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Democrats ask Google whether talks with Trump over censorship suit include possible ‘quid-pro-quo’ deal
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the National Economic Council, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Housing Finance Agency, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 27, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Several Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren of […]
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What the world’s biggest chipmakers are doing to stave off Trump’s tariffs
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with CEO of Apple Tim Cook in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday August 6, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on the import of semiconductors has brought major chip names into the […]
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Amazon’s cloud business giving federal agencies up to $1 billion in discounts
Attendees walk through an exposition hall at AWS re:Invent, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024. Noah Berger | Getty Images Amazon Web Services has agreed to provide U.S. federal agencies with up to $1 billion in discounts for cloud adoption, modernization and training through 2028, an agency […]
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Airbnb beats on top and bottom lines for second quarter
Airbnb reported second-quarter results on Wednesday that beat analysts’ expectations. Here’s how the company did based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.03 vs. 93 cents expected Revenue: $3.10 billion vs. $3.04 billion expected Revenue increased 13% from $2.75 billion during the same period last year. The company reported net income of […]
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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit clears regulatory hurdle, safety probe
Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit is ramping up vehicle production at a new facility in Hayward, California. Zoox Amazon‘s Zoox has cleared a key regulatory hurdle, paving the way for demonstrations of its self-driving robotaxis. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday that it granted Zoox an exemption from some requirements, a first for U.S.-built […]
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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ “Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference” at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images OpenAI on Wednesday announced it will offer its ChatGPT Enterprise product to U.S. federal […]
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Super Micro stock sinks 20% after earnings, outlook disappoint
Super Micro Computer shares plunged 20% on Wednesday after the company posted weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth quarter results, dented in part by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. CEO Charles Liang told investors on a conference call that the company has “taken measures to reduce the impact” of the tariffs. “With respect to the tariffs, the situation is […]
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Shopify stock soars 20% on rosy guidance as CFO says tariff hit ‘did not materialize’
The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, on Sept. 28, 2018. Chris Wattie | Reuters Shopify shares soared 20% Wednesday after the company topped analysts’ estimates for the second quarter, and gave rosy guidance for the third quarter. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by […]
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Snap shares plummet 15% after weak second-quarter revenue metric
Snap shares tanked more than 15% Tuesday when it reported second-quarter earnings in which global average revenue per user missed expectations. Here is how the company did compared with Wall Street’s expectations: Earnings per share: Loss of 16 cents. That figure is not comparable to analysts’ estimates. Revenue: $1.34 billion vs. $1.35 billion expected, according to LSEG […]
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Hinge Health stock pops 6% after first quarterly report since IPO
Hinge Health co-founders, Gabriel Mecklenburg and Daniel Perez celebrate its initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on May 22, 2025. NYSE Shares of Hinge Health popped 6% in extended trading on Tuesday after the digital physical therapy company reported quarterly results for the first time since its debut on the New York […]
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