Is investing becoming more like gambling

Forget Stargate. Apple now has its own $500 billion investment plan.

Apple is matching the amount of the Stargate AI joint venture — and building goodwill with the new administration in a familiar approach.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Apple boosts U.S. investment plans with $500 billion pledge amid Trump tariff threat

Apple on Monday reaffirmed a commitment to spend hundreds of billions on U.S. soil in the coming years amid pressure from President Donald Trump.

NBC News - Feb. 24

Apple to open AI server factory in Texas as part of $500 billion U.S. investment

Apple said it will work with partners to open a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing facility in Houston.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Apple announces $500 billion investment in US amid tariff threats that could affect the iPhone

Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas

ABC News - Feb. 24

Microsoft reiterates plan to invest $80 billion in AI, but may 'adjust our infrastructure in some areas'

Microsoft hasn't backed off its plan for the current fiscal year but acknowledged that it may makes some infrastructure adjustments.

CNBC - Feb. 24

VC Firm Slow Ventures Is Investing $60 Million in Content Creators. Here’s What It’s Looking For

Megan Lightcap, partner at Slow Creator, on the fund’s thesis and what makes a pitch successful.

Inc. - Feb. 25

Big endowments are heavily invested in hedge funds and other alts. They’ve been an expensive waste, study finds

An astonishing two-thirds of big university endowments are invested in hedge funds and other alternative investments that actually have delivered zero outperformance since the 2008 global financial ...

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

BP ramps up oil and gas investment to $10bn a year in ‘fundamental reset’ – business live

Oil and gas giant abandons green ambitions, as boss says it will be ‘very selective’ about investing in fossil fuel alternatives. BP will abandon its green ambitions, including plans to cut its ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

Eli Lilly unveils $27bn US investment as corporate America seeks to woo Trump

Pharmaceutical industry hopes to ward off growing tariff threat

Financial Times - Feb. 26

If you invested $1,000 in Nvidia 10 years ago, here’s how much money you’d have now

If you had invested $1,000 in Nvidia when the company first went public in 1999, you'd have more than $5 million today.

CNBC - 6d

Social Discovery Group launches $20M venture fund to invest in social discovery startups

Social Discovery Group said it is starting SDG Lab, a $20 million corporate venture fund that will invest in social discovery startups.

VentureBeat - 6d

‘She’s not working outside the home’: My mother, 63, inherited $100,000. Is she too old to invest in the stock market?

“Are the only options to create a CD ladder or leave it in a high-interest savings account?”

MarketWatch - 5d

China's Honor pledges $10 billion AI investment and deepens ties with Google in global push

Honor is looking to expand outside of China and push into the higher-end part of the market where Apple and Samsung play.

CNBC - 3d

Anthropic raises $3.5 billion, reaching $61.5 billion valuation as AI investment frenzy continues

Anthropic secures $3.5 billion in series E funding at a $61.5 billion valuation as the AI company's revenue grows 1,000% year-over-year, intensifying competition with OpenAI amid massive industry ...

VentureBeat - 1d

Trump announces $100 billion investment in U.S. from TSMC, calls it 'most powerful company' in world

President Donald Trump announced a $100 billion investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to boost U.S. chip building.

CNBC - 1d

Trump announces $100 billion investment in U.S. from TSMC, calling it ‘most powerful company’ in world

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will pour $100 billion into bolstering chip manufacturing in the U.S., President Donald Trump announced Monday.

NBC News - 1d

'Music to our ears': Qualcomm CEO welcomes TSMC's $100 billion investment to boost U.S. chipmaking

Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, said TSMC's investment in U.S. chip manufacturing will be important for the economy.

CNBC - 1d

Maria La Rosa’s Foil Balloon-Like Socks Are a Simple Luxury for Fans

They resemble foil balloons, make a crackling sound when slipped on and, for a growing number of people, have become a simple luxury.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

‘Sweating like a mafioso’: calls in Italy to bar Estonia’s ‘offensive’ Eurovision entry

Consumer group complains about song’s stereotypes of Italians – but other Italians say the lyrics are ‘no stresso’. The Eurovision song contest is several months away but the drama has already ...

The Guardian - Feb. 20

‘Like a cruel auction’: what Ukrainians think of Trump’s peace talks with Putin

Ukrainians inside the country and abroad express their hopelessness, anger and defiance at negotiations between Washington and Moscow. Europe live – latest updates “I don’t think that this ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Men: Mizzou likely isn't done rising after beating Alabama

Alabama's defensive struggles are Missouri's gain this week. Plus, Wisconsin, Michigan State surge as Purdue, Memphis drop and Louisville returns.

ESPN - Feb. 21

Kendrick Lamar earns first UK number one with Not Like Us

The diss track, the knockout blow in his feud with Drake, is now number one in both the US and UK.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Avowed Was Originally Pitched With Multiplayer Like Destiny Mixed With Skyrim

Avowed was originally going to have multiplayer components, similar to that of Destiny where players could walk around in a massive world.. In an interview with Bloomberg , director Carrie Patel ...

GameSpot - Feb. 21

The late Gwen McCrae brought emotion to dance music like no one else

Spanning deep soul, disco and beyond, McCrae – who has died aged 81 – didn’t get the recognition she deserved for a discography charged with pain and wonder. Rockin’ Chair, 90% of Me Is You, All ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

The US must protect vital information from enemies like China

Congress should prioritize passage of the DETERRENT Act.

The Hill - Feb. 23

Flooding likely as Met Office issues new amber warning

Wind and rain expected to have an impact across parts of the UK on Sunday

BBC News - Feb. 23

Luka Doncic looks like Luka in Lakers' win in Denver

Luka Doncic finished with 32 points in the Lakers' win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday as he continues to grow more comfortable in the offense.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 23

Trump Ukraine policy looks like an episode of 'The Sopranos': Democratic rep

Democratic Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.) says President Trump's push for Ukraine's rare earths and minerals amid the nation's war with Russia feels like an extortion plotline out of "The Sopranos." Himes ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

Analysis: Backlash to Carson Hocevar reads like a title contender's rite of passage

He was chided primarily by Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney, but the receiving line of disgruntled drivers waiting for Carson Hocevar could have been so much longer. After the latest thriller at ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

Why Kerr doesn't like comparing Butler to Wiggins after trade

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr doesn't believe comparing Jimmy Butler and Andrew Wiggins is fair.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

A cliff that looks like a puppy resting by the Yangtze River delights people in China

A vacation photo posted online by Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan and captioned “Puppy Mountain” has become a sensation in China

ABC News - Feb. 25

NYT reporter says Trump handling press like Soviet Kremlin

Peter Baker, a leading reporter at The New York Times, blasted President Trump's White House over its decision to take control of the press pool covering the president and ban The Associated Press ...

The Hill - Feb. 25

What a potential Ukraine mineral deal could look like

The U.S. is requesting access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for support in the war against Russia. Gracelin Baskaran, director of the critical minerals security program at the Center ...

CBS News - Feb. 25

'Nothing like F1 has ever done' - gearing up for new season

BBC Sport's Liam MacDevitt attends the launch event for F1's 75th anniversary season at the O2 Arena in London.

BBC News - Feb. 26

Trump seeks to run government like a business, for better and worse

Part of the appeal to President Trump’s supporters is that he is an experienced businessman, and many voters thought he would run the government like a business. One month into his second term, ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

Stonehenge-like circle unearthed in Denmark may have links to UK

Archaeologists suggest ‘woodhenge’ was built between 2600 and 1600BC on similar axis to English stone circle. An “extraordinary” timber circle believed to be thousands of years old and connected to ...