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Big Tech's big bet on nuclear power to fuel artificial intelligence
Faced with the need to cut carbon emissions, and an increasing energy demand to power AI, companies like Microsoft, Google and Amazon are investing in nuclear, from restarting Three Mile Island, to ...CBS News - 5d -
China preparing for a protracted trade war with U.S.
China announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products and targeted 25 American companies in response to the now 20% blanket tariffs President Trump placed on all Chinese goods. Anna ...CBS News - 5d -
Washington Post restructuring newsroom; columnist resigns
The Washington Post is planning a major overhaul of the outlet's newsroom as part of a new direction the company is headed under billionaire owner Jeff Bezos. Executive Editor Matt Murray wrote to ...The Hill - 4d -
Here's why banks don't want the CFPB to disappear
For years, American financial companies have fought the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the chief U.S. consumer finance watchdog — in the courts and media, portraying the agency as ...NBC News - 4d -
Xbox-Branded Handheld Planned For Later This Year - Report
There could be an official Xbox-branded handheld out by the end of this year. A new report states that Microsoft is partnering with a PC gaming company, like ASUS or Lenovo, on the device, with a ...GameSpot - 4d -
Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags
On May 28, Southwest Airlines will start charging most of its customers for checked bags for the first time in its history. Flyers who are part of the company's A-List Preferred program and those ...CBS News - 3d -
Cerebras just announced 6 new AI datacenters that process 40M tokens per second — and it could be bad news for Nvidia
Cerebras Systems is challenging Nvidia with six new AI data centers across North America, promising 10x faster inference speeds and 7x cost reduction for companies using advanced AI models like ...VentureBeat - 3d -
Anthropic’s stealth enterprise coup: How Claude 3.7 is becoming the coding agent of choice
Anthropic is positioning Claude as the LLM that matters most for enterprise companies. Claude 3.7 Sonnet, released just two weeks ago, set new benchmark records for coding performance.VentureBeat - 3d -
Trump turns the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom
President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned the South Lawn of the White House into a temporary Tesla showroom in a conspicuous favor to his adviser Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of the car company.NBC News - 3d -
Trump floats labeling violence against Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism
President Trump hinted he would be open to labeling individuals who carry out violence at Tesla dealerships as “domestic terrorists” following a string of violent demonstrations at the electric ...The Hill - 3d -
EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
Swedish firm unable to ‘secure the necessary financial conditions to continue in its current form’. Northvolt, the Swedish electric vehicle battery startup, has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Hail Macbeth Brings Shakespeare To Video Games With 1990s Spin
There's an old myth in the theater world that Shakespeare's Macbeth is cursed, and any theatre company who tries to put it on will endure some sort of misfortune during the production. One area ...GameSpot - 2d -
Top 10 Most Expensive Video Game Buyouts Of All Time
Big deals. Many mature industries trend toward consolidation as time goes on, and the video game business is no different. Big companies are bought and sold for massive sums of money. But what ...GameSpot - 2d -
This space stock has quadrupled in a year. Here’s what could spark more gains.
Space company Rocket Lab USA Inc. is ramping up its efforts to expand beyond launch capabilities, recently announcing its new “Flatellite” satellites tailored for large orbital constellations.MarketWatch - 2d -
Adobe’s stock has been an AI laggard. A ho-hum earnings forecast is adding to its declines.
Adobe Systems Inc. shares fell in after-hours trading Wednesday after disappointing quarterly earnings guidance, amid criticism on Wall Street that the software company is not yet monetizing ...MarketWatch - 1d -
‘Guess what? You don’t matter’: what Trump’s war on DEI means for every American who’s not a straight white man
The US government’s move to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion policies is a naked attempt to appeal to prejudice – but it may well backfire. Almost a decade ago, I started a business called ...The Guardian - 1d -
Intel hires former board member as new CEO in chipmaker's latest comeback attempt
Struggling chipmaker Intel has hired former board member and semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as the latest in a succession of CEOs to attempt to turn around the company that helped define ...ABC News - 1d -
Belgian prosecutors make arrests in corruption probe linked to European Parliament
Belgian federal prosecutors say they've arrested several individuals as part of a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament amid reports in local media that Chinese company Huawei bribed ...ABC News - 1d -
Here's How Much Remedy Is Spending On Its Upcoming Games
Finnish game developer Remedy has published its annual report for 2024 , and included in the document is the disclosure of how much money the company is spending on its upcoming games. This is ...GameSpot - 1d -
C.E.O.s Look Beyond a Rosy Inflation Report
Better-than-expected price data can’t quite blunt worries about consumers pulling back, as companies keep scrambling to handle President Trump’s trade fights.The New York Times - 1d -
Corporate nonsense betrays football’s soul and sense of community
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company Compass is sadly symptomatic of what football has become. What’s this? A second article about the Ineos Compass in a week – it’s this kind of inefficiency that would ...The Guardian - 1d -
Arbitrator sides with Meta in bid to halt sales of ex-employee's memoir
An arbitrator has sided with Meta in its case against a former employee who made a series of misconduct allegations about the Facebook and Instagram parent company in a memoir published this week. ...The Hill - 1d -
Google signals support for app store age verification law with changes
Google is pushing back against other major technology companies' efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the app stores, arguing the onus is on both the stores and developers to ...The Hill - 1d -
Ulta Beauty CEO says investments in growth ‘will take time’ to pay off, but shares still rally
Beauty-products retailer Ulta Beauty’s stock climbed after hours Thursday, after the company offered a full-year forecast that was shy of Wall Street’s estimates but fourth-quarter results that ...MarketWatch - 21h -
‘Barcelona will be eliminated’ – Former German star predicts UCL quarter-final shock
Barcelona are gearing up for a high-stakes encounter against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. The first leg is set to take place at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys ...Yahoo Sports - 14h -
What could Apple’s high court challenge mean for data protection?
The UK’s battle for access to encrypted services could define how companies are able to safeguard customer data in the future. Apple will challenge a UK government demand to access encrypted ...The Guardian - 15h -
‘In another country, I’d have a statue’ – Gerard Pique on the verge of tears during Supercup trial
Former Barcelona and Spain star Gerard Pique today testified in court as part of the trial investigating the tender process regarding the Spanish Supercup. Pique’s Kosmos company brokered the ...Yahoo Sports - 9h -
Tesla says it is 'exposed' to retaliatory tariffs
Tesla warned U.S. trade representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer that the electric vehicle company and other American exporters are “inherently exposed” to retaliatory tariffs levied in response to ...The Hill - 6h -
New China tariffs may mean higher toy prices, but Mattel and Hasbro are working to blunt the impact
Mattel and Hasbro may be forced to raise prices if President Donald Trump’s 20% tariffs on imports from China remain in place, but both companies have mitigation strategies in place.MarketWatch - 5h -
Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense
US has reportedly rejected Canadian proposal to tackle Russian ‘shadow fleet’, Republican bill trims everything aside from defense – key US politics stories from Saturday at a glance. The US has ...The Guardian - 5d -
Sunday with Nigel Havers: ‘We’ll take the dog for a walk, she’s a rare poodle-poodle’
The actor talks about breakfast, dinner, dogs and horses, and shares his tips on racing and learning lines. Up early? I like to listen to Paddy O’Connell at 9am on Radio 4. It’s a semi-political, ...The Guardian - 5d -
Tea Party movement finds a new champion in Trump
Tea Party stalwarts who have seen their movement fizzle are finding a new champion in President Trump and see his second administration as a culmination and validation of their efforts. Sen. Ron ...The Hill - 5d -
‘I hate to predict things’: Trump doesn’t rule out US recession amid trade tariffs
US president downplays recent stock market volatility that followed his ducking and weaving over tariff policy. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump on Sunday refused to rule out the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Mark Carney to be Canada's new prime minister after Justin Trudeau resignation
Members of Canada's ruling Liberal Party have elected economist Mark Carney to take over for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe ...CBS News - 4d -
DOJ drug, organized crime task force chief fired
The head of a Justice Department task force dealing with organized crime and drug trafficking was fired by the Trump administration Friday, and he indicated he believes politics may have played a ...The Hill - 4d -
JD Vance’s cousin says vice-president and Trump are ‘useful idiots’ to Putin
Nate Vance reportedly spent three years trying to help Ukraine repel Russian troops and has been alarmed by his cousin’s remarks. US politics live – latest updates After voluntarily fighting ...The Guardian - 4d -
How did Reform end up in such a mess? Is that a serious question?
Nigel Farage’s team is down to four MPs, with the suspended Rupert Lowe denouncing it as a “protest party led by the messiah”. Let’s not waste time wondering who’s wrong and who’s right. I have one ...The Guardian - 4d -
Maggie Haberman: Stock market drop not something Trump, aides can ‘explain away’
New York Times political correspondent and CNN contributor Maggie Haberman said the drop in the stock market is not something President Trump or his aides can “explain away.” Haberman joined CNN’s ...The Hill - 3d -
Federal judge orders Doge to release internal records for transparency
Musk said social media posts were sufficient documentation for agency that is changing face of government. US politics live – latest updates A federal judge has ruled that Elon Mus k’s ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump vows to help oust Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky
President Trump is leading the charge to oust Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky after he said he would not support the GOP-led short-term funding bill to keep the government open. Brakkton ...CBS News - 2d
