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Shares were mixed Tuesday in Europe and Asia after the U.S. military said it carried out what it called “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines. The attacks came even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations on ending the war were “proceeding nicely.” In early European trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.7% to 25,214.08, while the CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.9% to 8,187.07.

American Resources Corp CEO Mark Jensen joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that its affiliated company, ReElement Technologies, has formed a joint venture with POSCO International Corporation to develop an integrated rare earth element and permanent magnet production platform in the United States. Jensen explained that the new joint venture represents an important milestone in strengthening the long-term partnership between ReElement and POSCO International. The collaboration builds upon a commercial offtake agreement announced previously and further reinforces efforts to enhance U.S.–South Korea cooperation in developing resilient supply chains for critical minerals used across national security, clean energy, and advanced technology industries. The companies intend to establish a fully integrated, closed-loop rare earth ecosystem designed to support the full value chain. This includes feedstock sourcing, separation, purification, refining, and permanent magnet manufacturing operations within the United States. The initiative is aimed at reducing dependence on foreign supply chains while helping create domestic capacity for strategically important materials. The partnership combines ReElement’s proprietary chromatography-based separation and purification technologies with POSCO International’s extensive industrial infrastructure, manufacturing capabilities, and global commercial relationships. ReElement’s refining platform is designed to produce high-purity rare earth oxides used across a broad range of sectors including electric vehicles, advanced manufacturing, defense technologies, and industrial applications. Management believes the combination of technical expertise and international industrial scale provides a strong foundation for accelerating deployment and commercialization. The companies also noted that POSCO International brings deep relationships throughout automotive and industrial markets, complementing ReElement’s focus on advanced material science and refining innovation. The joint venture is expected to support an estimated $200 million investment to establish a U.S.-based rare earth refining and permanent magnet manufacturing complex. Final site selection for the facility is currently underway. Development is expected to occur in phases, with initial plans targeting approximately 3,000 metric tonnes per annum of separated rare earth oxides during the first phase, followed by expansion plans that could increase production capacity to approximately 6,000 metric tonnes annually in later stages. Management believes the project represents a meaningful step toward strengthening North American critical mineral independence while supporting long-term demand growth for rare earth materials used in electrification and next-generation technologies. #proactiveinvestors #americanresourcescorporation #nasdaq #arec #ReElementTechnologies #ReElement #RareEarths #CriticalMinerals #POSCO #SupplyChain #CleanEnergy #AdvancedManufacturing #MiningStocks

Tucked inside SpaceX’s pre-IPO S-1 filing are two project names most investors have never heard. Macrohard is an agentic AI software platform, and Terafab is a vertically integrated chip fabrication initiative. Tesla is the partner on both. SpaceX disclosed that financial terms, intellectual property rights, and the ultimate term of the collaboration are not yet ... Macrohard and Terafab: The Tesla and SpaceX Joint Ventures Wall Street Hasn’t Priced In

As the big three mobile carriers aim to incorporate satellite services to eliminate dead zones, AST SpaceMobile is positioned to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink market dominance.

Tesla said on X on Wednesday ‌that its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assistance ‌software was being rolled out in Lithuania, the ​second country in Europe to do so after Dutch approval last month. • Dutch regulator RDW is seeking EU-wide acceptance, but other member ‌states can ⁠recognise the Dutch approval and allow the system to be deployed. • ⁠The Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration confirmed Lithuania has recognised the Dutch certification.

Alibaba Group on Wednesday unveiled a new AI chip, the Zhenwu M890, as the Chinese technology giant intensifies efforts to build domestic alternatives to ‌Nvidia processors amid tightening U.S. export curbs. The chip, developed by Alibaba's semiconductor design subsidiary ‌T-Head, delivers three times the performance of its predecessor, Zhenwu 810E. Alibaba said the new processor is well-suited to handle the heavy memory and communication demands of agent workloads, where models must retain long stretches of context and coordinate with one another in real time.

Google and Blackstone have formed a joint venture to offer AI data center capacity, networking and computer hardware as a “compute-as-a-service product,” the asset manager said. The tie-up opens a new avenue in the rush of private equity into AI infrastructure, moving it beyond data centers and into the business of financing compute itself. Blackstone is making an initial $5 billion equity commitment, with the first 500 megawatts of capacity expected online in 2027, the firm said in a statement.

The tech firm highlights both Spark and Omni, a video-creation tool, at its annual developer conference.

The new company gives enterprises a second route to Google's TPUs, with 500 megawatts targeted for 2027

Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX) and Alphabet's Google have announced a joint venture aimed at developing a new US-based company that will provide dedicated cloud infrastructure centered on Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). The planned company will offer data center capacity, operations,...

The new U.S.-based company will sell access to Google's Tensor Processing Unit chips as a compute-as-a-service offering, with 500 MW of capacity targeted for 2027

While Coca-Cola and PepsiCo remain the titans of the beverage industry, they now face significantly increased competion for consumers. Energy drinks and functional beverages now fight for shelf space alongside traditional sodas. In addition, Keurig Dr. Pepper's Dr. Pepper has become the second-best ...

Shares of Microsoft rose more than 3% Friday, bucking the trend on a down day for tech stocks. The move followed the announcement from investor Bill Ackman that his Pershing Square has taken a new stake in the software giant in a bet Microsoft's investments in AI aren't reflected in its stock price. Microsoft shares are down 12% this year and have lost about a quarter of their value since they peaked last fall.

Ledn's $188 million Bitcoin-backed bond just became the first digital asset product to receive an investment-grade rating from S&P Global. Its CEO explains why eight years of data made the difference. In February 2026, Ledn closed a $188 million Bitcoin-backed asset-backed security — the first ...

The 3 largest U.S. wireless carriers will pool spectrum resources and satellite partnerships to extend mobile coverage in rural and remote areas

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon announced a wireless joint venture focused on using satellite-based, direct-to-device technology.

Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T) ‌and T-Mobile (TMUS) said ‌on Thursday that they ​agreed in principle to form a new joint venture ‌that ⁠seeks to address long-time coverage gaps ⁠especially in rural areas by ​using ​satellite-based ​technologies.

Verizon, AT&T ‌and T-Mobile said ‌on Thursday that they ​agreed in principle to form a new joint venture ‌that ⁠seeks to address long-time coverage gaps ⁠especially in rural areas by ​using ​satellite-based ​technologies. The largest ‌U.S. wireless companies said the plan seeks to end nearly all dead zones ‌without mobile ​service. The ​plan also aims ‌to ensure redundant ​connectivity ​during natural disasters and improved ​network ‌performance.

The country has been shut out of global markets since 2017, and it will seek a restructuring as relations with the U.S. thaw.

Anthropic is diving further into the legal software market.

Amazon is launching 30-minute delivery in cities across the US.

Amazon is launching 30-minute delivery in cities across the US.

OpenAI has formally unveiled OpenAI Deployment Company, a new venture aimed at accelerating corporate AI adoption. The initiative is backed by a mix of asset managers, private equity managers and consultancy firms and comes at a time when pressure from AI disruption is calling for a fundamental rethink of the industry’s traditional playbook. The new JV launches with more than $4 billion in initial capital backed by a consortium of investment and consulting firms, led by TPG. Advent International

Diners have always turned to fast-food chains for wallet-friendly options, but as the affordability crisis continues, value menus have become increasingly important to consumers. Value menus are the top factor diners look for when deciding where to eat, a recent YouGov report found. Some 66% of ...

The majority Sony-owned venture will set up production lines in Kumamoto Prefecture, with potential Japanese government backing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony Semiconductor Solutions said on Friday ‌they plan to form a new joint venture ‌in Japan to develop and manufacture next-generation image sensors. The venture will combine ​Sony’s sensor design expertise with TSMC’s manufacturing and process technology strengths, deepening a long-standing partnership of the two companies. It will be majority-owned by Sony, and will set up development and ‌production lines in ⁠the Japanese company's new fabrication plant in Koshi City in the Kumamoto region.

Target keeps making moves to win back shoppers, and the latest one is especially bold and trend-following, as the retailer expands its social commerce presence. To regain customers’ trust, Target is giving shoppers more power. While the last few years have been challenging for many retailers, ...

Krispy Kreme announced earnings on Thursday, May 7, coinciding with the launch of its newest limited-time offering. It's a pivotal time for the doughnut brand, which saw its stock price free-fall in early 2025 after poor earnings and shifting customer trends. Krispy Kreme operated 235 of its ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 6 () - Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Wednesday touted a new ‌feature for its Claude AI, which it ‌calls "dreaming." Available as a research preview, "dreaming" comes with its software for ​managing agents, or AI programs that perform tasks with little human involvement.