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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 17, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesStock futures were relatively unchanged on Sunday after the three major stock averages fell for the week.S&P500 futures Although it fell by 0.1%, Nasdaq 100 futures It traded near the flatline. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average It was 84 points (0.2%) lower.Pressure on semiconductor stocks weighed on sentiment last week, with the three major U.S. indexes closing in the red. The S&P 500 fell 1.6%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.9%…

Spain’s Ferran Torres celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal of the match during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final at New York-New Jersey Stadium. Photo date: Sunday, July 19, 2026. Nick Potts | Pa Images | Getty ImagesFerran Torres’ first goal at this year’s World Cup was his lifelong goal, returning Spain to the top of the football world.Torres came off the bench to score in the 106th minute, denying Lionel Messi a second consecutive World Cup title in what he suggested would be his last World Cup match, ending Argentina’s reign with a 1-0 win on Sunday in…

Wendel Huang, chief financial officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, July 16, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTSMC is rushing to add capacity at its Arizona plant as it continues to see “huge multi-year trends in demand” from customers, Chief Financial Officer Wendell Huang told CNBC.TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.is committing an additional $100 billion to aggressively expand its U.S. chip manufacturing footprint and expanding its huge investment in Arizona as structural demand for AI continues to surge for years. This new commitment increases TSMC’s total investment pipeline…

Weeks after his keynote speech in Taiwan and months after his visit to South Korea, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spent July 15th and 16th in Tokyo courting Japan’s industrial and chip-supply elite. He leaves with deals across Japan’s technology ecosystem, including a national AI factory, partnerships with the nation’s leading robotics companies, and deals with chip material suppliers to power Nvidia’s next-generation AI chips. His message was clear. Nvidia is targeting Japanese factory floors, and many of Japan’s major manufacturers are participating. Huang said the next chapter of AI will belong to factory floors, robots and machines, and he wants…

Zoe de la Paz believes that you make your own luck. That mindset gave her the courage to quit her day job in Chicago, enter the costuming field, and move to Yellowstone National Park to work as a seamstress. Eventually, he hopes to take that path to New York City and work on Broadway or in film production.Mr. De La Paz, 26, most recently lived in Chicago and worked as a draftsman for a civil engineering and construction company. She started sewing as a hobby in high school, but her full-time job didn’t satisfy her creative potential, so she performed…

Acting U.S. Attorney Todd Blanche speaks about prosecuting unaccompanied minors and their sponsors during a press conference hosted by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, USA, June 11, 2026. Evelyn HochsteinReuterThe Trump administration has filed its first petition before a secret, dormant court established three decades ago to consider government requests to expel so-called “foreign terrorists” from the United States.The Tribunal for the Elimination of Foreign Terrorists was established in 1996 but had never received a petition until this Wednesday, when the Justice Department filed an application seeking to remove individuals whose…

All the biggest talking points and stats from the first 45 minutes of the goalless World Cup final in New Jersey, USA.Published July 19, 2026July 19, 2026After a star-studded tournament ceremony and logistical delays caused by the arrival of US President Donald Trump, the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina ended scoreless at halftime.Sunday’s match at the New York-New Jersey Stadium was volatile, with Spain gaining possession and Argentina looking to scrap the game.After a pre-match show that featured singer Robbie Williams and actor Tom Cruise, the final kicked off six minutes late in New Jersey.When the soccer actually…

Psilocybin mushrooms stand ready for harvest in a humidified “fruiting chamber.” John Moore | Getty ImagesThursday’s announcement that Eli Lilly will acquire AtaiBeckley, a clinical-stage maker of psychedelic drugs, for up to $3.8 billion indicates Big Pharma’s increasing embrace of a long-stigmatized class of medications as alternatives for treating an array of mental health conditions. The news comes on the heels of positive clinical trial results of several different psychedelics, as well as President Trump’s executive order in April fast-tracking reviews of such drugs by the Food and Drug Administration. AtaiBeckley’s lead asset, BPL-003, is a synthetic form of 5-MeO-DMT —…

Apple recently filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging fraud aimed at forcing current and former Apple employees to share confidential information. (In response, OpenAI said it was “not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit.”) On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane and I discussed whether this lawsuit will cast a shadow on OpenAI’s much-discussed plans to enter the hardware business (starting with mobile smart speakers) and go public. “Regardless of whether or not a court grants some kind of injunction or some kind of restraining order against what OpenAI is…

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is off to a great start.of universal The film adaptation grossed an estimated $124.5 million in its opening weekend, with audiences flocking to the film, especially for premium large-format screenings. IMAX theater. “Death, taxes, and Christopher Nolan,” said Sean Robbins, Fandango’s director of analysis and founder of Box Office Theory. “He reinvented the superhero genre, captured the zeitgeist with multiple thought-provoking original works, and turned a three-hour biopic into a global blockbuster. He’s done it again, retelling a 2,700-year-old poem that serves as the foundation for what we know as modern storytelling.”IMAX reported estimated ticket sales…