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Nasdaq falls over two percent as AI investment concerns persist

The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.1 percent Friday, closing at 26,140.03, as a rebound in technology shares stalled amid ongoing anxiety over artificial intelligence investments. While the S&P 500 declined 1.1 percent to…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 16, 2026

Bluesky's Attie AI expands to create shareable social apps and games

Bluesky has expanded its Attie AI tool beyond feed generation to allow users to build and share small social applications, including games, polls, and dashboards. Toni Schneider, CEO of Bluesky, described the platform…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 16, 2026

Chip Stocks Fall as Investors Rotate Into Defensive Sectors

Market rotation is moving capital away from semiconductor stocks and into defensive sectors, a shift Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre describes as a hallmark of bull markets. While the Nasdaq remains…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 15, 2026

Japan Funds $21 Billion GlobalFoundries New York Chip Expansion

GlobalFoundries will operate two new chip plants in New York with up to $21 billion in Japanese funding, a capital-light model that shifts the construction burden to the government while leaving the company with…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 15, 2026

SK Hynix Shares Drop 11% as Inflation and AI Funding Worries Hit Chips

SK Hynix Inc. shares fell 11.42% to KRW 1,257,000 in Seoul, deepening a global chip selloff driven by hotter U.S. inflation, Federal Reserve rate expectations, and doubts over funding for artificial intelligence…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 15, 2026

Square’s new kiosk lets you talk to AI for help with your order

Square is introducing the Square Kiosk, a large ordering device that combines a 21.5-inch touchscreen with an "agentic, conversational voice layer." The new hardware allows customers to interact with an AI agent to…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 15, 2026

Thiel Macro allocates 42% of portfolio to Amazon and Vistra AI plays

Peter Thiel’s investment vehicle, Thiel Macro, has allocated 42% of its portfolio to two artificial intelligence-related stocks, Amazon and Vistra, both acquired during the second quarter. The fund outperformed the S&P…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 14, 2026

Anthropic warns small AI models may self-replicate across smart devices

Anthropic has issued a warning that small artificial intelligence models are "months away" from gaining the ability to clone themselves and spread across internet-connected devices. The company, which developed the…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 14, 2026

Google enables direct Play Store launch for AI Studio apps

Google announced on Tuesday that users in the United States can now launch personal applications built with its AI Studio tool directly through the Play Store. This update removes the previous requirement to connect a…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 13, 2026

Amazon operates over 1 million robots alongside 1.5 million workers

Amazon operates the largest robotic workforce in the world, deploying more than 1 million robots in warehouses to handle tens of millions of same-day and one-day package deliveries daily. The company plans to…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 13, 2026

Antonio Di Benedetto tests local AI agents to assess hardware value

Antonio G. Di Benedetto of The Verge has begun a practical experiment in running AI agents locally, a shift driven by a desire to avoid sharing personal data with cloud services. The core question for readers is whether…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 11, 2026

Verge testers report software issues on new Googlebooks

The Verge says the software on Google's newly launched Googlebook laptops is the weak point, even as the hardware ranges from great to excellent. The publication describes the operating system's start as rocky, with…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 11, 2026

Taiwan Tech Index Hits Record High Amid AI Optimism

Taiwan’s tech-heavy index has reached its highest level, rising more than 60% this year. The surge follows the Nasdaq ending at a record high, driven by sustained optimism in artificial intelligence. The tension lies in…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · September 22, 2026

Amazon's after-hours surge tests the patience of AI skeptics

A roughly 10% after-hours rally in Amazon shares, lifting the price to $258 and to their highest point since early June, followed CEO Andy Jassy's public defense of the company's AI investment program. The move suggests…

Farida Karam · 2 min · July 31, 2026

Futures surge on Middle East pause as AI infrastructure deals add fuel

Equity futures climbed sharply Monday after a pause in fighting in the Middle East gave markets a geopolitical reprieve they had been waiting for. The move coincided with a cluster of AI infrastructure deals, putting…

Farida Karam · 2 min · July 27, 2026