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Apple CEO Tim Cook waves to attendees during an event on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Jun 9, 2025

Apple unveils software redesign while reeling from AI missteps, tech upheaval and Trump’s trade war

Apple previews iOS 26 and new features at WWDC 2025 but offers no timeline for long-awaited AI Siri upgrade, raising questions about innovation pace.

FILE - A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)
Jun 9, 2025

Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant

Amazon will spend $20B on two new Pennsylvania data centers, including one next to a nuclear plant, in the state's largest-ever private investment.

Police officers stand guard at the entrance of Lancaster House, where the trade talks between the U.S. and China are taking place, in London, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Jun 9, 2025

The US and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump’s phone call with Xi

U.S. and China officials met in London to revive stalled trade talks, aiming to extend a 90-day tariff truce and address rare earth export concerns.

FILE - The Discovery Communications logo atop its headquarters in Silver Spring, Md, July 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Jun 9, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two companies, dividing cable and streaming services

Warner Bros. Discovery will split into two companies, separating cable from streaming as cord-cutting reshapes the entertainment industry.

AESC halts $1.6B EV battery plant over policy fears
Jun 6, 2025

AESC halts $1.6B EV battery plant over policy fears

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” While Automotive Energy Supply Corp. didn’t specify what those problems are, South Carolina’s Republican governor said th[...]

Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft
Jun 6, 2025

Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft

Elon Musk reversed a threat to retire SpaceX’s Dragon after a clash with Trump. The capsule remains vital to ISS missions.

U.S. adds 139K jobs amid trade war uncertainty
Jun 6, 2025

U.S. adds 139K jobs amid trade war uncertainty

U.S. employers added 139K jobs as hiring slowed. Trump’s trade policies stir economic fears, though recession signals remain unclear.

Tesla stock plunges after Musk feud with Trump escalates
Jun 5, 2025

Tesla stock plunges after Musk feud with Trump escalates

Tesla stock plunged 14% as Musk's clash with Trump spurred fears of federal backlash, erasing $150B in market value.

FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Northbrook, Ill., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Jun 5, 2025

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week rises to highest level in eight months

Unemployment claims rose to 247,000, an 8-month high, as tariff uncertainty and corporate job cuts weigh on the U.S. labor market and economic outlook.

FILE - The Amazon logo is displayed, Sept. 6, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Jun 5, 2025

Amazon planning $10B investment for North Carolina data center and AI campus

Amazon will invest $10B in a North Carolina AI and cloud campus, creating 500 jobs and boosting infrastructure in Richmond County, a rural textile region.

President of China Xi Jinping attends a dinner on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation for heads of foreign delegations in the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Thursday, May 8, 2025, ahead of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Alexandr Kryazhev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP)
Jun 5, 2025

Trump speaks with Xi amid stalled talks between the US and China over tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke amid stalled tariff negotiations that have roiled global trade.

Fed lifts restrictions placed on Wells Fargo in 2018 because of its fake-accounts scandal
Jun 4, 2025

Fed lifts restrictions placed on Wells Fargo in 2018 because of its fake-accounts scandal

Fed lifts Wells Fargo's 2018 asset cap, citing progress in culture and compliance reforms.

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