Bitcoin dipped below the $117,000 mark on Tuesday following a legislative setback in the U.S. House of Representatives, where several cryptocurrency-focused bills were blocked from advancing. According to Coin Metrics, the digital asset was last trading 2.8% lower at $116,516, retreating from an earlier high of $120,481.86. The decline followed a 196–223 vote, where a […]
Apple has officially raised the starting price of its flagship iPhone Pro model in the U.S. for the first time since 2017, a move long anticipated by analysts and investors. The new iPhone 17 Pro now starts at $1,099, which is $100 more than last year’s iPhone 16 Pro. Alongside it, Apple has also introduced […]
Daphnee Poteau, a Haitian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. in 2023, found more than just a job at an Amazon warehouse in Indianapolis—she found her husband, Kristopher Vincent, a longtime employee at the same facility known as IND8. But their future has suddenly become uncertain. Last month, Poteau was contacted by the Department of […]
Jeff Bezos has named longtime Amazon executive Tom Taylor as the new President and CEO of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, a major philanthropic effort focused on tackling climate change and preserving biodiversity. Taylor, who spent over two decades at Amazon and previously led its Alexa voice assistant division and third-party seller services, shared […]
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple’s stock has bounced back strongly following the launch of its latest devices, erasing all of its 2025 losses and turning positive for the year. After a 4% rally on Monday, Apple shares are now up just over 2% year-to-date, making it the last of the major tech giants to enter positive […]
Iurii Gugnin, a 38-year-old Russian national residing in New York, has been arrested and charged with operating a sophisticated money laundering scheme that allegedly funneled over $530 million through U.S. financial institutions. Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payment firms Evita Pay and Evita Investments, is accused of facilitating transactions on behalf of clients linked to […]
Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang is set to accompany President Donald Trump on a state visit to the United Kingdom next week, alongside a lineup of top U.S. business leaders. According to reports, the delegation will include OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, with Apple CEO Tim Cook also […]
Nvidia has invested more than $900 million to bring in Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar along with several key employees, while also securing a license for the startup’s cutting-edge technology. The deal, completed last week, combines cash and stock compensation, according to people familiar with the matter. This move mirrors similar AI talent acquisitions made recently […]
Microsoft announced Wednesday that it will lay off around 9,000 employees, impacting fewer than 4% of its global workforce. The reductions will span across various teams, locations, and experience levels, according to a source familiar with the matter. The move aligns with the start of Microsoft’s 2026 fiscal year, a time when the tech giant […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick issued a stark warning on Thursday, stating that TikTok will be blocked in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, agrees to transfer control to American entities. “You can’t have something controlled by China living on 100 million American phones,” Lutnick said during an appearance on a financial […]