Google pays $68 million to settle claims voice assistant secretly recorded users

Google has agreed to pay $68 million to end a lawsuit that accused the tech giant of using its voice assistant to secretly record smartphone users without their permission. The settlement was submitte...

Jessica Pegula Rolls In Australian Open, Picks Up Blueair Partnership

Jessica Pegula of the United States poses during a WTA video shoot on Day 2 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 04, 2024 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Robert Prange...

AUD/USD rises ahead of Australian CPI, USD weakness persists

AUD/USD trades around 0.6930 on Monday at the time of writing, up 0.55% on the day, and maintains a positive tone at the start of the week. The pair is supported by a combination of domestic Australia...

Cardano Price Prediction: Can ADA Reach $1 Again? Analysts Weigh In

Cardano (ADA) has previously been among the most popular altcoins in the previous growth crypto cycle. Much of the early positioning by many investors yielded good returns in ADA as it rose into the h...

Date, Start Time, Odds And Massive Stage Reveal

AJ Styles vs. Gunther at WWE Royal Rumble 2026. WWE WWE Royal Rumble 2026 (Jan. 31, 2026) Key Points AJ Styles puts his career on the line against Gunther. Roman Reigns and Liv Morgan are favored to w...

Attention turns to FOMC – MUFG

The USD/JPY opened the week at 157.57, with Dollar selling early in the week due to rising tensions between the US and Europe. The pair recovered to around 158, driven by overseas investor interest an...

Braves Superstar Releases Minneapolis ICE Shooting Message

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 01: Spencer Strider #99 of the Atlanta Braves looks on against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 01, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Caster...

WTI eases as Kazakhstan’s Tengiz Oil field resumes production, OPEC+ meeting eyed

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) pares earlier gains on Monday as traders weigh oversupply concerns against persistent geopolitical tensions. At the time of writing, WTI is trading around $60.70, easing ...

Banking giant sets gold’s price for H2 2026

After gold attained a record high of over $5,000, American banking giant Morgan Stanley has noted that the precious metal has more steam left in the coming months. Notably, gold edged higher on Monday...

VanEck Introduces Avalanche Exchange-Traded Fund

Altcoins VanEck has launched the first U.S.-listed spot Avalanche exchange-traded fund, marking a new milestone in the expansion of regulated crypto investment products. The VanEck Avalanche ETF (VAVX...

Synopsys CEO projects chip shortage will spill through 2027

Memory chips, prices and AI infrastructure are now tightly linked as the global semiconductor market enters what industry leaders, including Synopsys CEO describe as a prolonged supply squeeze. The in...

Iran’s Digital Repression Has Entered A New Phase

The graph shows the state of the internet network in Iran on a smartphone screen with an Iranian flag reflected on it. According to the organization NetBlocks, internet access is completely cut off in...

Economic outlook remains uncertain – ING

The January Ifo index indicates ongoing uncertainty in the German economy, reflecting geopolitical tensions and tariff threats. Despite this, ING maintains a view of an upcoming recovery, supported by...

Bruno Mars Debuts On A Billboard Chart He’s Never Seen — With Three Albums

All three of Bruno Mars’s solo albums — Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Unorthodox Jukebox and 24K Magic — debut on Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums chart together. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ̵...

Economic recovery supports strength – HSBC

The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is expected to gain strength due to a recovering economy and supportive fiscal policies ahead of the general election on November 7, 2026. HSBC notes that while rate hikes...

Nvidia invested over $5 billion into European startups over the past year

Nvidia dumped over $5.5 billion into European startups in 2025. That’s not some rounded-up estimate. It’s the real number, built from 14 separate funding rounds, tracked by Dealroom. In 2020 and 2021,...

Michael Saylor Says MicroStrategy Could Join S&P 500

Key Insights: Michael Saylor expressed strong confidence in MicroStrategy joining the S&P 500, citing its Bitcoin strategy. In 2025, the company was able to fulfill the requirements of S&P mor...

Trump Sends Border Czar Homan To Minnesota—Replacing Noem?

Topline President Donald Trump said he’s sending Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota—where DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has been the prominent face of the administration—amid mass protests against the kil...

Sell-off reinforced by JPY intervention risk – MUFG

The USD’s upward momentum has halted due to increased uncertainty surrounding U.S. policy, according to MUFG’s Lee Hardman and Abdul-Ahad Lockhart. Investor confidence has been negatively ...

Why The IRS Doesn’t Need To Audit You To Assess Extra Taxes

While audits are rare, taking a second look at a tax return is not. getty When people say they’ve been “audited,” they usually mean they received a letter from the IRS. But not every IRS letter signal...

Silver hits record high above $110 amid macroeconomic uncertainty

Silver (XAG/USD) continues its spectacular rally at the start of the week, trading around $109.50 at the time of writing on Monday, up 6.90% on the day. The white metal earlier touched a new record hi...

Did You Do Your Homework Before Converting To A Heat Pump?

Heat pumps work best when they’re part of a well-prepared home. Shutterstock Heat pumps are everywhere. Homeowners hear about them from utilities, contractors, neighbors and social media. They are oft...

Growth projections revised upward – TD Securities

TD Securities has revised its GDP growth projections upward for the US economy, anticipating a boost from stronger personal spending and tax refunds in early 2026. The report indicates that economic a...

RIVER emerges as top gainer but insider control fears emerge

RIVER is a newly emerging token that turned into one of the day’s biggest winners. Despite the all-time highs, the token came with warnings of significant insider holdings.  RIVER is one of the recent...

José Ramírez And Guardians Agree To Another Team-Friendly Extension

José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians have agreed to a third team-friendly extension to keep him with the club until he retires. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images In this thirteen-y...

Business outlook or business omen? – Rabobank

Rabobank’s RaboResearch Cross-asset Macro Strategist Molly Schwartz, expects the Bank of Canada to maintain the policy rate at 2.25% during the January 28 decision. Analysts surveyed by Bloomber...

Iyo Sky And 5 Women’s Darkhorses

Iyo Sky could be in line for another shot at the world title. (Credit: Michael Marques/WWE via Getty Images) WWE via Getty Images WWE has had just eight women’s Royal Rumble matches, and there is one ...

Alaska Air Q4 earnings beat estimates, revenues increase Y/Y

Alaska Air Group (ALK) reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings (excluding 25 cents from non-recurring items) of 43 cents per share, which breezed past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents but declin...

U.S. commerce stake boosts USA Rare Earth stock 21% amid rare‑earth beef with China

USA Rare Earth stock shot up 21% on Monday after the company said the U.S. Department of Commerce would take an ownership stake. The deal comes with a $1.3 billion loan and $277 million in federal sup...

Target incoming CEO Fiddelke calls violence painful

Target‘s incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke told employees Monday that the “violence and loss of life in our community is incredibly painful,” following the second fatal shooting by feder...

Morgan Wallen Has Finally Been Replaced At No. 1 On The Country Chart

Zach Bryan’s new No. 1 album With Heaven on Top is the first to push Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem from the highest space on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart since its de...

GBP/JPY weakens as intervention chatter fuels broad Yen demand

The British Pound (GBP) trades on the back foot against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Monday as the Yen outperforms across the board amid intervention speculation. At the time of writing, the cross is hov...