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Nuclear energy stocks hit record highs on surging demand from AI
Financial Times: Amazon and Google deals to deploy reactors in sector’s revitalisation.

US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case
Financial Times: Justice Department could seek ‘remedies’ such as forced product sales.

Tech Insider: Spark puts some numbers around its big Transpower win
Plus: Infratil is downgraded, Microsoft reveals its plan to reboot a nuclear plant.

BlackRock and Microsoft plan US$30b fund to invest in AI infrastructure
FT: Nvidia and MGX will join effort as energy-intensive tech strains power grids.

Trump campaign says it was hacked by Iran
Iran’s foreign ministry has not commented on the Trump campaign's claims.

'Flooding the internet': Latest Microsoft outage explained
Paul Spain speaks to Michael Morrah about the latest Microsoft outage. Video / Jason Dorday, Alyse Wright

Microsoft outage: Customers coming back online after morning woes
There’s fresh grief for Microsoft on the heels of its CrowdStrike chaos.

Alphabet revenue jumps, shows no sign of AI denting search business
Financial Times: Cloud growth is hot as companies race to build large language models.

NZ law firm predicts legal class actions in wake of Crowdstrike global IT outage chaos
Shareholder claims against unprepared organisations are also a possibility.

Chip stocks tumble as Trump comments rattle investors
Financial Times: Markets fret over report of tougher semiconductor trade restrictions.

‘Moderately bearish’: Why Microsoft, Apple & Nvidia concentration could cause US market correction
US equities are euphoric this year, but is the market on course for a comedown?

The unsurprising stock overtaking Apple and Microsoft in record investing period
Meme stocks also made a comeback on Sharesies in June.

Minecraft hunts revenue beyond gamers as industry growth slows
The studio behind the popular game is seeking other ways to make money.

Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges
Financial Times: Energy-thirsty AI threatens tech giant’s ambition of reaching ‘net zero’.

Influencer shut down her AI clone after disturbing chats arose
Caryn Marjorie released a digital version of herself. She shut it down eight months later.

All eyes are on Nvidia's stock, so what's been going on?
Nvidia shares lost billions in market value, but concerns may be short-lived.

Nvidia share slide erases $816 billion in market value
Financial Times: Chipmaker’s shares have fallen 15% since Thursday,

Editorial: Data centre deal shows potential future for New Zealand
OPINION: Could NZ's economic future lie in storing other country's data?

Melinda French Gates resigns as co-chair of Gates Foundation
Financial Times: Decision to leave comes three years after divorce from Bill Gates.

iPhone payment options: Judge grills Apple exec
Court hears if Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles in apps.

Exxon chief earns four times as much as bosses at Shell and BP
Financial Times: The $61.4m packet underlines vast disparity between European and US pay.