Month: May 2025
OpenAI says nonprofit will retain control of company, bowing to outside pressure
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is seen through glass, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, France, on Feb. 11, 2025. Aurelien Morissard | Via Reuters OpenAI has bowed to pressure from civic leaders and ex-employees, announcing in a blog post on Monday that its nonprofit would retain […]
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Messaging app used by Trump official suspends operations after reported hack
National Security Advisor Michael Waltz looks at his phone as he prepares for a TV interview at the White House on May 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The messaging app that President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor was seen using during a Cabinet meeting last week is temporarily suspending […]
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Where Trump is likely getting his $1.98 gas price figure
US President Donald Trump leaves after taking questions from the press on the South Lawn upon returning to the White House in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that gasoline prices have fallen below $2 per gallon, in his push to convince […]
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FanDuel Sports Network touts streaming subscriber growth for regional games
The regional sports networks owned by Main Street Sports Group are winning over streaming subscribers. FanDuel Sports Network, the recently rebranded portfolio of regional channels, said Monday its paid subscribers doubled to nearly 650,000 over a period of eight weeks. The company expects to reach one million direct-to-consumer customers by the end of the year. […]
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Trump to ask Hollywood studios if they’re happy with 100% foreign film tariff idea
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the NFL draft will be held in Washington, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Monday that he will ask Hollywood studios if “they’re happy” with his proposal to impose tariffs of 100% percent on foreign-made films. “I’m […]
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Waymo plans to double robotaxi production at Arizona plant by end of 2026
A Waymo self-driving vehicle seen in Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 27, 2025. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Alphabet-owned Waymo and the auto manufacturing giant Magna International plan to double robotaxi production at their new plant in Mesa, Arizona, by the end of 2026, the companies announced Monday. The “Waymo Driver Integration Plant,” a 239,000 square foot facility […]
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Democratic-led states sue to prevent Trump from gutting health agencies
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. discusses the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey, during a press conference at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters […]
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Trump says U.S. girls ‘could be very happy’ with lots fewer dolls under new tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media aboard Air Force One as he flies from West Palm Beach, Florida en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 4, 2025, returning to the White House after spending the weekend in Florida. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump again is […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Berkshire Hathaway, Skechers, Tyson Foods and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Berkshire Hathaway — Warren Buffett’s conglomerate saw shares drop more than 4%, retreating from record highs reached on Friday. Monday’s sell-off came after the 94-year-old Buffett announced his intention to step down as CEO. The board voted unanimously on Sunday to make Greg Abel president and […]
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Bessent to Milken conference: Trump will make America ‘more appealing for investors like you’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday sketched out the roadmap of President Donald Trump’s “America First Vision” in a pitch to a roomful of global investors on the future of […]
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