20:21 2025-06-30
The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed higherThe three major indices of US stocks collectively closed higher. The Dow rose 0.63%, the Nasdaq rose 0.47%, and the S & P 500 rose 0.52%. The latter two hit record closing highs. US stocks ended the first half of the year, the Nasdaq rose 5.48% in the first half of the year, the Dow rose 3.64%, and the S & P 500 rose 5.5%. Technology stocks collectively rose today. Microsoft, Meta, and Netflix all closed slightly higher and hit intraday record highs. Apple closed up 2%. Robinhood closed up 13%, ...
20:00 2025-06-30
Apple is considering introducing external artificial intelligence for SiriApple (AAPL. O) is considering using external artificial intelligence to fix Siri, in a major reversal. Apple is considering adopting Anthropic or OpenAI technology to power Siri. According to people familiar with the matter, Apple has held discussions with the two companies about Siri using their big language models. Apple has asked the two companies to train versions of their models to run tests on Apple's cloud infrastructure. At present, most of Apple's AI functions are implemented through s...
19:38 2025-06-30
Meta restructures AI division to develop "super intelligence" shares hit record highMeta Platforms (META. O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a major reorganization of the company's artificial intelligence division, including a commitment to developing "superintelligence," systems that can perform tasks as well or better than humans. According to an internal memo, Zuckerberg wrote to employees on Monday that Meta's artificial intelligence work would belong to a new division called Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), led by Alexandr Wang, former CEO of data labeling startup Scale AI...
19:27 2025-06-30
Meta restructures AI division to develop "super intelligence" shares hit record highOn July 1st, Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms (META. O), announced a major reorganization of the company's artificial intelligence department, including a commitment to developing "super intelligence", that is, systems that can perform tasks as well as or better than humans. According to an internal memo, Zuckerberg sent a letter to employees on Monday saying that Meta's artificial intelligence work will belong to a new division called "Meta Superintelligence Labs" (MSL), led by Alexandr Wang, ...
18:34 2025-06-30
Gold recorded its largest half-year increase since 2007Gold has rallied more than 25 percent in the last six months, July 1. Gold posted its best performance since the second half of 2007 in the first half of 2025 as it hit a record high in the second quarter. Gold rose 5.5 percent in the quarter ended June 30. Gold prices are now consolidating around $3,300 an ounce after hitting a record high, analysts said. "The de-escalation in the Middle East and the signing of trade deals have both eased tensions and are therefore not good for gold, but have t...