China is focusing on large language models in the artificial intelligence space. Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images It’s well known that Chinese semiconductors designed for artificial intelligence cannot compete with the American firm Nvidia. Yet, China has managed to continue developing highly advanced AI models, with many being run on homegrown chips. China’s secret?…
Former LSU coach Brian Kelly shared a statement with fans on Thursday, a little more than a week after he was fired in the fourth season of his 10-year, $100 million contract. “The journey began with great expectations with my own vision of how to get there,” Kelly said. “Sometimes the journey does not end…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer unpacked Thursday’s market decline, telling investors that Wall Street is worried about the lengthy government shutdown and that artificial intelligence buildout is getting out of control. “What matters is we need the darn government to go back to work, and we need the data center blob to be cordoned off from the…
A McDonald’s restaurant in Richmond, Virginia, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s leadership is urging operators to stay the course on value offerings as the competition for consumers plays out across the restaurant space. In a memo to U.S. operators following the company’s third-quarter earnings, McDonald’s U.S….
Corporate investment into artificial intelligence totaled over $250 billion last year as companies raced to develop intelligence-fueled products and services. That spend kept pace this year and is only expected to increase further as Big Tech firms like Meta , Alphabet and Microsoft vie for the AI dominance and pour more cash into the technology….
Doordash‘s stock plummeted 17% for its worst session ever as investors rejected the company’s aggressive spending strategy. The food delivery platform said it plans to shell out “several hundred million dollars” next year on new product initiatives like autonomous delivery and a new global tech stack. These plans will improve its product globally, but involve…
Wisconsin will not be joining the already crowded coaching carousel this offseason. Luke Fickell will remain Wisconsin’s football head coach for the 2026 season, athletic director Chris McIntosh told ESPN on Thursday. “Chancellor [Jennifer] Mnookin and I are aligned on significantly elevating investment in our program to compete at the highest level,” McIntosh said in…
Shares of Airbnb rose as much as 5% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue and offered rosy guidance. Here’s how the company did based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $2.21 vs. $2.34 cents expected Revenue: $4.10 billion vs. $4.08 billion expected…
The Omada Health logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Virtual care company Omada Health on Thursday said it will start prescribing GLP-1s and other obesity drugs and helping patients manage those medications. Omada plans to expand the offerings under its weight management program as its membership grows…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Take-Two Interactive Software — Shares of the video game developer tanked 7% after Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two, announced a further delay in the release of Grand Theft Auto VI to November 2026 from May 2026. The announcement marks the second delay for the highly…
