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Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech pointed to a possible Fed policy shift as the jobs market weakens amid persistent inflation.
Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s earnings reveal how tariffs are raising costs, reshaping pricing and pressuring profits in 2025.
A once-academic forum in Jackson Hole is now a bellwether for monetary policy and markets.
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman urges caution as A.I. systems approach human-like consciousness and societal risks rise.
Brian Cornell has been with Target since 2014. Photo by Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images Brian Cornell, longtime CEO of Target, is stepping...
SoftBank is investing $2 billion in Intel, giving it a 2 percent stake.
This isn’t the first time Bill Gates has poured money into Alzheimer’s research. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images More than 7 million Americans are...
Knight’s historic donation makes the Oregon Health & Science University home to one of the nation’s largest cancer institutes.
After backlash over an A.I. memo, Duolingo’s CEO clarifies the company’s plans: no layoffs, just new tools to help employees work smarter.
Klarna’s A.I. push is fueling growth while raising questions about human roles in fintech.
Backed by Nvidia, AMD, and Salesforce, Cohere hits $6.8 billion valuation with $500 million round and new executive hires.
xAI co-founder Igor Babushkin exits Elon Musk’s A.I. firm to launch Babushkin Ventures, focusing on A.I. safety.
Jensen Huang sees physical A.I. as Nvidia’s future, with new tools designed for humanoids, autonomous vehicles and industrial robots.
Goldman Sachs’ tariff report prompted a sharp rebuke from Trump, who mocked CEO David Solomon’s former DJ career.
Anthropic and OpenAI are competing to win over the U.S. government.
Trump’s U-turn on Tan comes as the White House reshapes semiconductor policy and China trade rules.
As NASA's missions become longer and more ambitious, the agency is innovating with space-based medical care.
OpenAI’s newest model met with lukewarm reception as loyal users rallied to save GPT-4o.
Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 generates interactive 3D worlds to prepare A.I. agents for real-world tasks and move closer to AGI.
Musk’s Texas-based school aims to serve both his employees’ families and the broader community.
A new analysis shows that A.I., tariffs and economic fears are top of mind for U.S. corporate leaders.
Apple posted an unexpectedly strong quarter, fueled by iPhone sales and streaming success.
Meta is investing billions into A.I. and smart glasses, betting wearable tech will be the main way people interact with future superintelligence.
Tariffs on Asian-made goods may drive Adidas sneaker prices up in the U.S. market.
Fifteen years in, a majority of Giving Pledge billionaires haven’t donated half their wealth despite soaring fortunes and lofty promises.
The streaming giant is betting on non-music offerings and A.I. to regain momentum after a disappointing second quarter.
Former Charles Schwab CEO Dave Pottruck donates $20 million to revamp Penn’s iconic gym and support the long-term future of its wrestling team.
The English Premier League is using A.I. assistants to answer fan questions, power fantasy soccer, and personalize digital experiences.
The Trump administration's spending bill "has a lot of changes that would affect our business in the near term," said Vaibhav Taneja, Tesla's chief...
"We'll continue investing in the people, talent and compute needed to make sure that we are set up for the opportunity ahead," said CEO Sundar Pichai.
In 2018, Yves Ubelmann declined to digitize Notre Dame. Months later, it burned. Now, with Microsoft's backing, his startup Iconem is building a...
Five major philanthropists team up to invest in tech-driven solutions for struggling Americans.
From portion control to prebiotics, PepsiCo is revamping its portfolio for a cleaner, healthier future.
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and other major banks post massive trading gains as market volatility defines Trump’s economic landscape.
Taylor, a longtime Bezos lieutenant, will oversee one of the world’s largest climate funds.
Thinking Machines Lab is the latest high-profile A.I. venture launched by an OpenAI alum.
Tesla’s long-awaited India debut comes as the government considers lowering EV import duties in a U.S. trade deal.
The U.S. reverses its export restrictions on China-bound A.I. chips after quiet lobbying by Nvidia’s CEO.
At Apple, Pang led the foundation model team, which develops the A.I. systems behind Apple Intelligence.
Google’s latest A.I. play shows how acqui-hires are reshaping Silicon Valley power.
The Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation is among the the world's fastest-growing family foundations.
Yoshua Bengio, an acclaimed A.I. researcher, is growing increasingly concerned by agentic A.I.'s unchecked behavior.
Geoffrey Hinton warns that machine self-preservation may soon pose an existential threat without urgent regulation.
The annual Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference is in full swing in Idaho.
Linda Yaccarino steered X through a turbulent period marked by financial struggles and reputational challenges.
Signal Foundation President Meredith Whittaker warns that agentic A.I. could breach app-level security, threatening privacy for millions of users.
Sam Altman, Bob Iger and David Zaslav are among the first attendees spotted at this year’s “summer camp for billionaires.”
Marc Benioff says Salesforce’s 9,000 A.I. agents now match humans in output and will transform hiring across industries.
Nearly 400 tech firms cut staff in 2025, with A.I. cited as the reason for workforce shifts, from Salesforce to Duolingo and Amazon.
With Daniel Gross joining Meta, Ilya Sutskever assumes leadership of SSI and reaffirms the company’s mission to build safe superintelligence.