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S&P 500 futures slip after index posts third consecutive winning day: Live updates
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S&P 500 futures slip after index posts third consecutive winning day: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters S&P 500 futures slipped in overnight trading after the broad market index strung together a third consecutive advance in reaction to the Trump administration and China hammering out a […]

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Trump joined by dozens of CEOs during his Middle East trip
Politics

Trump joined by dozens of CEOs during his Middle East trip

U.S. President Donald Trump and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg attend a signing ceremony with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (not pictured), in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters More than 30 business leaders representing America’s top companies joined President Donald Trump on Tuesday for a lunch in Saudi Arabia during […]

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YouTube announces Gemini AI feature to target ads when viewers are most engaged
Technology

YouTube announces Gemini AI feature to target ads when viewers are most engaged

People walk by a YouTube logo as Google celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first video uploaded to YouTube, at the company’s corporate headquarters in San Bruno, California, on April 23, 2025. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images YouTube on Wednesday announced a new tool that will allow advertisers to use Google’s Gemini AI […]

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CoreWeave beats on revenue, reports more than 400% growth in first earnings after IPO
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CoreWeave beats on revenue, reports more than 400% growth in first earnings after IPO

Mike Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave, testifies during a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing on artificial intelligence in Washington on May 8, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Shares of artificial intelligence infrastructure provider CoreWeave reported better-than-expected revenue on Wednesday in the company’s first earnings release since going public. The stock popped […]

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5 new Uber features you should know — including a way to avoid surge pricing
Technology

5 new Uber features you should know — including a way to avoid surge pricing

Travelers walk past a sign pointing toward the Uber ride-share vehicle pickup area at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images Uber is giving commuters new ways to travel and cut costs on frequent rides. The ride-hailing company on Wednesday announced a route share feature on […]

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Video podcasts are having a moment at media upfronts
Business

Video podcasts are having a moment at media upfronts

Jason and Travis Kelce with Dunkin Donuts on the New Heights podcast. Courtesy: Wondery Amazon’s second-ever Upfronts pitch to advertisers this week featured an appearance by NFL champion brothers Jason and Travis Kelce. They weren’t there to hype live football rights. While Amazon’s Prime owns the media rights to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games […]

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Databricks is buying database startup Neon for about  billion
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Databricks is buying database startup Neon for about $1 billion

Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi. Databricks Data analytics startup Databricks said Wednesday that it’s buying Neon, a cloud-based database software vendor, for about $1 billion. It’s the latest big deal for Databricks, which bought artificial intelligence model training startup MosaicML for $1.3 billion in 2023 and paid over $1 billion last year for data […]

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AI research takes a backseat to profits as Silicon Valley prioritizes products over safety, experts say
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AI research takes a backseat to profits as Silicon Valley prioritizes products over safety, experts say

Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI and co-founder of Tools for Humanity, participates remotely in a discussion on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., April 24, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Not long ago, Silicon Valley was where the world’s leading artificial intelligence experts went to […]

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Perplexity partners with PayPal for in-chat shopping as AI race heats up
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Perplexity partners with PayPal for in-chat shopping as AI race heats up

Perplexity is extending its bet on chat-powered shopping, aiming to stand out in the crowded generative artificial intelligence market against OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. The company said on Wednesday that it’s partnering with PayPal to let users make purchases directly in chat. U.S. customers will soon be able to book travel, buy products, and secure […]

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Google is testing AI search on its homepage
Technology

Google is testing AI search on its homepage

Visual China Group | Getty Images Google‘s stalwart search button has a new neighbor: AI Mode. The artificial intelligence feature is being tested directly beneath the Google search bar beside a “Google Search” button, replacing the “I’m Feeling Lucky” widget. The new feature, though not widely available yet, is being tested in a location where […]

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