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Tesla shares climb as Musk pledges to be ‘super focused’ on companies ahead of Starship launch
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Tesla shares climb as Musk pledges to be ‘super focused’ on companies ahead of Starship launch

Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Tesla shares gained about 5% on Tuesday after CEO Elon Musk over the weekend […]

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Elon Musk’s X down for tens of thousands of users
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Elon Musk’s X down for tens of thousands of users

Elon Musk looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Elon Musk-owned social media platform X experienced outages on Saturday morning, with tens of thousands of users reportedly unable to […]

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Intuit tops Wall Street estimates after tax season, issues strong guidance
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Intuit tops Wall Street estimates after tax season, issues strong guidance

Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intuit on Thursday reported quarterly results that beat analysts’ estimates and issued stronger-than -expected guidance for the full year. The stock rose about 4% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did compared to analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $11.65 adjusted vs. $10.91 expected Revenue: $7.8 billion vs. […]

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Snowflake shares soar to highest level in over a year as revenue tops  billion for first time
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Snowflake shares soar to highest level in over a year as revenue tops $1 billion for first time

Snowflake Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US, on Jan. 2, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Snowflake shares jumped 12% on Thursday, climbing to their highest level since early last year after the data analytics company reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Revenue in the fiscal […]

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OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive’s AI devices startup for .4 billion
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OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive’s AI devices startup for $6.4 billion

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman appears on screen during a talk with Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella at the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images OpenAI said on Wednesday that it’s buying Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io for […]

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Waymo says it reached 10 million robotaxi trips, doubling in five months
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Waymo says it reached 10 million robotaxi trips, doubling in five months

A Waymo self-driving car, seen with a driver, stops at a red light outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 31, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana told CNBC on Tuesday that the Alphabet-owned ride-hailing company has reached 10 million trips, doubling in the […]

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Palo Alto Networks beats on earnings and revenue, misses on gross margin
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Palo Alto Networks beats on earnings and revenue, misses on gross margin

Palo Alto Networks signage displays on the screen at the Nasdaq Market in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Palo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the latest quarter but its gross margin was below estimates. The stock dropped 4% in extended trading on Tuesday. Here’s how the […]

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The challenges facing Elon Musk and NASA in sending humans to Mars
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The challenges facing Elon Musk and NASA in sending humans to Mars

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, want to make living on Mars a reality.  Musk has said that his company, SpaceX, can get humans to Mars as early as 2029. Meanwhile, NASA officials have said that sending humans to Mars even by 2040 would be an “audacious” goal. China also has […]

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Grok’s ‘white genocide’ auto responses show AI chatbots can be tampered with ‘at will’
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Grok’s ‘white genocide’ auto responses show AI chatbots can be tampered with ‘at will’

Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images In the two-plus years since generative artificial intelligence took the the world by storm following the public release of ChatGPT, trust has been a perpetual problem. Hallucinations, bad math and cultural biases have plagued results, reminding users that there’s a limit to how much we can rely […]

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TikTok turns to meditation as it battles lawsuits and criticism over the app’s ill effects on children
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TikTok turns to meditation as it battles lawsuits and criticism over the app’s ill effects on children

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Plagued with allegations and lawsuits of harming users’ mental health, especially that of children, social media sensation TikTok has decided to turn to meditation — or, rather, guide its users to the calming effects of deep breathing. TikTok said Thursday that it was launching in-app guided meditation exercises […]

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