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Regulatory scrutiny raises questions over licensing model in chip ecosystem

Epic Games said on Tuesday its popular shooter title "Fortnite" has returned to global App ‌Stores, as the videogame maker signaled confidence in ‌a favorable outcome from an ongoing lawsuit against Apple. "Once Apple is forced ​to show its costs, governments around the world will not allow Apple junk fees to stand," Epic said in a statement. Epic, a U.S.-based studio backed by China's Tencent, has ‌been embroiled in a ⁠legal battle with Apple since 2020 and alleged that the company's practice of charging a ⁠commission of up to 30% on in-app payments violated U.S. antitrust rules.

Bitcoin price held a razor-thin range between $76,000 and $77,000 on Monday, recording just a -0.05% change at $76,797.74 while the broader crypto market buckled under iran geopolitical pressure. Over $300 million in crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours, according to data from Coinglass, with long traders absorbing the ...

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President Trump made 94 different trades of 'Magnificent 7' stocks in the first quarter of 2026, a new ethics disclosure shows, executing millions of dollars in transactions even as he was meeting with and often promoting these top tech companies.

Rising geopolitical tensions with China have sharpened focus on the risk of a potential blockade of Taiwan. Such a move could severely disrupt Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s chip production and shipments for key clients including Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, and Apple. Investors are assessing how a prolonged disruption could affect global supply chains in technology, autos, and energy, while possibly shifting demand toward non Taiwanese chipmakers and shipping companies. Taiwan...

Apple, ticker NasdaqGS:AAPL, is preparing a major Siri overhaul for iOS 27 that uses new AI capabilities and tighter privacy controls. The update is set to integrate Google Gemini AI within Apple’s ecosystem while emphasizing user control and automatic data minimization. This move marks a shift in how Apple approaches AI partnerships, virtual assistants and on-device privacy. For Apple, the company behind the iPhone, iPad and Mac, this kind of AI refresh is about more than a new software...

Anthropic said on Monday it is revising its earlier position to allow users of its Mythos cybersecurity model ‌to share information about cyber threats with others who may be exposed ‌to similar vulnerabilities. Mythos, announced on April 7, is being deployed as part of Anthropic's "Project Glasswing," a controlled ​initiative under which select organizations, including major tech firms such as Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Apple, are permitted to use the unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model for defensive cybersecurity purposes. Mythos' capabilities to code at a high level have given it a potentially ‌unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity ⁠vulnerabilities and devise ways to exploit them, according to experts.

By IPO Edge Editorial Staff For most of the last year, the bear case on Apple (AAPL) wrote itself. Tariffs would gut margins. China was a lost cause. The AI story had […]

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Each of the three On co-founders — David Allemann, Casper Coppetti, and Olivier Bernhard — acquired 60,000 Class A shares last Thursday.

Netflix isn't a Magnificent Seven stock, but it's still worth monitoring.

We just covered the Mark Cuban Stock Portfolio: 8 Best Stocks to Buy and Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) ranks 6th on this list. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) is one of the favorite AI stocks among billionaire investors. Mark Cuban, in an interview on the the Big Technology Podcast earlier this month, gave his view on […]

Wondering if Apple stock still offers fair value after its strong run, or if you might be paying too much for future expectations? At a last close of US$300.23, Apple has posted returns of 2.6% over the past week, 11.1% over the past month, 10.8% year to date and 44.4% over the past year. This gives you a clear sense of how sentiment has translated into recent performance. Recent headlines have focused on Apple as a core tech stock, keeping it in the spotlight for investors tracking large,...

Apple’s next major growth wave may come less from iPhones and more from its booming high-margin Services ecosystem, with Evercore ISI seeing a path to $13 in EPS.

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Apple (AAPL) is preparing new AI features for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 as it looks to narrow the gap wit

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Intel (NasdaqGS:INTC) and Apple have reached a preliminary agreement for U.S.-based chip production. The arrangement is supported by major U.S. government backing and industrial policy initiatives. The deal focuses on reducing reliance on overseas semiconductor manufacturing, particularly in Taiwan. The agreement marks a potential shift in Intel's role as a foundry supplier to large third party customers. For Intel, a leading U.S. chip designer and manufacturer, this preliminary deal with...

Alphabet shares have rallied in 2026, fueled in part by the Google parent’s artificial-intelligence ambitions.

Big tech stocks are falling--and taking the major market index down with them. Among the 11 S&P 500 sectors, information technology is getting hit the hardest, down 1.4%. The next biggest laggard is industrials, down 0.

President Trump’s trading activity surged in the first quarter, totaling more than 3,700 transactions, according to recent financial disclosures. The disclosures, published by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics late last week, include millions of dollars in transactions relating to companies such as Nvidia, Alphabet and Amazon.

We recently published Jim Cramer Discussed A Mysterious Yellow Light & These 9 Stocks. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s shares are up by 14% over the past month and by 10% year-to-date. Financial firm Wedbush, which is one of the firm’s biggest supporters, recently raised the […]

Report says Apple plans tighter data controls than rival AI chatbots

Dell Technologies is riding on $64B AI server orders, $43B backlog, strong cash and an upbeat 2027 guidance keep its outlook robust.

US stocks have been predicted to start Monday trading in the red, as they ended last week, with investors continuing to worry about rising bond yields, stubborn inflation and the economic fallout from higher oil prices. Dow Jones futures were down around 262 points or 0.4%, while S&P 500...

Amazon stock has paused its rally just short of a $3 trillion market cap. Two upcoming events could dictate where AMZN goes next.

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