In this article UNH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT UnitedHealth Group Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday posted a modest fourth-quarter earnings beat, but issued soft revenue guidance,…
In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boeing reported revenue ahead of Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter as the company’s turnaround picked up steam following years of crises. The company’s airplane deliveries last year were the highest since 2018, helping drive revenue. Boeing brought in $23.9 billion in the last…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 21, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 rose to a new all-time intraday high on Tuesday, aided by gains in Big Tech, as traders awaited earnings from companies in the sector. Traders also looked ahead…
The Treasury Department cut ties with Booz Allen Hamilton on Monday and announced that it was canceling $21 million in federal contracts with the consulting giant because one of its ex-employees previously leaked President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the press. A statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent referenced Charles Littlejohn, a onetime Booz employee…
Ricursive Intelligence, a startup building an AI system to design and automatically improve AI chips, has raised $300 million at a $4 billion valuation. The company said Monday the round was led by Lightspeed. Ricursive says the system will be able to create its own silicon substrate layer and speed up AI chip improvements. Rinse…
WASHINGTON (AP) — After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week’s meeting about interest rates as straightforward and uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won’t like the result. The central bank’s interest rate-setting committee is almost certain to keep its key short-term…
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DETROIT – General Motors beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings expectations Tuesday, while guiding for another year of “strong financial performance” in 2026. The Detroit automaker, which slightly missed revenue expectations, also announced a 20% increase in its quarterly dividend and a new $6 billion share…
In this article MU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A general view of Micron Technology’s building in Singapore, June 23, 2020. Micron Gcm Studio | Reuters Micron Technology on Tuesday committed approximately $24 billion to expand its wafer manufacturing operations in Singapore, as the American memory chipmaker moves to expand production amid global shortages. …
Topline Social media app UpScrolled said its servers crashed earlier today because so many new users are downloading the app as it capitalizes on user discontent with TikTok, which has alienated some users who accuse it of censoring anti-Trump videos after spinning off its U.S. operations to a new entity owned by some Trump allies….
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and won back its losses from last week’s dip. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 313 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.4%….
The ICE shooting of Alex Pretti has stirred many in Silicon Valley. By Chris Taylor Chris Taylor Chris is a veteran tech, entertainment and culture journalist, author of ‘How Star Wars Conquered the Universe,’ and co-host of the Doctor Who podcast ‘Pull to Open.’ Hailing from the U.K., Chris got his start as a sub…
In the wake of TikTok’s U.S. ownership change last week, some users are seeking out alternative platforms. One app gaining traction is UpScrolled, a social network that pledges to remain impartial to political agendas. The app currently ranks 12th overall in Apple’s App Store and second in the social networking category. UpScrolled blends familiar features…
Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on its apps, the company told TechCrunch on Monday. The tech giant said the new subscriptions will unlock more productivity and creativity, along with expanded AI capabilities. In the coming months, Meta said it will offer a premium experience on Instagram, Facebook,…
United Parcel Service (UPS) is navigating a significant transition as it adapts to changing market dynamics, particularly its dependency on Amazon for deliveries. In a strategic move aimed at bolstering profitability and achieving substantial cost savings by 2026, UPS has announced plans to reduce its workforce and streamline operations, signaling a broader shift within the…
Google has agreed to pay $68 million to resolve claims that its voice assistant was a snoop. The deal stems from a lawsuit alleging that the assistant improperly recorded private conversations and then shared the info with advertisers, reports CNBC. The assistant is designed to activate when it hears prompts such as “Hey Google.” But…
In an onstage interview at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 21, President Trump was asked how he intends to tackle the gigantic increase in federal deficits and debt, which according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and almost all private forecasts, will only keep worsening under current policies. “The big thing is growth,” responded…
TikTok is currently experiencing a widespread service outage in the US, causing disruptions for millions of users only a few days after the company officially transferred control of its American business to a group of majority-US investors. The technical issues led many TikTok users to speculate about whether the app’s new owners were intentionally suppressing…
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century. Starting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned seats and the option of paying more to get their preferred seat closer to…
TikTok has reached a settlement to avoid it being involved in a landmark social media addiction trial – a matter of hours before jury selection was due to begin in California. The plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of platforms’ algorithms left her addicted to social media and negatively…
Another day, another terms-of-service update. It happens all the time. But a few days ago, after President Donald Trump’s long-awaited TikTok sale finally went through, the TikTok USDS Joint Venture’s first terms-of-service update made its way through the birth canal and onto phones across America. Headed by 81-year-old Larry Ellison, the owner of Oracle, an…
Laura CressTechnology reporter Getty Images Google has agreed to pay $68m (£51m) to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly listened to people’s private conversations through their phones. Users accused Google Assistant – a virtual assistant present on many Android devices – of recording private conversations after it was inadvertently triggered on their devices. They claimed…
Julia Carreon left Citigroup in August 2024 © Catalin Abagiu/FT A former Citigroup managing director is suing the bank over claims its human resources department forced her out after she was sexually harassed by one of the bank’s most senior executives, Andy Sieg. Julia Carreon, who was Citi Wealth’s global head of platform and experiences…
Nike on Monday said it will eliminate 775 jobs, mostly at distribution centers in Tennessee and Mississippi. The announcement comes as Nike works to kickstart sluggish sales, including by cutting layers of management. The company said the moves will “strengthen and streamline” operations and help it “move faster,” a frequent refrain of second-year CEO Elliott…
Nvidia said on Monday it has invested $2 billion in CoreWeave to hasten the data center company’s efforts to add more than 5 gigawatts of AI computing capacity by 2030. The chipmaker, already an investor in CoreWeave, said it had bought the company’s Class A shares at $87.20 per share. As part of the deal,…
UpScrolled is a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text, and it aims to remain ‘impartial’ to political agendas. UpScrolled is a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text, and it aims to remain ‘impartial’ to political agendas. Jan 26, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars,…
4 hours ago Liv McMahonand Kali Hays,Technology reporters Getty Images TikTok has denied claims that its new US operations are heavily-controlling what users post after thousands reported glitches with the video streaming platform. In a response to the BBC, a spokesperson for TikTok US reiterated an earlier statement pointing to technical issues being the reason…
Meta’s 5-gigawatt “Hyperion” data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, on January 9, 2026. Meta The popular narrative that artificial intelligence is the engine keeping the U.S. economy alive appears to be overstated, according to recent analyses. The AI boom has reshaped market valuations, driven large investments and record bond issuance to finance data…
ZikG/Shutterstock Costco’s in trouble, and it’s all due to the store’s famous $4.99 rotisserie chickens. No, it’s not because Costco loses millions of dollars each year by keeping these chickens’ cost low — that’s all part of a . The megaretailer is facing a class-action lawsuit because of claims that the chicken is preservative-free. in-store signage…
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century. Starting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned seats and the option of paying more to get their preferred seat closer to…
Earlier this month, ChatGPT Health launched with integration for Apple Health and several other data providers. But when The Washington Post’s technology columnist gave ChatGPT access to his Apple Watch data, it didn’t go very well. ChatGPT Health gave inconsistent, inaccurate interpretations of Apple Health data Geoffrey A. Fowler writes at The Washington Post: Like…
LONDON (AP) — The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Monday after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok spewed nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform. European regulators also widened a separate, ongoing investigation into X’s recommendation systems after the platform said it would switch to Grok’s AI…
From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, whether it’s public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites for such arrests themselves. In Minneapolis, where the Department of Homeland Security says it’s carrying out its largest…
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