Why Is the US Stock Market Down Today?
The US stock market opened lower on February 17, 2026. It is the first session after Presidents’ Day, with the S&P 500 trading around 6,840 at press time. The Index is down approximately 0.65% (arou...
Render Raises $100 Million to Build Cloud Tech for AI Agents
Cloud technology company Render has raised $100 million in new funding.
The firm’s Series C extension, announced Tuesday (Feb. 17), values Render at $1.5 billion and will help it build cl...
Resilience in the AI era: Google at MSC 2026
At MSC 2026, Google’s Kent Walker urged a full-stack, AI-driven approach to security to counter sophisticated, enterprise-scale threats....
CFTC Asserts Authority to Police Prediction Markets
Should the increasingly popular predictions market space be regulated by states or the federal government?
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is making the case that the author...