Iran's reopening to the global economy is being closely watched by the technology industry, which sees a country of 90 million people with high rates of smartphone adoption, strong engineering talent, and years of pent-up demand for digital services as a potentially significant emerging market. Major US technology platforms, including app stores, cloud services, and social media networks, have operated under sanctions restrictions that prevented them from serving Iranian user

Airlines, cruise lines, shipping companies, and manufacturers that absorbed months of elevated fuel costs due to the Strait of Hormuz closure are now confronting a dramatic reversal of fortune following Sunday's US-Iran peace announcement. Oil prices falling toward 80 per barrel from a peak above 100 represents a cost windfall that analysts say could materially boost second half earnings across multiple fuel intensive sectors. Delta Air Lines, which had already shown resilien

Figure, the humanoid robotics company, has secured two of the most significant commercial orders in the history of robotics: a 20,000 unit contract with Amazon and a 50,000 unit deal with Mercedes Benz that together represent a revenue pipeline exceeding 14 billion dollars through 2029. The company is already producing more than 1,200 robots per month and recently validated the capabilities of its Figure 03 prototype, which researchers say demonstrates dexterity and task comp

Apple used its Worldwide Developers Conference this month to unveil its biggest expansion of Apple Intelligence since the platform launched in 2024, headlined by a completely rebuilt version of Siri called Siri AI. The new assistant is designed to understand personal context, search across a user's emails, messages, and photos, answer questions using live web information, and carry out multi-step actions across apps, a significant leap from the more limited voice-command Siri

The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it has cleared the first over the counter continuous glucose monitor designed specifically for children, a move that expands access to a technology that has already transformed diabetes management for adults. Continuous glucose monitors use a small sensor worn on the skin to track blood sugar levels throughout the day and night, sending real-time data to a smartphone or receiver without the need for repeated finger-prick

The opening weekend of the 2026 World Cup is delivering an immediate economic jolt to host cities across the United States, Mexico, and Canada, with hotels, restaurants, and transit systems reporting sharp spikes in activity as fans from around the world descend on venues for the 48 team tournament. Friday's USA-Paraguay match alone drove a surge in local spending around its host stadium, while cities hosting Saturday's four-match slate, including the San Francisco Bay Area,

SpaceX made history on Friday with the largest initial public offering ever recorded, pricing shares at $135 and watching them rocket more than 19% on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX. Shares opened at $150, surged past $160 shortly after the bell, and closed around $161.11, valuing Elon Musk's space and AI infrastructure company at approximately $1.77 trillion. The offering raised roughly $75 billion, instantly making Musk, who retains more than

Wall Street closed out the week on a high note Friday, with all three major indexes posting gains as investors digested SpaceX's blockbuster Nasdaq debut alongside growing optimism over a potential US-Iran peace agreement. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to finish at 7,431.46, the Nasdaq Composite added 0.31% to close at 25,888.84, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 353.51 points, or 0.7%, to settle at 51,202.26. Goldman Sachs, Verizon, and JPMorgan led the Dow's gainers, clim

The US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has cleared Paramount Skydance's roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, removing one of the largest remaining regulatory hurdles to what would be the most significant consolidation in the history of American media. In a statement issued Friday, the DOJ said its eight-month investigation, which involved reviewing more than two million documents from over 80 parties, concluded that the deal is not likely to

Oil prices fell again on Friday, with crude slipping roughly 2% to trade near $85 a barrel as growing confidence in an imminent US-Iran peace deal continued to ease fears of a prolonged disruption to Middle East energy supplies. The decline builds on weeks of gradual easing in crude prices since the most acute phase of the conflict, and AAA data shows the relief is now reaching consumers directly: average US gasoline prices have fallen approximately 40 cents per gallon compar