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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 - 4h

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 - 4h

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 - 10h

Microsoft Says Workers are Already Using AI to Lighten Workloads, at Risk to Their Own Brainpower

It may already be time to worry that people are losing their own smarts and skills by relying on AI to do the intellectual heavy lifting for them.

Inc. - 12h

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 - 12h

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. - 16h

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. - 1d

DOGE takes on CFPB

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump's DOGE targets consumer bureau The Trump administration is moving rapidly ...

The Hill - 9h

Trump, Musk take questions at White House

President Trump and Elon Musk took questions at the White House on Tuesday after Mr. Trump signed an executive order telling federal agencies to cooperate with the Department of Government ...

CBS News - 9h

Watch: Sue Gray takes seat in the House of Lords

Former Partygate investigator who went on to become Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff joins the Lords.

BBC News - 15h

Ex-Microsoft HR exec: The best job candidate I interviewed 'worked her network' and 'had emotional intelligence in spades'

Sabina Nawaz has seen job candidates come in who don't know how to do the role they're interviewing for. Here's someone who got it right in an interview.

CNBC - 17h

Why is Trump using tariffs and when will they take effect?

Tariffs are a central part of Trump's political vision, but economists warn they could put prices up.

BBC News - 18h

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 - 1d

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 - 1d

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 - 1d

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 - 1d

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 - 1d

“10,000 Billion Gallons”: A New Ocean Is Forming in Africa

Yahoo News - 1d

Trump repeats pledge to take control of Gaza

President Trump on Sunday again reiterated his pledge for a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip. The president's comments came with Israeli negotiators in Qatar for talks on the next phase of the ...

CBS News - 1d

Trump Expects Musk to Find Billions in Pentagon Waste Next

The Pentagon’s budget is roughly $1 trillion per year.

Inc. - 2d

China's tit-for-tat tariffs on US take effect

Beijing's move comes after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% levy on goods imported from China.

BBC News - 2d

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 - 2d

Trump vows to cut billions of dollars from US defence spending

President says ‘fraud and abuse’ at Pentagon will be Elon Musk’s next target

Financial Times - 2d

A spirited take on maple syrup

This is not your grandad's maple syrup; Hollerhorn Distilling, in Naples, N.Y., makes spirits from locally-produced maple syrup, transforming the golden nectar, aged in used bourbon casks, into a ...

CBS News - 2d

Trump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers

President Biden announced the arms sales at the end of his administration, and President Trump is pushing it soon after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

The New York Times - 2d

Trump amends CBS '60 Minutes' lawsuit and demands $20 billion

President Trump doubled the damages he is seeking from CBS and its parent company, Paramount Global, which needs FCC approval for its pending merger.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding

National Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staff. The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research ...

The Guardian - 3d

Microsoft and Nvidia Take a Quieter Approach to Trump

Other big technology companies have been boisterous in their courtship of the new administration. But Nvidia and Microsoft have avoided the Washington spotlight.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump should not take bond investors for granted

It needs only a small reduction in the dollar slice of global reserves to hit prices and raise borrowing costs

Financial Times - 4d

Emily Sweeney takes bronze at world luge championships

Emily Sweeney, a two-time Olympian, earned her second world championships medal.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Democrats Take Aim at Elon Musk

It’s the first sign of unified opposition for a rudderless and leaderless Democratic Party.

The New York Times - 4d

Democrats demand probe into Musk's alleged 'conflicts' over billions in fed contracts

House Judiciary Democrats sent a terse letter Friday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, expressing concerns that Elon Musk’s role at DOGE creates "conflicts of interest."

ABC News - 4d

Anduril in talks to raise money at $28 billion valuation as defense-tech booms

Anduril has signed a term sheet to raise up to $2.5 billion at a valuation of $28 billion, according to sources close to the company.

CNBC - 4d

OpenAI Close to Deal that Values Company at $300 Billion

The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank would invest up to $40 billion in the maker of the chatbot ChatGPT.