TSMC posts record revenue as AI chip demand stays strong

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s logo is seen in the background beside a printed circuit board. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Friday posted another quarter of record revenue driven by demand for AI chips. For January to March, the world’s largest chipmaker reported revenue of 1.13 trillion new Taiwan […]


White House posts cryptic videos, deletes one, fueling speculation online

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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Two mysterious videos posted to the White House’s official X and Instagram accounts on Wednesday night generated buzz online, with the purpose of the short, vertically shot clips unclear. One video was later deleted. The first video, posted around 9:15 p.m. EST, appeared to be filmed on a smartphone, with […]


Downtown Manhattan posts banner year after 9/11, pandemic

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A quarter century after 9/11, five years after the worst of the pandemic, Lower Manhattan is back on its feet and read to brawl. The Downtown Alliance reports the district enjoyed a banner 2025, with more office leasing than in any year since 2019; the population breaking 70,000 for the first time; and apartment conversions […]


GM posts 5.5% U.S. sales gain in 2025, while Jeep ends annual declines

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2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X with Carbon Aero package GM DETROIT — General Motors on Monday reported a 5.5% increase in its annual U.S. sales in 2025, despite a 6.9% decrease during the fourth quarter. The Detroit automaker’s results were driven last year by incremental sales of EVs as well as gains in large SUVs and […]


12 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: August 29, 2025

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Having written this column since mid-2021, I sometimes forget what I’ve covered. In some ways, I haven’t written anything new in the world of book censorship because the tactics, goals, and outcomes have not changed much at all over the course of this significant era of censorship. The guide to 56 tasks you can take to end book […]


Amazon posts weak cloud growth while rivals Google, Microsoft thrive

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Amazon on Thursday forecast third-quarter sales above market estimates, but failed to live up to lofty expectations for its Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit after rivals handily beat expectations. Shares fell by more than 3% in after-hours trading after finishing regular trading up 1.7% to $234.11. Both Google-parent Alphabet and Microsoft posted big cloud computing revenue gains this month. AWS profit margins […]


Kohl’s shares rise amid short interest, Reddit posts

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A Kohl’s store in Pleasant Hill, California, on Nov. 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Kohl’s surged Tuesday in volatile trading that echoed the meme stock rallies of recent years. The legacy department store’s stock more than doubled from Monday’s close of $10.42 per share, only to see those gains wiped […]


Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts

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Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations. The actions ramped up in the last two weeks, and were especially noticeable in the last two days, abortion pill […]


Book Riot’s Most Popular Posts of the Week

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Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. Here is what readers were most interested in the week that was. Kiss Me, Wait: 5 of the Most Anticipated Romance Novels of […]


Tesla shares jump as EV maker posts surprise profit of $2B

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Tesla’s third-quarter net income rose 17.3% compared with a year ago as its quarterly electric vehicle sales rose for the first time this year. The Austin, Texas, company said Wednesday that it made $2.17 billion from July through September, more than the $1.85 billion profit it posted in the same period of 2023. The profit […]