Auto giant Volkswagen warns of output stoppages amid Nexperia chip disruption

Volkswagen on Wednesday warned of temporary production outages citing China’s export restrictions on semiconductors made by Nexperia.

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Netflix earnings, Anthropic’s ‘woke’ problem, Travis Kelce’s Six Flags stake and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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UK Watchdog Clears Global Payments’ $22.7B Worldpay Takeover

Once integrated, the combined Global Payments–Worldpay entity is expected to process around 94 billion transactions annually. Ye gods!
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Tech Spend Soars, But Enterprises Still Struggle to Scale AI

The 2025 Kyndryl Readiness Report surveyed 3,700 senior executives across 21 countries.
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Life360 ventures into pet tech with the launch of a new GPS tracker

Family location safety app Life360 is venturing into pet tech with the launch of its new tracking device for cats and dogs.

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AI is already taking white-collar jobs. Economists warn there’s ‘much more in the tank’

Across banking, the auto sector and retail, executives are warning employees and investors that AI is taking over jobs.

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Browser Launch Shakes Up the Web

Atlas is available to the world. Well, just macOS users for now.
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Coinbase Buys Crypto-Investing Platform Echo for $375M

The Echo platform enables Web3 companies to raise capital by leveraging blockchain technology for compliance, contract issuance, and investor onboarding.
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One startup’s quest to store electricity in the ocean

Sizable Energy has a plan to store excess renewable energy in flexible reservoirs out at sea. The startup has raised $8 million to test prototypes.

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People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help

The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.

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