Month: June 2025
Meta launches AI ‘world model’ to advance robotics, self-driving cars
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. Artificial intelligence has been an integral focus for the tech giant’s leader amid competition from players like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta on Wednesday announced it’s rolling out a new AI “world model” that can better understand the 3D environment and […]
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Tesla gains for a fourth day as Musk sets robotaxi date, Trump tensions cool
Tesla CEO Elon Musk walks to board Air Force One with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) as they depart for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., March 22, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Tesla rallied for a fourth straight session as the spat between CEO Elon Musk and President […]
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Women’s Tennis Association unveils rule protecting players’ rankings during fertility procedures
Sloane Stephens looks on against Madison Keys during the Charlotte Invitational at Spectrum Center on December 06, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jacob Kupferman | Getty Images The Women’s Tennis Association has introduced a rule allowing players to protect their rankings during fertility treatments. The policy means that players can step away from professional tennis […]
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U.S. inflation rises 0.1% in May from prior month, less than expected
Consumer prices rose less than expected in May as President Donald Trump’s tariffs had yet to show significant impact on inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of goods and services across the sprawling U.S. economy, increased 0.1% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at […]
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Trump says China will supply rare earths in ‘done’ deal
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday said that China will supply rare earths upfront to the U.S. as part of a trade agreement. The relationship between the world’s two largest economies is […]
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UK finance minister set on ‘renewing Britain’ as she unveils spending plans
U.K.Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 10 Downing Street ahead of PMQs in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on June 11, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is delivering the government’s Spending Review on Wednesday, with all eyes on how billions of pounds’ worth of public […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, Dave & Buster’s, GameStop, GitLab and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. GameStop — Shares of the video game retailer slipped 4%. GameStop posted first-quarter revenue of $732.4 million, down from the $881.8 million figure seen in the same period a year prior. Tesla — The electric vehicle maker rose 1.7%, on track for its fourth straight winning […]
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German startup DeepL says latest Nvidia chips lets it translate the whole internet in just 18 days
DeepL CEO Jaroslaw “Jarek” Kutylowski. DeepL DeepL on Wednesday said it was deploying one of the latest Nvidia systems that would allow the German startup to translate the whole internet in just 18 days. This is sharply down from 194 days previously. , DeepL is a startup that has developed its own AI models for and […]
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Nvidia makes big play for Europe with infrastructure deals
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21, 2025. Cheng / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images) I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia on Wednesday announced a slew of partnerships with European countries and companies spanning infrastructure to software as it […]
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Nvidia CEO says quantum computing is reaching an ‘inflection point’
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia talks about quantum computing on stage at Nvidia GTC Paris on Wednesday 11 June, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is growing more bullish about quantum computing — and he expects they’ll start solving real-world problems in the coming years. “Quantum computing is reaching an inflection point,” […]
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