Trump to Announce Taiwanese Firms 100 Billion Investment in Us Chip Plants

More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa's Table Mountain in Cape Town

More than 100 firefighters are battling two blazes on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain

ABC News - 6d

Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers over messages in a chat tool

Tulsi Gabbard said she fired more than 100 intel officers for using a government chat tool to discuss topics including polyamory, gender transition, and their political views.

NBC News - 6d

Meet 100-year-old Inez Turner. She gives the secret to a long and happy life

One of Philadelphia's eldest citizens joined the centenarian club. Inez Turner reflects on the highs and lows of her 100 years of life.

CBS News - 5d

Pokemon TCG Pocket Reveals Triumphant Light Expansion As It Surpasses 100 Million Downloads

The Pokemon Company revealed a bevy of upcoming additions to Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket during the latest Pokemon Presents showcase , while a press release confirmed that the popular ...

GameSpot - 5d

Nvidia CEO Huang says AI has to do ‘100 times more’ computation now than when ChatGPT was released

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke with CNBC's Jon Fortt following the chipmaker's quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.

CNBC - 5d

Extreme online violence may be linked to rise of ‘0 to 100’ killers, experts say

Criminal justice specialists call for new approach to identify emerging type of murderer with no prior convictions. The rise of “0 to 100” killers who go from watching torture, mutilation and ...

The Guardian - 3d

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 - Feb. 18

UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage bombshell exposes $83 billion in government waste

Will Musk and Trump dare to take it on?

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever

Plus: Apple turns off end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK after pressure to install a backdoor, and two spyware apps expose victim data—and the identities of people who installed the apps.

Wired - Feb. 22

California governor asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for LA wildfire relief

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires

ABC News - Feb. 22

Indonesia launches new multi-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund

Yahoo News - Feb. 24

Von der Leyen: EU to disburse €3.5 billion in aid for Ukraine sooner

Yahoo News - Feb. 24

Anthropic closes in on $3.5 billion funding round as investor interest soars

AI startup Anthropic is in talks to raise a new round of capital that would roughly triple its valuation to $61.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.

CNBC - Feb. 24

MicroStrategy now owns $47.4 billion worth of bitcoin after latest purchases

Last week, the company disclosed that it was more than doubling its bitcoin holdings last year while reducing its workforce

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

Bad DOGE: Firing IRS workers will fuel tax cheating and cost billions

Cutting IRS jobs may sound appealing to some, but the long-term consequences could be disastrous.

The Hill - Feb. 25

PayPal lays out strategy for Venmo to reach $2 billion in revenue in 2027

Facing competitors like Cash App, Zelle, and Apple Pay, PayPal is focused on expanding Venmo’s role in digital commerce.

CNBC - Feb. 25

Here’s why more than $1 billion in sales was not enough for Grocery Outlet

Grocery Outlet Holding Co.’s sales topped $1 billion in the fourth quarter, slightly above Wall Street expectations, but weaker quarterly profits and 2025 guidance dragged the stock down more than ...

MarketWatch - 6d

GM raises quarterly dividend, initiates $6 billion stock buyback

General Motors said Wednesday that it is raising its quarterly dividend and initiating a new $6 billion share repurchase program.

CNBC - 6d

North Korea’s $1.5 billion crypto hack exposes bitcoin’s weakness

Crypto’s vulnerability to theft will keep bitcoin from widespread use

MarketWatch - 5d

North Korea was responsible for $1.5 billion ByBit hack, FBI says

The FBI said on Wednesday that North Korea was responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange ByBit.

NBC News - 5d

FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto

The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest known thefts of cryptocurrency — worth some $1.5 billion from a Dubai-based firm

ABC News - 5d

Stripe's valuation climbs to $91.5 billion in secondary stock offer

Stripe announced a tender offer on Thursday that values the company at close to its peak valuation from 2021.

CNBC - 5d

Dell forecasts $15 billion of AI server sales this year

Dell said that it sold about $10 billion of AI-optimized servers in its fiscal 2025, and expects to sell about $15 billion in AI system sales this year.

CNBC - 4d

Microsoft pulling the plug on Skype after buying it for $8.5 billion

Microsoft will soon switch off Skype, a pioneering telecom and video call platform that emerged from the rubble of the dotcom era.

CBS News - 4d

Dead Athletes. Empty Stands. Billions to Keep Horse Racing Alive.

Let the sport of kings stand on its own.

The New York Times - 2d

Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s emergency declaration calls for sending 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons to Israel as the war in Gaza continues.

The New York Times - 1d

Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings

For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.

The New York Times - 1d

A.I. Start-Up Anthropic Closes Deal That Values It at $61.5 Billion

The announcement follows new fund-raising efforts from rivals like OpenAI, which is set to close a deal that values the company at $300 billion, and Elon Musk’s xAI.

The New York Times - 1d

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

Anthropic’s fundraising success shows how a well-timed product launch can dazzle investors.

Inc. - 23h

Walgreens’ breakup looms as $10 billion sale to go private is reportedly in the works

Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is closing in on a roughly $10 billion deal to sell itself to Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm, which would then take Walgreens private and ...

MarketWatch - 18h

EU president aims for €800 billion of defense funding. How it would work.

European Union President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday proposed a funding program that she says could mobilize close to €800 billion ($844 billion) of defense spending.

MarketWatch - 8h

Honeywell beefs up energy security offerings with $2 billion Sundyne deal

Conglomerate adds pump-maker business to its Energy and Sustainability Solutions (ESS) unit.

MarketWatch - 7h

EU unveils $840 billion "ReArm Europe" plan to boost defense spending

European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc is "in an era of rearmament," as Trump casts rising doubt on old alliances.

CBS News - 7h

Egypt proposes $53 billion five-year Gaza reconstruction plan

Yahoo News - 5h

CoreWeave and Anthropic make opposite money-raising moves as AI attracts billions

Nvidia-backed Coreweave files to go public, while Amazon-backed Athropic announces a private-market valuation of $61.5 billion.

MarketWatch - 3h

From ‘salam’ shower gel to ‘ethnic’ bedding, firms want to celebrate Ramadan. But some can’t even spell ‘iftar’ | Nadeine Asbali

The religious festival is a month of fasting, prayer and community – not consuming and comparing ourselves with one another. Nadeine Asbali is the author of Veiled Threat: On being visibly Muslim ...

The Guardian - 3d

Trump to Announce Taiwanese Firms 100 Billion Investment in Us Chip Plants

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