Volkswagen profit falls, revises down full-year revenue outlook
A German national flag on a barge near the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Volkswagen reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter profits on Friday and scrapped hope for sales…
U.S., other nations back open-source AI with ‘strong security’ at China summit
Li Lecheng, China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology, spoke at a press conference on July 23, 2026, in Chengdu, China, as part of the APEC Digital Weeks. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC CHENGDU, China — Governments increasingly want to control…
Trump’s new global tariff draws rebukes from trade partners
US President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School, in Marietta, Georgia, on July 22, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images U.S. trading partners from Canberra to Brasília have rejected the forced-labor rationale behind President Donald Trump’s…
CXMT is sparking fears of a cash drain before blockbuster IPO
CANADA – 2026/05/23: In this photo illustration, the CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty…
Amazon makes sellers label AI-generated people in images after NY law
Amazon parcels are prepared for delivery at Amazon’s Robotic Fulfillment Centre. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images Amazon is requiring that third-party sellers label any product images or videos that contain «AI-generated people» after New York recently…
Oracle wins 10-year Pentagon software contract worth up to $7 billion
From left, President Donald Trump, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and OpenAI’s Sam Altman appear at the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images The Pentagon on Thursday announced a…
Intel (INTC) earnings report Q2 2026
Intel reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday, notching its fastest revenue growth rate for any quarter since 2011 and issuing guidance that topped expectations. The stock rose about 4% in extended trading. Here’s how the…
DOJ withdraws subpoenas to NY Times reporters in Trump plane probe
A person enters The New York Times building in New York City on Jan. 22, 2026. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The Department of Justice withdrew subpoenas it had obtained seeking grand jury testimony from and phone records of New York Times reporters…
IBM’s Krishna argues that AI won’t disrupt software unit
CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna looks on during a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said that only 2% of his…
Lawmakers grill former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley over Epstein ties
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said Thursday that former JPMorgan Chase investment banking chief Jes Staley encouraged the bank to retain Jeffrey Epstein as a client despite internal red flags about the convicted sex offender. «It appears…