The question on Wall Street’s lips this week has been about Iran: When and how will the war end? President Trump issued some positive updates over the past 48 hours, though some analysts have pointed out there’s little verifiable action at present to support those claims. BlackRock CEO and cofounder Larry Fink sees the conflict…
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Barely three months ago, the Walt Disney Company announced that it would be bringing user-generated AI slop to Disney+ as part of a landmark $1 billion investment into OpenAI that would allow people to use Sora to create short videos from more than 200 beloved Disney characters. The announcement was so important that Disney’s then-CEO…
That said, Reuters’ source also suggested that Disney and OpenAI were still discussing whether there was another way the companies could partner with or invest in each other. No more shockwaves The December announcement of the planned Disney/OpenAI partnership sent shockwaves through Hollywood, with many publicly worrying about what it meant for the future of…
The 2026 Amazon Big Spring Sale is now officially live. It has now taken over the Amazon home page, delivering thousands of price drops on Google and Samsung tech, smart home gear, smartphone accessories, home goods, and just about everything else. The sale kicks off today and will run through March 31 with a revolving…
A jury has been deliberating for more than a week in that case, and though they’ve reached a decision on liability, they’re currently deadlocked on the amount of financial damages to award. On Monday, they confirmed to a judge that they can’t reach consensus for one of the defendants, a Los Angeles NBC affiliate reported,…
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From cryptocurrency-based online platforms to oil futures and the United States S&P 500 stock benchmark, traders have made bets worth hundreds of millions of dollars since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran with suspiciously well-timed trades that suggest knowledge of key White House decision-making. One of the most well-documented examples has been Polymarket,…
Transportation The $90,000 electric sedan is the latest EV to end up on the scrap heap, as automakers adjust to slower demand and policy whiplashes. The $90,000 electric sedan is the latest EV to end up on the scrap heap, as automakers adjust to slower demand and policy whiplashes. Mar 25, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC…
BOSTON (AP) — The future of fish is looking a lot like… salami? And meatballs. And fried chicken. And breakfast sausage. And, of course, spareribs and burgers. This is America, after all. Salmon snack sticks are displayed at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston on March 17, 2026. (J. M. Hirsch via AP) Salmon…
Federal transportation investigators on Tuesday pointed to two key areas under scrutiny in Sunday’s deadly runway collision at LaGuardia Airport: The fire truck involved was not equipped with a transponder and only two air traffic controllers were on duty at the time. The National Transportation Safety Board’s findings raise questions about multiple potential layers of…
Day two of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is here, and there’s brand-new discounts to shop. Our top deals include the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Vacuum for $129.99 (35% off), Olaplex No.4C Bond Maintenance Clarifying Shampoo for $25.50 (25% off), Keurig K-Compact Single Serve Coffee Maker for $66.49 (34% off) and Lifepro Waver Vibration Plate for…
The two Canadian pilots who died in Sunday’s runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York were young, ambitious men at the start of their careers who each had pursued their yearslong dream of flying. Capt. Antoine Forest and First Officer Mackenzie Gunther were operating the Air Canada jet that was landing at New York’s…
Homes in Daly City, California, US, on Monday, March 23, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates rose last week to the highest level since last fall, and that pushed mortgage demand off a cliff. Total mortgage application volume dropped 10.5% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage…
The city of Baltimore sued Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, on Tuesday, alleging that its tool, Grok, has continued to generate nonconsensual sexual images in violation of the city’s consumer protection and deceptive practice laws. The complaint claims that users on Musk’s social media platform, X, are at risk of being exposed to the…
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A Santa Fe County jury delivered a $375 million verdict Tuesday in a landmark case against the world’s largest social media company. After deliberating for less than a day following a six-week trial in state District Court, jurors found Meta had violated a New Mexico consumer protection law by failing to protect children from sexual…
(Bloomberg) — Arm Holdings Plc shares rose by the most in almost a year after the company announced plans to sell its own chips for the first time — a move forecast to generate about $15 billion annually within five years. Meta Platforms Inc. will be the first major customer for the company’s chip, called…
The Arm AGI CPU can have up to 136 cores per CPU, claiming it has double the performance per watt of x86 chips. The Arm AGI CPU can have up to 136 cores per CPU, claiming it has double the performance per watt of x86 chips. Mar 24, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC Richard Lawler is…
The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative — but opponents see as foolish and extreme. The Interior Department announced Monday that TotalEnergies agreed to what is essentially a refund of its…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on March 24, 2026. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stocks jumped on Wednesday as oil prices pulled back and traders hoped the U.S. and Iran could reach an agreement for a ceasefire. The Dow…
A proposed tunnel would connect the Ball Arena property to Elitch Gardens, the neighboring amusement park also owned by KSE. DENVER — Elon Musk’s tunneling company apparently didn’t dig a proposed project at Denver’s Ball Arena — at least not enough to pick it as a winner in a nationwide contest. The Boring Co. overnight…
A specter is haunting the world of white-collar work: the specter of white-collar job loss. But one of Wall Street’s “Masters of the Universe,” asset management billionaire Larry Fink sees another ghost in the machine. Writing in his annual letter to BlackRock shareholders, the CEO identified a much greater threat from technological progress to the…
The Federal Communications Commission has banned new consumer internet routers manufactured outside the US, citing national security concerns. The ban doesn’t affect any routers already in American homes or currently on sale in the US, but all new routers aimed at the consumer market will need to be approved. While the headline is that foreign-made…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has banned imports of new, foreign-made routers citing supply chain vulnerability and cybersecurity risks. The newest addition to the U.S. “covered list” targets consumer-grade routers, the boxes that connect home computers, phones and smart devices to the internet. The list is a catalog of communications equipment and services considered…
Arm, one of the world’s leading chip design firms, announced Tuesday that it is producing its own semiconductors. The move is a departure from its long-standing model of licensing intellectual property to companies that manufacture and sell chips themselves. Speaking to a live audience in San Francisco, Arm CEO Rene Haas made his pitch for…
Zoox is quadrupling its San Francisco service area for select riders, with operations in the Marina, North Beach, Chinatown, Pacific Heights, and along the Embarcadero. But the aloe-green robotaxi service is available to only a small pool of passengers. The Amazon-owned company said the new area will first be open to Zoox employees, their friends…
Financial markets experts are raising concerns about possible insider trading after an unusual spike in oil futures trading only minutes before President Trump announced talks with Iran on Truth Social. Mr. Trump’s announcement, which he posted on social media shortly after 7 a.m. EST on Monday, caused oil prices to tumble and the Dow Jones…
Roughly $580 million worth of oil futures changed hands in a single minute early Monday morning, only about 15 minutes before President Trump posted on Truth Social that the U.S. had been engaged in “productive conversations” with Iran to end the war. Now Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is calling what he sees: treason. “We…
Covered List now covers all foreign routers The FCC granted a waiver to previously authorized routers allowing them to receive security patches and other “software and firmware updates to ensure the continued functionality of the devices,” until March 1, 2027. The FCC said it may extend that timeframe to allow software updates for longer. The…
Stablecoin issuer Circle’s (CRCL) shares tumbled on Tuesday, after a draft version of U.S. stablecoin legislation raised concerns about limits on yield. The stock of the USDC issuer fell 20% on the day, snapping a weeks-long rally that saw more than 100% gain. Meanwhile, crypto platform Coinbase (COIN), which shares revenue coming from the stablecoin,…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes finished in the red Tuesday, as oil prices lifted higher. Modine Manufacturing (MOD) surged as Micron Technology (MU) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR) fell on the stock market today. The Dow weakened in the final hour of trading Tuesday and finished the session with a 0.2%…