Moment Energy lands $40M to turn retired EV batteries into grid-scale storage

Moment Energy has secured $40 million to expand its second-life battery business, using retired EV packs to help meet surging demand for stationary energy storage.
Bose takes aim at Sonos with a new push into whole-home audio

Bose is back in the home speaker conversation with a new lineup built around multiroom listening, sleek design, and a direct challenge to Sonos’ place in the living room.
Retailers are racing into AI shopping apps, but consumer demand is still the big unknown

Retailers are rapidly building AI shopping tools to personalize discovery and streamline buying. The bigger question is whether shoppers want a chatbot in the middle of the retail journey.
OpenAI and PwC team up to rethink how CFO offices work

OpenAI and PwC are joining forces on finance-focused AI, with a clear target: modernizing the office of the CFO and speeding up how finance teams analyze, report, and decide.
Why some micro influencers are betting on brand ownership instead of sponsorships

For a growing slice of micro influencers, the next step is not more sponsored posts. It’s owning the product, the audience relationship, and the upside.
Google spotlights teachers in the next phase of AI learning

Google’s latest AI learning push puts teachers, not just tools, at the center of the classroom conversation.
Fervo Energy files for IPO that could raise up to $1.3 billion

Fervo Energy is aiming to raise up to $1.3 billion in an IPO, a big test for investor appetite around advanced geothermal and always-on clean power.
Valve’s 50-Ton Console Import Spike Has Steam Hardware Watchers on Alert

Fresh import records suggest Valve brought in roughly 50 tons of game consoles over just two days, a sharp hardware signal that has fans and industry watchers looking for what comes next.
Image AI Is the New Growth Engine for Apps

App makers are finding that image AI features create clearer user demand than another round of chatbot tweaks, pushing visual tools to the center of product strategy.
SwitchBot’s rechargeable button pusher gets a notable discount

A handy smart home gadget that can physically press buttons and flip switches is seeing a solid price drop, making low-effort automation a little easier to justify.