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- Oracle shares on pace for worst quarter since 2001 as new CEOs face concerns about AI buildout - Investors want to know if Oracle, under new CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia, can pay for and deliver data centers packed with Nvidia chips for OpenAI.
- Waymo pauses robotaxis in SF again due to flash flood warnings on Christmas Day - Waymo again paused it robotaxi service, citing a flash flood warning on Christmas Day.
- Tariffs hit boots, bags and more as leather prices jump — and relief could be years away - Leather prices are expected to continue rising in 2026 as Trump's tariffs crimple a global supply-chain while domestic manufacturing and cattle herds are down.
- Exclusive: Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record - Nvidia is making its largest purchase ever, acquiring nine-year-old chip startup Groq for about $20 billion.
- Free streaming service Tubi is rivaling major players for viewership. Here's how it's winning - Fox's Tubi outpaced Peacock and HBO Max for share of streaming minutes in Nielsen's November Gauge report.
- These 5 infrastructure stocks have more than tripled this year on the AI trade - While Nvidia has been the biggest infrastructure winner during the AI boom, other data center stocks have performed better this year.
- Waymo will update driverless fleet after San Francisco blackout to improve navigation during outages - Three days after blackouts in San Francisco brought down Waymo's service, the company said it's implementing changes for when "infrastructure fails."
- Motive, an Alphabet-backed fleet management software company, files for IPO - Motive says its products, including a dashboard camera for tracking truckers, have saved over 1,000 lives.
- EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling - Detroit automakers are refocusing on large gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs, and many have admitted that policies, not consumers, were driving the charge for EVs.
- Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid - Paramount notably did not increase its bid on Monday, reiterating that it believes the deal is superior to Netflix's.