The social-media giant’s loosening of speech restrictions is unsettling advertisers, who say a decade of efforts to protect their reputations is at risk.

Stocks traded mostly lower Friday after fresh economic data painted a sobering picture of the economy.These stocks were on the move Friday:Texas Instruments dropped 7.5% after the chip company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates but issued weak profit guidance for the current first quarter.

In response to the wildfires in California, Verizon executives said the company’s crisis response team has bene working with federal, state and local public safety agencies and that the Verizon network is “holding up strong.”

The carrier giant launched AI Connect during Verizon’s Q4 2024 earnings call. The carrier’s top executives also highlighted its fixed wireless, private networking and 5G wins in 2024.

Verizon ( VZ 1.14%) stock is climbing Friday following the company's fourth-quarter earnings release. The telecom company's share price was up 1.3% as of 12:15 p.m. ET and had been up as much as 3.9% earlier in the daily session.

Verizon Business has unveiled Verizon AI Connect, offering a suite of solutions to scale artificial intelligence operations. This initiative aims to meet the rising demand for real-time AI tasks.

Verizon introduces an expanded AI strategy built for hyperscalers, cloud providers and global enterprises. Verizon AI

Verizon Business revealed a suite of products designed to help enterprises, cloud providers and hyperscalers deploy AI workloads at scale.

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Business unveiled Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products designed to enable businesses to deploy

Verizon Communications Inc. reported fourth-quarter financial results that beat analysts’ estimates, including gains in new mobile-phone and broadband customers. Most Read from BloombergWhat Happened to Hanging Out on the Street?

S&P 500 steady as Meta rises on AI goals and Boeing warns of losses. Mixed economic data keeps traders cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting.