Beijing embraces DeepSeek to lead AI adoption as it looks for new growth drivers

• Kontoor Brands CEO describes growth plans for new acquisition

  In a Thursday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Kontoor Brands CEO Scott Baxter discussed the apparel company's new acquisition.
  
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  Facing Trump’s Threats, New York’s Governor Adopts a ‘Rambo’ Attitude

  Gov. Kathy Hochul has embraced a more aggressive stance as she takes on President Trump, deals with Mayor Eric Adams and nears a competitive election next year.
  
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  Together AI’s $305M bet: Reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 are increasing, not decreasing, GPU demand

  The demands of DeepSeek's advanced reasoning capabilities are pushing enterprises toward Together AI's optimized infrastructure platform.
  
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• We're buying the dip in an AI data center play still under pressure post-DeepSeek

  We see this as an opportunity.
  
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  How Stanford legend Andrew Luck is embracing arduous task of resurrecting Cardinal amid challenges of new era

  Luck has the chance to reshape not just the football program, but Stanford athletics as a whole
  
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  Kerr's new-look small-ball lineup faces stiff challenges

  Steve Kerr's new small-ball lineup presents Golden State with serious challenges as the Warriors make a playoff push down the stretch.
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: A look back at 1939 Nazi rally in New York City

  On this day in 1939, 20,000 people attended a Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden. Months earlier, Nazis in Germany had killed nearly 100 Jewish citizens in one night and sent 30,000 more to ...
  
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  Dow drops 700 points for worst day of 2025 so far on new fears about economic growth

  Stocks sold off on Friday as new U.S. data sparked concern among investors over a slowing economy and sticky inflation, leading them in search of safer assets.
  
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  Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’

  One developer responds to the release of Muse: “We are implicitly empowering a class of people who own these tools and don’t give a fuck about how they reshape our lives.”
  
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  The CEO of hedge fund Point72 turned bearish for the first time in a while due to punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts.
  
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• UnitedHealth's rough stretch continues, with buyouts, a reported DOJ probe and a 23% drop in three months

  It extends a tumultuous period for UnitedHealth marked by the killing of a top executive, a costly cyberattack against its subsidiary and high medical costs.
  
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• Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 26% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage

  Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 26% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage
  
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• President Trump is losing the stock market war to the rest of the world so far. Here's where investors are taking advantage

  Emerging market stocks, China and European stocks are beating U.S. indexes since the inauguration of Donald Trump.
  
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• Elon Musk has a problem with X's Community Notes when he disapproves of the results

  Elon Musk on Thursday claimed that X's Community Notes needs a "fix" because the service can allegedly be "gamed."
  
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  “This year she got married, and I was completely left out of any planning, bridal-shower and wedding activities.”
  
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• ‘I feel like I’ve opened a hornet’s nest’: My mother-in-law lists my husband as beneficiary on her $1 million IRA. But her will says otherwise. Who wins?

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• As banks retreat from DEI, Citi is making these changes to its diversity and hiring practices

  Citigroup says it will no longer require “diverse slates of candidates and diverse panels of interviewers.”
  
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