Instinct, the AI agent startup founded by Noah Shinn, has raised $1 billion in a Series C funding round at a $10 billion valuation, the company confirmed on September 29, 2026. The round marks a fourfold jump from the $2.5 billion valuation Instinct reached in its Series B just weeks earlier, in late August, as…
Tesla has postponed the public unveiling of its second-generation Roadster once again, citing adverse weather conditions, the company confirmed on September 29, 2026. The event, which had most recently been targeted for October 1 after Elon Musk told reporters the car would finally be shown, is now the latest in a string of at least…
Oura, the Finnish-American maker of the Oura Ring, has postponed its initial public offering, citing market uncertainty, according to a filing made September 29, 2026. The delay comes just days before the company’s shares were expected to price during the week of September 28 and begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker OURA. Oura…
Boeing shares fell about 6.9% on September 29, 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration announced it is delaying certification of the 737 MAX 10, the largest variant of Boeing’s best-selling jet, citing newly found software glitches uncovered during the final phase of review. The setback comes just eleven days after Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told…
AMD announced on September 29, 2026, that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, the spatial-intelligence startup founded by Stanford professor and AI researcher Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting directly to chief executive Lisa…
Oil prices eased this week as U.S. and Iranian officials held separate indirect talks with regional mediators aimed at fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. Energy analysts say oil flows through the strait have recovered to more than 90% of pre-conflict levels, even as the diplomatic track continues working through the remaining…
Carnival Corporation (CCL) shares jumped after the world’s largest cruise operator beat Wall Street’s fiscal third-quarter estimates, reporting earnings per share of $1.43 against a consensus estimate of $1.32, and revenue of $8.15 billion versus $8.07 billion expected. The company raised its full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter, citing sustained demand and record advance…
Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) stock plunged approximately 21.57% in a single session after the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced mortgage pricing changes that end FICO’s decades-long monopoly on credit scoring used in government-backed mortgage underwriting. FHFA Director Bill Pulte directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to let all mortgage lenders choose between Classic FICO and…
Nvidia has authorized a $150 billion share repurchase program, the largest buyback in the company’s history, sending its stock up approximately 1.7% following the announcement. The move builds on a series of escalating capital return commitments from the chipmaker, which authorized an $80 billion buyback in May 2026 alongside its fiscal first-quarter earnings. The new…
Anthropic has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering that investors expect to value the AI company at more than $2 trillion, according to people familiar with the filing. The company, which makes the Claude family of AI models, is targeting a Nasdaq listing in mid-October 2026. The filing comes just months after Anthropic…
