Feb 19, 2026 | Markets
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has pulled a proposal that would have allowed for commercial robotaxi services outside New York City, a blow to Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo as it seeks to aggressively expand its driverless fleet this year. The proposal, which Hochul...
Feb 19, 2026 | Markets
The US trade deficit widened in December, capping a turbulent year of erratic tariff policy. The goods and services trade gap expanded from the prior month to $70.3 billion, Commerce Department data showed Thursday. The shortfall culminated in a full-year deficit of...
Feb 18, 2026 | Markets
World Labs, a startup from artificial intelligence pioneer Fei-Fei Li, raised $1 billion in a new round of funding to pursue a novel approach to AI development. Autodesk Inc. invested $200 million in World Labs as part of the round. Other backers include Andreessen...
Feb 17, 2026 | Markets
The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Tesla Inc. has come into compliance over marketing practices for its vehicles’ automated-driving capabilities and won’t face a 30-day suspension of sales in the state. The agency said in a statement Tuesday that Tesla...
Feb 15, 2026 | Markets
A growing procession of tech industry leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook are warning about a global crisis in the making: A shortage of memory chips is beginning to hammer profits, derail corporate plans and inflate price tags on everything from laptops and...
