right Now for Prime Day

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-02 10:21:00

I bought the M4 Mac Mini last month after reading CNET laptop expert Joshua Goldman's review of the tiny machine. I was looking for a computer that would increase my productivity and better organize my workflow. During four weeks of use, I've found it to be the best value for money among Apple's lineup. For less than $600, you can get a more powerful computer than the $999 MacBook Air. Even better, it's now selling for $100 off for Amazon Prime Day. As a result, you can buy an M4 Mac Mini for as

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Verizon’s request to lock phones supported by police, opposed by users

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-02 11:30:50

With Verizon seeking permission to lock phones to its network for six months or longer instead of the current 60 days, a coalition of advocacy groups yesterday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject the cellular carrier's petition. "Phone locking distorts market competition, raises switching costs, and contributes to unnecessary e-waste," the groups said in a filing. "It impedes consumers' ability to take full advantage of the devices they already own, forces them to purchase new

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Neobank Revolut seeks $65B valuation, a year after its $45B deal

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-02-02 11:57:39

In Brief Europe’s fintech darling Revolut is looking to raise a new funding round that would give it a $65 billion valuation, the Financial Times reports. The UK-based company is reportedly in talks to raise around $1 billion by issuing new shares and selling existing ones. The US-based firm Greenoaks is said to be leading the round, though the deal has not been finalized, and terms could change. TechCrunch reported in April that the company saw a 72% increase in revenue last year, netting $1

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New Prime Day Deals Updated Live—183 Handpicked & Trusted Deals

wired.com Martin Cizmar 2026-02-02 16:45:39

The year's tippy top Prime Day deal has arrived at my house. That is, of course, the double cassette remix edition of Charli XCX's Brat, called Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat for just $16. The Amazon delivery driver just dropped it off and it is not completely different but it is still Brat. And because I live in the Boonies* of Missouri it's still Brat Summer here and might be for another two or three years. *Yesterday, the WIRED Reviews team was surprised to learn tha

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The Bose headphones I recommend to most people are sale - here's why they're worth it

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2026-02-02 21:27:29

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are available in seven colors for $349, and are often up to $100 off. They are true to the QuietComfort namesake, providing excellent noise cancellation and all-day comfort. However, like all of Bose's over-ear headphones, the QuietComfort have a short, 24-hour battery life. View now at Bose The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are on sale for $199, or $150 off their original price. You can take advantage of this deal at Amazon, Bose, Best Bu

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Northwood Space successfully tests second-generation phased array antenna

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-02 21:00:37

Northwood Space has completed initial testing of the second generation of its phased array antenna technology, which can simultaneously communicate with spacecraft across a range of orbits, from near Earth all the way out to geostationary space. The prototype gateway was able to connect with several satellites in space during recent testing, said Bridgit Mendler, co-founder and chief executive of Northwood Space. This successful demonstration has given Northwood confidence to move into commerci

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Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser for select group of subscribers

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2026-02-03 02:43:31

Perplexity AI on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence-powered web browser called Comet in the startup's latest effort to compete in the consumer internet market against companies like Google and Microsoft . Comet will allow users to connect with enterprise applications like Slack and ask complex questions via voice and text, according to a brief demo video Perplexity released on Wednesday. The browser is available to Perplexity Max subscribers, and the company said invite-only acce

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SDCC’s Very Own Godzilla Store Is Packed With Smashing New Merch

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-03 02:00:42

You never know what you’ll find on the streets of San Diego during Comic-Con. People dressed as superheroes? Sure. Bars dedicated to cult movies? Occasionally. Masses of people lined up to get lunch? Of course. This year, though, among the surprises is a full-on Godzilla store by Super7, and we’ve got your first look at its goodies. Located at 701 8th Avenue in San Diego, CA, and open from July 23 to 27, Super7’s store is being transformed into Godzilla Station, an homage to the genius that is

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Perplexity just launched an AI web browser

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-02-03 02:53:31

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Perplexity, the startup behind the AI “answer” engine, has just launched its own web browser. The browser, called Comet, incorporates Perplexity’s AI search tools and assistant in a way that CEO Aravind Srinivas says “transforms entire browsing sessions into single, seamless interactions.” Comet will only be available to users who subscribe to the

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Blok is using AI personas to simulate real-world app usage

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-02-03 02:00:00

AI-powered coding tools like Cursor, Replit, Claude Code, and Lovable are helping developers write many lines of code every day to ship products faster. However, app makers still have to rely on either shipping full beta versions of their apps or using simulation software to gauge how upcoming features will work. Blok, a company that is coming out of stealth, allows developers to use AI to simulate different user personas to test an app’s features and learn how to make their apps better. The c

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down after two years

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-03 06:46:42

Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X, apparently effective immediately. She posted the news, naturally, on X, saying "I’m immensely grateful to [Elon Musk] for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App." She went on to say that "the historic business turn around we have accomplished together has been nothing short of remarkable." Reasonable minds can differ on if any of those things have happene

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Nvidia Becomes First Company to Reach $4T Market Cap

news.ycombinator.com Samantha Subin Kif Leswing 2026-02-03 04:45:54

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a roundtable discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 11, 2025. Nvidia stock jumped more than 2% on Wednesday, lifting the company's market cap past $4 trillion for the first time as investors scooped up shares of the tech giant building the bulk of the hardware for the generative artificial intelligence boom. The chipmaker is the first company to ever achieve this

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I Tried the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Flip 7 FE and I'm Here for the Larger Cover Screen

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-03 05:00:08

Are two Samsung Galaxy Z Flip phones better than one? That's the question I kept pondering as I held the new Galaxy Z Flip 7 in one hand and the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE in the other at a Samsung press preview. It's a strategy that's worked well for one of the company's foldable phone competitors, Motorola, which has Razr models starting as low as $700 and as much as $1,300. The new Galaxy Z Flip 7, which starts at $1,100, has been completely redesigned with a 4.1-inch cover screen, a 6.9-inch main

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Perplexity launches Comet, an AI-powered web browser

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-02-03 06:00:00

Perplexity on Wednesday launched its first AI-powered web browser, called Comet, marking the startup’s latest effort to challenge Google Search as the primary avenue people use to find information online. At launch, Comet will be available first to subscribers of Perplexity’s $200-per-month Max plan, as well as a small group of invitees that signed up to a waitlist. Here’s what a New tab looks like for me on Comet (Credit: Maxwell Zeff/Perplexity) Comet’s headline feature is Perplexity’s AI s

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Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-03 06:04:59

Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, stepped down from her role on Wednesday morning after two years. “When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company,” Yaccarino wrote. “I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App.” After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down a

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Nvidia becomes world's first $4tn company

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-03 11:56:18

Nvidia becomes world's first $4tn company Nvidia has become the first company in the world to reach a market value of $4tn. Shares in the chip-maker rose by as much as 2.4% to $164 on Wednesday, as the company continues to benefit from the ongoing surge in demand for the tech that powers artificial intelligence (AI). The US-based company reached a market value of $1tn for the first time in June 2023, and has continued to climb rapidly since. "This is a historical moment for Nvidia", tech ana

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Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk's X

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2026-02-03 11:59:26

Linda Yaccarino, CEO, X/Twitter speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on September 27, 2023 in Dana Point, California. Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday announced she is stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk's social media site X after two years in the role. Yaccarino's departure comes one day after Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok repeatedly made antisemitic comments on Tuesday and referenced Hitler in response to posts about the Texas flo

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Increasingly Paranoid OpenAI Has Installed Fingerprint Scanners and Airgapped Systems to Prevent Secrets Escaping

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-03 10:08:23

As the United States embroils itself in a self-inflicted "arms race" with China, tech companies are ratcheting up the paranoia to extreme levels. Take ChatGPT's creator OpenAI, which is reportedly clamping down hard on physical security after it says it was "targeted" by Chinese AI rivals. Per the Financial Times, the company has gone as far as installing fingerprint "biometric access controls" around its offices, as well as electronically-dependent security airlocks, similar to the kind found

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Nvidia beats Apple to a $4T valuation as it rides AI wave

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-02-03 11:12:05

Nvidia, the US company specializing in high-performance GPU cards, has become the first ever company with a market capitalization of four trillion dollars. It is now the most valuable company in the world, ahead of Apple and Microsoft. It’s a little over a year since the company overtook AAPL thanks to a spectacular rise in value that saw it go from being worth $2T to more than $3T in just four months … Nvidia is best known for its high-end GPU chips used in gaming computers, and until the las

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Samsung's slimmer Galaxy Watch 8 series includes Gemini access

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-03 11:00:01

Samsung just unveiled the Galaxy Watch 8 at its Unpacked event today. This is a fairly major redesign with some nifty-looking features. It boasts a smaller profile, with the company claiming it's the slimmest smartwatch it has ever made. It's 8.6mm thick, which makes it around 11 percent slimmer than the Watch 7. It ships with a new test that gauges the levels of antioxidants in the body. This is done by leveraging optical sensors. We gave this feature a try in a hands-on demo and came away fai

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a bigger battery and is still thinner than last year's model

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-03 11:00:39

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Z Flip 7, along with the Z Flip 7 FE and the Z Fold 7, during its latest Unpacked event. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a 4.1-inch Super AMOLED Flex Window, which is the largest external display on a Z Flip model yet. It's also the slimmest iteration of the Flip so far, measuring only 13.7 mm in thickness when folded, and has a larger battery (4,300mAh) than any of its predecessors. Since the new model comes with the AI features of Android 16, Samsung calls it an "intell

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Treasury sanctions North Korean over IT worker malware scheme

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-03 11:43:11

The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned cyber actor Song Kum Hyok for his association with North Korea's hacking group Andariel and for facilitating IT worker schemes that generated revenue for the Pyongyang regime. Considered a sub-cluster of the Lazarus group linked to North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau, the Andariel state actor is focused mostly on financially-motivated operations like ransomware (Maui, Play) and cryptocurrency heists. Song Kum Hyok has been identified as a

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X Chief Says She Is Leaving the Social Media Platform

news.ycombinator.com Mike Isaac 2026-02-03 11:52:04

Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of X and a top lieutenant to its owner, Elon Musk, said on Wednesday that she was leaving the company two years after joining the social media platform. In a post to X, Ms. Yaccarino, 61, said, “When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me.” She did not provide a reason for her departure. Ms. Yacc

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11 of the Best Peacock Shows You Can Stream Right Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-03 10:00:07

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement 11 of the Best Peacock Shows You Can Stream Right Now The Day of the Jackal isn't the only Peacock original you should try.

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down after two years

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-02-03 11:56:05

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after two years running the company, she announced today. She was appointed its CEO in the year after Elon Musk bought and renamed the company previously known as Twitter — so far, there is no word on who will replace her. “When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to car

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