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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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Stock futures are flat on Tuesday with Nasdaq riding five-day winning streak: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Tuesday evening as Wall Street looks to extend a strong start to the week. Futures tied to the S&P 500 dipped less than 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures ticked down about […]
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Photos: Tech CEOs mingle with Trump and Saudi Crown Prince at investment forum in Riyadh
Senior Advisor to the U.S. President Elon Musk (L) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (C) are directed to greet the Saudi Crown Prince at the Royal Court in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Wealth and power. Global political and business leaders gathered in Riyadh on Tuesday for the […]
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Google launches AI startup fund offering access to new models and tools
Sundar Pichai, C.E.O. of Google and Alphabet, speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Google will begin a new fund aimed at investing in artificial intelligence startups, the company announced Monday. Through a fund […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Amazon, Alibaba, Merck, Five Below, Nike and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Drugmakers — Pharmaceutical stocks bounced back from earlier losses after an executive order aimed at bringing down drug prices was deemed not as bad as feared for the industry. Merck jumped 5%, while Pfizer , Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly all rose more than 2%. However, […]
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Dow futures rocket higher by 1,100 points after U.S.-China agree to cut tariffs: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures jumped early Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 1,117 points, or 2.6%. S&P 500 futures climbed 3.1%, and Nasdaq-100 […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Best Buy, Eli Lilly, Tesla, Amazon and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Big Tech stocks – Shares of megacap technology companies surged after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily cut tariffs , bringing the U.S. tariff rate on Chinese imports down to 30% and China’s duties on U.S. imports to 10%. Tesla , which has seen declining […]
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U.S.-China breakthrough send tech and chip stocks soaring
HANGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 3, 2024 – The NVIDIA logo and the Apple logo are pictured in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, China, June 6, 2024. On June 5, Eastern time, Nvidia’s stock market value exceeded $3 trillion, officially surpassing Apple’s market value and becoming the world’s second largest technology giant by market value. It is […]
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Walgreens doubles down on prescription-filling robots to cut costs, free up pharmacists amid turnaround
A robotic arm fills prescriptions at a Walgreens’ micro-fulfillment center. Courtesy: Walgreens As struggling drugstore chains work to regain their footing, Walgreens is doubling down on automation. The company is expanding the number of retail stores served by its micro-fulfillment centers, which use robots to fill thousands of prescriptions for patients who take medications to […]
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Trump’s trade war is giving renewed importance to advertising Upfronts
Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb, and Carrie Coon in ‘The White Lotus’ on HBO. Courtesy: Fabio Lovino | HBO Media companies are staring down widespread economic uncertainty as their annual pitch to advertisers and marketers kicks off. This week legacy entertainment giants including Comcast’s NBCUniversal, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery will stage presentations to ad buyers […]
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