KOID a Unitree Robotics G1 Humanoid Robot walks on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 10, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Chinese startup Unitree Robotics on Friday filed an initial public offering application to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, seeking to raise 4.2 billion yuan ($610 million),…
The Spotify music app is seen on a phone in New York City on June 4, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Streaming music apps have been nudging users into the artificial intelligence era with a limited track record of success. But AI-based recommendation tools from Apple, Amazon and pure-play streaming company Spotify are…
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams’ winning return to the professional tennis tour also came with a surprise announcement: She is engaged. After becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match, Williams gave thanks to her fiance, who was in the stands at the DC Open. He is Andrea Preti, who is…
Spirit Airlines check-in Kiosks sit idle at Oakland International Airport on August 13, 2025 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Spirit Airlines could shut down as early as 3 a.m. ET Saturday, according to people familiar with the matter. The carrier has failed to secure a financial lifeline to continue operating, though it…
There’s a landgrab underway in the U.S. for perpetual futures, one of the biggest and riskiest parts of the crypto trading world — and prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket reportedly want a piece of it. Perpetual futures, better known by users as “perps,” are futures contracts without expiration dates that have seen explosive growth since…
Wall Street is undergoing a minor AI-nxiety attack. Long-percolating concerns about the massive and perhaps undisciplined tech-company investments in artificial-intelligence infrastructure and the lavish valuations bestowed on these businesses started to boil over last week. And with it, a vigorous debate over whether a hazardous equity bubble is underway, on the way or in no…
