Anthropic Raises $3.5 Billion, Boosted by Its Latest Claude AI Model

Amazon eyes global expansion for its Temu, Shein competitor

Amazon debuted Haul last year, offering makeup, apparel, accessories and other items that are often priced at or below $20.

CNBC - 6d

Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years

The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents.

The New York Times - 4d

7-Eleven owner set to replace its leader with first foreign chief

Japan’s Seven & i expected to act after options narrow to takeover by Canada’s Couche-Tard or forging new path

Financial Times - 3d

Europe juggles protecting Ukraine with rebuilding its own defences

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Financial Times - 3d

Canada Urges Its Travelers to Stay Home as Trade War With U.S. Continues

Last year, Canadians visiting the United States were responsible for $20.5 billion in spending. Some are now changing their travel plans as the neighboring nations battle over trade.

The New York Times - 3d

As Ballet Rethinks Its Racial Homogeneity, One ‘Swan Lake’ Ditches Tights

Barelegged swans are a bit like baseball players without caps. But as the art form confronts its history of racial homogeneity some traditions are being rethought.

The New York Times - 3d

‘The price was huge’: Hezbollah reeling as Lebanese ponder sacrifices of its war

The fighting with Israel has weakened the group and brought heavy losses to residents in its southern heartland . Crowds of people gathered last week in the ruined town square of Aitaroun, south ...

The Guardian - 3d

Bay Hill has made a noticeable change on one of its closing holes

The par-3 17th hole looks decidedly different for this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational – and it could play different, too.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Okta delivers what some of its bigger peers couldn’t: a rosy outlook

Unlike Salesforce and ServiceNow, Okta beat with its outlook, and its CEO said that forecast is still “prudent.”

MarketWatch - 2d

Samsung to launch its Apple Vision Pro rival headset this year

Samsung showed off the headset, dubbed 'Project Moohan' this week, confirming that it will launch officially in 2025.

CNBC - 2d

Bitcoin erases all of its gain that followed Trump's crypto reserve announcement

Bitcoin failed to recover the $85,000 level, where it traded before President Donald Trump's announcement of a U.S. crypto reserve sent it soaring.

CNBC - 2d

Trump's tariffs showcase his extraordinary presidential power — and its limitations

President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico took effect Tuesday. But actually collecting them is proving complicated.

CNBC - 2d

Sandsoft folds three more games into its hybrid-casual mobile roster

Sandsoft has partnered with three more developers and brought Wizario, Potions & Spells and Iza's Supermarket to its stable of games.

VentureBeat - 2d

China keeps its economic growth target at 'around 5%' for 2025

China is keeping its economic growth target at “around 5%” for 2025 despite a looming trade war with the United States and other headwinds.

NBC News - 1d

China plans to spend 7.2% more on its military this year

Yahoo News - 1d

Europe must trim its welfare state to build a warfare state

There is no way of defending the continent without cuts to social spending

Financial Times - 1d

Here's a Map of the For-Sale Government Properties the GSA Pulled From Its Website

The General Services Administration plans to sell hundreds of government buildings, including FBI headquarters. Use our interactive tools to see where they are—and the congressional districts ...

Wired - 1d

Europe’s powerful tool against Russia? Seizing its frozen assets

If European leaders want to truly support Ukraine they must seize the moment by seizing $220bn in assets. It is now clear that Donald Trump’s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to ...

The Guardian - 18h

High-rise flats could help Labour hit its housing target

The government must tackle leasehold and encourage high-density development

Financial Times - 15h

This city helped the US back Ukraine. Now its role is uncertain

Scranton's ammunition plant makes weapons for Ukraine, and Zelensky paid it a visit last year.

BBC News - 14h

'Review' time: Congress looks to its own regulatory veto process

Congress has a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that allows it to disapprove proposed federal regulations, and while it has been used once prior to 2017, it was only utilized once ...

The Hill - 12h

TSMC plays its hand in Donald Trump’s tariff war

The Taiwanese chipmaker’s attempt to keep the US president on side is not without risks

Financial Times - 10h

Auto Legends adds $1M to its funding round in Coinbase Ventures deal

Auto Legends, a social drag racing Web3 game, has added $1 million in a strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures' Base Ecosystem Fund.

VentureBeat - 10h

Goldman Sachs Stands Apart Again — This Time for Its Annual Layoff Ritual

The investment banking giant stands by its practice of regular staff cuts often called its ‘annual cull,’ trying to cut between 3 and 5 percent of its workforce of 46,500.

Inc. - 9h

France has a nuclear umbrella. Could its European allies fit under it?

President Macron has aired the idea that France's deterrence force could be used to defend of other European countries.

BBC News - 7h

US lost a fifth of its butterflies within two decades

However the researchers say butterflies may be able to recover if urgent conservation measures are taken.

BBC News - 5h

HPE’s stock is sliding after earnings — these factors are affecting its outlook

The server and software company said it will begin a cost-cutting program that will reduce its overall headcount by about 5%, or about 2,500 job cuts, over the next 12 to 18 months.

MarketWatch - 3h

47-year-old grew up thinking she’d work on a cattle farm—now her company raises millions for small businesses

Hello Alice co-founder Elizabeth Gore has worked with small businesses through the United Nations and Dell. Now she's doing it as an entrepreneur herself.

CNBC - Feb. 23

Matthew Stafford trade rumors: Steelers, Giants among teams eyeing Rams QB, who wants huge raise, per reports

The veteran quarterback appears to have plenty of suitors

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

Swiss Re expects L.A. wildfires to cost the global insurance industry $40 billion, making them the costliest U.S. fires ever

Swiss Re said that its losses from the Los Angeles wildfires would come in under $700 million and that it had no plans to “pull back” from California.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

37-year-old boosted her income from $300,000 to nearly $1 million in 3 years: 'I'm always looking for areas where I can be a student'

Venus Wang switches jobs when she stops learning, taking career risks that have nearly tripled her income to nearly $1 million.

CNBC - 2d

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