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U.S. chip design giant Synopsys plans to stop offering a suite of manufacturing process control software used by global semiconductor makers, six sources briefed on the matter said, as it seeks to ‌divert resources to higher-margin offerings such as AI design. Synopsys in April and May informed more than 10 chipmakers including Samsung Electronics, ‌SK Hynix, Kioxia Holdings Corp and Qorvo Inc about the "end of life" move that means Synopsys will not provide future new versions and will only carry out maintenance obligations, two of ​the sources said.

Asian equities fell as renewed selling in technology stocks, including Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., deepened concerns that the AI-driven rally may have run ahead of itself. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index retreated 1.1%, suggesting Monday's rebound on Wall Street was losing momentum. European shares were also set for losses. Bloomberg's Avril Hong and Mark Cranfield report.

AI-driven momentum is keeping bulls in high spirits after the Dow’s record close, though investors are a bit cautious ahead of the Fed minutes and fresh corporate catalysts.

If you own J.P. Morgan Chase stock, the last two weeks delivered everything a shareholder could want. JPMorgan cleared the Federal Reserve's stress test, unveiled a record $50 billion buyback, and lifted its dividend 10%, The Motley Fool reported. None of that changes a stubborn arithmetic ...

Asian shares have retreated, with South Korea's Kospi shedding nearly 8% despite a rebound for AI stocks that lifted stocks on Wall Street. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures were mixed. In Seoul, the Kospi lost 7.6% to 7,444.13 as shares in both Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix slumped 8.7%.

Autonomous driving companies like Waymo, Zoox and Tesla promise a future where self-driving vehicles are the norm and traffic accidents and fatalities fall significantly because of it. But while the data on whether autonomous driving is truly safer than human driving is still inconclusive, some ...

Chipmaker Cerebras’ stock has fallen sharply after its mega IPO two months ago.

By Diana Novak Jones July 6 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations the company designed its Facebook and

South Korea led losses in the region, after heavyweight chip maker Samsung Electronics tumbled despite projecting a 19-fold surge in its second-quarter operating profit.

TeraWulf shares jumped on July 6 after the company landed a major artificial intelligence infrastructure customer. TeraWulf (WULF) announced a 20-year lease with Anthropic at its Justified Data campus in Hawesville, Kentucky. The agreement is expected to generate about $19 billion in contracted ...

Samsung’s stock slid in Korea even as the company posted stellar Q2 preliminary results; retail traders believe strong performance was already priced into the shares.

Syntiant Corp, an artificial intelligence software and semiconductor company, filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Monday, joining a growing list of AI companies seeking to tap public markets amid strong investor demand for the sector. Building AI Chips for Everyday Devices Founded in 2017 by semiconductor industry veterans, including CEO Kurt Busch, Syntiant develops low-power AI processors and software that enable devices to perform tasks locally rather than relying on cloud data center

Bitcoin rebounds near $64,000 after Strategy's BTC selloff as options and ETF flows turn bullish ahead of Fed minutes.

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By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Asian stocks drifted lower on Tuesday, even after South Korea's Samsung Electronics forecast an eye-popping 19-fold jump in second-quarter profit, while

Amazon delivered a blowout first quarter in April, with net income nearly doubling and earnings per share crushing Wall Street forecasts by a wide margin, The Motley Fool reported. A closer look at the results reveals an unusual driver behind much of that outperformance, one that has nothing to do ...

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is giving Wall Street a familiar problem. Investors admire the company's stance on artificial intelligence, government software, national security, and enterprise automation. They also ask how much they should pay for that growth. That tension has haunted Palantir for ...

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Carriers see travelers continuing to pay up—and aren’t rushing to bring back flights and routes trimmed during oil’s surge.

Hans Ibarra, a founder building an AI-voice startup, has found himself on the receiving end of a big opportunity: Top artificial-intelligence companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and others desperate to win his business are ramping up discounts. Across Silicon Valley, startup founders like Ibarra are enjoying a wave of computing credits and fielding competing offers from AI-model makers racing to land new enterprise customers. The offers from growing AI-sales armies at companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic are so rich that some early-stage startup founders say they won’t need to raise money as soon as they expected, and others have been able to play AI companies off one another.

Yahoo Finance's Brooke DiPalma and Josh Lipton discuss 7-Eleven's federal trademark infringement lawsuit against Nike, which aims to block the unapproved release of an upcoming Air Max 95 sneaker featuring the convenience store's signature tri-color palette on July 11.

Wall Street's biggest banks reportedly held preliminary talks to acquire a Fiserv network that could help them bypass federal debit-card fee caps.

The deal values Crinetics at $85 per share in cash, representing a potential upside of about 100% from the stock’s closing price on Monday.

Oil was at $107 a barrel in May. Tankers were sailing thousands of miles out of their way. Refiners in Asia were bidding up whatever crude they could find that did not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. None of that is true anymore. Brent settled near $68 on July 6. The Strait is open. And ...

The strong results from the world’s largest memory chip maker are likely to help ease recent market concerns about the sustainability of AI computing-capacity spending.

Walt Disney World visitors planning a trip to Epcot later this year will soon lose access to one of the park's most iconic dining experiences. The restaurant is unlike any other at Disney World, allowing guests to dine beside a massive living coral reef aquarium through floor-to-ceiling windows ...

Tesla (TSLA) finally gave investors a delivery rebound. But BYD nevertheless claimed the crown back. That’s the painful part of the new worldwide electric-vehicle numbers. Tesla produced 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter, easily beating Wall Street estimates and indicating demand had bounced ...

A deal for a card network could allow bigger transaction fees, but some bank executives are worried about backlash.

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