Year: 2026

Epstein files show Elon Musk apparently discussed plans to visit sex offender’s island, host him at SpaceX
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Epstein files show Elon Musk apparently discussed plans to visit sex offender’s island, host him at SpaceX

A cache of newly released documents from the Epstein files on Friday showed Elon Musk apparently corresponded with the convicted sex offender in 2012 and 2013, as they discussed meeting at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and at Musk’s SpaceX facility in Southern California. The emails indicate Musk asked about attending the “wildest party,” hosted by […]

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Amazon asks FCC for extension for Leo satellite internet service
Technology

Amazon asks FCC for extension for Leo satellite internet service

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 9, 2025. Steve Nesius | Reuters Amazon has asked the Federal Communications Commission […]

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Amazon wraps controversial week ahead of ‘Melania’ premier, fourth-quarter earnings
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Amazon wraps controversial week ahead of ‘Melania’ premier, fourth-quarter earnings

Movie posters for the documentary “Melania” featuring U.S. first lady Melania Trump are displayed in a New York City subway station, in New York, U.S., Jan. 14, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters It was a turbulent week for Amazon. From a bungled email prematurely announcing another massive round of layoffs to scrutiny around the company’s […]

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Cramer’s week ahead: Earnings from Eli Lilly, Alphabet and Amazon. Plus, jobs data
Technology

Cramer’s week ahead: Earnings from Eli Lilly, Alphabet and Amazon. Plus, jobs data

The stock market is well-positioned to bounce next week if the heavyweight companies set to report earnings deliver strong numbers, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. That’s because the market ended the week on a subdued note, the “Mad Money” host said, after the S&P 500 finished in the red for three straight days. The busy […]

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Eli Lilly CEO says Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could ‘change the game’ for upcoming pill launch
Business

Eli Lilly CEO says Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could ‘change the game’ for upcoming pill launch

Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks on Friday said upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could be a major catalyst for the rollout of the company’s closely watched experimental weight loss pill, orforglipron. In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Ricks said Lilly expects to have Medicare coverage for the treatment “immediately following that launch, and that […]

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Fireblocks CEO says North Korea-linked job recruitment scam targeted LinkedIn profiles
Technology

Fireblocks CEO says North Korea-linked job recruitment scam targeted LinkedIn profiles

Digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks said it has disrupted a North Korea-linked job recruitment impersonation scam that was targeting digital assets. Fireblocks said hackers used fake job interviews to compromise developers and gain access to crypto infrastructure. According to the firm, the hackers were able to closely resemble a legitimate Fireblocks hiring process and impersonate […]

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Buzz about Broadcom’s custom chips is testing, but not breaking Nvidia’s dominance
Technology

Buzz about Broadcom’s custom chips is testing, but not breaking Nvidia’s dominance

If money were not a factor, a Google software engineer says custom chips, like those from Broadcom , would always be his default selection to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence models. “I am a hundred percent using a custom chip of some sort if resources are not a constraint and I need to move fast and […]

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Partial government shutdown on track for Saturday; Senate may vote Friday on stalled deal
Politics

Partial government shutdown on track for Saturday; Senate may vote Friday on stalled deal

Senate Republicans said Friday they expect to start voting soon on a funding deal to keep federal agencies open, with just hours before a partial government shutdown is set to begin. But even if that deal is passed, at least a short shutdown is all but certain because the House of Representatives isn’t scheduled to […]

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Former Google engineer found guilty of espionage and theft of AI tech
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Former Google engineer found guilty of espionage and theft of AI tech

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York, Nov. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters A federal jury in San Francisco on Thursday convicted a former Google software engineer of stealing trade secrets related to the search company’s AI technology. The jury found 38 year-old Linwei Ding, […]

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GameStop’s Ryan Cohen eyes ‘very big’ consumer megadeal that could increase company’s value tenfold
Business

GameStop’s Ryan Cohen eyes ‘very big’ consumer megadeal that could increase company’s value tenfold

GameStop wants to acquire a publicly traded consumer company that’s far larger than the video game retailer in a deal that could be “transformational” for the company, CEO Ryan Cohen told CNBC in an interview Friday. “It’s gonna be really big. Really big. Very, very, very big,” Cohen said of the size of the acquisition. […]

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