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 […]
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 […]
Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) has announced a strategic partnership with UK-based AI startup Wayve to launch public-road trials of Level 4 (L4) fully autonomous vehicles in London. This collaboration marks the UK’s largest pilot of autonomous vehicles to date and represents a significant step forward in Uber’s global autonomous mobility strategy. What Is Level […]
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares surged nearly 8% on Friday after reports revealed that IBM successfully used AMD’s chips to run a quantum computing error correction algorithm — a major step forward in the development of scalable quantum systems. IBM’s stock also jumped around 8%, marking its best single-day performance since January, as excitement around […]
1. Trump Pulls the Plug on Canada Trade Talks President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that the United States is halting trade negotiations with Canada after controversy erupted over an Ontario government ad featuring the voice of former President Ronald Reagan. The ad criticized tariffs and their impact on Americans, but the Ronald Reagan Presidential […]
Apple has officially announced a launch event scheduled for September 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, inviting media and analysts to its campus. The event teaser carries the tagline: “Awe dropping.” As tradition goes, September is the month Apple typically unveils its latest iPhones. This year’s highly anticipated release is expected to be the iPhone […]
Momenta, a leading Chinese autonomous driving technology startup, is in talks to raise fresh capital at a potential valuation of around $6 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The figure could still shift as the funding process moves forward, sources noted. The Beijing-based company specializes in developing advanced software and algorithms that enable […]
Samsung Electronics announced on Tuesday that it expects its operating profit for the second quarter to plummet by 56%, highlighting the challenges it faces in keeping up with soaring demand for advanced AI chips dominated by rivals like Nvidia. The South Korean tech giant — known globally for its smartphones and memory chips — projected […]
Streaming giant YouTube TV could lose access to major Disney-owned networks — including ESPN and ABC — by the end of the month if a new distribution deal isn’t finalized in time. Disney announced on Thursday that it will begin notifying YouTube TV subscribers about the potential blackout, as its current contract with the platform […]