Trump hit with new charges in classified documents case, third defendant added
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Trump hit with new charges in classified documents case, third defendant added

The DOJ’s indictment includes photos of classified documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.DOJDonald Trump was hit Thursday night with three new federal criminal charges, and a third defendant was added to the case where the former president already was accused of dozens of felonies related to retaining classified documents at his Florida… […]

New research on Facebook shows the algorithm isn’t entirely to blame for political polarization
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New research on Facebook shows the algorithm isn’t entirely to blame for political polarization

Thilina Kaluthotage | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesFor all the blame Facebook has received for fostering extreme political polarization on its ubiquitous apps, new research suggests the problem may not strictly be a function of the algorithm.In four studies published Thursday in the academic publications Science and Nature, researchers from several institutions including Princeton University, Dartmouth… […]

How the world went from a semiconductor shortage to a major glut
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How the world went from a semiconductor shortage to a major glut

Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty ImagesThe semiconductor shortage that affected everything from cars to games consoles during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic has turned into a chip glut — and some of the world’s biggest chipmakers are taking a hit.Semiconductors are tiny components that are integral to a slew of products including… […]

Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal
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Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal

Chief executive officer of Google Sundar Pichai. Marek Antoni Iwanczuk | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Google on Friday made the latest a splash in the AI talent wars, announcing an agreement to bring in Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. As part of the deal, Google will […]

Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace files to go public under ticker FLY
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Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace files to go public under ticker FLY

Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, on July 9, 2025. Sergio Flores | Reuters Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace filed for an initial public offering on Friday, with plans to trade under the ticker symbol “FLY” on the Nasdaq. Firefly’s planned offering comes […]

Robinhood is up 160% this year, but several obstacles are ahead
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Robinhood is up 160% this year, but several obstacles are ahead

Robinhood stock hit an all-time high Friday as the financial services platform continued to rip higher this year, along with bitcoin and other crypto stocks. Robinhood, up more than 160% in 2025, hit an intraday high above $101 before pulling back and closing slightly lower. The reversal came after a Bloomberg report that JPMorgan plans […]