A group of parents who said their children were harmed by social media gather outside of a tech addiction trial at California Superior Court of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, said on Wednesday that users spent a lot of time on Instagram because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times) By ELI TAN In a crowded courtroom earlier this w

The S&P 500 ended higher on ⁠Wednesday, ⁠lifted by gains in Nvidia, Amazon ⁠and other technology-related heavyweights following recent jitters about artificial intelligence. Nvidia climbed after the ​world’s most valuable company said it had signed a multi-year deal to sell to Meta Platforms millions of its ‌current and future AI chips. Sandisk, Western ‌Digital and Seagate Technology Holdings climbed for much of the session, adding to strong gains in recent months ⁠fueled b

Puerto Rico Restaurant Association President Sonia Navarro González and Economic Development Bank President Josué Rivera Castro By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Restaurant Association (ASORE by its acronym in Spanish) and the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico (EDB) signed a collaborative agreement Tuesday to facilitate access to financing options, business guidance, and growth capital for food and beverage businesses on the island. “The restaurant sector is a major d

OnMed’s CareStation, an 8-by-10-foot “clinic-in-a-box,” can be deployed in about 30 days and costs significantly less than traditional facilities. Each unit offers one-on-one virtual consultations supported by staff, real-time diagnostic tools, scans and vital sign monitoring in community-based locations. (X via OnMed) Plans to set up 10 CareStations across island by end of year By THE STAR STAFF OnMed, a tech-enabled hybrid health care company, is expanding its presence in

An influenza vaccine dose in Mountain Lakes, N.J., Sept. 16, 2025. Distribution of the flu vaccine in the United States is on pace for its lowest level in 12 years. (Laila Stevens/The New York Times) By REBECCA ROBBINS In Massachusetts, Moderna is pulling back on vaccine studies. In Texas, a small company canceled plans to build a factory that would have created new jobs manufacturing a technology used in vaccines. In San Diego, another manufacturing company laid off workers.

What matters in U.S. ⁠and ⁠global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets By ⁠the standards of the year so far, the market-moving news flow has slowed to a trickle, with world ​markets subdued as Wall Street returns from its three-day weekend. Meantime, geopolitical attention shifts to Geneva today as the U.S. and Iran continue nuclear talks. I’ll get into that and more ‌below. But first, check out my latest column ‌on the trade-offs of a ‘global eur

A pedestrian crosses a street in Los Angeles, July 1, 2024. The federal Environmental Protection Agency said that manufacturers would no longer earn a credit for installing engines that automatically turn off when vehicles come to a complete stop and restart when drivers take their feet off the brake pedal. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times) By AMANDA HOLPUCH The federal Environmental Protection Agency said late last week that manufacturers would no longer earn a credit for

The world’s most ⁠valuable ⁠technology stocks have ⁠suffered sharp declines in market value this ​year after years of outsized gains, as investors question ‌whether heavy spending on AI ‌will generate sufficient returns to justify the ⁠lofty ⁠valuations. Microsoft shares have fallen about 17% year-to-date on concerns ​over risks to its AI business and growing competition from Google’s latest Gemini model and Anthropic’s Claude Cowork ​AI agent, wiping roughly $613 billion off

By ELI TAN and CECILIA KANG Instagram’s chief executive said last week that social media was not “clinically addictive,” disputing claims that the platform prioritized making money over the mental health of young users in a landmark tech addiction case. The CEO, Adam Mosseri, described Instagram, which is owned by Meta, as a steward of strong safety protocols for teenagers. Social media could cause some harm, he said, but the company is careful to test features used by young

Elon Musk boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, March 21, 2025. Musk told employees at xAI, his artificial intelligence company, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, 2026, that the company needed a factory on the moon to build AI satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By KATE CONGER and RYAN MAC Elon Musk told employees at xAI, his artificial intelligence company, last week evening that the company needed a factory