Japanese entertainment and electronics company Sony said Thursday that its profit surged 23% in the last quarter from the year before.

Nuclear start-up Oklo is among the 11 companies selected by the U.S. Energy Department for a test reactor program that aims to have at least three advanced nuclear reactors operating at national laboratories by July 2026.

Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. posted a 421.8 billion yen ($2.9 billion) profit in the April–June quarter, rebounding from a loss a year earlier.

Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has offered Alphabet $34.5 billion to buy Google’s Chrome browser.

Bullish, the company that owns crypto news and data site CoinDesk, began trading this week, with a higher valuation than expected.

CoreWeave stock dropped 10% to about $133 on Tuesday after the AI cloud computing company delivered a weak earnings outlook with thinner-than-expected profit margins.

Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) has suspended production at a major lithium mine in China’s Jiangxi province for at least three months.

An explosion Monday at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left dozens wounded and people trapped under rubble, with emergency workers on site attempting rescues.

Nearly five years after the NFL announced it was looking to sell NFL Network and other media assets, ESPN—long seen as a top contender—has a framework deal in place.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2025 results.

Australia said it has accepted a Japanese company’s bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build 11 Australian warships, valued at about 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.5 billion).

Pfizer raised its full-year adjusted profit guidance on the back of cost reductions and strong business performance this year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) said that it had detected “unauthorized activities” leading to the discovery of potential trade secret leaks.

Yum Brands has reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ expectations, with Pizza Hut and KFC posting U.S. same-store sales declines.

In 2013, Motorola tried to claw its way into a smartphone market dominated by Apple and Samsung with a bold promise: Made in the USA.

Los Angeles–based sports agency CAA has once again earned the top spot on Forbes’ list of the Most Valuable Sports Agencies—ranking No. 1 for the 10th time.

Design startup Figma appeared to face an uncertain future in early 2024, after a $20 billion takeover by Adobe collapsed.

Berkshire Hathaway’s second-quarter earnings report has offered some important insights: Operating earnings were stronger than they first appeared due to one-time, noncash currency losses.

Self-driving technology under development by Tesla and its rivals promises safer streets, cleaner air, and reduced urban congestion.

Optimists can still cling to the relative strength of corporate profits. With two-thirds of the S&P 500 having reported second-quarter results, average earnings growth stands at 10.3% year-over-year.

Toyota Motor Corp. has raised its global production target for 2025 to approximately 10 million vehicles, which would mark the first time in two years it has reached that level.

GMR, an Indian conglomerate with a history of turning transport hubs into catalysts for national growth, now has its sights set on Sangley Point in Cavite as its next transformative project.

Spotify has announced a €1 increase for customers on its individual Premium plan, effective September 2025.

Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, have placed an order with Rheinmetall for around 1,400 military logistics vehicles, valued at €770 million.