A woman holds signs during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion outside Peace Hall in New Port Richey, Florida on July 18, 2026. Thomas Simonetti | AFP | Getty Images Silicon Valley’s technology leaders have long dreamed of making the world a better place. But now more than ever, Americans say they’re living…
Moviegoers watch the film “Ne Zha 2” at an Imax GT Cinema on in Guiyang, China, Feb. 23, 2025. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images In December, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond opened the door to a sale. Almost nine months later, the company’s stock has hit an all-time high, its box…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said strong earnings results from Nvidia and Salesforce shattered two of Wall Street’s biggest tech bear narratives, sending both stocks soaring. “We were in the grip of some lies and damn lies, backed by chimerical statistics, and now both bear stories backfired,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Today was a…
Nvidia‘s near-monopoly over the most advanced AI chips is under “threat” as OpenAI’s and other tech giants announce custom-built semiconductors, analysts told CNBC. Follow CNBC’s live coverage of Nvidia’s 2027 second-quarter earnings OpenAI announced that its first AI chip, the Jalapeño, had “industry-leading speed and efficiency,” as it unveiled the semiconductor on Tuesday. Google, AWS…
Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Amazon is soon pulling the plug on its 21-year-old crowdsourced work platform, called Mechanical Turk, the company said Tuesday. “We regularly evaluate our programs, tools and services and make adjustments…
Waymo robotaxi driven by a safety specialist is seen on Centre Street on April 9, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Alphabet‘s Waymo on Tuesday said it plans to roll out robotaxi rides in Germany in 2027, marking its third international market and first in the EU. Waymo will start…
United Airlines said Tuesday it’s planning to add a host of new international destinations next year that span Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Okinawa, Japan, continuing its so-far profitable bet that consumers will keep spending big to try new destinations abroad. United already offers more international service than other U.S. airlines and is selling destinations well beyond…
Traders celebrating at the New York Stock Exchange on April 15, 2026, as the S&P 500 closed above the 7,000 level for the first time. NYSE Equal-weight ETFs are having a moment. The investing approach isn’t new, but it has moved into the spotlight this year as many of the large-cap stocks that have driven…
Conceptual Portrait of Smartphone Addiction and Endless Scrolling. Marco_piunti | E+ | Getty Images This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Meta says it faces a trillion-dollar penalty and damage to its advertising model. But the trial could go well beyond one company. It could…
XI’AN, CHINA – JULY 22: Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree Robotics, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Internet Conference Digital Silk Road Development Forum on July 22, 2026 in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Humanoid robots may be a decade away from their “ChatGPT…
