SpaceX announced an agreement on Thursday to purchase a nationwide spectrum portfolio as it pushes its Starlink service deeper into the U.S. telecommunications market. Shares of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile tumbled in extended trading. The deal involves the acquisition of a spectrum portfolio from Grain Management, which specializes in digital infrastructure, and is subject to…
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is speaking at the AI company’s developer conference on Sept. 29, 2026. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Nvidia, Oracle, CoreWeave and other artificial intelligence names sank lower on Thursday after the market learned more details about OpenAI’s revenue. OpenAI told investors…
The U.S. Department of Labor announced it would suspend Microsoft and Adobe from its Permanent Labor Certification program on Thursday, Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said, as the Trump administration continues to take aim at immigration and foreign hiring programs ahead of November’s midterm elections. Sonderling said the Labor Department won’t accept or process any new…
President Donald Trump disclosed more than 500 securities transactions in August, including a purchase of up to $25 million in Meta stock and an investment of as much as $5 million in SpaceX debt two days before he signed a sweeping policy aimed at expanding U.S. commercial space transportation, according to a newly released financial…
1. If and when Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh arrives to a news conference following Federal Open Market Committee meetings at Federal Reserve Headquarters on Sept. 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Federal Reserve officials see another rate hike before the end of the year, according to minutes from their September…
Amazon on Thursday debuted a set of new, pricier Alexa tablets and said it’s ditching its budget-friendly Fire lineup, marking a significant shift in the e-commerce juggernaut’s devices strategy. The company unveiled 8-inch, 11-inch and 12-inch models, which start at $230 and run up to $550. All devices are available for preorder on Thursday and…
Huawei Mate 90 series smartphones on display in Hai’an City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 4, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Faced with a slowdown in the smartphone and car markets, Huawei’s consumer business is choosing to focus on phones with homegrown chips. The Chinese tech giant worked overtime to…
Plumes of smoke rise from fires at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 20, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Russian internet giant Yandex suspended operations at one of its key data centers on Thursday after a drone strike…
The Manus AI website arranged on a computer in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Bloomberg | Getty Images AI agent startup Manus has raised more than $500 million in its first funding round since Meta was forced to abandon its acquisition of the company. Butterfly Effect, Manus’ parent company, said Thursday that the…
CHINA – 2026/09/25: In this photo illustration, the TSMC logo is seen displayed on a tablet screen. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The world’s largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co posted revenue of $511.86 billion New Taiwan dollars ($16.03 billion) for September, up…