↑ Technology Startup backed by Altman, JPMorgan announces capital lending partnership with Amazon - Slope, an AI lending platform backed by JPMorgan Chase, told CNBC exclusively that it is launching a partnership with Amazon's independent sellers.U.S. halts UK tech trade deal negotiations, FT reports - The 'technology prosperity deal' is aimed at increasing collaboration between the countries on tech like AI, nuclear fusion and quantum The AI chip shortage could raise smartphone prices — new research spells out by how much - The average selling price of smartphones in 2026 is expected to rise 6.9%, Counterpoint Research said.PayPal applies to form bank that can offer small business loans and savings accounts - PayPal has applications pending with the state of Utah and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish PayPal Bank.Tesla stock closes at 2025 high after Musk confirms driverless Robotaxi tests underway in Austin - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a social media post that his company is testing driverless cars in Austin without a safety driver in the vehicle. AI infrastructure selloff continues on Wall Street as Broadcom, Oracle shares slide - In at least one corner of the AI market, sentiment has turned decidedly negative. Zillow shares are getting crushed. Here's why - Zillow shares fell more than 11% on Monday as investors grew concerned that Google could be testing real estate listings on its search page.Trump admin to hire 1,000 specialists for 'Tech Force' to build AI, finance projects - A slew of tech giants, including Amazon Web Services, Apple, Google Public Sector, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI, are listed as partners.Palantir CIO Jim Siders leaves to become head of Thrive Capital's new IT services business - Siders spent more than 12 years at Palantir, recently overseeing its global IT operations, business applications and infrastructure.Broadcom and Costco's rich valuations leave little room for error as battleground stocks - In his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers, CNBC's Jim Cramer writes about the issues facing Broadcom and Costco.