U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook shake hands on the day they present Apple’s announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Apple shares rose 13% this week, its largest weekly gain […]
Tesla VP Pete Bannon developing chip tech, Dojo supercomputer leaving
Tesla’s vice president of hardware design engineering, Pete Bannon, is leaving the company after first joining in 2016 from Apple, CNBC has confirmed. Bannon was leading the development of Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer and reported directly to Musk. Bloomberg first reported on Bannon’s departure, and added that Musk ordered his team to shut down, with engineers […]
DoorDash (DASH) Q2 earnings report
DoorDash food-delivery service in New York City on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DoorDash shares climbed about 8% in extended trading on Wednesday after the food delivery company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter. Here’s how the company did compared to analysts’ estimates based on LSEG’s consensus: Earnings per share: […]
Opendoor Q2 earnings report, CEO thanks new investors in meme craze
With Opendoor shares up almost fivefold since the beginning of July and trading volumes hitting record levels, CEO Carrie Wheeler thanked investors for their “enthusiasm” on Tuesday’s earnings call. “I want to acknowledge the great deal of interest in Opendoor lately and that we’re grateful for it,” Wheeler said, even as the stock sank more […]
Palantir PLTR Q2 earnings 2025
Palantir topped Wall Street’s estimates Monday, surpassing $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, and hiking its full-year guidance. Shares rallied 3% after the bell. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: 16 cents adjusted vs. 14 cents expected Revenue: $1 billion vs. $940 million expected The artificial intelligence […]
How Florida quietly surpassed California in solar growth
Solar energy is booming across the U.S. and, for the first time, Florida is catching up to industry powerhouses Texas and California. Despite removing climate change from its official state policy in 2024, Florida added more utility-scale solar than California last year, with over 3 gigawatts of new capacity coming online. “This is not a […]
From scrappy experiment to Wall Street’s invisible backbone
CANNES — Ten years ago, Vitalik Buterin and a small band of developers huddled in a drafty Berlin loft strung with dangling lightbulbs, laptops balanced on mismatched chairs and chipped tables. They weren’t corporate titans or venture-backed founders — just idealists working long nights to push a radical idea into reality. From that sparse office, […]
Tesla held partially liable for 2019 fatal autopilot crash
A jury in Miami has determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, and must compensate the family of the deceased and an injured survivor a portion of $329 million in damages. Tesla’s payout is based on $129 million in compensatory damages, and $200 million in punitive damages against the […]
Tim Cook says Apple is ‘very open’ to AI acquisitions
Tim Cook arrives for the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. David Grogan | CNBC Apple’s AI strategy and investment was on the mind of analysts on an earnings call after the company reported third-quarter earnings that showed […]
Arm shares slip as smartphone royalties disappoint
The replica of the ARM is an electronic chip board during a collaborative ceremony launching a partnership between Malaysia and ARM Holdings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 5, 2025. Hari Anggara | Nurphoto | Getty Images Arm Holdings shares dipped as much as 9% in after-hours trading on the company’s first-quarter earnings results Wednesday. […]
