In a surprising move, former President Donald Trump has significantly escalated his global tariff strategy, raising rates from 10 percent to 15 percent just days after a Supreme Court ruling deemed his initial tariffs unconstitutional. This latest maneuver arrives as the international community seeks clarity on the future of trade relations with the United States…
Amazon just knocked Walmart out of the top spot it has held for 16 years straight. The tech giant has edged past the Arkansas retailer to become the largest company in the US—and the world—by annual revenue, pulling in $716.9 billion over its most recent fiscal year versus Walmart’s $713.2 billion, the Wall Street Journal…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal government and a pullback in consumer spending. The nation’s gross domestic product — the total output of goods and services — increased at a 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter,…
Written by Amazon Staff 1 min read We want to address the inaccuracies in the Financial Times’ reporting yesterday. The brief service interruption they reported on was the result of user error—specifically misconfigured access controls—not AI as the story claims. The disruption was an extremely limited event last December affecting a single service (AWS Cost Explorer—which helps…
US courts have charged three individuals, including two ex-Google employees, regarding the theft of trade secrets in regards to Google’s efforts with Tensor chips in Pixel phones. In a US court case (USA v. Ghandali, 26-cr-00071), three individuals have been charged with 14 felony counts of conspiracy and theft of trade secrets, as well as…
Ted Sarandos is not amused and he’s not sitting quietly. The Netflix co-CEO is vigorously making his case for why Netflix should be the ultimate owner of Warner Bros. Discovery. Sarandos has been speaking out forcefully even as the board of WBD went back into negotiations with Paramount Skydance this week. In Sarandos’ view, the…
A federal judge has rejected Tesla’s bid to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida, dealing a significant blow to the automaker’s legal strategy as it faces a growing wave of lawsuits tied to its driver-assistance technology. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami ruled that the evidence…
Lucid Motors is laying off 12% of its workforce in a bid to “improve operational effectiveness and optimize our resources as we continue on our path toward profitability,” according to an internal memo that was obtained by TechCrunch. Hourly workers on the manufacturing, logistics, and quality teams are not affected by the cuts, according to…
A Portland company is recalling a beloved frozen Trader Joe’s product after some consumers reported finding glass in their dinner. Ajinomoto Foods North America — a supplier based in Southeast Portland — just pulled more than 3 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice due to potential glass contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food…
Nevada’s effort to block the prediction market platform Kalshi is moving through multiple courts, and that could have major ramifications for the brewing battle over sports betting. A judge on Tuesday denied the company’s request to block the state from taking civil action against it. Nevada regulators claim that Kalshi, through its prediction market contracts,…
In case you were thinking about getting a job at Google as a means of stealing CPU technology, we wouldn’t recommend it. Two ex-Googlers and one of their husbands have been indicted for allegedly stealing trade secrets with relation to Google’s Tensor processor for Pixel phones. If found guilty of the charges, they face 20+…
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is firing back at James Cameron‘s endorsement of Paramount in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. In an interview on Fox Business Network’s The Claman Countdown, Sarandos challenged remarks from Cameron to lawmakers undermining Netflix’s pledge to keep Warner Bros. movies in theaters. “I’m particularly surprised and disappointed that James…
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A limited U.S. strike on Iranian military or nuclear targets is the likeliest outcome. That’s what Morningstar thinks, according to the company’s equity director Joshua Aguilar, who outlined in a note sent to Rigzone late Thursday that this scenario “would mean no impact on global physical flows, so the global surplus would remain intact”. “Any…
Last night, Tesla made some hefty cuts to Cybertruck pricing in an effort to stimulate some sales. The bombastic tri-motor “Cyberbeast” is $15,000 cheaper at $99,990, albeit by dropping some previously free features like supercharging and FSD. And there’s now a new $59,990 entry-level model, a dual-motor configuration with a range of 325 miles (523…
Paramount Skydance said its potential deal to snap up Warner Bros. Discovery in its entirety has cleared antitrust review at the U.S. Justice Department — despite the fact that David Ellison’s Paramount has repeatedly failed to secure an agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD for now remains committed to its deal with Netflix. On…
Two minor AWS outages have reportedly occurred as a result of actions by Amazon’s AI tools. Two minor AWS outages have reportedly occurred as a result of actions by Amazon’s AI tools. Feb 20, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow….
A judge has denied Tesla’s request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict that held the automaker partially responsible for a fatal crash involving its Autopilot driver assistance system. “The grounds for relief that Tesla relies upon are virtually the same as those Tesla put forth previously during the course of trial and in their…
For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices that addict kids to their platforms and fail to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous content. Now, these tech giants are getting a chance to make their case in courtrooms around the country, including before a…
For the first time, after years of public questions and congressional hearings, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was forced to take the stand in front of a jury and a group of bereaved parents to defend the alleged effects of the company’s products on teenagers. Faced with accusations that Facebook and Instagram sought to push teens…
About a decade after concluding her 10 years of service in the U.S. Army, Beth Benike of Oronoco, Minnesota, became a mother for the first time—and came up with her first idea for a small business. “I had the idea for an invention that would stop babies from dropping and throwing everything on the ground…
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Transportation Electric Cars The price is lower, but the stigma remains the same. The price is lower, but the stigma remains the same. Feb 20, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Tesla has announced a…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. I’ve spent the last 24 hours going back and forth on whether I need to hop on the “dad shoe” trend. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The major indexes are coming off a down day. Here are five…
Personal income increased $86.2 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in December, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $75.7 billion (0.3 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $91.0 billion (0.4 percent). This report for December 2025, originally scheduled…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions in North America kicked off 2026 with bitterly cold temperatures, with many saying it’s been years since they’ve experienced such frigid winter weather. “Pipes that never froze on me for 15 years froze,” said Chris Ferro, 58, from Brooklyn, New York, about the abnormally cold temperatures he experienced in January and…
Paramount has cleared a 10-day waiting period after responding to a second request for information from the DOJ around its unsolicited offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. The company said today that the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act means “there is no statutory impediment in the U.S. to closing” the acquisition….
A woman was arrested at a Las Vegas airport and accused of abandoning her 2-year-old goldendoodle at the JetBlue ticket counter because she did not have the proper paperwork to take the puppy on the flight. The Feb. 2 incident was captured on video at Harry Reid International Airport. The woman, whose face was blurred…
Usually, when you see a feel-good story about finding a lost dog, you don’t immediately react with fear and revulsion. But that was indeed the case in response to a Super Bowl commercial from Amazon-owned security camera company Ring. There’s now a group offering to dole out a $10,000 bounty to wrest back control of…
In this article BOTZ TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Chinese humanoid robots are having a moment in the spotlight after a standout performance at the country’s annual Spring Festival Gala earlier this week, with videos from the event circulating widely online. The gala, widely considered the world’s most-watched television program, featured robots from several startups…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Feb. 20, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks rose on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, potentially providing relief for companies burdened by higher costs from the duties and easing concern about sticky inflation…
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The U.S. dollar has been a safe haven currency for several decades, but economic volatility, sanctions and now tariffs are prompting investors to consider other options. Some European officials believe they have a prescription to wean themselves off the dollar. In recent months, investors flocked to gold and silver as they peered…