Day: March 10, 2026
Microsoft backs Anthropic in Pentagon blacklist battle, urges temporary restraining order
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Microsoft threw its support behind Anthropic on Tuesday, saying a judge should issue a restraining order that would block the Pentagon’s designation of the artificial intelligence giant as a supply chain risk […]
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Ford launches new AI to grow multibillion-dollar Pro commercial business
2023 Ford Super Duty F-550 Chassis Cab Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor is launching a new artificial intelligence system for its Pro commercial vehicle business as it tries to grow the unit’s profits and software revenue. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday said the new “Ford Pro AI” can monitor and analyze more than 1 billion […]
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Oracle stock jumps 7% on earnings beat and increased guidance as cloud revenue climbs 44%
Oracle shares rose 8% in extended trading on Tuesday after the software vendor reported quarterly results that surpassed Wall Street projections and boosted its revenue guidance for fiscal 2027. Management said is now forecasting $90 billion in fiscal 2027 revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated $86.60 billion. Oracle sees $1.92 and $1.96 in adjusted […]
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Iran war: Israel’s president Herzog calls ‘cost’ for business the price for Middle East peace
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits the site of an Iranian strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 2, 2026. Alexi J. Rosenfeld | Getty Images Israeli President Isaac Herzog told a group of U.S. business leaders at the Yale CEO caucus meeting on Tuesday that he understands their concerns about the costs of the war against […]
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Thom Tillis refuses to budge on blocking Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh confirmation
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol during votes on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images There is nothing that Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh can say to get Sen. Thom Tillis to end his blockade on Warsh’s confirmation, the North Carolina Republican […]
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Gas prices threaten Republican lawmaker’s plans to win on affordability
High gas prices are listed at Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on March 9, 2026, as gasoline prices surge amid the ongoing war with Iran. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Rising gas prices and no clear end of the Iran war are clashing with GOP plans to win the November elections […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns
Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI scored a victory in Mississippi, where regulators on Tuesday authorized the artificial intelligence company to build a power plant with 41 natural gas-burning turbines in the town of Southaven to power its nearby data centers. The Mississippi Department of […]
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Nvidia makes ‘significant investment’ in Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab
Mira Murati, then-chief technology officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California, Oct. 17, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia has made a “significant investment” in Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab as part of a new multiyear strategic partnership, the companies announced […]
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White House: ‘The U.S. Navy has not escorted a tanker or a vessel at this time’
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez, not pictured, speak with the media after attending a meeting, marking the highest-level U.S. visit focused on energy policy to the OPEC nation in nearly three decades, as Washington conducts its first on-the-ground assessment of the oil industry it aims to help rebuild, in […]
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Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity’s AI shopping agent
The Perplexity app in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Washington, June 1, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge temporarily blocked startup Perplexity from accessing Amazon‘s site with its Comet artificial intelligence browser, according to court filings. Amazon sued Perplexity in November, alleging the startup took steps […]
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