Month: September 2025
Europe’s work-life balance a key talent draw as Trump revamps H-1B visa
An aerial view of the skyline from the Pirellone during the conference Disegniamo il futuro dell’abitare per costruire il domani della Lombardia on regional housing policies at Palazzo Pirelli in Milan, Italy, on January 20, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s revamp of the H-1B visa program has rekindled the scramble […]
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Chinese EV giant BYD says it has a backup plan if it’s cut off from Nvidia chips
The Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD presents its models at the Open Space Area during the IAA Mobility in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on September 12, 2025. Eyeswideopen | Getty Images News | Getty Images BYD has a backup plan if it gets cut off from the Nvidia chips it currently uses in its cars, a […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Firefly Aerospace, AutoZone, Kenvue & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Firefly Aerospace — The aerospace company fell more than 10% after posting its first quarterly report since going public last month. Firefly saw a wider loss and lower revenue than expected for the second quarter. AutoZone — The automotive parts retailer fell 2% after its gross […]
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EU, WHO counter Trump’s warnings on autism and pregnancy
A view shows The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 28, 2025. Denis Balibouse | Reuters European Union and British health agencies confirmed the safety of paracetamol during pregnancy, disputing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump linking the popular pain medication to autism. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that […]
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Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC
While close to 150 world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly dismantling a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area — a system investigators say could have crippled cell towers, jammed 911 calls and flooded networks with chaos at the very moment […]
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Amazon faces off against FTC over ‘deceptive’ Prime program
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon and the Federal Trade Commission are squaring off in a long-awaited trial over whether the company duped users into paying for Prime memberships. The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, alleges that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up […]
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Crypto startup Zerohash raises $104 million from Morgan Stanley, SoFi, Apollo and others
Key Points Crypto infrastructure startup Zerohash has raised $104 million in funding with backing from financial firms including Morgan Stanley and SoFi, CNBC has learned. The round was led by Interactive Brokers, the global automated trading firm, and includes strategic investors who are also clients of Zerohash, founder and CEO Edward Woodford told CNBC. Zerohash […]
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Tom Brady joins wellness company Aescape, bringing his longevity protocols to massage robots
Tom Brady. Mike Ehrmann | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Tom Brady struck a partnership with robotic massage device maker Aescape to provide the company with exclusive rights to his recovery and longevity protocols, Aescape announced on Tuesday. As part of the deal Brady has been given the title of chief innovation officer for […]
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Startups and founders could be hardest hit by $100,000 H-1B visas
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to place $100,000 fees on H-1B visa applications will disproportionately harm America’s startup space, founders and venture capitalists told CNBC on Tuesday. H-1B visas — which allow companies to temporarily hire foreign workers in skilled occupations such as IT, healthcare and engineering — were already difficult to secure for U.S. startups, […]
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Nvidia and OpenAI’s $100-billion deal sparks global chip stock rally
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Major global semiconductor stocks rose on Tuesday after Nvidia announced plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI. The deal between Nvidia and OpenAI is on a large scale. OpenAI plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power, which is equivalent to 4 million and 5 […]
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