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Here are 3 major moments that drove the stock market last week
A massive market snapback on Friday couldn't erase all of the week's damage. After several days of selling, the tech sector roared back, with the Nasdaq gaining over 2% on Friday. Chipmakers Nvidia and Broadcom led the way, with gains of…
NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Kalshi as an investor
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks announced Friday that he has joined prediction market Kalshi as a shareholder, making him the first NBA player to invest directly in the company.
“The internet is full of opinions. I decided…
Nearly a thousand Google workers sign letter urging company to divest from ICE, CBP
The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York, Nov. 17, 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersMore than 900 Google workers have signed an open letter condemning recent actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebras
This week, AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems announced that it raised $1 billion in fresh capital at a valuation of $23 billion — a nearly threefold increase from the $8.1 billion valuation the Nvidia rival had reached just six months…
Tech AI spending approaches $700 billion in 2026, cash taking big hit
The Google Midlothian Data Center in Texas, Nov. 14, 2025.Ron Jenkins | Getty ImagesAlphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are expected to spend nearly $700 billion combined this year to fuel their AI build-outs.For investors who love cash…
From Svedka to Anthropic, brands make bold plays with AI in Super Bowl ads
Following last year’s trend of showcasing AI in multimillion-dollar ad spots, the 2026 Super Bowl advertisements took it a step further by leveraging AI both to create the commercials and to promote the latest AI products. Love it or…
Uber held liable, ordered to pay $8.5 million in driver rape suit
Uber signs are seen on cars in Krakow, Poland on October 12, 2025. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesUber on Thursday was ordered to pay $8.5 million to the plaintiff in an Arizona trial that is the first lawsuit to be tried of…
Bitcoin narrowly avoids falling under $60,000 as it bounces off lows
Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty ImagesBitcoin bounced off its recent low on Friday after narrowly avoiding falling below the key $60,000 mark, but some market commentators suggested there's more selling to come.Late on Thursday, the world's…
Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools
People without coding backgrounds are discovering that they can build their own custom apps using vibe coding — solutions like Lovable that turn plain-language descriptions into working code.
While these prompt-to-code tools can help…
Why Amazon’s CEO is ‘confident’ with $200 billion spending plan
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaks during an unveiling event in New York, Feb. 26, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon's stock plunged 11% in extended trading on Thursday, dragged lower by market jitters around the…
OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own
On Monday, OpenAI launched Codex, an agentic coding tool marketed to software developers. Today, OpenAI also launched a new model designed to turbo-charge Codex: GPT-5.3 Codex.
The company says that the model transforms Codex from an…
Bitcoin drops below $67,000 as sell-off intensifies and pessimism grows about crypto’s…
Bitcoin sank below $67,000 on Thursday as investor confidence continued to falter in the asset once hailed as "digital gold" and a unique store of value. —Digital assets, including bitcoin, have fallen deeper into the red as investors…
Sony reports 22% jump in December-quarter profit, beats expectations and lifts full-year outlook
The logo of Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on May 14, 2025.Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesSony on Thursday reported a rise in operating profit that beat…
Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads
Anthropic’s Super Bowl commercial, one of four ads the AI lab dropped on Wednesday, begins with the word “BETRAYAL” splashed boldly across the screen. The camera pans to a man earnestly asking a chatbot (obviously intended to depict…
Software experiencing ‘most exciting moment’ as AI fears hammer stocks
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff appears at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBox CEO Aaron Levie says that in the 20-year history of his cloud…
Tinder looks to AI to help fight ‘swipe fatigue’ and dating app burnout
Tinder is turning to a new AI-powered feature, Chemistry, to help it reduce so-called “swipe fatigue,” a growing problem among online dating users who are feeling burned out and are in search of better outcomes.
Introduced last…
Uber (UBER) 2025 Q4 earnings
Uber reported better-than-expected revenue in its fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. Shares were down about 6% after the call with analysts as the company touted its autonomous vehicle progress but gave soft guidance on…
Nintendo shares sink 10% as gaming giant faces memory shortage concerns
Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one…