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Social media platform Bluesky attracts millions in Brazil after judge bans Musk’s X

Jakub Porzycki/ | Nurphoto | Getty Images Brazil’s recent ban of Elon Musk’s social media platform X has boosted the profile of its smaller rival, Bluesky, as people search for alternatives to voice their opinions. Bluesky said in a post…

Nvidia slides in post-market trading after drop wiped out $300 billion

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 4, 2024.  I-hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia shares fell 2% in extended trading after Bloomberg reported that the company received a subpoena from the Department…

Nvidia tumbles, leading chip stocks lower

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, displays the new Blackwell GPU chip during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2024. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Semiconductor stocks, led by Nvidia, fell Tuesday…

Zilch posts first profit and appoints ex-Aviva CEO to board

Zilch CEO Phil Belamant. Zilch British financial technology firm Zilch on Tuesday reported its first-ever month of profit, marking a key milestone for the company as it looks toward an eventual initial public offering. In a trading update, Zilch, which…

Huawei plans Sept. 10 launch event just hours after Apple iPhone launch

The Huawei flagship store and the Apple flagship store are seen at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai, China, September 2, 2024.  Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Huawei said Monday it plans to hold a product launch event…

Amazon checkout process hits technical snag during Labor Day sale

A worker prepares packages at an Amazon same-day delivery fulfillment center on Prime Day in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day sales rose about 13% in the first six hours…

Brazil’s top court orders nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s X

Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Brazil’s supreme court on Friday ordered a nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s social network X after the company vowed to defy earlier court orders concerning content moderation and the appointment…

How Google, Microsoft and Amazon are raiding AI startups for talent

Microsoft, Google and Amazon along with other tech companies have been getting creative in how they’re poaching talent from top artificial intelligence startups. Earlier this month, Google signed an unusual deal with Character.ai to hire away its prominent founder and more than…

Alibaba shares jump as it completes three-year regulatory overhau

The Alibaba office building is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 28, 2024.  CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba has completed a three-year regulatory “rectification” process following an antitrust fine it received on charges of monopolistic practices…

Intel working with bankers to present board with strategic options

Pat Gelsinger, CEO Intel, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Intel executives are working with multiple advisors to formulate options to address its flagging business, according…