Qxo Touts Ai Advantage in Bid to Win over Beacon Roofings Shareholders

Calm down: DeepSeek-R1 is great, but ChatGPT’s product advantage is far from over

For now, ChatGPT remains the better-rounded and more capable product, offering a suite of features that DeepSeek simply cannot match.

VentureBeat - 1d

Beacon Roofing CEO describes dealings with QXO as takeover bid heats up

Beacon Roofing CEO Julian Francis described communications with a building products distributor looking to acquire his company.

CNBC - 21h

Tech stocks slump as China’s DeepSeek stokes fears over AI spending

Nvidia loses almost $600bn in market value on worries US groups are facing a ‘Sputnik moment’

Financial Times - 1d

The battle over DeepSeek as AI enters new phase: hacks, restrictions and censorship

DeepSeek has challenged Wall Street’s notion of AI spending. The Chinese AI startup also faces challenges of its own.

MarketWatch - 1d

QXO touts AI advantage in bid to win over Beacon Roofing shareholders

QXO’s $11 billion pitch to buy Beacon Roofing touts the company’s AI experience as well as the overall housing shortage in the United States.

MarketWatch - 1d

AI leaders clash over safety and $100bn Stargate project

Top tech leaders at Davos such as DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Meta’s Yann LeCun in fiery debate

Financial Times - 2d

Haaland helps City to comeback win over Chelsea

Manchester City earned a 3-1 comeback win over Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on Saturday to strengthen their grip on a top-four place in the Premier League.

ESPN - 2d

Slot's father critical of Liverpool win over Lille

Arne Slot's dad wasn't impressed with Liverpool's win over Lille in the Champions League saying "it wasn't as exciting as other games of Liverpool."

ESPN - 3d

$60 billion in one year: Mark Zuckerberg touts Meta's AI investments

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday that the company plans to build a massive data center in Louisiana to power its newest AI model, Llama 4, which is set to launch this year.

NBC News - 4d

Korea Zinc Shareholder Meeting Takes a Dramatic Turn

An eventful shareholder meeting provided the latest twist in the dispute between the families whose deceased patriarchs founded the company 50 years ago.

The New York Times - 5d

Tech titans bicker over $500bn AI investment announced by Trump

After unveiling of Stargate, Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Satya Nadella of Tesla, OpenAI and Microsoft trade barbs. Major tech moguls had their claws out for each other on Wednesday, hissing at their ...

The Guardian - 6d

Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang Writes Letter to President Trump: ‘America Must Win the AI War.’

Accompanied by a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post, the letter is a public declaration by Wang insisting that the U.S. must maintain AI dominance over China.

Inc. - Jan. 21

Boohoo Shareholders Reject Frasers' Bid to Remove Founder From Board

More than 63% of shareholders voted against a proposal by Frasers Group to remove the online fashion retailer’s founder and executive vice chair, Mahmud Kamani, from the board.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 21

Bid to restore ban on Bain & Co winning UK state contracts fails

Labour advised there are no legal grounds for reimposing restrictions on consultant that followed South African ‘misconduct’

Financial Times - Jan. 21

AI mania takes over Davos as the world's biggest firms tout their offerings

The Promenade in Davos, Switzerland is the focal point of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski town — and AI is front and center

CNBC - Jan. 21

Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok US

The search engine platform Perplexity AI submitted a bid to merge with TikTok on Saturday, a source familiar told The Hill. The move follows a Friday Supreme Court ruling that upheld the decision ...

The Hill - Jan. 19

Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.

Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok parent ByteDance, proposing that Perplexity merge with TikTok U.S., CNBC has learned.

CNBC - Jan. 18

Hillier leads at Dubai Desert Classic in bid for 'life-changing' win as McIlroy trails by 7 shots

Daniel Hillier of New Zealand has birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic

ABC News - Jan. 18

Winning the war against adversarial AI needs to start with AI-native SOCs

Let's dive into the many reasons security leaders are embracing AI-native security operations centers (SOCs) as the future of defense.

VentureBeat - Jan. 16

What Happens When You Turn Your Life Over to an AI Assistant?

The hosts of Uncanny Valley spent the week following the advice of AI chatbots when it came to shopping, fitness, and parenting. Here’s how it went.

Wired - Jan. 16

Building-Products Distributor QXO Prepares to Nominate Directors Over Beacon Deal

QXO publishes offer to buy Beacon for $124.25 per share, says it has been rebuffed time and again.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 15

Biden touts foreign policy accomplishments

President Biden reflected on his foreign policy achievements Monday, saying America is better positioned on the global stage than it was when he took office four years ago. Ed O'Keefe reports on ...

CBS News - Jan. 13

Napoli remain top but will Kvaratskhelia cast shadow over Serie A bid? | Nicky Bandini

The most shocking element might be how undaunted Napoli, and Naples, appear over the future of ‘Kvaradona’. Antonio Conte is not angry, just disappointed, but before you accuse him of the oldest ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Mayor of opposition Istanbul stronghold arrested over bid-rigging claims

Prosecutors in Istanbul say the mayor of one of Turkey’s opposition strongholds has been arrested as part of a bid-rigging investigation

ABC News - Jan. 13

Sinner pushed but opens repeat bid with 3-set win

No. 1 Jannik Sinner launched his Australian Open title defense with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Chile's Nicolas Jarry on Monday.

ESPN - Jan. 13

Atlético go top of LaLiga with win over Osasuna

Atletico Madrid claimed a 1-0 home win over Osasuna on Sunday to move top of the LaLiga standings thanks to a second-half goal from Julian Alvarez.

ESPN - Jan. 12

Sabalenka starts bid for third straight Australian Open title with win over Stephens

World No 1 beats Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 in first round Sabalenka looking to match Hingis’s Melbourne hat-trick As Aryna Sabalenka strode down the tunnel inside Rod Laver Arena that leads ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

Hungarian energy bid under review over Russia concerns, says Romanian minister

Bucharest could mirror Spain’s recent decision to block a takeover on security grounds, says Sebastian Burduja

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Over 50 current, former mayors endorse O’Malley in DNC chair bid

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s (D) team announced on Thursday that he’s received support from more than 50 current and former mayors in his bid to take the helm of the Democratic National ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

Robots haven't taken over yet, but AI investments are powering more of the economy

Firms are pledging billions of dollars toward building out artificial intelligence networks. But jobs from that spending may be hard to come by.

NBC News - Jan. 8

Samsung’s revival still hangs on winning Nvidia’s AI custom

South Korean group is one of only a few chipmakers with the ability to produce memory chips essential for AI applications

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Nvidia gets key design wins to bring AI to autonomous vehicle fleets

Nvidia has announced it has key design wins for autonomous vehicles with car makers such as Toyota, Aurora and Continental.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

O'Malley touts endorsements of current, former Congressional Black Caucus members in DNC chair bid

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) on Monday touted the endorsements of current and former Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members in his Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair bid. “I am ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Trust as a Competitive Advantage

It’s a long game to build and maintain trust, involving partnership and strong relationships.

Inc. - Jan. 6

Comcast to launch Universal Ads in bid to win smaller advertisers over from tech

Comcast plans to launch Universal Ads, a platform meant to attract advertisers of all sizes and grab back ad dollars from social media and tech companies.

CNBC - Jan. 6

Malaysia's jailed ex-leader Najib wins appeal to pursue bid to serve corruption sentence at home

Malaysia's imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak has won an appeal to pursue his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest

ABC News - Jan. 6

Assad’s fall is an opportunity for a US win over China

Trump may believe that Syria is “not our fight,” but the competition with China is very much ours and will undoubtedly be a focus of his administration.

The Hill - Jan. 5

Australia race to victory and series win over India

Australia race to victory on day three of the Fifth Test in Sydney with Scott Boland taking 6-45 to help regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

BBC News - Jan. 5

Mike Johnson addresses House of Representatives after winning speaker bid

House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered remarks after winning his bid to retain the leadership role. Johnson reiterated the Republican goals for the 119th Congress as President-elect Donald Trump ...

CBS News - Jan. 3

Kings take epic DPOG photo on G1C roof after win vs. 76ers

The Sacramento Kings celebrated their win over the Philadelphia 76ers by taking their traditional Defensive Player of the Game postgame photo on the roof of Golden 1 Center.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 2

Qxo Touts Ai Advantage in Bid to Win over Beacon Roofings Shareholders

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