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'Teaching Our Models To Chase Dopamine Instead Of Truth:' Surge AI CEO Slams Big AI For Prioritizing Flash Over Medical, Scientific Breakthroughs

Surge AI CEO Edwin Chen warned that major AI companies are prioritizing flashy, addictive chatbot behavior over meaningful scientific breakthroughs that could solve humanity's biggest problems.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Alleged Price Fixing In Meat, Seed And Fertilizer Industries Amid Serious Affordability Crisis Warning

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating food-supply-chain security task forces within the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address risks from price fixing and other anti-competitive practices.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Meta Is Betting You'll Soon Wear AI All Day With This New Buy

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) acquired Limitless to accelerate its push into artificial intelligence-powered wearable technology as part of its broader strategy to bring “personal superintelligence” to consumers.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Ramsey Experts Tell Woman-Owned Consulting Firm Founder, 'This Business Needs To Pause,' Amid $230,000 Debt Crisis, Shrinking Contracts

A woman-owned small business founder revealed on The Ramsey Show that she is drowning in debt and struggling to keep her consultancy afloat amid dwindling contracts and mounting expenses.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Fiserv's 8% Rebound: Value Trap Or Year-End Bargain? Traders Bet On Reversal At 7x Earnings

Fiserv Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) is staging a notable year-end reversal, surging 7.82% over the last five days as bargain hunters step in to capitalize on a massive valuation disconnect. Despite a punishing 67.73% year-to-date decline, the fintech giant is flashing a rare mix of technical oversold conditions and deep fundamental value.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Nvidia, Google, Amazon And MediaTek Demand Is Making TSMC Turn To Partners: Report

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) is reportedly facing overwhelming demand for its Chip on Wafer on Substrate or CoWoS advanced packaging technologies as companies including Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and MediaTek race to secure capacity for next-generation AI chips.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Texas Rep. James Talarico Echoes Bernie Sanders' Criticism Of Elon Musk's Trillion-Dollar Pay Package: 'Tax Trillionaires Out...'

Rep. James Talarico (D-TX) has criticized Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's new trillion-dollar pay package approved by investors during last month's shareholder meeting.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

IBM Reportedly Nears $11 Billion Deal To Acquire Confluent, In Big Push Into Real-Time AI Data

International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent Inc (NASDAQ:CFLT) for approximately $11 billion.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Netflix-Warner Mega Merger A 'Disaster For America,' Says This Anti-Monopolist: Likely To Face Significant 'Political And Antitrust Hurdles'

Streaming giant Netflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ:NFLX) $82.7 billion merger with mass media conglomerate Warner Bros Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) is drawing sharp criticism from antitrust advocates, such as Matt Stoller of the American Economic Liberties Project, a non-profit founded to combat monopolist corporations.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025

Wall Street Bull Says Apple Is Ready To Explode — 26% Rally Seen As iPhone 17 And AI Upgrade Cycle Kick In

Wedbush Securities Managing Director Dan Ives has raised his price target for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to $350, projecting a potential upside of approximately 26% from current trading levels.

Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025