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Microsoft contributes $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund

Microsoft would like President-elect Donald Trump to make sure that U.S. artificial intelligence policy in the next four years will support its goals.

CNBC - Jan. 9

UK charity that raised funds for Israeli soldier given warning

Regulator acts over complaints about fundraising activity as trustees fail to explain how IDF individual spent the donation

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Google and Microsoft donate $1m each to Trump’s inaugural fund

Tech giants follow footsteps of other major companies, including Amazon, Meta, OpenAI and Uber. Google and Microsoft have donated $1m each to Donald Trump ’s inauguration fund, following in ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

Germany needs €150bn fund to revamp infrastructure, chairman says

Yahoo News - Jan. 9

Grey seals, minke whales and bluefin tuna: is the North Sea bouncing back to its glory days?

Hollywood stars once came for the big-game fishing, but the return of a host of species to the depleted waters around Britain’s coast is a cause for quiet optimism. From the outside, the Tunny Club ...

The Guardian - Jan. 9

Multiple homes on fire in Studio City

KNBC's Julia Deng reports that multiple homes are on fire on Sunswept Drive in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, with the flames threatening a hillside behind the homes.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Anthropic in Talks for $2 Billion Funding Round

The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

U.S. Funding Dispute With World Anti-Doping Agency Boils Over

After the Biden administration withheld funding to the agency, saying it had lost confidence in its ability to police elite athletes, WADA removed the United States from its board.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Taxpayer Advocate urges Congress to preserve IRS funding for service, technology

The National Taxpayer Advocate has urged Congress to preserve IRS funding for taxpayer service and technology amid Republican scrutiny.

CNBC - Jan. 8

Warner Bros. shakes up studio leadership amid film underperformance

The move comes as the Warner film studio faces pressure to increase its profitability. The exiting executives, Josh Goldstine and Andrew Cripps, were not in charge of picking movies.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8

Universal Studios Hollywood, longtime Malibu restaurants and other L.A.-area business affected by the fires

Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and CityWalk will be closed Wednesday due to the fires and extreme wind conditions.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8

Ubisoft Responds To Accusations Of Abuse At Assassin's Creed Shadows Support Studio

This story includes content some readers may find disturbing. Former employees of Brandoville Studios--an Indonesian support studio that worked on Assassin's Creed Shadows before closing its ...

GameSpot - Jan. 8

Active mutual funds struggle to beat large-cap stock benchmarks — again

Professional stock pickers in the mutual-fund industry had a tough time in 2024 beating indexes that passively track U.S. large-cap equities, according to BofA Global Research.

MarketWatch - Jan. 8

AI Startup Anthropic Raising Funds Valuing It at $60 Billion

The Amazon-backed OpenAI rival was valued at $18 billion last year.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson said cuts to Social Security and Medicare won't be part of the legislative plan being worked out to fund President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

ABC News - Jan. 7

Anthropic in talks to raise funding at $60 billion valuation

AI startup Anthropic is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal.

CNBC - Jan. 7

New League Of Legends Cinematic From Arcane Studio Continues Show's Story

A new League of Legends cinematic from Arcane animation studio Fortiche sets up the story to come in the game's first season of 2025, and serves in many ways as a continuation of some of the plot ...

GameSpot - Jan. 7

Hims & Hers donates $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Meta both announced $1 million donations, and Amazon and Apple CEO Tim Cook have also reportedly contributed.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Trump backtracks from 'one big, beautiful bill' to fund his agenda

After nearly derailing a spending bill last month, Trump continues to shake up business on Capitol Hill, shifting positions on how Republicans should fund his policies.

ABC News - Jan. 6

Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving illegal funding from Gaddafi

Former French president alleged to have received millions of euros from Libyan dictator’s regime to fund campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy has gone on trial over allegations he received millions of euros ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

FirstFT: Private equity to lobby Trump as industry seeks to tap retirement funds

Also in today’s newsletter, China’s equity markets extend poor start to the year and accountancy’s Gen Z problem

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Private equity to lobby Trump for access to savers’ retirement funds

Industry hopes incoming administration will open long-restricted private investments to individual investors

Financial Times - Jan. 6

With No. 1 seed at stake, Lions ride Gibbs to glory and Vikings come up small

Jahmyr Gibbs scored four touchdowns as Detroit seized the top seed in the NFC, while Minnesota failed to reach the end zone and settled for the wild card.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

Baerbock: EU will not fund the Islamization of Syria

Yahoo News - Jan. 4

Streeting to unveil extra funding for English hospitals that cut waiting times fastest

Health secretary’s move intended to push NHS leaders to achieve government’s 18-week non-urgent treatment ‘milestone’

Financial Times - Jan. 4

Helping boomers spend their retirement funds is harder than it sounds

Worries about running out of money makes people frugal and wary of taking any big pension decisions

Financial Times - Jan. 3

Sugar Bowl Overreaction: Notre Dame returns to glory | College Football Enquirer

Following the Sugar Bowl, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde wrap up their thoughts on the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal round. They discuss the significant win for Notre Dame in ...

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3

Ken Griffin's flagship hedge fund at Citadel climbs 15.1% in 2024

The billionaire investor's handful of hedge funds all posted double-digit returns in 2024, led by its tactical trading strategy.

CNBC - Jan. 2

Hedge funds Citadel and Millennium gain 15% in 2024

Ken Griffin and Izzy Englander’s funds likely to have outperformed wider hedge fund industry

Financial Times - Jan. 2

Hi-Fi Rush Studio Officially Reborn At PUBG Company

Tango Gameworks is dead; long live Tango Gameworks Inc. That's the new "reborn" name of the Hi-Fi Rush studio, which is now officially a part of PUBG publisher Krafton Inc. Tango began last year ...

GameSpot - Jan. 2

Helldivers 2 Studio Working On Next Game, Reveals Concepts That Never Materialized

Helldivers 2 was one of 2024's biggest games, and while support remains ongoing, many are wondering what developer Arrowhead Studios might make next. We still don't know, but COO Johan Pilestedt ...