Technology
Here’s how AI could influence the Fed’s economic outlook
Key Points Members of the Federal Open Market Committee are factoring rising labor productivity in their economic forecasts. In a long-run “unbounded growth” scenario where AI is fully developed, up to 23% of workers may lose employment and labor productivity increases by as much as three to four times, according to a May 2025 research […]
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ServiceNow acquiring cybersecurity startup Armis for nearly $8 billion
Signage outside the ServiceNow headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images ServiceNow will acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in a cash deal valued at $7.75 billion, the company said Tuesday. The enterprise software company said the deal will bolster its cybersecurity capabilities in the […]
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Space stocks rocket higher as sector optimism gains steam into 2026
Space stocks have rallied in recent weeks following news that Musk’s SpaceX is planning to go public next year and widespread government interest. Source
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We’re putting an AI giant in the Bullpen — not letting a mistake cloud our judgment
Alphabet can no longer be ignored. It is going back into our Bullpen list of stocks to watch after our unfortunate exit from the Google parent back in March. We got out of the name due to concerns that Google’s Gemini was not advancing quickly enough to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and because the Justice […]
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Why Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders might opt for Paramount’s offer — and why they might not
Ted Sarandos, left, co-CEO of Netflix, and David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. Mario Anzuoni | Mike Blake | Reuters Hours before Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to sell its studio and streaming assets to Netflix, Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, called WBD CEO David Zaslav to inform him Netflix wouldn’t be bidding any […]
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Instacart ends AI-driven pricing tests that drove up costs for some shoppers
FILE PHOTO: Instacart shopper, Loralyn Geggatt makes a delivery to a customer’s home in Falmouth, MA on April 7, 2020. David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images Instacart said Monday it will cease the use of artificial intelligence-driven pricing tests on its grocery delivery platform after the practice was scrutinized in a wide-ranging […]
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Uber, Lyft set to trial robotaxis in the UK in partnership with China’s Baidu
A Baidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi during Baidu’s Apollo Day in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced plans to bring robotaxis to London starting next year through its partnerships with Lyft and Uber, as the UK emerges as a growing autonomous vehicle battleground. […]
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Waymo pauses robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected
Alphabet-owned Waymo has suspended its driverless ride-hail service in the San Francisco Bay Area after blackouts plagued the city Saturday afternoon. “We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services in the San Francisco Bay Area due to the widespread power outage,” a Waymo spokesperson tells CNBC. “Our teams are working diligently and in close coordination with […]
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Xbox is losing the console race by miles. It’s part of Microsoft’s big gaming pivot
The Xbox booth during the Gamescom video games trade fair at the Trade Fair Center in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 20, 2025. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Microsoft’s Xbox has had a tumultuous year. A slew of layoffs, price hikes and studio closures have led many to declare — not for the first time […]
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Your CEO wants to be a social media influencer. Is it cool or cringy?
Vladimir Godnik | Fstop | Getty Images For years, Braden Wallake has posted everything from business lessons to animal pictures on his LinkedIn page. A fateful midweek post on a late-summer day stopped the marketing executive in his tracks. Wallake shared a teary-eyed selfie with a message about his feelings after laying off staff. Just […]
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