Day: March 26, 2026

Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites ‘First Amendment retaliation’
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Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites ‘First Amendment retaliation’

CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump […]

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American Airlines in talks with Starlink and Amazon for Wi-Fi upgrade, weighs return of seatback screens
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American Airlines in talks with Starlink and Amazon for Wi-Fi upgrade, weighs return of seatback screens

An seatback on an American Airlines Boeing 737. Leslie Josephs/CNBC Bringing screens back to American Airlines‘ narrow-body planes is under “serious consideration” and a decision could be made as early as next month, according to a person familiar with the matter. It would be part of a major revamp of American’s in-flight entertainment and Wi-Fi […]

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OpenAI ads pilot tops 0 million in annualized revenue in under 2 months
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OpenAI ads pilot tops $100 million in annualized revenue in under 2 months

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is pictured on Sept. 25, 2025, in Berlin. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images OpenAI’s nascent ads business has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue less than two months after launching its pilot in the U.S., according to a spokesperson. The artificial intelligence startup said in January that […]

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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. tunnels aren’t wanted by most Nashville residents
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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. tunnels aren’t wanted by most Nashville residents

A modified Tesla Model X drives in the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, December 18, 2018. Robyn Beck | Pool | Reuters When Elon Musk’s Boring Company announced plans in July to build 20 miles of tunnels in Nashville to carry passengers to and from downtown […]

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Sen. Warren rips Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh: ‘You have learned nothing from your failures’
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Sen. Warren rips Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh: ‘You have learned nothing from your failures’

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a blistering letter to Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh on Thursday, predicting […]

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David Sacks says his time as Trump’s crypto and AI czar has ended
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David Sacks says his time as Trump’s crypto and AI czar has ended

Crypto czar David Sacks speaks to the media outside the White House ahead of a White House Crypto Summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Venture capitalist David Sacks is stepping aside from his role as artificial intelligence and crypto czar for President Donald Trump. Sacks told Bloomberg on Thursday […]

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Target faces a new boycott over ICE response as retailer presses ahead with turnaround
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Target faces a new boycott over ICE response as retailer presses ahead with turnaround

A major teachers’ union is calling for its members to skip Target when buying back-to-school supplies, the latest twist in a series of boycotts that have targeted the big-box retailer as its turnaround shows signs of life, CNBC has learned. The AFT, or American Federation of Teachers, passed a resolution Thursday that calls on its 1.8 […]

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Trump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to April 6
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Trump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to April 6

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he was extending a pause in attacking Iran’s energy facilities by 10 days, to April 6, at the request of the government of the Islamic Republic. Trump’s announcement on Truth Social came as key stock market indices fell and oil prices rose. “As per Iranian Government request, please […]

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Apple expands U.S. manufacturing pledge, putting a third portfolio name under its umbrella
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Apple expands U.S. manufacturing pledge, putting a third portfolio name under its umbrella

Apple is widening its push to expand manufacturing in the United States, adding several new partners, including Qnity Electronics , to the mix. It is a win-win for both Club companies and their investors. Apple on Thursday announced that chip-materials maker Qnity — along with Face ID component supplier Cirrus Logic , and sensor makers […]

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Meta boosts investment in West Texas AI data center by over sixfold to  billion
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Meta boosts investment in West Texas AI data center by over sixfold to $10 billion

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta is boosting its spending commitment on a forthcoming AI data center in West Texas by more than sixfold to $10 billion, with an aim […]

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