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Meta extends ban on new political ads past Election Day

Meta extends restriction period for new political ads throughout the week of the U.S. elections.

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Marqeta shares plunge more than 30% on big forecast miss

Marqeta shares plummeted after the company’s forecast for the fourth quarter fell shy of analysts’ expectations.

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Palantir shares surge on rosy revenue outlook

Palantir is seeing pickup in artificial intelligence among its U.S. government client base.

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The Dow needs Nvidia to give chipmakers representation in index after Intel’s plunge

Intel has fallen so far so fast that the chipmaker’s stock price is no longer having an impact on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invest in robot startup Physical Intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invested in Physical Intelligence, a robot startup that raised $400 million at a $2.4 billion post-money valuation.

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Barry Diller calls timing of The Washington Post’s non-endorsement a ‘blunder’

Expedia chairman Barry Diller called the timing of The Washington Post’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate a “blunder.”

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Coinbase, a16z and others pour more than $78 million into pro-crypto PAC for 2026 election

The pro-crypto super PAC Fairshake says it’s raised $78 million for the 2026 midterms.

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AppLovin’s 300% surge in 2024 leaves ad-tech company with big expectations for earnings

With its stock having quadrupled this year, AppLovin has outperformed all other U.S. tech companies valued at $5 billion or more.

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SK Hynix rallies 6.5% after Nvidia boss Jensen Huang asks firm to expedite next-generation chip

SK Group Chair Chey Tae-won said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang asked him if SK Hynix could move the supply of high-bandwith memory (HBM) chips forward by six months.

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From nuclear to quantum computing, how Big Tech intends to power AI’s insatiable thirst for energy

A huge upswing in the number of data centers shows no signs of slowing down, prompting Big Tech to consider how best to power the AI revolution.

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