Hilton demolishes Minneapolis hotel due to canceled ICE bookings

Hilton demolishes Minneapolis hotel due to canceled ICE bookings

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the hotel operator said on Tuesday. A Hampton Inn hotel, a Hilton brand, outside of Minneapolis, ‌Minnesota, refused to accommodate ICE agents, the … Read more

Japan says China’s dual-use export ban “unacceptable”, rare earths in the crosshairs

Japan says China’s dual-use export ban “unacceptable”, rare earths in the crosshairs

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Rocky Swift TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s chief government spokesman said on Wednesday that China’s ban on dual-use goods exports to the country was “absolutely unacceptable and deeply regrettable”, as a diplomatic row between Asia’s top two economies escalated. Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that have both civilian … Read more

Bank of America resets Nvidia stock forecast after major event

Bank of America resets Nvidia stock forecast after major event

I concluded last year with two in-depth articles about Nvidia. I thought when I was writing “What’s next for Nvidia stock in 2026” that there wouldn’t be news about Nvidia for a while. Then, Nvidia completed its investment in Intel, and I wrote “Nvidia makes good on a key promise of 2025,” a detailed analysis … Read more

Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she is still serving as US attorney after a previous ruling against her

Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she is still serving as US attorney after a previous ruling against her

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Trump ally Lindsey Halligan to explain why she continues to call herself the US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia even though another judge determined in November that she was illegally appointed to the position. US District Judge David Novak of Richmond issued a three-page order demanding to … Read more

Elon Musk Says ‘We’ve Entered the Singularity’ and Declares This Year AI Will Get Smarter Than Humans — And Everything Will Change Forever

Elon Musk Says ‘We’ve Entered the Singularity’ and Declares This Year AI Will Get Smarter Than Humans — And Everything Will Change Forever

Elon Musk he did not say that we are approaching. He said we are already there. On Sunday the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX responded to two separate posts on X with one unmistakable claim: “We have entered the Singularity.” Hours later, he followed with a second post: “2026 is the year of the Singularity.” … Read more

Forget Vertiv Stock and Look at This AI Stock Instead

Forget Vertiv Stock and Look at This AI Stock Instead

Vertiv offers essential liquid cooling solutions for data centers, making it a mainstay in the AI ​​industry. Iren is a smaller company that is growing at a much faster rate and can produce tremendous annual recurring revenue growth. Iren’s vast pipeline and the ramifications of the Microsoft deal make it a promising AI stock. 10 … Read more

California’s largest reservoir rises 30 feet after recent storms

California’s largest reservoir rises 30 feet after recent storms

Shasta Lake, the largest reservoir in California, rose more than 30 feet over the past two weeks as a series of winter storms battered the state, according to state data. The heavy inflow over the holidays, with Shasta Lake rising 10 feet alone between Friday and Monday, pushed water levels in the sprawling Northern California … Read more

Wall Street fights over Nvidia’s AI cycle due date after Jensen Huang’s CES keynote

Wall Street fights over Nvidia’s AI cycle due date after Jensen Huang’s CES keynote

Jensen Huang may have just delivered his most ambitious blueprint yet, but Wall Street is increasingly divided over whether Nvidia’s ( NVDA ) breakneck growth is reaching a limit or just entering its second act. “I think if you come out of there thinking this is an AI bubble, then you’ve had a little too … Read more

3 semiconductor stocks to play the AI ​​supercycle, according to analysts

3 semiconductor stocks to play the AI ​​supercycle, according to analysts

The AI ​​business has reached a new stage: The focus is shifting from the chips that process the data to the hardware needed to store it. “Right now, we’re very early in the memory cycle,” DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria told Yahoo Finance’s Opening Offer. “The progress we’ve made in AI models has made it … Read more

Days after the US attack, tired but resilient Venezuelans try to return to normal amid fears of repression

Days after the US attack, tired but resilient Venezuelans try to return to normal amid fears of repression

As Venezuelans try to regain a semblance of normalcy following the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro, authorities in the country are cracking down on any show of support for the impeached leader’s ouster. As Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s acting leader on Monday, the rights group warned of an escalating crackdown, with … Read more