Elon Musk could become one of the world’s top five corporate owners of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC ) should his companies SpaceX and Tesla (NASDAQ: $TSLA ) merge. Rumors are circulating that electric vehicle maker Tesla and commercial space company SpaceX are likely to merge. Should that merger happen, Elon Musk would control one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holdings in public markets, according to ...
Elon Musk could become one of the world’s top five corporate owners of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC ) should his companies SpaceX and Tesla (NASDAQ: $TSLA ) merge. Rumors are circulating that electric vehicle maker Tesla and commercial space company SpaceX are likely to merge. Should that merger happen, Elon Musk would control one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holdings in public markets, according to analysts. Tesla currently holds 11,509 Bitcoin, while SpaceX owns 18,712 BTC. Combined, the companies would control 30,221 Bitcoin worth $3.3 billion U.S. at current prices. That total would make the merged company the fifth-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in the world. A combined Tesla and SpaceX would trail Strategy (NASDAQ: $MSTR ), investment firm Twenty One Capital (NYSE: $XXI ), and bitcoin mining firms Metaplanet (OTC: $MTPLF ) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ: $MARA ). Tesla first bought Bitcoin in 2021 and briefly accepted the cryptocurrency for vehicle payments before suspending the option over environmental concerns related to crypto mining. Rumors of a Tesla and SpaceX merger come ahead of an expected initial public offering (IPO) by SpaceX in June of this year. SpaceX is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq (NASDAQ: $NDAQ ) exchange at a valuation of $1.25 trillion U.S., making it the largest IPO in history. TSLA stock has risen 0.52% this year to trade at $440.36 U.S. per share.
Elon Musk could become one of the world’s top five corporate owners of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) should his companies SpaceX and Tesla (NASDAQ: $TSLA) merge. Rumors are circulating that electric vehicle maker Tesla and commercial space company SpaceX are likely to merge. Should that merger happen, Elon Musk would control one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holdings in public markets, according to an...
Elon Musk could become one of the world’s top five corporate owners of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) should his companies SpaceX and Tesla (NASDAQ: $TSLA) merge. Rumors are circulating that electric vehicle maker Tesla and commercial space company SpaceX are likely to merge. Should that merger happen, Elon Musk would control one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holdings in public markets, according to analysts. More From Cryptoprowl: Tesla currently holds 11,509 Bitcoin, while SpaceX owns 18,712 BTC. Combined, the companies would control 30,221 Bitcoin worth $3.3 billion U.S. at current prices. That total would make the merged company the fifth-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in the world. A combined Tesla and SpaceX would trail Strategy (NASDAQ: $MSTR), investment firm Twenty One Capital (NYSE: $XXI), and bitcoin mining firms Metaplanet (OTC: $MTPLF) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ: $MARA). Tesla first bought Bitcoin in 2021 and briefly accepted the cryptocurrency for vehicle payments before suspending the option over environmental concerns related to crypto mining. Rumors of a Tesla and SpaceX merger come ahead of an expected initial public offering (IPO) by SpaceX in June of this year. SpaceX is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq (NASDAQ: $NDAQ) exchange at a valuation of $1.25 trillion U.S., making it the largest IPO in history. TSLA stock has risen 0.52% this year to trade at $440.36 U.S. per share.
The escalation threatens to derail talks aimed at ending the war between the US and Israel on one side and Iran on the other. Iran insists that any deal must also cover Lebanon. Israel says it reserves the right to continue to fight the threat from Hezbollah.
The escalation threatens to derail talks aimed at ending the war between the US and Israel on one side and Iran on the other. Iran insists that any deal must also cover Lebanon. Israel says it reserves the right to continue to fight the threat from Hezbollah.
JHVEPhoto Super Micro Computer ( SMCI ) said on Thursday that it is working with Taiwanese authorities to prevent illegal smuggling of its server technology. The collaboration has already resulted in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of more than 50 servers that were “deceptively acquired” after being sold by Supermicro to an authorized reseller, the company said in a statement . Shares...
JHVEPhoto Super Micro Computer ( SMCI ) said on Thursday that it is working with Taiwanese authorities to prevent illegal smuggling of its server technology. The collaboration has already resulted in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of more than 50 servers that were “deceptively acquired” after being sold by Supermicro to an authorized reseller, the company said in a statement . Shares fell 1.2% in premarket trading on Thursday. The statement comes as Super Micro announced in April that it was conducting an independent investigation into the allegations that two former employees and a contractor illegally shipped Nvidia-powered ( NVDA ) servers to China. The allegations reportedly led to the loss of a “significant” contract with Oracle, though that has not been independently confirmed. In an indictment unsealed last month, the U.S. government alleged that Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, Ruei-Tsan, “Steven” Chang, and Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun worked together to violate the Export Control Reform Act. Liaw co-founded Super Micro in 1993 and joined its board of directors in 2023. Chang was a sales manager in the Taiwan office of Super Micro, while Sun was a contractor. U.S. officials allege the trio went to great lengths to hide their actions from both U.S.-based server manufacturers and export control authorities. They allegedly even used hair dryers to remove labels and serial numbers from the real machines and placed them on dummy machines left behind after the real machines had been shipped to China. The efforts had yielded around $2.5B in sales for the server maker since 2024, with $510M sold between late April 2025 and mid-May 2025 going to the Southeast Asian company and on to China, the indictment said. The plaintiff said the server maker had no U.S. Commerce Department license to export servers featuring Nvidia's ( NVDA ) GPUs to China. Liaw and Sun both pleaded not guilty in a New York City courtroom earlier this month. Chang, who was a sales manager in Sup...
Beeline Holdings ( BLNE ) on Thursday said it signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the remaining stake in AI-driven real estate technology company MagicBlocks in an all-stock transaction. Beeline, which already owns about 47.6% of MagicBlocks, said the deal would make the company a wholly owned subsidiary and expand its artificial intelligence and digital asset capabilities. The propos...
Beeline Holdings ( BLNE ) on Thursday said it signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the remaining stake in AI-driven real estate technology company MagicBlocks in an all-stock transaction. Beeline, which already owns about 47.6% of MagicBlocks, said the deal would make the company a wholly owned subsidiary and expand its artificial intelligence and digital asset capabilities. The proposed acquisition is subject to a definitive agreement, approvals from a special committee of Beeline’s board, SAFE noteholders, and employment agreements for MagicBlocks’ founders. Beeline said the transaction is expected to close in June and is supported by a third-party valuation of about $1 million. The company said MagicBlocks’ technology would support its mortgage origination, title services, blockchain settlement, and tokenized home equity initiatives. Source: Press Release More on Beeline Holdings Beeline Holdings: Scaling A Faster, Lower-Cost Mortgage Origination Model Beeline Holdings reports Q1 results Beeline Holdings reports Q4 results Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Beeline Holdings Historical earnings data for Beeline Holdings
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has given approval for 3,600 old low-rise residential buildings to install a new Internet of Things (IoT) smart fire alarm system as an alternative to traditional fire-safety equipment, following a successful pilot scheme in the first quarter of this year. The IoT-enabled system consists of detectors installed in individual flats and public areas of the buildin...
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has given approval for 3,600 old low-rise residential buildings to install a new Internet of Things (IoT) smart fire alarm system as an alternative to traditional fire-safety equipment, following a successful pilot scheme in the first quarter of this year. The IoT-enabled system consists of detectors installed in individual flats and public areas of the building, which send warning signals to the department within 60 seconds of detecting carbon monoxide or smoke “The gateway in the building’s corridors, once receiving the detector’s signals, will activate a synergising effect where if one fire alarm sounds, the rest of the alarms in the building will also sound,” Simon Sze Man-yuk, divisional officer for building improvement strategy and special operations, said on Thursday. Advertisement The department will also receive a copy of all data transmitted to the service provider’s 24-hour monitoring system, which tracks all signals and actions of the system. “This is a replacement, or an additional choice, for residents. They can choose accordingly and we don’t have any mandatory requirements for them to choose which system,” Sze said. Advertisement The roll-out follows a pilot scheme covering 10 buildings earlier this year targeting old buildings of six storeys or fewer that were not fitted with adequate fire-safety equipment. The scheme achieved an effective operation rate of more than 99.95 per cent, according to the department.
Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) continues to lead in AI networking, driven by massive revenue growth, strong margins, and enormous cash flow. While supply chain pressures create short-term uncertainty, the company's fundamentals and product innovation could position it for long-term success in cloud and AI infrastructure. Stock prices used were the market prices of May 22, 2026. The video was publish...
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DigitalVision/iStock via Getty Images A reproductive health nonprofit is aiming to raise $1.2 million for a Virgin Galactic Holdings ( SPCE ) flight to study how menstruation functions in weightless conditions, an area researchers say has received little scientific attention despite growing ambitions for long-duration human space travel. The nonprofit, Operation Period, plans to conduct the resear...
DigitalVision/iStock via Getty Images A reproductive health nonprofit is aiming to raise $1.2 million for a Virgin Galactic Holdings ( SPCE ) flight to study how menstruation functions in weightless conditions, an area researchers say has received little scientific attention despite growing ambitions for long-duration human space travel. The nonprofit, Operation Period, plans to conduct the research during a 90-minute suborbital mission next year. The study will examine both menstrual physiology in microgravity and how menstrual products perform in space, according to a joint statement from the organization and Virgin Galactic ( SPCE ). “Human spaceflight has historically been built around a narrow definition of the human body,” Manju Bangalore, an engineer and founder of Operation Period, said in the statement. “We are working to expand that definition.” The effort comes as governments and private companies pursue more ambitious lunar and Mars missions, increasing interest in how spaceflight affects the human body over extended periods. While researchers have studied topics such as sleep, cardiovascular health and muscle loss in microgravity, the statement said “menstruation has never been methodically studied.” Many female astronauts on long-duration missions currently use contraceptives to suppress menstruation, according to a 2025 article published by Nature , though data on the long-term reproductive-health effects of space travel remains limited. “Our goal is to help eventually be able to contribute to the growing database of knowledge around reproductive health in space that not only benefits future astronauts but also folks here on Earth,” Bangalore said. Virgin Galactic ( SPCE ), founded by Richard Branson, resumed ticket sales earlier this year after pausing flights in 2024 to develop its next-generation Delta spacecraft. The company currently charges $750,000 per seat for suborbital flights, up from the earlier $600,000 price tag, as it works to revive it...
TennesseePhotographer Tractor Supply ( TSCO ) announced on Thursday that it acquired the veterinary services business VIP Petcare from PetIQ for an undisclosed amount. VIP Petcare was described as the largest provider of mobile veterinary care in the United States, operating community clinics in approximately 2,700 retail locations with national and regional retail partners, including 1.7K Tractor...
TennesseePhotographer Tractor Supply ( TSCO ) announced on Thursday that it acquired the veterinary services business VIP Petcare from PetIQ for an undisclosed amount. VIP Petcare was described as the largest provider of mobile veterinary care in the United States, operating community clinics in approximately 2,700 retail locations with national and regional retail partners, including 1.7K Tractor Supply ( TSCO ) locations, across 39 states and serving more than one million pets annually. Bringing VIP Petcare’s veterinary services capabilities in-house is expected to strengthen the retailer's existing pet health platform. The business was founded in 1995 and headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. The acquisition of VIP Petcare is anticipated to enhance Tractor Supply's ( TSCO ) position as the trusted destination for affordable, convenient pet care in underserved rural and exurban markets across America, as well as create a differentiated, end-to-end pet care offering spanning veterinary services, pharmacy, pet services, and retail. The deal is seen as unlocking long-term growth potential through integrated services, expanded pet care access including veterinarian telehealth, and increased customer lifetime value in an asset-light manner. "By bringing together VIP Petcare’s leading veterinary services platform with Tractor Supply’s nationwide footprint, Neighbor’s Club loyalty program, and Allivet’s digital pharmacy capabilities, we are creating meaningful opportunities to further leverage our pet care portfolio through a differentiated omnichannel offering," highlighted CEO Hal Lawton. Shares of TSCO edged 0.3% higher in premarket trading. More on Tractor Supply Tractor Supply Is Still Thriving Despite Pet Headwinds Tractor Supply: Unclear Future Ahead Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Highest and lowest quant-rated consumer discretionary stocks above $10B cap after earnings season Tractor Supply is an S&P 500 laggard as pet ownership concerns ...
Intel unveiled the Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme on May 28, 2026 — the company's first chips designed exclusively for gaming handhelds rather than adapted from existing laptop lines. The announcement arrived five days before Computex 2026 opens in Taipei, giving Intel's OEM partners a head start with retail-ready hardware at the show. MSI and Acer both revealed partner devices on the same day, marking...
Intel unveiled the Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme on May 28, 2026 — the company's first chips designed exclusively for gaming handhelds rather than adapted from existing laptop lines. The announcement arrived five days before Computex 2026 opens in Taipei, giving Intel's OEM partners a head start with retail-ready hardware at the show. MSI and Acer both revealed partner devices on the same day, marking Intel's most credible challenge yet to AMD's hold on the portable gaming PC market. Both chips are built on the Panther Lake architecture and share a 14-core CPU layout: two performance cores, eight efficiency cores, and four low-power cores. The key differentiator sits in the graphics. The standard Arc G3 ships with a 10-core Xe3 GPU carrying Arc B370 branding, while the Arc G3 Extreme steps up to 12 Xe3 cores under the Arc B390 label. GPU clocks run at 2.2 GHz on the standard model and 2.3 GHz on the Extreme. Both support LPDDR5X-8533 memory, and the configurable TDP envelope spans 25 to 80 watts — a range wide enough to let device makers choose between extended battery life and peak performance depending on the situation. Intel Arc G3 Extreme Specs: What the Numbers Mean for Gamers The Arc G3 Extreme integrates a compute tile manufactured on Intel's 18A process alongside a GPU tile containing the full 12-core Arc B390. A third chiplet handles platform functions including 12 PCIe lanes, four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6.0. The neural processing unit, NPU 5, contributes 50 TOPS of AI compute. Intel's own benchmarks for Panther Lake show up to 60 percent better multithreaded performance versus the prior Lunar Lake generation at equivalent power, and the platform delivers up to 180 TOPS in total when GPU and NPU compute are combined. XeSS upscaling and Multi-Frame Generation are both supported, targeting playable frame rates at 1080p and 900p — the resolutions most relevant for handheld displays. The performance gains have independent backing. Testing by Cl...
Tingting Ji/iStock via Getty Images I'm initiating coverage of Q32 Bio ( QTTB ) with a "Buy" rating. The reason why I'm doing so is because the company has made significant progress in developing its fully human anti-IL-7Rα antibody bempikibart for the treatment of patients with Alopecia Areata [AA]. Specifically, there are actually two data readouts for investors to keep an eye on in the middle p...
Tingting Ji/iStock via Getty Images I'm initiating coverage of Q32 Bio ( QTTB ) with a "Buy" rating. The reason why I'm doing so is because the company has made significant progress in developing its fully human anti-IL-7Rα antibody bempikibart for the treatment of patients with Alopecia Areata [AA]. Specifically, there are actually two data readouts for investors to keep an eye on in the middle part of this year. The first of which is the expected 36-week topline data readout from Part B of the phase 2a SIGNAL-AA study using bempikibart to treat these AA patients in mid-2026. What the company also expects to release during the same time period would be follow-up data from the Part A open-label extension [OLE] portion of the phase 2a SIGNAL-AA study. This OLE portion of the study [Part A OLE] was opened up in order to allow patients in Part A to have longer-term follow-up. As I will be going over below, the company already released positive data showing bempikibart achieved an encouraging reduction of SALT at week 24, and that such an effect in two patients had continued through to 7 months after dosing had ended. Another reason for the "Buy" rating is because the company was able to sell one of its phase 2 ready complement inhibitors, ADX-097, to Akebia Therapeutics ( AKBA ). This humanized anti-C3d Factor H monoclonal antibody [mAb] fusion protein ADX-097 was established to inhibit complement activation in a range of indications with C3d deposition, including kidney, autoimmune, vascular, and skin disorders. This deal brought an upfront payment of $12 million, with the potential for it to also earn up to $592 million in development, regulatory, and commercial milestones. Plus, the typical thing you would see with deals like this, which include tiered royalties on potential future sales of products ranging from single-digit to mid-teen percentages. The best part is that it didn't have to give up its entire tissue-targeting complement inhibition technology platform....
Deutsche Bank AG terminated some staff as a result of its client relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , according to Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing . “Where appropriate, we have taken personnel measures, this includes ending our employment relationships with certain individuals,” Sewing told the German lender’s shareholders at their annual general meeting in Frankfurt...
Deutsche Bank AG terminated some staff as a result of its client relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , according to Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing . “Where appropriate, we have taken personnel measures, this includes ending our employment relationships with certain individuals,” Sewing told the German lender’s shareholders at their annual general meeting in Frankfurt on Thursday. He didn’t specify which employees were affected. Deutsche Bank’s historical ties to Epstein continue to stymie a long-running effort to shake off its previous reputation as a magnet for scandals. In 2020 , the company agreed to pay New York’s banking regulator $150 million for a string of compliance lapses including a half-decade of lax oversight of the financial dealings of the deceased sex offender. “As outlined in 2020, we acknowledge our error in accepting Mr. Epstein as a client in 2013, as well as the weaknesses in our processes at that time,” Sewing said. “We have learned from our errors and failings.” The bank invested “significant resources” in training as well as controls and strengthened its financial crime prevention team, the CEO said. “We have been fully transparent, have addressed this matter with our supervisory authorities, adjusted our risk tolerance and systematically remediated these issues,” Sewing said. Read More: BofA Banker Courted Epstein for Years Leading Up to His Arrest There is no indication that Deutsche Bank management board members “behaved inappropriately” in the bank’s business relationship with Epstein, Norbert Winkeljohann , a member of the company’s supervisory board, told shareholders.
US consumer spending edged up in April, as inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose 0.1% last month, with annual inflation accelerating to the highest level since 2023 on increased energy prices. Michael McKee breaks down the data on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
US consumer spending edged up in April, as inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose 0.1% last month, with annual inflation accelerating to the highest level since 2023 on increased energy prices. Michael McKee breaks down the data on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Baron Small Cap Fund declined and trailed the Russell 2000 Growth Index in the first quarter of 2026. In the first quarter, the fund added two new holdings: Once Upon a Farm, PBC ( OFRM ) and VSE Corporation ( VSEC ). According to its quarterly fund letter, the fund also increased its position in Andersen Group ( ANDG ), Hinge Health ( HNGE ), Mirion Technologies ( MIR ), DraftKings ( DKNG ), Brig...
Baron Small Cap Fund declined and trailed the Russell 2000 Growth Index in the first quarter of 2026. In the first quarter, the fund added two new holdings: Once Upon a Farm, PBC ( OFRM ) and VSE Corporation ( VSEC ). According to its quarterly fund letter, the fund also increased its position in Andersen Group ( ANDG ), Hinge Health ( HNGE ), Mirion Technologies ( MIR ), DraftKings ( DKNG ), Bright Horizons Family Solutions ( BFAM ), and Planet Fitness ( PLNT ). On the other hand, the fund said it exited Clearwater Analytics ( CWAN ) to redeploy capital elsewhere, as the company is being taken private in an acquisition expected to close early in the second quarter. Additionally, the fund also sold ODDITY Tech ( ODD ), saying that a Meta algorithm update proved incompatible with the company's "Try Before You Buy" model, routing ads toward low-intent audiences and sending customer acquisition costs to levels that made new customer acquisition unprofitable. The fund, during Q1, cut its position in Vertiv ( VRT ), RBC Bearings ( RBC ), Installed Building Products ( IBP ), and Karman ( KRMN ). Source: Quarterly fund letter More on Once Upon A Farm, PBC, VSE, etc. Oddity: Best To Wait For Definitive Clarity On CPA Headwinds Highest and lowest quant-rated small-cap consumer staple stocks after earnings Russell Microcap Index to add consumer discretionary names GoPro, Chegg, Dave & Buster’s
Eightco Holdings ( ORBS ) announced on Thursday that its total holdings stood at around $374M as of May 27, including crypto assets, private tech investments, cash, and stablecoins. The company holds an indirect $90M investment in OpenAI through SPVs, making up around 24% of its treasury assets. The company said reports about a possible OpenAI IPO could further support its AI investment thesis. It...
Eightco Holdings ( ORBS ) announced on Thursday that its total holdings stood at around $374M as of May 27, including crypto assets, private tech investments, cash, and stablecoins. The company holds an indirect $90M investment in OpenAI through SPVs, making up around 24% of its treasury assets. The company said reports about a possible OpenAI IPO could further support its AI investment thesis. It also owns 283.45M Worldcoin ( WDC-USD ) tokens valued at about $99M at $0.35 per coin, along with 11.1K Ethereum ( ETH-USD ) . Moreover, the company has invested $18M in Beast Industries equity and another $1M in Mythical Games . The management said its treasury strategy is focused on three major themes—artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy. Source: Press Release More on Eightco Holdings Eightco Holdings: Worldcoin, OpenAI, And POH Assets Are Overshadowed By Dilution Eightco hits $337M AI-driven treasury mix led by OpenAI, Worldcoin, ETH Eightco reveals $326M treasury led by WLD, ETH, and OpenAI bets Financial information for Eightco Holdings
There is a “deep sense of unease” among staff at BBC Radio Scotland after a succession of respected arts presenters, more than half of them women, were dropped from schedules. The changes have prompted questions about diversity of coverage amid an apparent shift to a “more commercial sensibility” for the public broadcaster. The Guardian spoke to a wide range of staff at the station who also raised...
There is a “deep sense of unease” among staff at BBC Radio Scotland after a succession of respected arts presenters, more than half of them women, were dropped from schedules. The changes have prompted questions about diversity of coverage amid an apparent shift to a “more commercial sensibility” for the public broadcaster. The Guardian spoke to a wide range of staff at the station who also raised questions about the treatment of one of their best-known presenters, Kaye Adams, who was sacked from her role presenting the Mornings show earlier this year after internal complaints about her conduct. One employee said: “Staff are worried we’ve lost popular women presenters at the same time as an apparent move to a more commercial sensibility.” View image in fullscreen Staff raised questions about the treatment of Kaye Adams, who was sacked from her role earlier this year. Photograph: Rich Dyson/Alamy The changes are part of a sweeping shake-up by BBC Scotland’s new head of audio and events, Victoria Easton Riley. This Friday, the three women who hosted the station’s afternoon culture coverage – singer Michelle McManus, poet Len Pennie and Nicola Meighan, one of Scotland’s best connected music journalists – will step down, despite latest Rajar figures indicating their shows were doing better than ever. They will be replaced by one male presenter, Grant Stott, broadcasting Monday to Thursday and on Fridays by Arlene Stuart, who continues to work at Bauer Radio’s Forth 1. This comes after specialist late-night music shows hosted by Iain Anderson, Roddy Hart, Billy Sloan and Natasha Raskin Sharp were axed at the beginning of the year and replaced with a more generic pop show, Up Late, hosted by Lynne Hoggan, who also still works at Bauer, where Easton Riley was previously director of content for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Last week, BBC Radio Scotland also confirmed two senior editorial appointments from the commercial station. The Guardian spoke to a number of BBC staff...