Magnificent 7 stocks are down for 2 reasons in 2026. The second reason is outside their control

Magnificent 7 stocks are down for 2 reasons in 2026. The second reason is outside their control

The new year has so far not been kind to the share price of Big Tech stocks, particularly the so-called Magnificent 7. These seven companies—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla—are America’s tech crown jewels.  Combined, they have their hands in the hottest areas of tech, including artificial intelligence, mobile computing, chipmaking, and transportation.…

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Bukayo Saka signs new five-year deal at Arsenal

England winger Bukayo Saka has signed a new five-year contract with Arsenal until 2031. Sources have told BBC Sport that the agreement will make Saka the club’s best-paid player on wages in excess of £300,000 a week. Talks over a new deal have been ongoing for nearly a year, with Saka verbally agreeing to commit…

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How the uninvestable is becoming investable

How the uninvestable is becoming investable

Venture capital has long avoided ‘hard’ sectors such as government, defence, energy, manufacturing, and hardware, viewing them as uninvestable because startups have limited scope to challenge incumbents. Instead, investors have prioritised fast-moving and lightly regulated software markets with lower barriers to entry. End users in these hard industries have paid the price, as a lack…

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The European Parliament pulls back AI from its own devices

The European Parliament pulls back AI from its own devices

The European Parliament has taken a rare and telling step: it has disabled built-in artificial intelligence features on work devices used by lawmakers and staff, citing unresolved concerns about data security, privacy, and the opaque nature of cloud-based AI processing. The decision, communicated to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in an internal memo this…

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Ikea’s resale bet is paying off

If you stop by the “as-is” section at one of Ikea’s U.S. stores, you might now find a vintage table from the 1980s. The company recently started accepting older products in its Buy Back & Resell program, which gives customers store credit for bringing back used items, and then offers them for sale to other…

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A Waymo vehicle hit a child. What can we learn from the incident?

A Waymo vehicle hit a child. What can we learn from the incident?

On January 23rd, outside an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, a Waymo vehicle hit a child. That’s what we know for sure.  It sounds shocking, horrifying even. And it’s already giving plenty of groups cover to demand that California revoke Waymo’s license to operate its cars. But the details matter. And once you start…

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