Are banks, USPS and the stock market open on Columbus Day? Here’s what you need to know.
Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, may be an official federal holiday, but it is not consistently observed in the United States. according to at the Pew Research Center. Falling on the second Monday in October, the holiday creates…
Microsoft will primarily use its Maia chips for AI inference
A Microsoft Azure Maia 300 prototype chip. Microsoft Microsoft will accelerate the use of its local artificial intelligence chips after years of dependence on from Nvidia graphics processing units, as the software giant attempts to strengthen its AI…
French supermarket fridges hit by ‘extremely serious’ cyberattack – BBC
French supermarket refrigerators hit by “extremely serious” cyberattack BBC French supermarket chain Intermarché hit by cyberattack, 150 stores targeted Reuters French supermarket refrigeration sites affected by cyberattacks Bloomberg.com “Unprecedented”…
Delta delays non-stop flights to Saudi Arabia after airport attacks
Delta Airlines said it would delay the launch of its nonstop service between Atlanta and the Saudi capital Riyadh until March after several deadly attacks hit the city’s airport. Delta planned to begin this route on October 23, with an Airbus…
AMD launches Helion rack server for agentic AI
AMD (AMD) is diving further into the agentic AI race with its new AMD Helion data center rack server. Unveiled Monday at the OCP Global Summit in San Jose, California, Helion is designed to be equipped with various CPU and GPU configurations depending on…
Inside Amazon’s robotic arms race and what it means for the future of human work
“If you need to create ad hoc perception models for each of these tasks and achievements, it’s just not a good fit,” said Kapil Katyal, senior manager of applied sciences at Amazon Robotics, in a presentation Ars attended at the Intelligent Robots…
Salesforce Stock Climbs Amid Bank Of America’s Double Upgrade To Buy Improved AI Trends
Shares of Salesforce (CRM) climbed amid Bank of America’s dual upgrade, based on improving monetization trends for artificial intelligence products. BofA analyst Tal Liani upgraded Salesforce stock, which fell 13% in 2026, to buy after…
Microsoft unveils Maia 300 AI chip that aims to reduce dependence on Nvidia and AMD
Microsoft (MSFT) has launched its latest AI chip, the Azure Maia 300, in an effort to reduce its reliance on third-party processors such as Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD). Unveiled Monday at the OCP 2026 Global Summit in San Jose, the Maia 300 will join…
Starbucks denies buying Chipotle after takeover speculation
Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks Corp., during an interview with Bloomberg Television in New York, U.S., Friday, January 30, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks On Monday, he denied considering acquiring Chipotle Mexican Grill in what…
SpaceX Stock Poised for a Catalyst-Fueled 2027
SpaceX (SPCX) is not going quietly into what could be an eventful 2027. Elon Musk’s rocket company announced late last week that it had acquired a national portfolio of low-band spectrum. This allows Musk’s satellite business, Starlink, to…