Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith justified employee terminations following Gaza-related office protests while announcing an external investigation into alleged Israeli military misuse of Azure cloud services for Palestinian surveillance. read more
BigBear.ai’s stock rose 2.05% after-hours, reaching $4.97, following the deployment of its veriScan® biometric system at Nashville International Airport to enhance passenger processing using facial recognition. read more
HCW Biologics’ stock jumped 102.72% to $6.73 after the company revealed the successful development of second-generation T-cell engagers for solid tumors. read more
Alphabet’s Waymo earned unexpected praise from Tesla bull Ross Gerber after a 42-minute Los Angeles ride, underscoring the self-driving unit’s momentum as it expands testing, surpasses 10 million paid trips, and intensifies competition with Tesla and Uber in the robotaxi race. read more
Schumer accuses Trump of lying about inflation, ties rising prices to tariffs. Fed expected to cut rates, but some argue for deeper cuts. read more
Ross Gerber believes Tesla is struggling with hardware issues and CEO Elon Musk’s focus on software is not enough. read more
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) was surging higher Thursday, driven by excitement over the upcoming exchange-traded fund listing and macroeconomic tailwinds. read more
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren blasted Paramount Skydance’s reported bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, calling it a “dangerous concentration of power” tied to past Trump-era approvals, even as shares of both media companies surged on the takeover speculation. read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini raised $425 million in an initial public offering, pricing its shares above the expected range, according to an announcement made late Thursday. read more
Alibaba Group stock jumped 6.35% on the Hong Kong Exchange Friday morning, extending its remarkable 83.95% year-to-date gains as investors reacted positively to the Chinese e-commerce giant’s aggressive artificial intelligence expansion strategy and $3.2 billion fundraising. read more