Microsoft will raise prices of commercial Office subscriptions in July

Microsoft will raise prices of commercial Office subscriptions in July

A general view of the Microsoft office building is seen in Cologne, Germany, on November 18, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Microsoft said Thursday that it will increase the prices of Office productivity software subscriptions for commercial and government clients on July 1. The company’s Office applications, which include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and … Read more

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel defers vote on hepatitis B shot for babies until Friday

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel defers vote on hepatitis B shot for babies until Friday

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine committee on Thursday deferred crucial votes on hepatitis B vaccines for babies until Friday, saying it will give members more time to review proposed language on the measure. One panel member, Dr. Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics at the Dartmouth Geisel School of … Read more

Tesla gains in 2026 Consumer Reports’ auto brand rankings

Tesla gains in 2026 Consumer Reports’ auto brand rankings

Refreshed versions of the Tesla Model Y are shown outside a Tesla store in San Diego, California, U.S. October 21, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters DETROIT — U.S. electric vehicle sales leader Tesla made notable strides in Consumer Reports’ influential annual auto brand rankings, cracking the top 10 overall for the U.S. The EV manufacturer … Read more

Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on ‘fairness and adequacy’ of sale process: Read the full letter

Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on ‘fairness and adequacy’ of sale process: Read the full letter

A bus passes near Warner Bros. Studio on Sept. 12, 2025 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance is calling foul on how Warner Bros. Discovery has conducted its sale process. In a letter reviewed by CNBC, Paramount attorneys told Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav that Paramount was questioning the “fairness … Read more

Nvidia has a cash problem — too much of it

Nvidia has a cash problem — too much of it

When Nvidia this week said it would take a $2 billion stake in chip design company Synopsys, it was just the latest in a string of massive investments announced by the chipmaker this year. Nvidia has also said it would take a $1 billion stake in Nokia, invest $5 billion in Intel and $10 billion … Read more

GM’s new ‘Silicon Valley cowboy’ eyes technology renaissance for automaker

GM’s new ‘Silicon Valley cowboy’ eyes technology renaissance for automaker

GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson during the automaker’s “GM Forward” event on Oct. 22, 2025 in New York City. GM DETROIT — General Motors’ newest product and technology executive has said he thinks of the Detroit automaker as a canvas. One that can be curated, retouched or even torn apart. After roughly six months … Read more

Trump’s South Korea tariff cuts are major boost for Hyundai and GM

Trump’s South Korea tariff cuts are major boost for Hyundai and GM

American flags flutter outside a Hyundai automobile dealership in Irvine, California, U.S., March 27, 2025.  Mike Blake | Reuters DETROIT — Hyundai Motor and General Motors are set to be two of the greatest beneficiaries of lower U.S. tariffs on imports, including vehicles, from South Korea. The South Korean-based automaker is the largest U.S. importer … Read more

Design executive behind ‘Liquid Glass’ is leaving Apple

Design executive behind ‘Liquid Glass’ is leaving Apple

File: Then Apple Creative Director Alan Dye celebrates the launch of the July Issue at the new WIRED office on June 24, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images Apple‘s head of user interface design, Alan Dye, will join Meta, in a notable shift of executive talent in Silicon Valley. The iPhone … Read more

Salesforce beats on earnings, issues better-than-expected revenue forecast

Salesforce beats on earnings, issues better-than-expected revenue forecast

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff delivers the keynote address at the start of the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Oct. 14, 2025. Jessica Christian | San Francisco Chronicle | Getty Images Salesforce reported better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday and topped Wall Street estimates with its revenue guidance for the fourth quarter. The stock rose 3% in … Read more

Micron stops selling memory to consumers as demand spikes from AI chips

Micron stops selling memory to consumers as demand spikes from AI chips

A person walks by a sign for Micron Technology headquarters in San Jose, California, on June 25, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Micron said on Wednesday that it plans to stop selling memory to consumers to focus on meeting demand for high-powered artificial intelligence chips. “The AI-driven growth in the data center has led … Read more