Futures tied to the S&amp;P 500 dropped in early trading on Tuesday, with investors bracing for a big week of mega-cap earnings and a Federal Reserve rate decision. 
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S&P 500 futures drop. Investors are bracing for a big week of mega-cap earnings and a Federal Reserve meeting.

CNBC

U.S. stock futures slip, South Korea's Kospi plunges 10%: Live updates - CNBC

A selloff in semiconductor stocks deepened as signs of progress in Chinas advanced chipmaking compounded worries about the sustainability of the artificial intelligence spending boom.
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A selloff in semiconductor stocks deepened as signs of progress in China’s advanced chipmaking compounded worries about the sustainability of the artificial intelligence spending boom.

Bloomberg

Chip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition Fears - Bloomberg.com

Sam Altman says the Hugging Face hack was a stark reminder of why concentrating AI power in the hands of a few people or companies is a bad idea.
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The OpenAI CEO said the hack was a "real reminder" of the stakes and consequences of security breaches and "loss of control incidents."

Business Insider

Sam Altman says the Hugging Face hack is a reminder that an AI power monopoly could lead to 'long-term disaster' - Business Insider

Taiwanese prosecutors detained an Nvidia Corp. employee as part of a probe into the alleged smuggling of AI chips into China, thrusting the US company into a high-profile case concerning the black ma… [+363 chars]

Taiwanese prosecutors detained an Nvidia Corp. employee as part of a probe into the alleged smuggling of AI chips into China, thrusting the US company into a high-profile case concerning the black market for its products.

Taiwan Detains Nvidia Employee in China Chip Smuggling Probe - Bloomberg.com

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Dow Jones Futures: Oil prices plunged Monday amid U.S.-Iran peace hopes. Nvidia, Micron, Sandisk, SpaceX and Tesla sold off.

Investor's Business Daily

Dow Jones Futures: U.S.-Iran Peace Hopes Send Oil Prices Plunging; Nvidia, Micron, Sandisk, SpaceX, Tesla Sell Off - Investor's Business Daily

Johnson &amp; Johnson (J&amp;J) has agreed to pay $5.5bn to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits in the United States that allege its discontinued talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer.
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Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $5.5bn to settle nearly 70,000 US lawsuits over talc-based baby powder cancer claims.

Al Jazeera English

J&J offers $5.5bn settlement in lawsuits claiming talc link to cancer - Al Jazeera

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Monday that he has "never advocated" for a ban on open-weight AI models, rejecting accusations that his lab is seeking to shield its closed-model business from competi… [+2705 chars]

Amodei argued that a ban on Chinese open models would do little to stop the actual threat.

Axios

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says he does not support open-weight AI ban - Axios

Major Rugby, a pharmaceutical manufacturer that produces levothyroxine sodium tablets, issued a nationwide recall for the common thyroid medication, according to a letter it sent to retailers earlier… [+3243 chars]

A nationwide recall was issued for this common thyroid medication. See the recalled products.

USA Today

Nationwide recall issued for this thyroid medication. See products - USA Today

Update #2, 4:15 p.m. PT: In a statement to 9to5Mac, a T-Mobile spokesperson said: 
Our teams are actively working the reports of technical challenges impacting some customers. Any service impacts ar… [+1790 chars]

T-Mobile is down across the United States, and many iPhone users are seeing "SOS" in their device's status bar.

9to5Mac

PSA: T-Mobile is down, iPhones showing ‘SOS’ mode - 9to5Mac

Public health concerns are widening as cyclosporiasis cases surge and a salmonella outbreak across 17 states has many Americans raising concerns about U.S. food safety. Back-to-back cases where peopl… [+6919 chars]

Public health concerns are widening as cyclosporiasis cases surge and a salmonella outbreak across 17 states has many Americans raising concerns about U.S. food safety. Back-to-back cases where people are getting sick from food have put many on edge. William …

Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks raise concerns about U.S. food safety - PBS

Some of these views look decidedly sci-fi.

Space.com

Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket's epic Flight 13 test launch (video) - Space

(Bloomberg) -- Citadel Securities expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this week a surprise move strengthening Chairman Kevin Warsh's credibility in the battle with inflation.
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(Bloomberg) -- Citadel Securities expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this week — a surprise move strengthening Chairman Kevin Warsh’s credib...

Yahoo Entertainment

Citadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed Rate Hike - Yahoo Finance

What's one trillion between a trillionaire and his biggest fans?
SpaceX has now erased more than $1.2 trillion in market cap since its high price of $225.64 in June almost exactly the value of Elon … [+2026 chars]

Elon Musk's space company has wiped off more than $1.2 trillion in market cap since hitting a high of $225.64 per share in June.

SpaceX has now lost the equivalent of a full Tesla in market capitalization - CNBC

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Minnesota’s law barring prediction markets has been put on hold while a lawsuit plays out. A judge sided with a federal regulatory board and companies that facilitate trades that resemble gambling wagers.

Minnesota Public Radio News

Federal judge halts Minnesota law meant to bar prediction markets within state - MPR News

Analysts Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this ar… [+1462 chars]

Micron Technology, Inc. stays Hold: hyperscaler capex lifts semis, but higher memory prices—not demand—drive gains. Click for this MU stock update.

Seeking Alpha

Micron: Elon Said Thanks, I'm Still Saying Hold (NASDAQ:MU) - Seeking Alpha

Apple passed Nvidia on Monday for the title of world's most valuable company, with the iPhone maker topping the artificial intelligence chip firm at market close for the first time since April 2025. … [+1340 chars]

Nvidia had held the top spot as the most valuable company since June 2025, when it took the crown from Microsoft.

Apple ends day as world's most valuable company, passing Nvidia - CNBC

In his meetings on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, Altman will preview OpenAIs newest models, the company said last week. Hes also likely to face questions over a recent cybersecurity attack conduc… [+1649 chars]

Altman will preview his company’s newest model and is likely to face questions about OpenAI’s recent cybersecurity breach.

Politico

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman heads to Washington as AI policy deadline nears - Politico

<ul><li>Last week's news of an OpenAI model breaking containment and breaching the AI platform Hugging Face only adds to the debate about what can go wrong. </li></ul>Driving the news: Researchers fr… [+2163 chars]

Researchers asked 272 experts to evaluate 24 different risks.

These 5 AI risks have the highest potential for catastrophe - Axios

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Investors are increasingly concerned over rush of borrowing to fund huge investments in data centres

Financial Times

Big Tech credit risks rise sharply as AI spending soars - Financial Times

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.