Consumer Tech News (Jun 8-12): SpaceX Debuts On Nasdaq, Big Tech Faces Political Scrutiny & More

Geopolitical Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META ) CEO Mark Zuckerberg after his reported $300 million superyacht appeared in Seattle around the same time the company disclosed plans to cut nearly 1,400 jobs in Washington state. A Russian national accused of helping facilitate cyberattacks linked to the Kremlin-aligned hacking group Void Blizzard has been extradited to the U.S. after being arrested in Thailand last year. Chinese propaganda operatives allegedly exploited OpenAI's chatbot platform to amplify opposition to President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs and influence U.S. discussions on data centers and artificial intelligence. Technology, Interactive Media & IT CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWV ) will be added to the Nasdaq-100 Index as part of the June 2026 quarterly rebalance, effective before the market opens on June 22. It also announced plans to raise $3.5 billion through a senior notes offering. Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG ) (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) cybersecurity teams have identified an ongoing cyber extortion campaign targeting Oracle Corp’s (NYSE: ORCL ) PeopleSoft software, attributing the activity to the hacking group ShinyHunters . Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Google.org will invest an additional $50 million to help prepare more than 300,000 Americans for careers in skilled trades across over 20 states. Google Quantum AI turned down funding from the Trump administration for its quantum computing initiative, citing "conditions" that would have slowed down its progress. GitLab Inc. (NASDAQ: GTLB ) expanded its partnership with Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) Google Cloud on by launching a fully managed GitLab offering designed for enterprises with strict data sovereignty and compliance requirements. Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI ) announced a series of offerings expected to gene