This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Yesterday, Nvidia confirmed what we all already knew. The company is planning to acquire Hugging Face, a New York-based startup which has built a repository for open source AI models and recently shot to global recognition after it…
For Alexander Lee, back-to-school shopping used to mean hours spent comparing prices, reading reviews, and figuring out where to buy a growing list of supplies for his two kids. “The pens and pencils are not that big of a deal,” Lee said in a CNBC interview ahead of the Labor Day weekend. Things like “calculators,…
Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, at the Arendalsuka conference in Arendal, Norway, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Carina Johenson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has proposed cutting the allocation of government bonds in its $2.3 trillion investment portfolio, chiefly affecting its holdings of U.S. Treasurys, as…
Nvidia has become one of the world’s largest strategic tech backers as the value of its equity investments soared more than tenfold in the past year to $99 billion, with the chip giant increasingly looking to leverage its huge capital reserves to bolster the AI sector. The company has ramped up dealmaking for financing rounds…
South Korea’s AI stock rally is rapidly transforming different corners of the country’s society ranging all the way from romance to academics. In Korea’s dating scene, professionals such as physicians, lawyers and judges, have traditionally been the most sought-after. Now the preferences are changing, as the AI boom makes those working in the chip sector…
A Tesla Cybercab drives in Times Square following an appearance in New York City, U.S., Oct. 27, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Tesla’s fledgling Robotaxi business teased fans with a post on X saying, “no steering wheel, no pedals,” a reference to the company’s forthcoming Cybercab driverless vehicles. Another post prompted riders to “try it…
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on September 2, 2026. Matt Ramey | Afp | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday announced it will begin rolling out its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-6 Astra, which the company said is the product of “years of research and…
A close-up view shows corporate signage mounted on an exterior concrete wall at an Adobe office building in Lehi, Utah, United States, on August 26, 2026. Charles-McClintock Wilson | Nurphoto | Getty Images Adobe on Thursday named Anil Chakravarthy as its next president and CEO, succeeding Shantanu Narayen, who announced he would step down earlier…
Zscaler stock soared on Thursday after the cloud security company beat Wall Street’s fiscal fourth-quarter estimates as rising artificial intelligence risk spurred urgent demand for cyber tools. Here’s how the company performed compared to LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: $1.19 adjusted vs. $1.09 expected Revenue: $898 million vs. $877 million expected Revenue jumped 25% from…
Elon Musk’s super PAC is putting its first midterm money behind some of the GOP’s most important election battlegrounds, spending more than $800,000 across seven Senate races and a handful of competitive House districts, according to a new Federal Election Commission disclosure. The spending by America PAC offers the clearest look yet at where the…
