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Retail traders pile into Allbirds after odd AI pivot. History shows it
Sign on facade at shoe company Allbirds, Walnut Creek, California, August 25, 2025. Smith Collection | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesRetail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence…
Uber raises stake in Delivery Hero in $318 million deal
An Uber Eats courier is seen in Krakow, Poland, on Aug. 21, 2025.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesUber on Friday agreed to purchase an additional 4.5% of shares of German food delivery firm Delivery Hero from the company's biggest…
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei to meet with White House about Mythos
Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026.Denis Balibouse | ReutersAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei is meeting with Susie Wiles, the White House…
U.S. tech ramps up government lobbying amid Iran war uncertainty
U.S. tech companies are ramping up lobbying of government officials at home and further afield amid the Iran war, as they look to defend their interests and map out contingency plans, industry insiders told CNBC.Conflict in the Middle…
House Dem Sam Liccardo probes suspicious oil trades during Iran war
Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., attends a news conference with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during the House Democrats' 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, March 13, 2025.Tom Williams |…
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during
A view of the vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran on the condition that the strait be reopened, seen in Oman on April 08, 2026.Shadi J. H. Alassar…
Nvidia AI chip rivals attract record funding as competition heats up
This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.Nvidia has cemented itself at the heart of the AI boom with a monopoly on the most powerful chips to train and run models, but a…
Trump faces tests from Cuba to the Strait of Hormuz
A man stands as a tugboat guides the Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin at the oil terminal in the port of Matanzas, northwestern Cuba, on March 31, 2026.Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty ImagesEnergy shipments are increasingly being used as…
Israeli central bank chief pins hopes on ceasefire amid growth shock
The Israeli economy is facing a significant hit to growth projections as a result of the Middle East conflict — but its central bank chief is hopeful that a rapid resolution to the wars in Lebanon and Iran can help ease the…
Nvidia rivals eye huge funding rounds as AI chip market booms
European chip startups developing alternative technology to Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) are eyeing big funding rounds as they look to scale amid the AI boom. Dutch company Euclyd, backed by the former CEO of chipmaking…