Toyota’s global production rises 6% in January, first increase in a year

The automaker produces 781,729 vehicles worldwide, with a 22% increase in Japan offsetting declines in overseas production

Oil prices rise as U.S. revokes Chevron’s Venezuela licence

Brent crude oil futures climb 1.19% to $73.39 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rises 1.14% to $69.40

Trump confirms Zelenskiy visit to sign Ukraine minerals deal

The deal involves Kyiv allocating part of its mineral resource revenue to a jointly controlled fund with the U.S

U.S. dollar strengthens as trade uncertainty persists

The dollar index rises to 106.6, pulling away from its two-month low of 106.12 reached on Monday but remains down nearly 4% from its January peak

Warner Bros Discovery projects 150 million streaming subscribers by 2026

For comparison, Netflix has nearly 302 million global subscribers, while Disney+ has 124.6 million

Meta resolves Instagram Reels glitch that displayed violent content

Users report seeing inappropriate content despite enabling Instagram’s "sensitive content control" setting designed to filter such material

DeepSeek AI expands into home appliances with major brand partnerships

Smart home devices function with voice commands, and DeepSeek’s AI upgrades their responsiveness

China’s Baidu and CATL to develop competitive driverless vehicle models

Baidu will contribute its AI capabilities to support CATL’s digital transformation at the chip, platform, and application levels

Amazon launches Alexa+ to upgrade voice assistant with generative AI

Alexa+ will be free for Amazon Prime members and cost $19.99 per month for non-Prime users

North Korea linked to $1.5 billion crypto theft from ByBit, says FBI

ByBit, which serves over 60 million users, confirms that an attacker accessed an ether wallet and transferred its holdings to an unknown address

Oil prices stay low as U.S. crude stockpiles decline

Brent crude drops by 19 cents to $72.83 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fall by 13 cents to $68.80

Apple faces pressure from Trump to eliminate DEI programs

Trump criticizes DEI programs as discriminatory and suggests the Department of Justice investigate whether they violate the law

Dollar rises from 11-week lows as US Treasury yields recover

The dollar index rises 0.30% to 106.56, recovering from a weekly low of 106.12, its weakest since December 10

Ukraine agrees to share mineral revenue as part of broader U.S. negotiations

There is no $500 billion debt in the agreement, nor $350, nor $100 billion because that would be unfair, says Zelenskiy

Italian authorities seize $49.1 million from DHL unit in labor fraud case

Prosecutors accuse the company of evading labor laws through worker supply firms that avoided taxes and social security payments