Inside AWE 2026: Redefining The Line Between The Digital And The Real

At AWE 2026, innovative companies showcase how AI, XR, robotics, neural interfaces, and spatial computing are blurring the boundary between digital and physical worlds.

SK Hynix sets a $29 billion US listing that could top every ADR deal ever done
SK Hynix sets a $29 billion US listing that could top every ADR deal ever done

SK Hynix has filed to raise up to 45.45 trillion won, roughly $29bn, through a listing of American depositary receipts on Nasdaq, the South Korean memory maker disclosed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The company has tentatively set July 10 for t…

CATL Is Betting On Battery Swapping Overseas And Sodium-Ion Batteries

Octopus and CATL have launched Swaptopus, a joint venture to establish Europe’s first large-scale battery swapping network for etrucks.

AI Humanizers Promise More ‘Human’ Writing—But Authenticity Is Hard To Capture

AI humanizers promise to make AI-generated text sound more natural. Learn how they work, why they’re popular, and whether they can really evade detection.

These 29-Year-Olds’ AI Chatbot For Scheduling Doctor Visits Is Now Worth $1.2 Billion

Scheduling doctor appointments is its own form of hell for both physicians and patients. Assort Health’s AI fix helped it raise its third venture round in 14 months.

ByteDance seeks a record $20bn offshore loan to fund its AI build-out
ByteDance seeks a record $20bn offshore loan to fund its AI build-out

ByteDance is in preliminary talks with banks about an offshore loan of roughly $20bn, which would be the largest the TikTok owner has ever raised, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The company is said to be s…

Bob Iger’s Disney wanted Apple, Twitter, and 007
Bob Iger’s Disney wanted Apple, Twitter, and 007

Bob Iger’s tenure as CEO of Disney came to an end a few months ago, after two decades of leading the entertainment giant through some of its most pivotal transformations and acquisitions. Iger, in an exit interview with The Financial Times, has now confirmed some significant efforts that didn’t pan out, such as walking away […]

U.S.-Made “Rusty Dagger” Missiles Destroy Russian Electronics Plant

A new U.S. weapon developed to give Ukraine’s F-16 jets long-range striking power, is already having an impact well before it was expected.

YouTube settles ahead of California’s second social-media addiction trial
YouTube settles ahead of California’s second social-media addiction trial

A month before a Los Angeles jury was due to hear a Florida teenager’s case, Google quietly stepped out of it, leaving Meta, Snap and TikTok to argue the rest. Google’s YouTube has settled with a teenage plaintiff weeks before he was due to face the co…

Agility Robotics is reportedly going public via a $2.5B SPAC deal
Agility Robotics is reportedly going public via a $2.5B SPAC deal

Agility Robotics, the Oregon startup behind the bipedal Digit robot, is in talks to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company in a deal valuing it at about $2.5bn, according to Wall Street Journal.  The terms have not been c…