2026-07-14

Is this the ultimate 'back to school' laptop? Students can get a brand new 2026 Dell XPS 13 for just $599

The MacBook Neo now has a direct Windows 11 competitor in the form of the brand new 2026 Dell XPS 13. [...]

2026-07-14

I've been hunting for the best travel charging gadgets to avoid low-battery stress on vacation — here are my top recommendations

These are the power packs, MagSafe chargers and multi-port stations that'll be keeping my devices juiced up on my travels. [...]

2026-07-14

Bank of America's profit soared as stock traders hit a record and dealmakers rebounded

The bank's equities trading revenue jumped 70% to $3.6 billion, a record, while investment banking fees climbed 50% from a year earlier [...]

2026-07-14

Oil's biggest one-day gain since 2020. IBM missed earnings. CPI drops at 8:30. Warsh testifies today. It's a busy Tuesday

Stock futures pointed in different directions Tuesday as rising energy prices, bank earnings, and key inflation data competed for investor attention [...]

2026-07-14

Oil prices are surging to a one-month high as the U.S. reinstates its Iran blockade

Brent crude rose above $87 a barrel on Tuesday as fresh U.S.-Iran strikes and tanker attacks stoked fears over Hormuz supply flows [...]

2026-07-14

Wells Fargo's profit surged past expectations on wealth and investment banking gains

The bank earned $2.00 per share in the second quarter, topping analyst expectations of $1.72 per share [...]

2026-07-14

The father of reinforcement learning is leaving Carmack to build his own AI

One of the most decorated minds in AI is striking out alone. Richard Sutton shared the 2024 Turing Award for founding modern reinforcement learning. On Monday he said he is leaving John Carmack’s startup Keen Technologies to start a new one, Oak Lab. He announced it plainly on X. He praised Carmack and Keen, then […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-14

Tower Semiconductor puts $3bn into Japan, and Tokyo is paying for a third of it

Tower Semiconductor said on Tuesday it will spend roughly $3bn expanding its 300mm operations in Japan, net of about $1bn in grants from the Japanese government, in a two-track build-out aimed squarely at the optical components that AI data centres are consuming faster than anyone can make them. The announcement, made with the backing of Japan’s […]<br /> This story continues at The Nex [...]

2026-07-14

ChatGPT returns to WhatsApp in Europe after EU forces Meta to open the door to rival AI bots

OpenAI has re-enabled ChatGPT on WhatsApp, but only in the European Economic Area, covering the 27 EU member states plus Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway.<br /> The article ChatGPT returns to WhatsApp in Europe after EU forces Meta to open the door to rival AI bots appeared first on The Decoder. [...]