MarketCatalystRobinhood used its HOOD Summit to unveil perpetual futures, expanded trading hours, 4x margin, earnings-trading contracts, and new Legend and Social features — a bid to win over active traders with tools once reserved for professional platforms.
Applied Materials says KIOXIA is joining its $5 billion EPIC Center to co-develop next-generation memory technology for AI, targeting higher-density chips and faster paths to commercial production, though no launch date or performance target was given.
Sam Altman told CNBC he has no IPO timeline and wants safety cases in place first, while teasing unreleased hardware, weighing in on Nvidia's new agent-safety platform, and calling Meta's Muse "a nice product."
OpenAI says ChatGPT has hit 1.2 billion weekly users, and Bloomberg reports the company is seeking $30 billion in new funding at a $1.4 trillion valuation — a bridge round standing in for the IPO it's delaying over AI safety concerns.
OpenAI's DevDay 2026 brought always-on Dots agents, a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol model, a faster Ultrafast tier, and new workplace tools like ChatGPT Space — more than 20 announcements in all, pushing OpenAI's products further into autonomous agent territory.
Meta launched Muse for Small Business, connecting its AI agent to QuickBooks, Shopify, Stripe, Canva and a dozen other tools so owners can analyze sales, draft marketing plans, and manage customer communications, with every publish, send, or spend still requiring approval.