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Markets

Big Tech’s Allure Fades as Wall Street Bets on Main Street Stock Rebound in ’26

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Bank of America analysts forecast S&P 500 earnings will grow 14% next year, and sees the index reaching 7,100.

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Blockchain

JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money-Market Fund

Innovative as the tokenized funds may be for JPMorgan, the bank is actually chasing an existing trend on Wall Street.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia H200 Exports Boost Odds of a World That ‘Runs on Chinese AI’

The Chinese government has discouraged companies and government-funded data centers from buying Nvidia’s chips.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney Licenses Play Dates for Mickey Mouse, ChatGPT in $1B OpenAI Deal

Some user-generated Sora videos will also make their way onto Disney+, and ChatGPT will become available to Disney employees.

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Social Media

Aussie Ban on Teen Social Media Use Is Trending. Will It Go Viral?

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Social media companies stand to lose billions in ad revenue if teens around the world are kicked off the platforms.

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Artificial Intelligence

Investors Brace for Revelations in New AI Bellwether Oracle’s Latest Report

Deals with Meta, Nvidia and Softbank underscore concerns that Oracle is overexposed to a possible AI bubble.

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Electric Vehicles

Investors Throw Side-Eye at Tesla’s Optimus-tic $1.4T Market Cap

Morgan Stanley cut its rating of Tesla for the first time in two years on Monday to “equal weight,” which is equivalent to a hold.

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Artificial Intelligence

When AI Hallucinations Amount to Defamation, Who’s Liable?

A handful of high-profile defamation-by-AI-chatbot allegations against big tech firms are already stacking up.

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ETF

Spooked by Bitcoin? Here Are the 6 Biggest Ethereum and Solana ETFs

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As bitcoin struggles to recoup some of this year’s dramatic losses, ETFs based on Ethereum and Solana are gaining ground.

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Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Struggles to Regain Lost Ground after Rapid Slide

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Slumping Bitcoin has held above the key $80,000 threshold that would put many investors underwater, but the test of its resilience isn’t over.

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Industries

Defense Darling Anduril Grapples with Military Tech Glitches

Anduril was last valued at $30 billion in June, when its $2.5 billion fundraising round was oversubscribed eight times.

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Media & Entertainment

Indie Games Power Up as Big-Budget Rivals Sacrifice Creativity to Profit

The success of indie titles may help video game makers rely less on blockbusters and widen creative license, creating a 1UP for players.

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Big Tech

Can Google Conquer Its Nvidia Dependency?

Gemini was trained on Google’s in-house chips, which look like a cheaper and more efficient alternative to Nvidia’s cutting-edge products.

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