Meta Stock Slides On Mixed Q3 Results. Tax Charge Hits Earnings Amid 26% Sales Growth.  Investor's Business Daily Meta to report third-quarter earnings after the bell  CNBC Meta Raises Its Spending Forecast on A.I. to Above $70 Billion  The New York Times Meta Stock Plunges as Profits Take $16B Tax Hit From Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill'  Investopedia Meta shares slide after company projects higher expenses for 2026  Yahoo Finance

Everyone thinks AI is replacing factory workers, but Amazon’s layoffs show it’s coming for middle management first  Fortune What Amazon’s mass layoffs are really about  CNN Seattle braces as Amazon cuts 2,300 jobs locally  Axios Staying nimble and continuing to strengthen our organizations  About Amazon Laid-off Amazon employees are posting through it on social media  businessinsider.com

Starbucks reports same-store sales growth for the first time in nearly two years  CNBC Starbucks turnaround comes at a price  The Seattle Times Starbucks stock rises after company posts first global sales increase in nearly 2 years  Yahoo Finance Starbucks sales improve but store closures and layoffs take a bite out of profits  The Hill Starbucks revenue, comparable sales beat estimates  Sherwood News

After a wave of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens chat with its chatbots  CNN Character.AI to Bar Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots  The New York Times Character.ai to ban teens from talking to its AI chatbots  BBC Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over child’s suicide  The Guardian Character.AI to block romantic AI chats for minors a year after teen's suicide  CNBC

Nvidia Is First Company to Top $5 Trillion in Market Value Amid AI Boom  The New York Times The world’s most valuable company just blew through an unprecedented milestone  CNN Nvidia becomes first company to reach $5 trillion valuation, fueled by AI boom  CNBC Nvidia just became the first $5 trillion company. Here’s how big that really is.  MarketWatch Top Stock Movers Now: Nvidia, Caterpillar, Fiserv, Hormel, and More  Investopedia

The Microsoft Azure Outage Shows the Harsh Reality of Cloud Failures  WIRED Azure outage: Microsoft still working on fix, says recovery expected in several hours  CNBC Microsoft outage live updates: Users report outages with Azure as Starbucks app, Xbox and airport website go dark  The Independent Microsoft Azure cloud outage hits Alaska Air, other clients  The Seattle Times Microsoft Azure experiencing outage due to DNS issue  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos