Day: July 25, 2025
Meta names OpenAI’s Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI Superintelligence Lab
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said Shengjia Zhao, the co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will serve as the chief scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs. Zuckerberg […]
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Musk’s Grok AI is now on the Kalshi, Polymarket betting apps. What could go wrong?
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk is now a driving force in prediction markets. Musk’s xAI on Thursday announced a partnership to integrate its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok with Kalshi’s prediction markets service. In June, xAI announced a similar deal with Polymarket, a Kalshi rival. Kalshi, the company that turned heads with a made-with-AI […]
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NFL will fine more than 100 players for reselling Super Bowl tickets at a profit
A detail shot of the Lombardi Trophy next to Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles helmets prior to a news conference on February 03, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana ahead of the NFL Super Bowl LIX football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. Kevin Sabitus | Getty Images Sport | Getty […]
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FEMA to send states $608 million to build migrant detention centers
An aerial view of a migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” is seen located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 7, 2025. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention […]
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Wall Street barrels toward a big week: Fed meeting, Mag 7 earnings, jobs report, trade deadline
So long, summer doldrums. A stock market at all-time highs could be shaken up in a big way next week. Federal Reserve policymakers are convening for their July meeting at a time when central bank independence is in question. More of the Magnificent Seven companies are set to report and answer critical questions about artificial […]
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What the prediction markets are saying about the big Wall Street events ahead
The coming week poses a critical test for the stock market’s record-setting run with a number of make-or-break events — the Federal Reserve ‘s rate decision, July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s tariffs deadline. Popular wagers on prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket offer an alternative view into how the mainstream thinks things will unfold […]
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Palantir joins list of 20 most valuable U.S. companies, with stock more than doubling in 2025
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, speaks on a panel titled Power, Purpose, and the New American Century at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Palantir has hit another major milestone in its meteoric stock rise. It’s now one of […]
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Inside Tesla’s new retro-futuristic Supercharger diner
Tesla has opened the doors to its first diner Supercharger station in Los Angeles. CEO Elon Musk first teased the concept of building a drive-in themed charging station in 2018. On Monday, that vision was finally realized. Tesla describes the two-story restaurant, constructed of a steel exterior inspired by the Cybertruck, as retro-futuristic. It features […]
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These stocks reporting next week usually top analyst estimates and gain afterward
Looking at history, several stocks scheduled to soon report earnings could beat estimates and outperform the market the day after. Second-quarter earnings have impressed analysts so far, with the majority of S & P 500 companies having posted positive earnings per share and revenue surprises. Several leading stocks are on deck to post results next […]
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New bill in Congress would reward companies that give stock to rank-and-file employees
A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress this week would create a new tax incentive for public companies to distribute stock to their rank-and-file employees. The new SHARE Act would give a 3 percentage point discount on the corporate tax rate to large companies that distribute at least 5% of their stock to the lowest paid […]
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