• Chips and ships | 2026-07-17
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• Netflix’s underwhelming forecast; U.S., Iran strikes - what’s moving markets | 2026-07-17
  Investing.com - U.S. stock futures edge lower ahead of the final trading day of the week, with investors fretting over the trajectory of the artificial intelligence boom. Netflix issues a financial forecast that comes up short of expectations, sending shares in the streaming giant sharply lower.
• The White House is dictating access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants | 2026-07-17
  The Trump administration is taking steps to control who gets access to the latest frontier models, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC.
• MKDWELL Tech Inc. to Acquire Premium Smart-Home and IoT Group, Diversifying Beyond Automotive Electronics | 2026-07-17
  Hsinchu, Taiwan, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKDWELL Tech Inc. (“MKDWELL” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MKDW), an automotive electronics manufacturer, today announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire the entire issued share capital of Landvision Inc. (“Landvision BVI”), a British Virgin Islands holding company that owns 100% of Landvision Technology Limited (“Landvision HK”), a fast-growing developer and supplier of AI-enabled smart-home and Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) products. The acquisition (the “Acquisition”) will be satisfied entirely through the issuance of new shares of the Company, and represents a strategic step to diversify MKDWELL’s business and broaden its technology platform into the high-growth consumer smart-home sector.
• US Considers Creating Finra-Like Watchdog to Vet Top AI Models | 2026-07-17
  The Trump administration is considering plans for an independent regulator to vet the safety of artificial intelligence models with industry input, after Silicon Valley leaders complained about the ad-hoc nature of recent US moves to slow the release of cutting-edge AI systems.
• Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation | 2026-07-17
  The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices.
• Honda (TSE:7267) Is Ending Prologue EV Sales In The U.S. To Back Hybrids | 2026-07-17
  Honda Motor (TSE:7267) is discontinuing U.S. sales of its Prologue electric vehicle. The company plans to place greater emphasis on hybrid models in its North American lineup. The shift follows EV demand challenges that have led to financial charges and project cancellations. For investors tracking Honda Motor, the decision to pull the Prologue EV from the U.S. market puts hybrid technology at the center of the company’s North American product plans. Honda already has experience in...
• NVIDIA Quietly Holds $196 Million Stake in Crypto-Friendly Revolut | 2026-07-17
  UK filings suggest Nvidia holds a $196 million Revolut stake as the crypto-friendly fintech eyes a $115 billion valuation.
• Is Nutanix (NTNX) Cheap Following Its New AI Edge And Regulated Industry Push? | 2026-07-17
  Nutanix (NTNX) is in focus after two related AI updates, fresh survey data on regulated industries and the verification of GigaIO edge systems for Nutanix Kubernetes and Enterprise AI platforms, highlighting its role across cloud, data center and edge deployments. See our latest analysis for Nutanix. Against this backdrop of new AI partnerships and survey insights, Nutanix shares have gained momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 15.58% and a 90 day share price return of 39.45%, while...
• Chip stocks fall globally, pulling U.S. stock futures lower | 2026-07-17
  The semiconductor ETF iShares SMH is down nearly 7% for the week as investors question AI spending sustainability
• Taiwan must heed calls to share responsibility for 'collective defence', president says | 2026-07-17
  Taiwan must heed international calls to share the responsibility for "collective defence", President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, appealing for parliamentary support for ​new spending on drones.
• Asia stocks slip amid tech losses, Iran tensions; Nikkei leads losses | 2026-07-17
  Investing.com-- Most Asian stock markets fell on Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei leading regional losses as technology shares extended a global selloff and investors remained cautious over escalating U.S.-Iran tensions that continued to support oil prices.
• Asia stocks slip amid tech losses, Iran tensions; Nikkei leads losses | 2026-07-17
  Investing.com-- Most Asian stock markets fell on Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei leading regional losses as technology shares extended a global selloff and investors remained cautious over escalating U.S.-Iran tensions that continued to support oil prices.
• Paying for early access to Trump's Truth Social could raise big money - and major ethical issues | 2026-07-17
  In yet another unprecedented move by America's first billionaire president, Donald Trump may soon be profiting from a new line of business tied to his office: charging access for a first peek at certain posts on his Truth Social platform
• Paying for early access to Trump’s Truth Social could raise big money - and major ethical issues | 2026-07-17
  
• Paying for early access to Trump's Truth Social could raise big money - and major ethical issues | 2026-07-17
  America’s first billionaire president may soon be profiting from a new line of business tied to his office: charging access for a first peek at certain posts on his Truth Social platform. Donald Trump's struggling media company plans to sell Wall Street traders the chance to see posts from “highest-ranking” accounts — including possibly his own — milliseconds before others. Trump's posts are often important enough to rattle financial markets, sending prices soaring and plunging within seconds.
• Oil Markets Ignore Mounting Risks at Their Own Peril | 2026-07-17
  Escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities, attacks on critical infrastructure, and near-halted Hormuz tanker traffic are fueling expectations of higher oil prices.
• U.S. companies have finally gotten $71 billion in tariff refunds, but they’re using it to offset inflation caused by the Iran war | 2026-07-17
  “The Middle East conflict is really driving more inflation…so we are going to use the majority of the tariff refund to offset these higher costs,” the McCormick & Company CFO said.
• Real wages are still below 2021 levels in a third of European countries analysed | 2026-07-17
  Real wages fell by almost 2% in the eurozone between early 2021 and early 2026, but the impact on workers’ purchasing power varied sharply across Europe. Euronews Business examines where wages gained and lost the most — and why.View on euronews
• History of Micron: The story behind the computer memory giant | 2026-07-17
  J.R. Simplot never dealt with small potatoes. This is a man who dropped out of school in the eighth grade and went on to found the Boise, Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Company, one of the world’s largest potato businesses. His wealth soared during World War II when he secured military contracts to ...

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