Joe Raedle | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI, now owned by SpaceX, sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to challenge a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in the state. In their complaint, filed in a federal court in Minnesota on Monday, attorneys for xAI wrote that the statute “imposes an overbroad, content-based ban…
A semiconductor wafer is on display at Touch Taiwan, an annual display exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan April 16, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Asian technology stocks extended their sell-off on Wednesday, with semiconductor names leading declines after another weak session in the U.S. In South Korea, SK Hynix slid more than 10% after the chip…
E. Jean Carroll walks outside Manhattan Federal Court, for the second civil trial after she accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, in New York City, U.S., January 25, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice on Tuesday separately asked the Supreme Court to overturn…
Zolfaghar and Qadr missiles alongside a metal model of a mini submarine are displayed at Azadi Square as the mutual attacks between Iran and the US, sparked by the parallel routes established in the Strait of Hormuz, intensify day by day in Tehran, Iran on July 24, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images…
The logo of SK hynix is displayed on a glass wall during the 2026 World IT Show in Seoul on April 22, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images SK Hynix on Wednesday posted another record quarterly profit, but missed analysts’ estimates. Here are SK Hynix’s second-quarter results compared with LSEG SmartEstimates, which are…
Jay Clayton appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Aaron Schwartz | Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday evening is scheduled to vote on Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump‘s pick for director of national intelligence, a role that would grant him access to…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was moving to waive what it called “unnecessary…
Ford at the New York International Auto Show in New York City on April 2, 2026. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor raised its 2026 earnings forecast Tuesday after beating Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations despite reporting a decline in revenue that slightly missed estimates. Ford shares rose nearly 7% in after-hours trading…
Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. Noah Berger | Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters | Peerapon Boonyakiat | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Alphabet had long been Wall Street’s favorite hyperscaler due to its expertise in converting high capital expenditures into revenue….
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is under strain as massive stockpile releases in response to wars in the Middle East and Europe have stressed old infrastructure in need of repair. The SPR this week fell to its lowest level since March 1983 after the U.S. withdrew 352 million barrels of crude oil in four years…
