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Mature soybeans remain unharvested near North Maple Grove Road after rain on October 28, 2025 in Ellettsville, Indiana. jeremy hogan getty images After weeks of intense focus on whether an AI bubble existed in the market, a recurring feature of 2025 has surfaced: tariffs. In the U.S. on Friday, tech stocks recovered slightly after the Nasdaq hit its lowest in nearly three weeks, perhaps a sign that the AI-driven volatility may be nearing an end. But just as AI retreats from the spotlight, tariffs enter the stage like the next act of a Shakespeare play. The Trump administration on Friday…
Three years ago, Luminal co-founder Joe Fioti was working on chip design at Intel. He was working on making the best chip possible, but the more important bottleneck was in the software. “You can make the best hardware on the planet, but if it’s difficult for developers to use, they won’t use it,” he told me. Now he has founded a company focused entirely on that problem. On Monday, Luminal announced $5.3 million in seed funding in a round led by Felicis Ventures with angel investments from Paul Graham, Guillermo Rauch, and Ben Porterfield. Fioti co-founders Jake Stevens and Matthew…
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to Paris on Monday, the Elysee Palace confirmed that Ukraine will buy “up to 100” French-made Rafale fighter jets, anti-aircraft defenses and drones from France. “We will have one of the largest and best air defense systems in the world,” Ukraine’s president told reporters after signing a memorandum of understanding with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Villacoublay air base southwest of Paris on Monday morning. President Zelenskiy told reporters at a press conference that the deal, which he called a “historic agreement”, includes eight air defense systems and six launchers. President Macron said…
Bitcoin’s pullback below $100,000 has shaken up one of the world’s most momentum-driven trades, raising questions about whether the decline is just a clean sweep or the start of something deeper. Bitcoin fell below $95,000 on Friday, erasing almost all of its gains so far this year. The cryptocurrency achieved some amazing milestones in 2025. It rose to an all-time high of over $126,000 on October 6, but fell just a few days later. The stock is now trading at $95,049, down about 25% from its October high on signs of a deepening bear market. Industry experts say there are…
Jensen Huang attends the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Engineering Awards Reception held at St. James’s Palace on November 5, 2025 in Briline, London. Mok Yui | via ReutersNvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in October that the company’s orders for chips, which are at the heart of the AI boom, will be worth $500 billion in 2025 and 2026.For a company that has seen quarterly revenue growth of nearly 600% over the past four years, Huang’s comments signaled confidence that NVIDIA will continue to see strong growth this year in the next chip cycle, but that growth has slowed, suggesting there is…
If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to finally splurge on your dream KitchenAid, let this be your sign. QVC launched its Black Friday sale earlier this year, with discounts across the site. Yes, this includes a 5-quart stand mixer, plus additional sizes and accessories. This classic appliance is currently over $200 off and comes in a dreamy range of colors that will look great on your countertop decor. Soft almond cream, rich blue velvet, classic black and the list goes on. But there’s more to this tool than just aesthetics (of course). A stand mixer is a kitchen workhorse…
U.S. Treasury yields edged lower on Monday as investors expected a busy week with delayed economic data.4:55 a.m. ET; 10 year treasury The yield fell more than 2 basis points to 4.125%. The two-year bond yield fell 1 basis point to 3.598%. The yield on the 30-year Treasury note fell 2 basis points to 4.726%.One basis point equals 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.Last week, US President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to end the longest collapse of the US government in history, which lasted a total of 43 days.Investors faced an economic data blackout during…
As US giants like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic race to develop large-scale language models to power their AI products, startups like Sakana AI, Mistral AI, DeepSeek, and AI21 Labs are carving out their own niches with specialized models designed for specific regions, industries, or unique capabilities. In pursuit of that goal, Tokyo-based Sakana AI has completed a 20 billion yen (approximately $135 million) Series B funding round. This increases the company’s post-money valuation from $2.5 billion to $2.65 billion, CEO David Ha told TechCrunch. Founded in 2023 by former Google researchers Lion Jones, Ren Ito, and Ha, Sakana AI creates…
For decades, the name Somalia has been used as shorthand for conflict, piracy and danger. Relatively few Westerners have visited the country since the country’s civil war began in the 1990s. However, contrary to expectations, the East African country is currently experiencing a quiet increase in foreign tourists. According to Somalia’s Ministry of Tourism, approximately 10,000 tourists will visit Somalia in 2024, an increase of 50% from the previous year. This is despite most Western governments still advising against all travel. James Wilcox, founder of adventure tour company Untamed Borders, told CNN Travel that demand is growing rapidly. His company…
China’s imports of U.S. soybeans show little sign of recovering as Beijing’s stockpile swells to its highest level in years, undermining U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that a recent trade truce will spur major new purchases by China. China, the world’s biggest consumer of soybeans, has an oversupply after months of aggressive stockpiling, which analysts say allowed Beijing to delay a purchase agreement even as both sides touted improved relations. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report released last Friday said China has purchased U.S. soybeans just twice since the summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South…