Year: 2026
The first of China’s ‘AI tigers’ goes public as Zhipu climbs in Hong Kong debut
The Zhipu AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC, better known as Zhipu, edged higher on their Hong Kong debut, following a $558 million initial public offering that made it the first of China’s “AI tigers” to go public. The […]
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Vacations can be stressful—here are 3 ways to fully unwind, according to a psychologist
Monica Virga, a 38-year-old entrepreneur based in Norway, found it unsettling to go from a period of working 20 hours a day to almost zero while on holiday, she said. “I would… end up popping into my emails again and checking up on things with work that I didn’t need to be in,” she said. […]
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Samsung Electronics estimates nearly three-fold profit surge as memory prices skyrocket
Headquarters of Samsung in Mountain View, California, on October 28, 2018. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images South Korea’s Samsung Electronics expects its profits to triple in the final three months of last year, reaching a record high, as memory prices surge amid booming demand tied to artificial intelligence. The world’s largest memory […]
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Microsoft revealed as company behind controversial data center proposal in Michigan township
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Future Decoded Tech Summit in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 25, 2020. Microsoft will open a new data-center region in Spain, expanding their strategic partnership with Telefonica SA, according the the statement by Telefonica. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft has identified itself as the mystery company […]
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Trump withdraws U.S. from dozens of international organizations, White House says
President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 at the White House in Washington, D.C. Peter W. Stevenson | The Washington Post | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation withdrawing the United States from 35 non-United Nations organizations and 31 U.N. entities that “operate contrary […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Rumbles within the Magnificent Seven
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images There’s movement going on in the Magnificent Seven group of stocks. Shares of Alphabet, the parent of Google, rose 2.4% on Wednesday, to give the firm a market capitalization of $3.89 trillion. Meanwhile, Apple, the parent of the iPhone (so to speak), retreated 0.8%, and ended the […]
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Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500, Dow retreat from record highs: Live updates
A trader work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 06, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Stock futures hovered near the flatline overnight after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped three-day win streaks. Futures tied to the 30-stock […]
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Ford enters race to offer eyes-off driving tech, starting with $30,000 EV in 2028
Jim Farley, president and chief executive officer of Ford, speaks at the Ford Motor Co.’s Kentucky Truck Plant to launch the 2025 Ford Expedition, in Louisville, Kentucky, April 30, 2025. Carolyn Kaster | AP Ford Motor plans to introduce eyes-off driving technology on an upcoming $30,000 all-electric vehicle in 2028, the Detroit automaker announced Wednesday. […]
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Obamacare subsidies extension clears procedural hurdle in the House
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle | Getty Images A Democrat-led push to extend recently expired Obamacare subsidies cleared a procedural hurdle in the House on Wednesday with support from nine Republicans, teeing up a final vote […]
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Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes
President Donald Trump said the U.S. should bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership has helped push housing further out of reach for everyday Americans. “For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for working hard, […]
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