Jensen Huang seems unfazed by the prospect of a potential $7.75 billion tax bill. That’s how much the Nvidia CEO could end up owing the state of California if a proposed ballot measure succeeds in implementing a one-time 5% wealth tax on the state’s billionaires. Huang, whose $155 billion net worth makes him the world’s…
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the 2025 IIF annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase has reached a deal to become the new Apple credit card issuer, taking over from Goldman Sachs, according to a…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters OpenAI on Wednesday announced ChatGPT Health, which will allow users to securely connect their medical records and wellness apps to the artificial intelligence chatbot. ChatGPT Health is not intended for diagnosis and treatment, and…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Klaudia Radecka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google and Character.AI will settle with families who sued the companies over harm to minors, including suicides, allegedly caused by artificial intelligence chatbots. According to court documents filed this week, the families and companies have agreed to work out settlement terms. In one case,…
The NFL averaged 18.7 million viewers per game during the regular season, the second-highest since audience averages began being kept in 1988. The per-game average on TV and digital platforms was a 10% increase from last season’s 17.5 million and up 7% from 2023, according to the league and Nielsen. It also was just off…
Two powerhouse matchups. One step away from the national championship. After a longer wait between games in the first two rounds of the College Football Playoff, we should have two fantastic games in the semifinals, and Vegas thinks so, too. Miami (Fla.) and Ole Miss go head-to-head fresh off their stunning upsets over Ohio State…
Cybersecurity stocks were soaring Wednesday — for both fundamental and technical reasons — following a rough performance in the final weeks of 2025. The big question: Is the bottom in? Shares of Club names CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks were each up roughly 5% in the third session of an early 2026 rally. Despite the…
Anthropic has signed a term sheet for a $10 billion funding round at a $350 billion valuation, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday. Coatue and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC are leading the financing, according to a source familiar who asked not to be named because the discussions are confidential. A representative for Anthropic declined to comment….
The College Football Playoff semifinals get underway this week, but the real chaos is currently happening in the transfer portal. Star players are on the move, rosters are flipping fast, and several programs have made early statements that immediately position them in the 2026 CFP conversation (hello, Indiana and Texas Tech). As players continue to…
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Republicans will discuss their 2026 legislative agenda at the meeting. Alex Wong | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he “will not permit” defense companies to…
