Nvidia wraps tough week as investors focus on competition over growth

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a dinner event with the company’s Taiwanese suppliers in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Lam Yik Fei | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia reported blowout earnings on Wednesday and issued a better-than-expected forecast showing accelerating growth. CEO Jensen Huang proclaimed that “compute demand is skyrocketing.” Investor concerns…

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US designates Iran as 'state sponsor of wrongful detention'

The US on Friday designated Iran as a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” and demanded that the country release all Americans held in its custody. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the designation amid rising tensions between the two countries and President Trump considering launching strikes on Iran. Rubio cited the strengthening of Iran’s power……

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Anthropic calls supply chain risk designation 'unprecedented,' 'legally unsound'

Anthropic on Friday called the Pentagon’s decision to designate an AI company as a supply chain risk an “unprecedented action,” arguing that it is “legally inappropriate” and “would set a dangerous precedent.” “Designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk would be an unprecedented action – one historically reserved for US adversaries, that has never been…

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