Month: January 2026
Musk’s xAI limits Grok’s ability to create sexualized images of real people on X after backlash
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI said late Wednesday that Grok will no longer be able to create sexualized images of real people on X based on user prompts following extensive backlash from political figures in the U.S. and abroad. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from […]
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Iran briefly closes airspace as U.S. tensions rise, flights rerouted across region
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran temporarily closed its airspace late Wednesday to most incoming and outgoing flights amid escalating tensions with the U.S., according to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The restriction was scheduled to […]
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Toyota Industries shares jump after Toyota Motor raises buyout offer to over $35 billion
The Toyota Industries Corp. logo at the company’s Nagakusa plant in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of forklift producer Toyota Industries jumped Thursday, a day after Toyota Moto sweetened the tender offer price for buying out the carmaker by more than 15% to over $35 billion. Shares of Toyota […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed as investors await Bank of Korea decision
Sunset scene of light trails traffic speeds through an intersection in Gangnam center business district of Seoul at Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to trade mixed Thursday as investors awaited a policy decision from the Bank of Korea. South Korea’s central bank is expected to […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Dow slide for two straight sessions: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 14, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were near flat Wednesday night as the S&P 500 comes off of two consecutive days of losses. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
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Down in the polls, Trump yanks Republicans toward economic populism. It may not save them
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to address House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 6, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump and Republicans are down in the polls with less […]
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Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China with a 25% surcharge
US President Donald Trump looks on before signing a bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that his administration will approve China sales of Nvidia‘s H200 chip for artificial intelligence, but the U.S. […]
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Cerebras scores OpenAI deal worth over $10 billion ahead of AI chipmaker’s IPO
Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, speaks at the Raise summit in Paris on July 8, 2025. The annual conference gathers global leaders and key speakers in tech and AI. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images AI chipmaker Cerebras has signed a deal with OpenAI to deliver 750 megawatts of computing power […]
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Stellantis CEO: 2026 is the ‘year of execution’ as Wall Street awaits turnaround strategy
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa speaks during an event in Turin, Italy, November 25, 2025. Daniele Mascolo | Reuters DETROIT — Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa views 2026 as an execution year for the embattled maker of Jeep, Ram and Dodge vehicles in the U.S. after years of market share declines. Filosa has been undertaking a turnaround […]
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China’s ban on cybersecurity software roils three of our stocks — here’s our view
Geopolitical tensions are shaking the cybersecurity tape, impacting Club names Palo Alto Networks , CrowdStrike , and Broadcom . But they’re not changing our investment theses. Reuters reported Wednesday that Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software from a handful of U.S. and Israeli firms, including Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, […]
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