OAKLAND, California, May 11, 2026, 14:14 PDT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and ex-OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever took the stand Monday, as Elon Musk’s civil suit against OpenAI neared its conclusion. Over several days, questions swirled around Shivon Zilis—Musk’s close adviser, former OpenAI board member, and mother to four of his children. Sutskever pegged his …
New York, May 8, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT SanDisk surged roughly 12% Friday, hitting a new intraday peak of $1,528 after shaking off Thursday’s dip. Investors poured back into the AI memory name. Shares last changed hands at $1,498.52, up $158.56 for the day. SanDisk’s role has shifted: it’s now seen as a high-beta play …
NEW YORK, May 8, 2026, 07:04 EDT Futures on major U.S. stock indexes moved higher early Friday, finding some support as chip stocks regained their footing—even as oil hovered around $100 a barrel and renewed U.S.-Iran clashes injected caution into the mix. At 6:04 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis rose 128 points, or 0.26%. S&P 500 …
San Diego — It’s May 7, 2026, just after 9:00 a.m. PDT. Qualcomm shares surged Thursday, with investors pushing the San Diego chipmaker higher on renewed enthusiasm for its emerging data-center AI narrative. The stock last traded at $217.18, a $24.61 gain for the session, after hitting an intraday high of $223.58. That move put …
NEW YORK, May 6, 2026, 18:08 EDT Meta Platforms and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are facing a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court from five major publishers and author Scott Turow, who allege the company used millions of copyrighted books and journal articles—without permission—to train its Llama AI language model. Plaintiffs include Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan, and …
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026, 08:18 (EDT) A surge in artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending is becoming one of the main props under the U.S. economy, with former White House AI and crypto adviser David Sacks arguing that slowing the build-out would now hit growth itself. Sacks wrote on X that AI accounted for 75% of U.S. GDP …
What Is Neuromorphic Computing (and How Does It Work)? Neuromorphic computing – sometimes called brain-inspired computing – is an approach to computer design that mimics the structure and function of the human brain ibm.com. Instead of the traditional model where separate units handle processing and memory, neuromorphic systems integrate these functions in networks of artificial …
Artificial intelligence is no longer just about crunching numbers or recognizing faces – it’s learning to read how we feel. So-called emotion-detecting AI (also known as Emotion AI or affective computing) uses algorithms to analyze our facial expressions, tone of voice, text messages, and even body signals to infer human emotions. The promise is enticing: …
Market Sentiment & Stock Performance Wall Street’s AI-fueled rally showed no signs of cooling as investors “bought the dip” on Monday after last week’s sell-off reuters.com. U.S. and European futures edged higher following a tariff-induced tumble on Friday that saw AI-heavyweights like Nvidia and Alphabet slide 2.3% and 1.4%, respectively reuters.com. Despite short-term volatility, the …
Tech Giants Ride an AI-Fueled Earnings Wave Major technology companies delivered blockbuster results powered by artificial intelligence, lifting stock indexes to fresh highs. Google parent Alphabet set an optimistic tone with a better-than-expected profit and surging cloud revenues in Q2, driven by heavy investment in AI. The company announced it would boost 2025 capital expenditures …
