Year: 2026

TSMC fourth-quarter profit beats estimates, soaring 35%, as AI chip demand stays strong
World

TSMC fourth-quarter profit beats estimates, soaring 35%, as AI chip demand stays strong

TSMC offices in San Jose, California, on April 18, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a 35% increase in fourth-quarter profit, beating estimates and hitting a fresh record as demand for artificial intelligence chips remained strong. Here are the company’s results versus LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted […]

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Goldman Sachs is about to report fourth-quarter earnings — here’s what the Street expects
Business

Goldman Sachs is about to report fourth-quarter earnings — here’s what the Street expects

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon speaks during an interview at the Economic Club of Washington in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 30, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $11.67 per share, according to LSEG Revenue: $13.79 billion, according […]

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Seizing Greenland risks ‘monumental’ fallout, ex-Iceland president warns, as Trump sharpens rhetoric
Politics

Seizing Greenland risks ‘monumental’ fallout, ex-Iceland president warns, as Trump sharpens rhetoric

(L/R) US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio depart the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus after a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Any U.S. […]

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How a former U.S. special forces officer raised  million for his cybersecurity startup
World

How a former U.S. special forces officer raised $22 million for his cybersecurity startup

Gene Yu is the co-founder and CEO of Blackpanda. Courtesy of Gene Yu At age 46, startup founder Gene Yu seems to have lived several lives in one. Before he started his own company, he was a Division 1 tennis player, graduated with a computer science degree from the United States Military Academy, commonly known […]

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The U.S. freezes new immigrant visas for 75 countries: See the full list
World

The U.S. freezes new immigrant visas for 75 countries: See the full list

The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it will pausissuing immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries over concerns that they may rely on public assistance in the future. In a post on X, the U.S. government said immigrants from the list of countries “take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates.” The list, which […]

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China’s AI chip firms are going public fast. But its crown jewel is staying private
World

China’s AI chip firms are going public fast. But its crown jewel is staying private

China’s artificial intelligence chip sector has drawn heavy investor interest following a string of successful initial public offerings. But while those newly listed firms have led market gains, analysts say they are not leading China’s effort to reduce reliance on Nvidia. Instead, most analysts point to tech giant Huawei and its secretive chip unit, HiSilicon, […]

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Trip.com shares plunge more than 20% as China opens antitrust probe into company
Travel

Trip.com shares plunge more than 20% as China opens antitrust probe into company

Signage at the Trip.com Group Ltd. headquarters building in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese online travel services provider Trip.com plunged nearly 22% in Hong Kong on Thursday after Beijing opened an antitrust probe into the company. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation late Wednesday said […]

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Trip.com shares plunge more than 20% as China opens antitrust probe into company
Travel

Trip.com shares plunge more than 20% as China opens antitrust probe into company

Signage at the Trip.com Group Ltd. headquarters building in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese online travel services provider Trip.com plunged nearly 22% in Hong Kong on Thursday after Beijing opened an antitrust probe into the company. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation late Wednesday said […]

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Musk’s xAI limits Grok’s ability to create sexualized images of real people on X after backlash
Technology

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
Politics

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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