A coffee giant, a burrito chain and one very familiar CEO walk into a rumour. Investors hated the idea, then cheered when it died. And the chain left standing at the altar might now be the most interesting name on the menu.

One of the AI boom's biggest winners just compared its investors to casino regulars. The twist? He's sitting on the house side of the table. And the real limit on AI might not be chips at all.

One of AI's biggest winners is asking governments for tougher rules. Apparently the stuff in your fridge faces stricter safety checks than the bots now running inside businesses. So is Microsoft being noble, or quietly building a moat?

Big Tech spent Monday quietly plotting its escape from Nvidia. Meanwhile, one chip boss said the quiet part out loud about AI investors.

There's a new members' club where the AI reads your sleep data to guess what you need next. Entry costs $10,000 a year, plus a fee just to get through the door. The twist? The most valuable thing it sells might not be the software at all.

The people paid to inspect AI just got a serious pay rise. Trouble is, the cheques are coming straight from the very labs being graded. Trusted oversight in the making, or the world's most awkward invoice?

One billionaire just trash-talked another's biggest payday. The weapon is cheap internet, the stakes are $106 billion, and one fighter isn't even licensed yet. So is it a real threat or a perfectly timed heckle?

A billionaire picked a fight over a billion phones, and Washington picked fights with almost everyone else. Here's what you missed while you were off enjoying your Sunday.

The world's favourite shovel seller wants a piece of the gold mine. A $25 billion startup, a brand-new model and a very convenient deal structure. Here's why the 'open' alternative may come with strings attached.

The world's biggest seller of workplace AI just told customers to treat the product like a potential mole on the payroll. There's an emergency brake involved. Guess whose job it is to build one (hint: probably not Microsoft's).

Three films, three tech titans, one awkward plot twist. Hollywood is cashing in on our AI anxiety while quietly shaking hands with the industry it's skewering. Here's why founders should care about the sequel.

One of tech's most powerful bosses reached for the handbrake, while Hollywood reached for the popcorn. Here's why Saturday was AI's most awkward day in ages.