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    Business & Finance

    Apple Raises MacBook and iPad Prices Amid Memory Crunch, Signals Further Increases Ahead

    Apple raised prices on MacBook and iPad models Thursday, citing a surge in memory and storage costs driven by AI data center demand, while warning that further increases are likely ahead.

    42 DAYS AGO

  2. 56
    Business & Finance

    SK Hynix Surges 11% After Filing for $29.4 Billion Nasdaq Listing

    SK Hynix shares surged 11% on Thursday after the South Korean chipmaker filed plans to raise as much as $29.4 billion through a Nasdaq ADR listing, with trading expected to begin July 10.

    43 DAYS AGO

  3. 57
    Artificial Intelligence

    Nvidia's Huang Calls Smuggled-Chip Data Centers a "Dead End" as Annual Meeting Wraps

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at the company's annual stockholder meeting that smuggled-chip AI data centers are a "dead end," while reaffirming that national security takes precedence over commercial opportunity in restricted markets like China.

    43 DAYS AGO

  4. 58
    Artificial Intelligence

    Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs as AI Deployment Reshapes Tech Workforce

    Oracle cut 21,000 jobs — nearly 13% of its workforce — over the past year, citing AI deployment, while spending $1.8 billion on restructuring costs as it races to build out AI infrastructure.

    44 DAYS AGO

  5. 59
    Business & Finance

    Amazon Prime Day 2026 Eyes $15.6 Billion as Inflation Shifts Shoppers Toward Everyday Essentials

    Amazon's four-day Prime Day sale begins June 23, with Emarketer projecting U.S. sales of $15.6 billion — a 7.1% year-over-year gain — as inflation shifts shoppers' focus from electronics to groceries and everyday essentials.

    45 DAYS AGO

  6. 60
    Politics

    FTC to Appeal Ruling That Cleared Meta of Social Networking Monopoly Claims

    The FTC sued Meta in 2020, alleging the company unlawfully cemented monopoly power through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. But in November, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled against the agency, concluding that Meta competes in a broader market that includes platforms such as TikTok and YouTube.

    198 DAYS AGO

  7. 61
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Economy Surges 4.3% in Q3, Far Exceeding Expectations

    Gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of 4.3% from July through September, well above the 3.2% increase economists had forecast, the Commerce Department said in its initial estimate of third-quarter growth.

    226 DAYS AGO

  8. 62
    Artificial Intelligence

    Nvidia Pushes Back on TPU Threat, Says Its GPUs Remain ‘a Generation Ahead’

    In a post on X, the company said its GPUs remain “a generation ahead of the industry” and emphasized that Nvidia is the only platform that runs every major AI model across all computing environments.

    254 DAYS AGO

  9. 63
    Business & Finance

    Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.5 as Rapid Model Upgrades Continue

    The new flagship model is built for coding, computer use, and high-complexity enterprise work, targeting professional developers, data analysts, consultants, accountants, and other heavy productivity users.

    255 DAYS AGO

  10. 64
    Politics

    New York’s RAISE Act Sparks Clash With Tech Heavyweights

    A bipartisan super PAC backed by tech leaders including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, Andreessen Horowitz, and Perplexity is targeting congressional candidate Alex Bores over his support for the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act.

    255 DAYS AGO

  11. 65
    Business & Finance

    Stock Futures Stabilize After Sharp Sell-Off in AI Leaders

    Dow futures ticked up roughly 0.1%, while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%. Nasdaq-100 futures fell nearly 0.3% as traders continued rotating out of megacap tech.

    259 DAYS AGO

  12. 66
    Artificial Intelligence

    Jeff Bezos Returns as Co-CEO of New AI Venture, Project Prometheus, with $6.2B Backing

    Jeff Bezos is getting back into the startup trenches. According to a report from _The New York Times_, the Amazon founder is taking on a hands-on role as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a newly launched AI startup that has already secured an eye-popping $6.2 billion in funding.

    262 DAYS AGO

  13. 67
    Cybersecurity

    Palo Alto Networks Unveils AI Agents to Automate Cyber Defense

    The cybersecurity giant unveiled its new system, Cortex AgentiX, on Tuesday. The AI agents can autonomously handle investigations, respond to email breaches, and coordinate threat intelligence across multiple security vendors.

    276 DAYS AGO

  14. 68
    Business & Finance

    Navan Eyes $6.5 Billion Valuation in IPO, Down from 2022 Peak

    According to a new filing released Friday, the Palo Alto–based company plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker “NAVN.” The IPO marks another sign of life in the tech markets, joining recent offerings from CoreWeave, Circle, and Figma, which have helped revive a moribund IPO landscape after a three-year lull.

    300 DAYS AGO

  15. 69
    Business & Finance

    Intel Soars 22% After Nvidia’s $5 Billion Investment

    Nvidia said it will purchase shares at $23.28 each as part of an agreement to co-develop data center and PC chips with Intel. The deal does not include the manufacturing of Nvidia chips in Intel’s foundries.

    322 DAYS AGO

  16. 70
    Business & Finance

    Tesla Stock Rebounds, Erases 2025 Losses With 85% Surge Since April

    The electric vehicle maker endured its worst first quarter since 2022, with shares plunging on the heels of President Donald Trump’s new tariff plans announced in early April. The stock bottomed at $221.86 on April 4, leaving Wall Street questioning Tesla’s momentum.

    325 DAYS AGO

  17. 71
    Artificial Intelligence

    CoreWeave Stock Surges on $6.3B Nvidia Deal

    The disclosure, made in a regulatory filing, outlined that Nvidia will be obligated to purchase CoreWeave’s residual unsold GPU capacity through April 2032. A copy of the agreement will be released with the company’s third-quarter financial results.

    325 DAYS AGO

  18. 72
    Business & Finance

    Lendbuzz Targets $1.5B Valuation in Planned IPO

    Founded a decade ago, Lendbuzz specializes in serving borrowers with limited credit history by using alternative data and machine learning to assess risk.

    328 DAYS AGO

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