NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech and other superstars of the U.S. stock market got back to rallying on Monday, and Wall Street recovered most of its loss from last week. The S&P 500 climbed 1.5% and clawed back nearly all its drop from last week, which was its first weekly loss in four. The…
US stock futures were little changed Monday night as investors took a breather following a rally fueled by optimism that Washington may soon end the record-breaking government shutdown. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), the S&P 500 (ES=F (ES=F), and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) all held near the baseline. All three…
China mandates all state-funded data centres to use domestic AI chips, escalating its tech rivalry with the US. China Tightens Rules on Data Centres, Mandates Use of Domestic AI Chips. The Chinese government has introduced new regulations requiring all data centre projects that receive state funding to use only domestically manufactured artificial intelligence (AI) chips,…
For years, South Korea was the global heartbeat of crypto speculation. It became the place where digital coins traded at a premium, and where retail investors moved markets overnight. The “Kimchi Premium” became shorthand for a national obsession: Rampant and frenetic trading activity unrivaled by any region across the globe. But by late 2025, the…
young man standing in front of the projection reflected stock market | Image Credits:Getty Images A rough week for tech stocks might signal a loss of investor confidence in artificial intelligence. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 3% — making this its worst week since President Donald Trump announced…
What’s happened? As the trend of vibecoding grows, Google is expanding Opal to more than 160 countries, opening access to a tool that lets anyone build mini-apps without writing a line of code. Big news: We’re expanding Opal, our no-code AI app builder, to 160+ countries! From automating complex research to generating full marketing campaigns…
A vast data center in Plano, Texas, is a symbol of the enormous AI infrastructure boom that has boosted stock markets and driven U.S. economic growth over the past year. The data center occupies more than 450,000 square feet and cost $1.6 billion to construct and equip. It supplies 30 megawatts of computing power to…
The global AI race has just turned up the heat, and yet again, China is making the move. A new challenger has entered the arena, Moonshot’s Kimi K2 Thinking, a model so advanced that its creators say it’s outsmarted OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 on several high-profile benchmarks. Yes, the same GPT-5 that…
Elon Musk’s latest obsession and the project he is super focused on is reportedly Ani, an artificial intelligence girlfriend created by his AI company xAI. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), he oversaw the development and design of the racy chatbot. Elon Musk xAI’s chatbot Ani’s adult mode feature has raised concerns. (AFP) What…
Nvidia (NVDA) stock led a sell-off in tech on Friday, plunging as much as 4% as AI valuations continued to be top of mind for investors. Concerns about an artificial intelligence-driven stock market bubble have led to bumpy trading for shares of the “Magnificent Seven” companies in the past week. Circular deals among key players…