How the Nexperia chip crisis upended auto supply chains - again

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

DONGGUAN, China (Reuters) -A factory next to a weed-ridden lot in China's industrial south has become a global choke point for automotive chips, upending a...

Does Jensen Huang See a Bubble? No. He Sees ‘Something Very Different’

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

Nvidia is still experiencing a firehose of revenue. That's good news for bubble worriers.

Debt and Depreciation Are Sneaking Up on the AI Bubble

bloomberg.com, Biztoc.com

Valve’s Steam Machine Could Cost More Than A PS5 Pro

Ethan Gach, Kotaku

The most important question facing the console is the one Valve isn't ready to answer The post Valve’s Steam Machine Could Cost More Than A PS5 Pro appeared first on Kotaku.

Ford's CEO says there's one C-suite job people should aim for if they want to change the world — and it's not his

Tom Carter, Business Insider

Jim Farley said it's "no surprise" that Apple's Tim Cook came from a supply chain background because it requires similar leadership skills as a CEO.

Exclusive-GM wants parts makers to pull supply chains from China

By Mike Colias, Yahoo Entertainment

DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors has directed several thousand of its suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, four people familiar with ...

Sony Announces Cheaper PS5 That’s Only For Japan

Zack Zwiezen, Kotaku

It'll be the first region-locked PlayStation console since the PS2 The post Sony Announces Cheaper PS5 That’s Only For Japan appeared first on Kotaku.

China’s EV Market Is Imploding

Michael Schuman, The Atlantic

Beijing’s grand ambitions threaten to take down the global car industry.

Slovakia’s Auto Empire Is Facing Its Biggest Test Yet

Felicity Bradstock, Yahoo Entertainment

Slovakia’s once-dominant automotive industry faces mounting pressure from U.S. tariffs, Chinese competition, higher taxes, and political tensions threatening...

Jim Cramer Says McDonald’s “Understands What Our Customers in Our Country and the World are Going Through”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently shared thoughts on. Cramer noted the company cutting prices on its products. He...

Honda profits tumble as Trump tariffs weigh on the carmaker

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The Tokyo-based company said that strong motorcycle sales offset bigger losses.

Telsa Shareholders Decide Elon Musk Should Be the World’s First Trillionaire

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

75% of shareholders voted to approve the pay plan.

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge

Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve Elon Musk’s staggering new pay package, in a move aimed at retaining the controversial CEO’s leadership during a time of great upheaval for the automaker. Over 75 percent of shares voted in favor of the proposal. T…

The People Who Will Determine Whether Musk Becomes a Trillionaire

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic

This week’s Tesla shareholder vote could give the world’s richest man more money and more control.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Thinks the Haters Are ‘Confounded’ By His Success

Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com

Palantir had some impressive quarterly earnings. Karp celebrated by publishing a manifesto.

Apple Gears Up For A Pivotal Year With Major Product Releases And Challenges

Bibhu Pattnaik, Yahoo Entertainment

As 2026 approaches, tech behemoth Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is gearing up for a critical year filled with significant product launches and potential executive...

10 Sunday Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Tesla May Have Sold a Million Fewer Cars Because of Elon Musk’s Toxic Politics: The billionaire CEO did his electric vehicle company no favors by aligning with the MAGA…

Key Tesla Investor Says It Will Be Voting Against Making Elon Musk a Trillionaire

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

A spokesperson for the California pension system said it would "further concentrate power in a single shareholder.”

Tesla May Have Sold a Million Fewer Cars Because of Elon Musk’s Toxic Politics

Miles Klee, Rolling Stone

The billionaire CEO did his electric vehicle company no favors by aligning with the MAGA movement and serving as a high-profile Trump adviser, a new report finds

iPhone Air vs. Galaxy S25 Edge: Which Thin Phone Fits You Best?

Jeff Carlson, CNET

We don't need to accept the same-ol' designs that dominate most smartphones. Here's how the new skinny phones from Apple and Samsung compare.

Halo on PlayStation might be what Xbox needs to survive

Ash Parrish, The Verge

Halo coming to PlayStation is one of those events that, five years ago, would have been the tell that "something is not right here" in a show about time travel or alternate universes. Looking at the state of Xbox with its layoffs, game cancellations, price hi…

US chip giant Nvidia becomes first $5 trillion company

DPA, Dpa-international.com

US chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday became the first company in the world worth $5 trillion in market capitalization. Shares in the Silicon Valley-based firm...

Nvidia Becomes the First Company to Hit $5 Trillion Market Cap

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

The company hit a historic record just 4 months after the last one.

Yale Researchers Claim Elon’s Political Activity Cost Tesla a Million Sales in the U.S.

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

When it comes to the people most likely to buy his cars, Musk has made a lot of enemies. A study makes a plausible case that it hurt sales.