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People walk by the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue during sunset in New York City. Apple reported strong iPhone sales and rebound in revenue from China.

Apple got a much-needed iPhone and China boost, but expects a $1.1 billion tariff hit this quarter

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Apple reported strong iPhone sales and rebound in revenue from China, giving a much-needed boost to two parts of the company’s business that had struggled over the past year. That better-than-expected performance reassured Wall Street investors that key parts of its business are holding steady as Apple struggles to

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Meta’s ‘superintelligence’ isn’t here yet. But its AI bets are already paying off

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — If Meta investors had concerns about the company’s huge spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and talent — and its ambitious “superintelligence” goal — they’re likely to be assuaged by its blockbuster earnings report on Wednesday. The results, as one analyst put it, indicates that “AI is becoming

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A container ship arrives at the port in Lianyungang

China-US trade talks conclude without deal to prevent tariffs from surging again

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Chinese and American trade negotiators concluded their two-day meeting in Stockholm without a resolution to avert tariffs from skyrocketing back to ultra-high levels that formed an effective blockade on trade between the world’s two largest economies. But President Donald Trump’s trade advisers and their Chinese counterparts sounded a hopeful

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The North Slope Borough of Alaska is so remote that the villages are not connected by roads. “What connects us is our airwaves

‘What connects us is our airwaves’: How Trump’s public media cuts might leave these communities in the dark

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — In Alaska’s North Slope region — the northernmost county in the US, roughly the same size as the United Kingdom — one small public radio station, KBRW, keeps eight Iñupiat villages connected and serves about 10,000 people. Now, it may not survive. Last Thursday, President Trump signed into law

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Elon Musk’s company just promised to save Nashville’s traffic problems. We’ve heard this story before

By Hadas Gold, Michael Ballaban, CNN Nashville officials on Monday announced a massive public transportation partnership with Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to alleviate the city’s significant traffic congestion problems for travelers bound to the airport. But Musk has previously made many similar promises in a host of other American cities with little to show

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A prominent venture capitalist’s Islamophobic posts stir outrage among Middle Eastern and Muslim tech founders

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Some Muslim and Middle Eastern tech founders and leaders are among people protesting a prominent venture capitalist’s recent comments blasting New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. They say when Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire called Mamdani an “Islamist” who “comes from a culture that lies about everything”

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Astronomer chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, resigns after viral Coldplay video

By Luciana Lopez, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Kristin Cabot, the chief people officer of Astronomer, has resigned, the company confirmed to CNN Thursday. The resignation comes after Cabot, who oversaw the organization’s human resources, and Andy Byron, the then-chief executive of the New York-based tech company, were spotted embracing at a Coldplay concert earlier

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It’s a back-to-school shopping spree as families rush to beat tariffs

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Back-to-school shopping is already under way. And this year’s essential: avoiding tariffs. Two-thirds of Americans with school-aged children started shopping for the upcoming school year in July, the earliest on record, according to a new survey from the National Retail Federation. Families, concerned that President Donald Trump’s

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Trump says he is ‘thinking about’ nixing capital gains tax on home sales. Here’s what that could mean for homeowners

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — In comments to the press on Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested he is considering eliminating capital gains taxes on the sale of homes. “We are thinking about … no tax on capital gains on houses,” Trump said. Soon afterwards, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia posted her thanks to

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Jon Stewart slams CBS for decision to cancel ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Jon Stewart pulled no punches Monday over CBS’s cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show. During Monday night’s broadcast of “The Daily Show,” Stewart’s first since Colbert on Thursday shared that “The Late Show” would not return beyond May 2026, the late-night veteran lambasted CBS for canceling the program. “The

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