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Trading Day: US rate outlook trumps everything

US stocks bucked the global trend and fell on Tuesday,

November 10, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

US SEC seeks to close Musk, Tesla settlement fund

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it completed distributions from a $40 million fund created from civil fines paid by Elon Musk

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Japan manufacturers' mood hits more than 5-year high on chip demand: Reuters poll

Japanese manufacturers' sentiment rose to its strongest level in more than five years in November as booming semiconductor demand underpinned broad-based

November 10, 2026

Arts|Education|Science|Technology

Students creating documentaries with scientists deepens STEM belonging and public trust in science

In a Rutgers University lab, students and scientists collaborate to tell the story behind scientific research.

November 10, 2026

Environment|Technology

The Latest: House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

The House has turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran

November 10, 2026

Ukraine peace talks restart after 9 months. What makes them different this time?

November 09, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

This invisible, super-polluting gas is a climate villain the world is failing to tackle

November 10, 2026

Business|Technology

US lawmakers push China chip rules after Nvidia CEO allegations

US lawmakers on Tuesday renewed calls for tighter restrictions on China's access to advanced AI chips, after allegations about

November 10, 2026

Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Nvidia selloff deepens, adding to AI jitters

Technology shares were in the red again on Tuesday, with Anthropic's steps toward a big IPO failing to calm general anxiety about

November 10, 2026

US yields climb, stocks fall as inflation data boosts chances for larger Fed rate hike

US Treasury yields jumped and Wall Street stocks fell on Tuesday after a hotter-than-anticipated US inflation reading boosted chances

November 10, 2026

Business|Technology

IBM to end visa, green card sponsorship for most roles in its Consulting arm

IBM said on Tuesday that it was ending US visa and green card sponsorship for a majority of roles in IBM Consulting, which employs more than 150,000 people.

November 10, 2026

Political|Technology

Lawmakers vow aggressive oversight of FCC chair after Democrats take over

A senior Democrat in the US Senate said on Tuesday that lawmakers plan to call the head of the Federal Communications Commission to testify

November 10, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

US power demand to beat record highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI use surges, EIA says

US electricity consumption will rise to record highs in 2026 and 2027 due to power-hungry AI data centers and electrification, the US Energy Information

November 10, 2026

What got more expensive for US consumers in October?

US consumer prices rose more than expected in October, prompting financial markets to pile into bets the Federal Reserve will have to respond aggressively with interest

November 10, 2026

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Nvidia-backed AI cloud firm Nscale considers delaying $35 billion listing, the Telegraph reports

Nscale, a British cloud provider backed by chip giant Nvidia, is considering delaying a $35 billion stock market listing, the Telegraph reported on Tuesday.

November 10, 2026

US Army member arrested in UK for suspected 'espionage' for Russia

A senior US Army soldier was arrested in Britain on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence, British police said on Tuesday, after the US removed aircraft from British

November 10, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Brazil presents road map away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energies at UN climate talks

Brazil has launched a long-awaited road map to help countries transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies

November 10, 2026

Arts|Business|Science|Technology|World

SpaceX must face sex-bias claims after appeals court rejects arbitration request

SpaceX must face a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing eight engineers who raised concerns about alleged sexual harassment and discrimination at the company

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Wall St ends lower as hot inflation data, Fed comments heighten rate worries

US stocks closed lower on Tuesday, as a hotter-than-expected inflation reading hardened expectations for a rate hike from the

November 10, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Alleged spy plot targeting CEO Jensen Huang raises questions about Nvidia's future

Investigations into whether Nvidia’s CEO was targeted by a Chinese intelligence effort are raising questions about the future of the chipmaker

November 10, 2026

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Anthropic to seek $1.4 trillion valuation in blockbuster IPO

November 10, 2026

Business|Technology

Still possible chipmaker Nexperia could reunite with Chinese operations, CEO says

Nexperia BV could still reunite with its Chinese operations, the Dutch chipmaker's chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday, even though, more than a year

November 10, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic brings Claude to Google Meet to tackle tasks live

Anthropic said on Tuesday it was bringing its Claude assistant to video conference platform Google Meet, as the company pushes to integrate AI deeper into everyday office work.

November 10, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Microsoft tops Nvidia's market cap for first time since June 2025

(Corrects first paragraph to say Nvidia was the second most valuable company.

November 10, 2026

US traffic deaths fall in first half of 2026, lowest rate since 2014

US traffic deaths fell in the first half of this year to the lowest rate since 2014, the government said on Tuesday, retreating from a spike during

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Google agrees to additional privacy protections in Spirit Airlines data sale

Alphabet's Google has agreed to additional privacy protections in the acquisition of employee data from defunct Spirit Airlines, a union representing

November 10, 2026

Arts|Technology

Ukraine urges US to speed up interceptor deliveries as Russia targets power grid

Ukraine's foreign minister said he had urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday to accelerate deliveries of interceptors as Russia ramps up attacks on

November 10, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Anthropic eyes $1.4 trillion IPO valuation in test of Wall Street's AI fervor

Anthropic's blockbuster IPO will value the Claude chatbot creator at up to $1.4 trillion, slightly short of some investors'

November 10, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Smart ring maker Oura to acquire Counsel Health for $625 million

Smart-ring maker Oura said on Tuesday it will acquire virtual primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million in an all-cash deal, combining Oura's biometric data with

November 10, 2026

Business|Technology

OpenAI lets businesses claim ChatGPT profiles, adds AI agents for US e-commerce firms

OpenAI said on Tuesday it was launching "Businesses" in beta within ChatGPT, giving companies a way to claim and manage their profiles, update information and track how users engage

November 10, 2026

Russia and Ukraine hold nearly 4 hours of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi

Russia, Ukraine, and the United States held three-way talks in the United Arab Emirates to address the ongoing war

November 10, 2026

Arts|Technology|Travel|World

US evacuates aircraft from British military base after threat from Iran

November 10, 2026

FBI is investigating a possible killing aboard a cruise ship out of Texas

The FBI is investigating what it called a “suspected homicide” aboard a cruise ship that returned to port after departing from Galveston, Texas

November 09, 2026

Amazon, Google set for big windfall from Anthropic IPO

Amazon and Google's stakes in Anthropic could be worth a combined $411 billion if the AI company prices its initial public offering at the top of its proposed range, according to

November 10, 2026

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AI training startup Mercor valued at $20 billion in latest funding round

Mercor said on Tuesday it had raised $750 million in a funding round that valued the AI training startup at $20 billion.

November 10, 2026

US consumer prices rise briskly for third straight month

US consumer prices increased more than expected in October amid higher costs for food and accommodation, cementing expectations that the Federal

November 10, 2026

UN body agrees to postpone review of US rights record after Trump administration snub

The U.N.'s Human Rights Council has delayed a review of the U.S. human rights record until January

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Boeing jet deliveries drop 14% in October

Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 49 jets in October, down from 57 the previous month and 53 a year earlier.

November 10, 2026

Business|Technology

Toyota to bring mini trucks to US market

Toyota Motor said on Tuesday it will bring its ultra-compact mini KEI trucks to the US market for fleet customers starting in the second half of 2027

November 10, 2026

Wells Fargo upgrades US AI infrastructure view after chip selloff

Wells Fargo upgraded its view on US AI infrastructure companies to "neutral" from "negative", saying a sharp selloff in semiconductor stocks has improved the sector's risk-reward

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Banks seek to rein in soaring AI agent costs, McKinsey says

Banks worldwide are trying to curb the soaring cost of AI agents as spending on the tokens that power them could easily reach 20% of total labor costs,

November 10, 2026

Science|Technology

Chipmakers warn AI demand is creating bottlenecks in automotive supply chain

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia is "totally oversubscribed" as suppliers divert manufacturing capacity toward fast-growing AI data centres and away from the

November 10, 2026

TSMC to invest up to $1 billion in Anthropic, OpenAI

TSMC plans to invest up to $1 billion across leading AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI, highlighting the Taiwanese chipmaker's confidence in long-term demand for the

November 10, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Amazon's Ring launches flying camera, autonomous security robot

Amazon's Ring on Tuesday launched a new robotics business with two autonomous security products, a flying indoor camera for homes and a roving security robot designed for businesses

November 10, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology

Nvidia's clubby board faces a sticky 'honey pot' test

Revelations that Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang had an affair with a businesswoman suspected of being a Chinese spy have forced the chipmaker's board to confront

November 10, 2026

Economy|Europe|Technology

Italy sees planned F-35 fighter jet spending rise by €7.3 billion

Italy's government is seeking parliamentary approval to increase planned investment in F-35 fighter jets by €7.28 billion ($8.17 billion), lifting the programme's overall cost

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Oil dependence is bad for the climate and the economy, UN chief tells COP31

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took aim at oil companies making billions of dollars in profits while families,

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Microsoft presses Trump to scuttle ban on Chinese data center tech

Microsoft and other companies and trade groups have pressed the Trump administration to halt plans to bar imports from China of a key component used

November 10, 2026

Nvidia and Jensen Huang face shareholder lawsuit alleging investors were misled about spy affair

A shareholder has sued Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang, accusing them of deceiving investors about Huang's affair with a purported Chinese spy

November 10, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

RFK Jr. loosens access to unapproved peptides: A health law scholar explains what consumers need to know

Compounding pharmacies will now be able to sell 6 popular peptides, despite the fact they have not been proved safe and effective.

November 10, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

What are biomarkers? A biologist explains how doctors measure your health – and how combining cells from different people can find new markers

Why are some people hit harder by certain diseases than others? Why do some patients respond better to a treatment, while others see no effect? Biomarkers can help answer these questions.

November 10, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

'Grand Theft Auto VI' is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at stake

‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ is set to release on Nov. 19, marking a return to the neon-lit streets of Vice City

November 09, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

COP31: Governments are failing to rein in emissions from their own power plants

A new study compared power plants’ carbon emissions and found government-owned plants’ emissions were much higher and less responsive to climate policies.

November 10, 2026

Prince Harry's wife Meghan makes first public appearance since father's arrest

Prince Harry urged tech companies to be more transparent about issues affecting children as he and his wife, Meghan, made their first public appearance since her father’s arrest on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material

November 10, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic seeks valuation of about $1.3 trillion when it becomes a publicly traded company

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic is looking for an approximately $1.3 trillion valuation in its initial public offering

November 10, 2026

France summons Iran envoy over supermarket fridge hack, warns of response

France summoned Iran's ambassador on Tuesday after accusing Tehran of a cyberattack that disabled refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets, with Foreign

November 10, 2026

War is over?

While Nvidia and its troubled CEO Jensen Huang had a tough Monday, Wall Street stormed higher, led largely by recently battered chip stocks and cosseted by a tumbling

November 10, 2026

Business|Health|Technology|World

Fires, protests, pollution: Apple's supply chain woes in India

Three contract workers died of asphyxiation at a Tata Electronics factory in southern India that makes parts for Apple iPhones, triggering investigations by the companies

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic's path from AI startup to industry-defining IPO

Anthropic on Tuesday kicked off the roadshow for its US initial public offering, seeking to raise up to $64.4 billion at $1 trillion valuation in what could be the first public

September 28, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Anthropic's $1.4 trillion IPO bid sets up high-stakes test for AI market

Anthropic's blockbuster IPO is set to give the company a valuation of up to $1.4 trillion, marking a defining test of investor confidence in the AI boom it helped ignite.

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

Anthropic's potential mega IPO joins ranks of world's biggest listings

Anthropic launched the roadshow for its hotly anticipated US initial public offering on Tuesday, bringing the Claude maker a step closer to a landmark debut that is set to test

June 11, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

My smartphone wrecked my wrist. Here’s how

November 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Nations promise to install more rooftop solar at UN climate talks

Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030

November 10, 2026

Maryland family determined to rebuild crabbing business after fire: "It's not a job, it's a lifestyle"

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

AI debt faces pressure as Democrats prepare to take over Congress

Bond investors are growing more cautious on debt tied to the artificial intelligence boom, highlighting concerns over the expected efforts of a

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Tesla Cybertruck is EV pickup market's latest casualty

Tesla’s move to discontinue its Cybertruck next year is perhaps the highest-profile flameout in a category that automakers had once hyped: huge electric pickups.

November 10, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

Honda reports robust results on the back of healthy motorcycle sales

Honda has reported a 66% rise in net profit for the first half of its fiscal year, driven by strong motorcycle sales

November 10, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Japanese investor SoftBank Group sinks into losses as company's AI hopes falter

SoftBank Group has sunk into losses for the latest quarter as worries about investments in artificial intelligence hurt the Japanese technology company's bottom line

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

SoftBank books $7 billion quarterly loss on US data centre hit, financing costs

SoftBank Group, the Japanese investment giant with big bets on AI, said on Tuesday it had swung to a second-quarter net loss of $7 billion, hit hard by hefty

November 10, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Musk expected to join Trump at APEC; Huang's participation in doubt, SCMP reports

Top US business leaders, including Tesla chief Elon Musk, are expected to join President Donald Trump's delegation to China for next week's APEC summit, the South China Morning Post

November 10, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's woes evoke sympathy, disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is drawing both sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan, where he has rock star status, after dramatic

November 10, 2026

Science|Technology

What we know about Alice Huang, the alleged spy at the center of the Nvidia scandal

November 10, 2026

Science|Technology

Europe can compete in robotics and physical AI, top chipmaker CEOs say

The CEOs of top European chipmakers Infineon, STMicroelectronics and NXP said on Monday the region was well positioned to compete with the US and Asia in

November 10, 2026

Australia|Political|Technology

Australia regulator rejects warning of internet safety bill chilling free speech

Australia's internet regulator on Tuesday rejected warnings from tech giants that a proposed online safety law would trigger widespread censorship by platforms anxious to

November 10, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

BT to hold off Starlink launch until Ukraine 'noise' dies down, CEO tells FT

BT will not launch a partnership with Elon Musk's Starlink until the "noise" over the recent disruptions in the satellite communications system in Ukraine subsides, CEO Allison

November 10, 2026

Honda raises full-year profit outlook, books $3 billion in EV-linked costs in Q2

Honda Motor on Tuesday raised its annual outlook by 20%, underpinned by robust US hybrid demand and a weak yen, even after it booked another $3 billion in

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Australia's Qantas to axe 850 jobs in offshoring deal with Accenture

Qantas said on Tuesday it would cut 850 jobs in Australia and outsource some corporate functions to consulting firm Accenture as it adapts to the increased

November 10, 2026

Anthropic IPO: Please try again

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A drop in oil prices has helped perk up risk appetite, sending stocks higher as investors shrug off the

November 10, 2026

Asia|Business|Finance|Technology

What we know about Megaspeed, Singapore-based customer of Nvidia

Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed faces renewed

November 10, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Alice Huang, Chinese businesswoman tied to Nvidia CEO, went from finance to chips

Alice Huang built a career in Chinese finance before emerging in a very different arena: the global race for

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

China's trade surplus soars past $1 trillion as AI boom powers exports

China's trade surplus surged past $1 trillion in the first 10 months as a global race to build AI infrastructure buoyed sales of high-tech

November 10, 2026

Australia to launch AI safety regulator after OpenAI's breach of a government portal

Australia plans to create an artificial intelligence safety regulator in response to a breach of an Australian health department website by an OpenAI agent in June

November 10, 2026

Australia to mandate AI breach reporting, create regulator after OpenAI breach

Australia will require artificial intelligence companies to report breaches and consider changes to criminal law to address "serious misconduct", Prime

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

China October rare earth exports jump 2.7% from prior month

China's exports of rare earths rose 2.7% from the prior month, customs data showed on Tuesday.

November 10, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

US extends Vietnam trade probe on intellectual property to end of February

The United States has extended a trade probe into Vietnam's intellectual property protections by three months until the end of February, the Office of the US Trade

November 10, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology|World

China seeks high-tech upper hand in industry carrying 80% of global trade

When world leaders fly into the Chinese city of Shenzhen next week, they may catch a glimpse of China's vision for the future of global

November 10, 2026

Saudi official inspects Aramco Riyadh office after Houthi attack

Saudi Arabia's deputy governor of Riyadh inspected an Aramco administrative building in the capital that was damaged in an attack by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group, state news

November 10, 2026

Science|Technology

Investigators recover cockpit voice recorder from fatal Learjet crash site

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic’s nearly $70 billion IPO plan briefly circulated to banks, then retracted

Details of Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO, including plans by the AI company to raise nearly $70 billion, were briefly circulated to banks before being retracted late on

November 10, 2026

Finance|Political|Technology|US

House Democratic leader says lawmakers need answers on Nvidia, wants China chip restrictions

US House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Monday that Congress needs more answers after reports emerged that Nvidia CEO

November 09, 2026

Science|Technology

White House nominates Palantir's LoSapio to lead Homeland Security's cyber agency

The White House said on Monday it has nominated Michael LoSapio to be the director of the US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security

November 09, 2026

Business|Technology

Despite denial, Trump was briefed on spy concerns related to Nvidia CEO during trip to China, source says

November 09, 2026

Trump says FBI is looking at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with alleged Chinese agent

President Donald Trump says the FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese government agent

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Finance|Technology

Skydance details cost cuts, sets streaming bundle for early next year

Skydance on Monday detailed plans to deliver $6 billion in cost savings from its Warner Bros Discovery acquisition and said

November 09, 2026

Trump says US military action against Iran not necessary 'at this point'

President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that military action by the United States against Iran did not currently seem necessary.

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Trading Day: Broad rebound rally lifts all boats but Nvidia

Nov 9 - Wall Street stocks followed their European counterparts higher on Monday, in a robust tech-driven rebound dominated by chips.

November 09, 2026

Business|Political|Technology

Trump says Nvidia CEO told him he did not know the woman linked to him was a spy

President Donald Trump on Monday said he spoke to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after a media report linked him to a businesswoman accused of passing information to China, and

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Technology

Senate advances energy permitting bill opposed by some Democrats, tribes

The US Senate voted to advance debate on a sweeping bipartisan energy permitting bill on Monday, handing a victory to Democratic Senators Martin Heinrich and Sheldon

November 09, 2026

Business|Crime|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Nvidia, CEO Huang sued over disclosures related to suspected Chinese spy

Nvidia and Chief Executive Jensen Huang were sued on Monday in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders by concealing Huang's ties with a suspected Chinese

November 09, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Technology

Skydance plans to bundle HBO Max and Paramount+ next year

November 09, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|Technology

France blames Iran for ‘unprecedented’ supermarket fridge cyberattack

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Nvidia stock falls after investigation into CEO, bucking market rally

November 09, 2026

Judge sets trial date for Charlie Kirk’s accused killer for summer 2028

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Trump Media swings to quarterly profit; Truth API boosts revenue

Trump Media & Technology Group swung to a third-quarter profit on Monday, while its revenue more than tripled from a year earlier, fueled by growth in its Truth API data-licensing

November 09, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Technology

Take-Two lifts annual revenue, profit forecasts as 'GTA VI' launch nears

Take-Two Interactive raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Monday, as the videogame publisher banks on the launch next week of the much-anticipated

November 09, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia is in peril. Can it survive without Jensen Huang?

November 09, 2026

Business|Political|Science|Technology

Nvidia spy allegations likely to spur laws to tighten China's access to AI chips

Congress is more likely to pass legislation aimed at tightening China's access to AI chips in light of news that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a

November 09, 2026

US stocks rally and recover most of last week's losses as oil prices swing lower

U.S. stocks rallied and recovered most of their big loss from last week as oil prices swung lower

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

SpaceX plans $24 billion gas power plant, data center project in Texas

SpaceX is planning a roughly $24 billion gas-fired power plant and super-compute facility in Starbase, Texas, according to a public hearing notice.

November 09, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump's close ties to Nvidia's Huang scrutinized after foreign intelligence concerns

US President Donald Trump's close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang came under renewed scrutiny on Monday, after the company

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Boeing to cut 5% of commercial jet workforce amid production struggles

Boeing Commercial Airplanes plans to cut 5% of its workforce as it struggles to increase jetliner production output, the division's chief, Stephanie Pope,

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Wall St jumps as oil slide cools inflation worries; Nvidia slumps

US stocks rallied on Monday, as a drop in oil prices tempered inflation fears and helped the S&P 500 rebound from its biggest weekly

November 09, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic unveils new Fable, Mythos models as competition heats up ahead of IPO

Anthropic on Monday unveiled two new AI models, Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, as the OpenAI rival looks to strengthen its position in the fast-growing AI market ahead of

November 09, 2026

Arts|Crime|Technology

Amazon driver hit by excavator during dispute in Michigan; operator arrested

November 09, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia's investigation into CEO Huang's affair puts a spotlight on chip billionaire's personal life

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is in the spotlight after revelations of an affair with a purported Chinese spy triggered a board investigation

November 09, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

NASA launches $1M moon base challenge for students

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits affair as company launches investigation into foreign spy claims

November 08, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Internal probe into CEO Jensen Huang and 'foreign intelligence' weighs on high-flying Nvidia shares

Shares of Nvidia are down 4_3% after the computer chip maker, central to the artificial intelligence race, opened an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort.”

November 09, 2026

Science|Technology

US opens new probe into Waymo vehicles over school bus safety violations

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had opened a recall query into Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo after

November 09, 2026

Business|Europe|Finance|Technology

Companies risk fines of 6% global turnover for unfair digital trade practices, EU draft law shows

Companies found guilty of using unfair digital trade practices to push people to buy more or target children with personalised advertising risk fines of as

November 09, 2026

France blames Iran for a cyberattack that heated supermarket refrigerators

France has blamed Iran for a cyberattack on supermarket fridges last month

November 09, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Technology|World

Stocks jump as oil tumbles, Nvidia falls amid internal probe

Major stock indexes rallied on Monday as Brent crude oil fell more than 5% after US President Donald Trump said he is

November 09, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Jensen Huang is living proof that AI’s rockstar CEOs are also a hidden risk

November 09, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology|World

French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks, vow retaliation

French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial

November 09, 2026

Science|Technology

US vows to speed up deployment of counter-drone systems to address threats

The Trump administration said on Monday it is taking steps to expedite the use of counter-drone

November 09, 2026

Trump says FBI probing Nvidia CEO Huang as China controversy deepens

US President Donald Trump said on Monday the FBI was looking into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology|World

Honda to build new $3 billion auto plant in Ohio, adding 2,000 jobs

Japanese automaker Honda Motor will build a new $3 billion auto plant in central Ohio to make hybrid vehicles, creating 2,000 jobs, it said on Monday.

November 09, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

'No ordinary CEO': Why the AI race cannot do without Nvidia's Jensen Huang

On the streets of Taipei and Seoul, fans of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mob him for autographs on books, posters and sometimes even on their bodies.

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

PNC to offer stablecoin payments to clients in Coinbase partnership

PNC Bank is working with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to let corporate and institutional clients receive payments in stablecoin, as financial firms continue to

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Wall St opens higher after last week's AI rout

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, as investors attempted to shake off last week's AI anxieties while awaiting more clarity on the controversy surrounding Nvidia CEO

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Wall St brokerages say AI selloff overdone, downplay Democratic regulation risks

Wall Street brokerages including Morgan Stanley and UBS called last week's rout in the AI trade overdone,

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

US wholesale inventories revised up in September

US wholesale inventories increased slightly more than initially thought in September amid strong rises in the stocks of electrical goods and hardware, likely related to

November 09, 2026

Science|Technology

Voters rejected data centers in dozens of communities, fueling the narrative that opposition to the AI infrastructure contributed to the 2026 blue wave

For many Americans, opposition to data centers was a factor in their votes.

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

I spy AI

A nervy tech sector starts the week with a nearly 4% slide in AI chip giant Nvidia on a bizarre tale of an extramarital affair and spying allegations.

November 09, 2026

Tunisian boatbuilders find a niche in global luxury yacht market

Amid the hum of electric routers, Tarek Rassas watches craftsmen put the finishing touches to a luxury catamaran destined to sail from Tunisia soon

November 09, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Meta expands AI age checks for Instagram teens as lawsuits mount

Meta Platforms said on Monday it would expand its AI age-estimation technology globally to move millions more teens on Instagram into Teen Account protections, even if they have

November 09, 2026

Arts|Technology

Disney, Adobe to co-develop custom AI models tailored for media giant

Disney and Adobe have struck a multi-year deal to co-develop custom generative AI models for the media giant with the goal of scaling AI tools across its theme

November 09, 2026

Citigroup downgrades US equities to 'neutral' on AI concerns

Citigroup strategists downgraded US equities to "neutral" from "overweight," saying they were looking for cleaner positioning and more stable sentiment around AI stocks after a sharp

November 09, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

COP31 summit leaders urge crisis-wracked world to move faster on climate

Leaders of COP31 urged the world to accelerate the fight against global warming as they began their annual UN climate conference

November 09, 2026

Science|Technology

Google unveils new AI chip variants as cloud demand surges

Alphabet's Google introduced two new variations of its in-house tensor processing units on Monday, stepping up its challenge to Nvidia's dominance in the booming market for

November 09, 2026

Science|Technology

Tech set to still sway US stock market's course despite AI-driven swoon

Even with the steep pullback in AI names, the US stock market is poised to rely on the performance of technology shares — and investors are on guard for

November 09, 2026

Economy|Finance|Technology

Banks, investors grow wary of AI debt, spooked by market selloff

Banks and credit investors are upping their scrutiny of AI-related debt deals while showing reluctance to increase exposure to borrowers, jolted by the recent market

November 09, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

US Congress gets first post-'Blue Wave' crack at data centers with permitting bill

A sweeping bipartisan energy bill has unexpectedly emerged as the US Congress' first test of how to tackle public anger over data

November 09, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Georgia's largest battery storage facility unveiled in Ball Ground to help with peak demands

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Reactions to Nvidia's probe into CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia's board is probing whether CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort, following a media report alleging that he had a close relationship with a Chinese

November 09, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

NextDC pauses uncontracted projects after Australian data centre woes

Australian data centre operator NextDC said on Monday it would stop work on all projects without customer contracts following a big setback on a facility in

November 09, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

AI power rush sends data centres hunting for used turbines and jet engines

Utilities, developers and firms racing to power AI data centres are scouring the world for second-

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

What we know about Nvidia's probe into CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces a board probe into whether he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort after a media report linked him to a Chinese businesswoman accused of

November 09, 2026

Asia|Business|Finance|Technology|World

China's export growth expected to have remained strong in October: Reuters poll

China's goods exports are expected to have surged by a third in October, a Reuters poll shows, a helpful offset to weak domestic demand even as a year-to-date trade surplus

November 09, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla to refund many Cybertruck deposits as demand exceeds production, Musk says

Tesla will have to refund Cybertruck deposits for many customers as orders far exceed production capacity, CEO Elon Musk said, following last week's announcement that the electric

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Reactions to Nvidia's probe into CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia's board is probing whether CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort, following a media report alleging that he had a close relationship with a Chinese

November 09, 2026

Technology

Google says new Australian internet safety bill could cut off under-18s from Gmail

A proposed Australian internet law could force Google to block under-18s from using its Gmail service, an Australia-based company policy head said on Monday, underscoring an

November 09, 2026

Iraq's Khor Mor gas field halted after drone attack, operator says

A suspected drone attack in Iraq has halted production at the Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, joint operator

November 08, 2026

Arts|Business|Technology|World

Swiss neutrality proponents challenge arms firms in vote on easing of exports

Swiss voters will decide on November 29 whether to block a bill relaxing curbs on weapons exports, in a referendum that raises questions about Switzerland's

November 09, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Nvidia falls about 3% in after-hours and perpetual futures trade

Out-of-hours trading and perpetual futures products tracking Nvidia shares fell on Monday, after the world's most valuable chipmaker said it was investigating whether CEO

November 09, 2026

Trump to meet Qatar's prime minister as Iran diplomacy faces hurdles

President Donald Trump will meet with Qatar's prime minister at the White House on Monday, according to the White House schedule, as the conflict with Iran drags on and diplomatic

November 09, 2026

Business|Political|Technology

Trump calls Nvidia's Huang 'honorable,' says he has not discussed allegations with him

US President Donald Trump on Sunday called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang an honorable person and praised his contributions to the United States, but said he had not spoken to him

November 08, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia probes whether CEO Huang was target of foreign spying as he admits affair

Nvidia said on Sunday its board was probing whether CEO Jensen Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, after a media report

November 08, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia investigates whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese spy with whom he had an affair

Nvidia's board of directors is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort.”

November 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

RBA's Hunter says AI has yet to deliver productivity boost, trigger job losses

A senior Australian central banker said on Monday there was limited evidence that artificial intelligence had meaningfully lifted productivity and caused widespread job

November 08, 2026

Sports|Technology|World

McLaren's Lando Norris wins Formula 1’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Mercedes clinches constructors’ title

McLaren driver Lando Norris dominates a rainy Sao Paulo Grand Prix to win from pole position and Mercedes has another weekend to celebrate after securing the F1 constructors’ title for the ninth time

November 08, 2026

Cryptocurrencies slide to two-month lows after US midterms

Cryptocurrencies fell sharply in late Sunday trade, with bitcoin and ether touching their lowest levels for more than two months, as investors fretted a Democratic Party-

November 08, 2026

Trump says he is highly unlikely to order Iran strikes if talks progress

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was highly unlikely to order fresh attacks on Iran as long as talks to end the conflict progress, even as both countries

November 08, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Environmental groups embrace AI, even as they warn of data center impacts

Environmental groups worldwide are using artificial intelligence to analyze climate data, track forest fires and count endangered wildlife –

November 07, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology|World

Power restored to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, IAEA says

Power has been restored to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, hours after the plant lost its external electricity supply and had

November 08, 2026

Departing UN chief calls this 'a moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a powerful message at the climate talks in Turkey

November 07, 2026

Arts|Technology

Artist continues painting NYC signs by hand even in a world of AI

November 08, 2026

US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade

U.S. Central Command says it has disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored warnings and tried to leave the region following a visit to an Iranian port

November 07, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Chimp sanctuary delivers an ape's food by drone amid Florida floods

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary briefly had to deliver food to one of its 200 apes by drone this week because the property was swamped by heavy rain

November 07, 2026

Science|Technology

US offers millions for information on Iran’s nuclear program despite Trump’s claims of obliteration

November 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

How this key lesson can protect your 401(k) savings from deep AI stock losses

November 07, 2026

John Roberts sets the stage for publicly funded religious schools to reject children of same-sex couples

November 07, 2026

Paraguay's ousted president charged with crimes linked to collapse of major bank

Prosecutors in Paraguay charged the South American nation’s recently deposed president with two crimes linked to the collapse of a major bank, that has jeopardized the savings of hundreds of thousands of account holders, and unleashed the nation’s biggest political crisis in a decade

November 07, 2026

Business|Technology

Tesla to add Cybertruck shift to clear orders before dismantling line next year

Tesla will add an extra production shift to try to complete outstanding Cybertruck orders before dismantling the line next year for a planned expansion of Cybercab production, CEO

November 07, 2026