Nobel laureate John Martinis unveils ambitious plans to construct the world's most powerful quantum computer through revolutionary technology, building on his groundbreaking discoveries in superconducting circuits that enabled IBM and Google's current quantum systems and his leadership of Google's historic quantum supremacy achievement.
Amazon stock crashes 8% as the tech giant announces a staggering $200 billion AI spending plan for 2026, far exceeding analyst expectations of $146.6 billion, despite beating revenue forecasts and AWS posting its fastest growth in over three years at 24%.
Apple launches Xcode 26.3 featuring AI coding agents from Anthropic and OpenAI that autonomously handle development tasks, search documentation, explore files, update settings, and verify work visually, now available to developer program members.
SpaceX acquires xAI for $1.25 trillion to launch space-based data centers alongside Google and other tech giants, despite experts warning that the hundreds of thousands of required satellites could trigger catastrophic Kessler syndrome and create insurmountable hardware upgrade challenges.
SpaceX acquires xAI for $250 billion, forming a $1.25 trillion space-AI conglomerate that surpasses OpenAI as the world's most valuable startup while advancing ambitious plans for solar-powered, space-based data centers to revolutionize artificial intelligence training capabilities.
Former Google engineer Linwei Ding becomes first person convicted of AI-related economic espionage in U.S. history, facing up to 350 years in prison for stealing over 2,000 pages of confidential artificial intelligence secrets including chip architecture for China's benefit.
Apple acquires Israeli AI startup Q.ai for $2 billion to boost Siri with silent speech technology, but simultaneously loses four key AI researchers to Meta and Google while CEO Tim Cook remains optimistic despite the company's delayed AI market entry.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirms the chipmaker will make its largest investment ever in OpenAI despite reports claiming their $100 billion deal had stalled, as the AI company seeks funding at an $830 billion valuation.
Apple reports massive Q1 2026 earnings with revenue surging 16% to $143.76 billion, driven by staggering iPhone demand that jumped 23% to $85.27 billion despite supply constraints, with China sales exploding 38% as the tech giant beats Wall Street expectations.
Google's revolutionary Willow quantum chip achieves unprecedented computational breakthrough, solving complex 65-qubit calculations in just 2.1 hours that would require the world's most powerful supercomputers over three years to complete, potentially transforming chemistry and medical research.