Does Berkshire’s big tech bet signal a new risk tolerance in Omaha?

Berkshire Hathaway’s purchase of Alphabet shares may signal a new acceptance of greater risk for greater reward.
Texas data center expansion raises blackout risk during extreme winter weather

Texas’ supply and demand balance can become tight during winter and potentially fall into deficit as data center demand grows.
AI Christmas: The latest devices from Amazon, Meta, Google and more

This holiday shopping season features more advanced smart glasses, smart speakers with generative AI and a pendant users can wear to carry around an AI friend.
G20 host South Africa sees consensus for summit declaration despite US boycott

G20 envoys drew up a draft leaders’ declaration on Friday without U.S. input, four sources familiar with the matter said.
Russia’s Ryabkov says potential Putin-Trump summit is on the agenda

The possibility of another meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is on the agenda, a senior Russian diplomat has said.
U.S. moves to tame the skies as disruptive passenger incidents reach new highs

The U.S. launched a nationwide civility campaign amid rising disruptive passenger incidents, with in-flight outbursts now quadruple their 2019 levels.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign Jan. 5, after fallout with Trump

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene supported a bill compelling the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the DOJ, putting her on the bad side of President Trump.
Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup’s robots could ‘fracture a human skull’

A former engineer for Figure AI filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.
Wall Street heads into Thanksgiving week with questions over AI trade, Fed rate cut

Next week’s shortened holiday week could prove volatile.
Why Trump’s tariff rollback won’t lower grocery prices right away

President Donald Trump is rolling back tariffs on some imported food items, but that won’t lower prices at the grocery store right away.