China’s low Earth orbit satellite company SpaceSail has launched a new fundraising round, according to a report by state media outlet Securities Times on Monday, as the Shanghai government-backed firm pushes ahead with its satellite deployment plans and overseas expansion. The report said the new financing round would result in a combined equity stake of
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he would step down as Labour leader and prime minister, ending months of political turmoil and setting in motion a leadership contest that is increasingly expected to deliver Andy Burnham to Downing Street. The announcement comes less than two years after Starmer led Labour to one
Getty Images has entered into a “display agreement” with OpenAI, marking a significant step toward integrating licensed visual content into artificial intelligence-driven search experiences. In a brief announcement on Sunday, Getty said its licensed image libraries will appear in “OpenAI search and discovery experiences within ChatGPT.” The agreement is expected to allow ChatGPT to use
Sandisk, Western Digital, and Seagate stocks have been in a strong rally this year and are the top gainers in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices. SNDK jumped by 800% this year, while Western Digital, Micron, and Seagate have soared by 320%, 285%, and 280%, respectively. Sandisk, Western Digital, and Seagate face a major
US stocks opened slightly higher on Monday as investors reacted to signs of progress in the latest round of US-Iran negotiations and looked ahead to a key inflation report that could shape the Federal Reserve’s next policy move. Officials from the United States and Iran made what mediators described as “encouraging progress” during the first
China EV stocks are in a strong freefall this year as investors remain pessimistic about their growth prospects. Nio stock slipped to $5 on Friday, down nearly 30% from its May high, and is hovering at its lowest level since March 9. Xpeng stock has tumbled to $13.21 in New York, down 53% from its
Shares of Chevron Corporation CVX traded lower after the oil major announced a long-term agreement with Microsoft Corporation to supply electricity to a massive artificial intelligence data center in West Texas. Under the agreement, Chevron’s unit, Energy Forge One LLC, will build a 2.67-gigawatt natural gas power plant under Project Kilby, a development expected to
Shares of Fervo Energy FRVO surged on Monday as investors looked past a wider-than-expected quarterly loss and instead focused on the geothermal company’s new artificial intelligence partnership with Nvidia. The Houston-based geothermal startup, backed by Bill Gates, was up about 15% after announcing an agreement with Nvidia and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to
Alcohol companies have had fewer reasons to say “cheers” in recent years. Volumes have been falling, and the entire business model is undergoing a structural shakeup as younger people drink less. The downturn has been driven by a mix of structural and cyclical forces. Younger consumers are drinking less, inflation has squeezed discretionary spending, and
The crypto market remained in a consolidation mode on Sunday as demand waned following last week’s hawkish Fed decision. Bitcoin was trading at $64,400, up by 1% in the last 24 hours, while the market capitalization in the industry rose by 0.64% to $2.2 trillion. This article looks at key coins, including Aerodrome Finance (AERO),