It’s been a blockbuster week for tech investors, with courtroom rulings and boardroom deals fueling massive gains across the industry’s biggest players. A favorable antitrust ruling for Google sent shares of Alphabet and Apple soaring, while Broadcom rallied on news of a $10 billion AI chip contract. Meanwhile, Tesla rebounded as investors weighed in on […]
Apple has posted its first iPhone sales increase in China in two years, marking a key turnaround in one of its most vital markets, according to Counterpoint Research. In the quarter ending June, iPhone sales in the country rose 8% year-over-year. This growth was largely driven by strategic price reductions and promotional campaigns in May, […]
Amazon has announced that its Prime Day 2025 will be extended to four days, running from July 8 to July 11. This marks the first time the event has expanded beyond its traditional two-day format. The extension aims to provide Prime members with more time to access exclusive deals across millions of products. What’s New […]
Amazon is set to phase out its standalone Freevee streaming service in August as part of a broader effort to streamline its entertainment offerings under the Prime Video umbrella. Freevee, which originally launched in 2019 as an ad-supported platform under IMDb—acquired by Amazon in 1998—offered free TV shows, original content, and select titles from Prime […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has downplayed U.S. concerns that his company’s advanced chips could empower China’s military, as he prepares for a return trip to the country amidst intensifying geopolitical pressure. Speaking in a recent interview, Huang said Chinese forces wouldn’t depend on American technology like Nvidia’s because such access could be restricted at any […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a sweeping set of bills into law, making the state the first in the U.S. to enforce strict safeguards on AI chatbots and social media platforms in a bid to protect children online. “We can continue to lead in AI and technology, but we must do it responsibly — […]
Today SpaceX stands as a $400 billion giant, central to U.S. space operations — but its journey to dominance was far from smooth. Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with funds from the sale of PayPal, the company set out to disrupt an industry long controlled by legacy players. Its first rocket, Falcon 1, was […]
Electronic Arts (EA) announced Monday that it will be taken private in a massive $55 billion all-cash acquisition led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. Under the agreement, EA shareholders will receive $210 per share in cash, marking one of the largest leveraged buyouts in Wall Street history. The […]
A Florida jury has ruled that Tesla holds partial responsibility for a deadly 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system and has awarded nearly $242.5 million in total damages to the victim’s family and an injured survivor. The jury allocated 33% fault to Tesla, making the company liable for around $42.5 million in compensatory damages. In […]
Alphabet shares gained momentum on Friday after reports surfaced that Apple is in early talks with Google to integrate its Gemini AI models into a revamped version of Siri. The discussions, according to Bloomberg, suggest that Apple is considering Gemini as the backbone of a smarter Siri expected to launch as early as next year. […]