Oracle stock surged after the company agreed to join an investor consortium set to operate TikTok’s U.S. business, boosting optimism around cloud revenue growth and strategic relevance in geopolitics-driven tech deals.
Nvidia is preparing to scale back production of its GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards as surging memory and storage prices dampen consumer upgrade demand, particularly in key Asian markets.
Executives at Elon Musk’s xAI have discussed the possibility that artificial general intelligence could surpass human capabilities as early as 2026, according to an internal account.
OpenAI has rolled out ChatGPT Images, a next-generation image generation and editing model that significantly improves speed, precision, and visual consistency, while remaining free for all users.
Elon Musk has become the first individual in history to surpass a $600 billion net worth after a major increase in SpaceX’s valuation, pushing his fortune to unprecedented levels.
Volkswagen will close its Dresden factory, marking the first shutdown of a German plant in the automaker’s 88-year history, as energy costs, trade pressures, and falling competitiveness hit the industry.
Google has begun testing real-time speech translation in Google Translate using its Gemini AI model, enabling live conversations through any wireless headphones across more than 70 languages.
OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.2, its new flagship model designed for agents, automation, and advanced coding tasks, with expanded reasoning controls and a higher API price point.
Oracle shares tumbled more than 11% after quarterly revenue fell short of expectations, triggering a broader pullback in AI-linked stocks including Nvidia and AMD. The weak top-line results weighed on futures and reignited concerns over the durability of enterprise AI spending.
The Federal Reserve is expected to issue a third straight rate cut while warning that further easing may be limited, as officials remain split over slowing job growth and stubborn inflation.
Spot silver reached $60 per ounce for the first time ever, propelled by tight supplies and growing demand. The surge is drawing fresh scrutiny as supply shortages, rising industrial demand, and speculative flows reshape silver’s traditional role.
The Bank for International Settlements says gold’s 60% surge alongside record-setting equities marks an unusual pattern that may signal speculative excess across major markets.
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $27.75 per share in a deal valuing the transaction at $82.7 billion. The acquisition includes the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max, while WBD’s TV networks will be spun off separately.
The number of dollar billionaires worldwide rose by 287 over the past year, reaching 2,919 individuals as total global billionaire wealth expanded 13% to $15.8 trillion.
Microsoft pushed back against a report claiming it reduced growth targets for its AI products, even as multiple sales teams reportedly missed aggressive goals for Azure’s Foundry platform.