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Trump predicts ‘billions’ of dollars of Pentagon fraud in Fox News interview
President targets education department and military in pre-Super Bowl chat and repeats wish for Canada to be 51st state. Super Bowl 2025 – live updates Donald Trump said that he expects Elon ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Trump Expects Musk to Find Billions in Pentagon Waste Next
The Pentagon’s budget is roughly $1 trillion per year.Inc. - Feb. 10 -
These States Could Miss Out on $47 Billion in Energy Loans
Billions of dollars in loans are in limbo due to Trump’s freeze of clean energy funding, affecting businesses across the country.Inc. - Feb. 10 -
Elon Musk-led investor group offers $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI
Billionaire Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in a $97.4 billion bid to take control of artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Elon Musk and investors offering $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI, WSJ reports
Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in offering to buy control of OpenAI for $97.4 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Musk-led investor group offers $97.4 billion for OpenAI — Altman declines
According to The Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk and a group of investors are offering $97.4 billion to take control of OpenAI.CNBC - Feb. 10 -
Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Control OpenAI
The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Defied Order to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Grants
The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Elon Musk Just Hurled a $97.4 Billion Curveball at OpenAI
The unsolicited bid raises the stakes for Sam Altman to turn the company into a for-profit.Inc. - Feb. 11 -
China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion
The runaway success of “Ne Zha 2” is another sign that Chinese audiences are choosing domestic movies over Hollywood blockbusters.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Anduril to take over Microsoft's $22 billion U.S. Army headset program
Anduril Industries will take control of Microsoft's multibillion-dollar augmented reality headset program for the U.S. Army.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying a home insurance crisis.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman’s push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit ...ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Prebiotic soda brand Olipop valued at $1.85 billion in latest funding round
Prebiotic soda brand Olipop said Wednesday that it was valued at $1.85 billion in its latest funding round, which raised $50 million for the company.NBC News - 6d -
Prebiotic soda brand Olipop valued at $1.85 billion in latest funding round
Olipop's annual sales surpassed $400 million in 2024 as competition heats up with rivals such as Poppi.CNBC - 6d -
Chevron wants to save about $3 billion. Layoffs are on the horizon.
The integrated energy company said that layoffs will affect 15% to 20% of its employees, starting this year and with most layoffs completed before the end of 2026.MarketWatch - 6d -
Zeldin seeks to recoup billions issued by Biden under 'green bank' program
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin says he will try to recoup billions of dollars issued by the Biden administration under its “green bank” program. Under the program, ...The Hill - 6d -
Fox host: Musk needs to be transparent about 'billions' in government contract
Fox News host Jessica Tarlov knocked billionaire Elon Musk over what she said is a lack of transparency he is displaying amid efforts to make widespread changes to the size of the federal ...The Hill - 6d -
Musk Says He’ll Withdraw $97.4 Billion Bid for OpenAI on 1 Condition
Elon Musk and Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, have a long-running feud.Inc. - 5d -
TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores. Why that’s an $850 billion risk.
TikTok was restored to app stores run by Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. on Thursday, after the tech giants were reportedly reassured by the Trump administration that they would not face legal ...MarketWatch - 4d -
OpenAI tells Musk it is 'not for sale' after tech titan's $97 billion bid
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has rejected a hostile takeover bid from Elon Musk.NBC News - 4d -
OpenAI rejects Elon Musk's $97.4 billion takeover bid
OpenAI attorney William Savitt said the proposal "is not in the best interests of OAI's mission and is rejected."CBS News - 4d -
OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of the Company
Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board, said the artificial intelligence company was “not for sale.” Mr. Musk is separately raising money for his A.I. start-up, xAI.The New York Times - 4d -
OpenAI Board Rejects $97.4 Billion Offer From Elon Musk
This is Musk’s plan to stop the startup from becoming a for-profit firm.Inc. - 4d -
The $50 billion failure: How federal homeless policy betrays Americans
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should focus on exposing the waste in the federal homelessness-industrial complex and redirecting billions to policies that deliver results, ...The Hill - 1d -
NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year’s by $1 Billion
After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases.The New York Times - 1d -
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.The New York Times - 3h -
Nikola EV maker, once valued at $30 billion, files for bankruptcy
Once a rising star on Wall Street, the formerly hot startup became enmeshed in scandal and its founder convicted in 2022.CBS News - 1h -
LinkedIn Made $2 Billion in Subscriptions Last Year. How’s Hiring Going for You?
Something smells fishy.Inc. - Feb. 7 -
Bill Ackman reveals he's been building a more than $2 billion stake in Uber
The hedge fund manager said his fund began buying Uber shares in early January and has amassed 30.3 million shares, worth $2.3 billion.CNBC - Feb. 7 -
A.I. Military Start-Up Anduril Close to Deal That Would Value It at $28 Billion
The Southern California start-up, which builds flying drones and missiles, is set to raise up to $2.5 billion.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
This HR Company Valued at $12 Billion Just Announced Plans to IPO. Here’s Why Other Companies Are Watching Closely
Human Resources startup Deel recently hit an annual revenue run rate of $800 million.Inc. - Feb. 8 -
Looming $2.7 billion Pell Grant shortfall poses a new threat for college aid
The Congressional Budget Office last month released Pell Grant program projections, which now estimate a $2.7 billion funding shortfall later this year.CNBC - Feb. 8 -
Tech megacaps plan to spend more than $300 billion in 2025 as AI race intensifies
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft intend to invest as much as $320 billion this year into AI advancement technologies.CNBC - Feb. 8 -
Taylor Swift has made the NFL almost $1 billion since she started dating Travis Kelce
Going into the Super Bowl, the “Taylor Swift effect” on the NFL looks even stronger than it did at this time last year. Here’s why.MarketWatch - Feb. 9 -
France unveils 109-billion-euro AI investment as Europe looks to keep up with U.S.
Macron announced the mammoth investment sum ahead of France's AI Action Summit, where world leaders and tech bosses are gathering in Paris this week.CNBC - Feb. 10 -
Collins, Britt raise concerns about NIH move to slash billions in research costs
Two Republican senators, including a reliable ally of President Trump, have raised concerns about the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) decision to cut billions of dollars of “indirect” costs ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI, WSJ Reports
In response to the news, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote: ‘no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want’.Inc. - Feb. 10 -
EU says AI race 'far from over' as bloc pledges 50-billion-euro investment boost
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday that the race for AI leadership had not yet been won by China or the U.S.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Travelers expects $1.7 billion insured loss from the California wildfires. Analysts still expect a profit.
Travelers’ CFO said the outbreak of wildfires were “a big event” for the insurance industry.MarketWatch - Feb. 11