MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Every Monday night in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, hundreds gather around a table in a public square, drawn by the pulse of drums, guitars and voices carrying aloft a centuries-old rhythm. La Rueda de Candombe began as a casual jam session between friends, but has rapidly evolved into one of Uruguay’s…
Two months ago Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stood side by side in San Jose, California, to announce a historic agreement between the two leaders in artificial intelligence. Nvidia would invest $100 billion over a number of years, starting in 2026, as OpenAI’s AI supercomputing facilities come online, the duo said….
Tesla’s Powerwall 2 Source: Tesla Tesla is recalling around 10,500 units of its Powerwall 2, a backup battery for residential use, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission disclosure out Thursday. “The lithium-ion battery cells in certain Powerwall 2 systems can cause the unit to stop functioning during normal use, which can result in…
Mounjaro manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company packaging is seen in this illustration photo taken in a pharmacy in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Thursday said it is raising the list price of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro in the U.K. starting in September, as…
A Carrefour supermarket in Perpignan in the Pyrenees-Orientales department in the south of France on Jan. 3, 2025. Jc Milhet | Afp | Getty Images Euro zone inflation rose slightly to 2% in June, according to flash data from statistics agency Eurostat on Tuesday, meaning consumer prices in the single currency area are now in line…
U.S. Treasurys were little changed on Wednesday, but long-dated bonds hovered just below the 5% mark as trade policy, budget deficits and the wider economy continued to weigh on sentiment. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly topped the 5% mark overnight before retreating. It was last down slightly to 4.964%. The long-bond yield…
A shopper carries Ecco bags in the Union Square neighborhood of San Francisco, Jan. 21, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The retail industry on Friday said the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down some of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs would usher in more predictability and flexibility for innovation, freeing up…
Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images Spotify‘s stock popped 10% as the music streaming platform added more users and bolstered features in newer markets. Here’s how the company did compared to LSEG estimates. Earnings per share: 4.43 euros vs 2.74 euros expected Revenue: 4.53 billion euros vs 4.52 billion euros expected Revenues in…
Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday that moving some AI functions away from the could help reduce energy usage. Over time, he suggested, a large number of multi-gigawatt data centers won’t be sustainable. “You look to yourself, well, what are the kind of things that need to happen? I think…
When the Patriots shot out to a 21-0 lead over the Bills, Boston tech entrepreneur Evan Loring had to be feeling pretty good. When the Pats still led 24-7 at halftime, he probably felt even better. And thanks to a promise Loring made that was tied to his seven-figure Patriots moneyline bet, the Massachusetts Society…
