A surprisingly strong summer box office could mean Hollywood's first $10 billion year since the pandemic

The 2026 summer box office has tallied $1.8 billion so far, down less than 2% from 2019 levels. Box office analysts predict the season, which runs from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, could reach $4.2 billion.

CNBC • 5 hours ago

Australia toughens kids' social media ban, doubles potential penalties for tech firms

Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty ​it can impose on tech firms found to have failed to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, ‌as evidence mounts that the ban has had little effect on teen use.

Reuters • 4 hours ago

SpaceX Has Landed Data Center Deals With Anthropic, Google, and Reflection That Could Be Worth Over $76 Billion Through 2029. Is That Enough to Justify Its Valuation?

SpaceX will lease compute capacity to some of the world's most prominent artificial intelligence companies. If the contracts run their full term, they would generate tens of billions in revenue, significantly more than SpaceX made in 2025.

The Motley Fool • 9 hours ago

Microsoft vs. Alphabet: What Their Revenue Trends Tell Investors

Alphabet consistently maintains a larger revenue base than Microsoft, generating higher top-line results throughout every reporting period analyzed. Both companies display a steady upward trajectory, though they each occasionally post a slight quarter-over-quarter decrease before resuming long-term growth.

The Motley Fool • 4 hours ago

Alphabet Is Joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 3 Surprising Reasons Why SpaceX Could Be Next.

Alphabet's addition to the Dow shows how the venerable index is modernizing. A merger between SpaceX and Tesla could fast-track the combined company's inclusion.

The Motley Fool • 3 hours ago

Google was the dream job in tech. These workers decided to leave anyway.

For years, Google was considered perhaps the best job in tech. The company built a reputation for generous benefits, pay, and the opportunity to work on products used by billions of people.

Business Insider • 7 hours ago

Alphabet: This Is A Dip Worth Buying

Alphabet remains a buy despite a 12% pullback, supported by robust AI and cloud growth. The company is expanding agentic AI capabilities through key partnerships with Workday and IBM, targeting lucrative enterprise markets. Recent moves to secure compute capacity and diversify chip suppliers position Alphabet for scalable AI deployment.

Seeking Alpha • 6 hours ago

TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia following government curbs, minister says

Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging ​to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, ‌the country's communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect.

Reuters • Jun 26, 2026

Google looks to bleed publishers with new AI partnerships that would cull their content

Google is reportedly taking a tougher stance in negotiations with publishers as it seeks broad access to their content, including to train its AI bots – while news outlets say they are already suffering traffic declines.

New York Post • 20 hours ago

Tesla Has 2 Million Mobile Cameras, but Alphabet Has 10 Cities of Pure Driverless Data

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) both reported Q1 FY2026 earnings that sharpened the autonomy debate in opposite directions.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 26, 2026