Technology
Five key questions Apple faces entering its second half-century
Apple CEO Tim Cook inspects the new iPhone 16 during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2024 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images As Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary, the company that’s defined consumer electronics since introducing the iPod, and that forever changed user behavior in creating the iPhone, […]
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Sen. Warren slams Trump administration for pressuring EU to relax tech regulations
Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with the media before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report to Congress,” in Dirksen building on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth […]
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SpaceX lines up 21 banks for mega IPO, code-named project Apex
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for launch carrying NASA’s IMAP mission, which will study the boundary of the sun’s heliosphere and other scientific payloads, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Sept. 23, 2025. Joe Skipper | Reuters SpaceX is working with at least 21 banks on its blockbuster initial public offering, people familiar with […]
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Iran threatens Nvidia, Apple and other tech giants with attack
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened attacks on a swath of U.S. tech companies with operations in the Middle East, including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Google. The IRGC warned on Tuesday that 18 tech companies would be considered as “legitimate targets” in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Attacks on those […]
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Baidu robotaxis reportedly halted mid-traffic causing crashes in Wuhan, China
A Baidu Inc. Apollo Go autonomous driving electric vehicle displayed at the International Automotive and Supply Chain Expo in Hong Kong, June 12, 2025. Chan Long Hei | Bloomberg | Getty Images Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis reportedly stopped mid-traffic, trapping passengers and resulting in highway collisions on the streets of the Chinese city of Wuhan […]
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Shares of China AI ‘tiger’ Zhipu surge 35% after revenue doubles in first earnings report
The Zhipu AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Chinese artificial intelligence company Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC, better known as Zhipu, surged as much as 35% on Wednesday, after posting strong revenue growth in its first earnings report. The Beijing-based company later pared gains […]
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Crypto asset manager CoinShares to begin trading on Nasdaq through SPAC merger
Crypto investment firm CoinShares said it will begin trading on Nasdaq Wednesday through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The company is merging with Vine Hill Capital to form the holding company CoinShares PLC. The deal closed late Tuesday, CNBC has learned. It was first announced in September, and it values […]
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Column: Apple’s crackdown on AI apps puts it on the wrong side of history
Steve Jobs founded Apple 50 years ago this week on a simple idea: democratize computing by putting personal computers in the hands of anyone. Now, Apple is going against that founding mission by standing in the way of what could become the most empowering tool for ordinary people in software history — AI coding, or […]
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Anthropic leaks part of Claude Code’s internal source code
The Anthropic logo appears on a smartphone screen with multiple Claude AI logos in the background. Following the release of Claude Opus 4.6 on February 5, Anthropic continues to challenge its main competitors in the generative AI market in Creteil, France, on February 6, 2026. Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Anthropic leaked part […]
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Microsoft closes worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008 on AI concerns: ‘Redmond is in a pickle’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft AI Tour event in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 25, 2026. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft just closed out its worst quarter on Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis, as investors soured on the software giant’s prospects in artificial intelligence. The stock plunged […]
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