Stanford University has confirmed its admissions policies for fall 2026 will continue considering legacy status, a decision that could influence access to one of Silicon Valley’s most important talent pipelines.

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Debt market jitters signal caution for high-flying stocks.Investors are backing out of or taking active bets against high-priced corporate credit, where they anticipate a correction in response to signs of slowing economic growth that could eventually impact stocks.

A U.S. appeals court overturned on Friday a lower court's ruling that found probable cause to hold Trump administration officials in contempt over their handling of the deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants under a centuries-old wartime law.

An Australian regulator has sued Optus, alleging the Singapore Telecommunications-owned ( opens new tab carrier breached privacy laws during a 2022 cyber attack that compromised the personal data of millions of customers, both parties confirmed on Friday.

Britain's M&S restores click and collect services 15 weeks after systems hacked.British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L), opens new tab has resumed taking click and collect orders for clothing after a nearly four-month hiatus following a cyber hack and data theft.

Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US, official say.Nvidia (NVDA.O), and AMD (AMD.O), have agreed to give the U.S. government 15% of revenue from sales to China of advanced computer chips like Nvidia's H20 that are used for artificial intelligence applications.

Trump has threatened new sanctions against Russia and countries that buy it export from Friday if there is no deal. On Wednesday he imposed higher tariffs against India for buying Russian oil, and it was not clear if he would announce further step once his Friday deadline expires.

US expects $50 billion a month in tariff revenues, Lutnick says.U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday he expects the country is heading towards $50 billion a month in tariff revenues as higher levies on imports from dozens of countries kick in.

Tougher U.S. trade penalties on goods originating in one country being re-shipped from another are not expected to immediately follow new U.S. tariffs, three people in Southeast Asia with knowledge of the matter said, easing a major cause of concern.

Trump announces $100 billion new investment pledge from Apple.President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab will invest an additional $100 billion in the United States, a move that could help it sidestep potential tariffs on iPhones.

UBS joins exodus from climate banking alliance. Swiss lender UBS (UBSG.S), opens new tab will leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, following the departure of major British banks Barclays and HSBC, as part of an annual review of its sustainability and climate-related memberships.

As the new school year approaches, Google announced that it’s launching a new tool called Guided Learning within Gemini. The tool sort of functions like an AI tutor, as it’s designed to help users build a deep understanding instead of just getting answers.

Spotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time.

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein who was convicted in 2021 of helping him sexually abuse teenage girls, said on Tuesday she opposed the U.S. government's bid to release transcript of proceeding before the grand jury that indicted her.

South Korea's tax policies have thrown the outlook for Asia's best-performing major stock market into doubt, with investors assessing the impact of higher corporate tax and trading levies on the country's long-promised reforms.

US judge blocks Trump administration from diverting disaster prevention grants.A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from diverting more than $4 billion from a grant program designed to protect communities against natural disasters.

OpenAI eyes $500 billion valuation in potential employee share sale, source says.ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in early-stage discussions about a stock sale that would allow employees to cash out and could value the company at about $500 billion, a source familiar with the matter said.

Locket, the photo-sharing app that allows users to share images with friends that are then displayed on their home screens as widgets, wants to stay on your radar, and it’s enlisting the help of celebrities.

Shares of chip company Advanced Micro Devices and server maker Super Micro Computer tumbled in premarket trading on Wednesday after the companies posted underwhelming results in their data center segments, shaking investor confidence in their AI growth narratives.