Railroad operators Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have filed a nearly 7,000-page merger application with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), drawing fresh scrutiny from rivals over their plan to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast freight railroad.

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died at the age of 91.

British DIY retailer Toolstream has entered administration, resulting in the loss of more than 100 jobs.

A Paris court has rejected a request by the French government to suspend the Chinese online retail platform Shein for a three-month period.

Listed ACEN Corp. now boasts 100% renewable energy generation across its portfolio, completing a transition it began in 2016.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a review that could result in the first shipments to China of Nvidia’s second-most powerful artificial intelligence chips.

Elon Musk’s controversial $56 billion pay package from Tesla has been reinstated by the Delaware Supreme Court, two years after a lower court struck down the compensation deal as “unfathomable.”

Globe continues to expand its nationwide mobile coverage as part of its long-term commitment to digital inclusion.

SoftBank Group is racing to close a $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by year’s end through an array of cash-raising measures.

Nvidia shares rose 3.6% following a Reuters report that the Trump administration had begun reviewing exports of Nvidia’s H200 chips to China, along with news that U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel.

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms’ board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining.

Boeing has asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a waiver from airplane emissions rules to allow it to sell an additional 35 Boeing 777F freighters.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s board has rejected Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion hostile bid.

Medical supply giant Medline has raised $6.26 billion in its initial public offering, selling just over 216 million shares at $29 apiece.

Multi-division champion Terence “Bud” Crawford has announced his retirement from professional boxing.

Two massive companies are fighting to take over another industry giant in a deal that would enrich shareholders while leaving workers worse off.

A city in western Japan plans to launch the country’s third—and largest—data center cluster, with total power capacity of 3.1 gigawatts.

TikTok’s long-delayed plan to separate from its Chinese parent, ByteDance Ltd., moved forward Thursday after the video-sharing company said it has agreed to be bought by a group of investors led by Oracle Corp.

As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the United States, Walmart is trying to develop its own workforce to keep conveyor belts moving, refrigerated grocery cases cold, and drains and parking lots functioning.

Micron Technology forecast second-quarter adjusted profit at nearly double what Wall Street analysts expected.

At Rivian’s Autonomy and AI Day, the pure-play electric vehicle maker outlined a wide range of technology and software initiatives, with a strong emphasis on vertical integration.

The maker of Jim Beam bourbon said it will halt production at its main distillery in Kentucky throughout next year as it invests in site upgrades.

On the night of Dec. 3, lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. raising “serious concerns about the fairness and adequacy” of the company’s sale process.

OpenAI recently informed employees it would end the six-month “vesting cliff” for new hires, a move designed to encourage staff to take risks without fear of losing their first chunk of equity.