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AI talent war: Software industry is a new target as top executives jump ship to OpenAI
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) takes a group photo with AI company leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (C) and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei (R) at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Software giants are seeing their worst stock performance in years […]
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U.S. State Department orders global warning about alleged China AI thefts by DeepSeek, others: Reuters
DeepSeek reportedly has not shared its upcoming AI model with American engineers and instead granted early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the U.S. and China, as of Feb. 26, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what […]
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Iran says no meeting with U.S. negotiators planned in Pakistan, with Trump envoys due to head to Islamabad
This handout photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on April 25, 2026 shows Pakistan’s Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (3rd R) meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (3rd L) upon his arrival in Islamabad. (Photo by Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP via Getty Images) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL […]
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Buying chip stocks is getting pricey. Traders don’t care
Intel Xeon 6 processors are shown to CNBC at Intel’s advanced packaging facility in Chandler, Arizona, on November 17, 2025. Tony Puyol Semiconductors are a runaway train — up 17 of the past 18 sessions — and options traders are buying increasingly expensive call options to chase the rally higher. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) […]
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The charts are showing there’s more pain ahead for healthcare stocks, says Carter Worth
(Check out Carter’s worthcharting.com for actionable recommendations and live nightly videos.) The worst performing sector year to date is healthcare, and there is every indication there is more downside ahead. The 2-panel chart below tells the tale. The top panel is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) itself, and it is a bad […]
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How a new Amazon-backed Hollywood production startup deploys AI for speed and cost-cutting
At a time when Hollywood is torn between fear of artificial intelligence stealing jobs and the pressure to cut costs, a new kind of hybrid production studio is launching with the latest AI tools. Innovative Dreams is a new production services company, backed by Amazon Web Services and Luma, a generative AI startup, that combines […]
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Regeneron weighs overseas price for Otarmeni, gene therapy for rare type of hearing loss
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will make its newly approved gene therapy for a rare, genetic form of hearing loss available for free in the U.S. The company hasn’t yet decided how much it will charge in other countries, Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer told CNBC on Friday. “We haven’t set a price yet, but they should pay their […]
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Intel’s stock soars more than 20% as chipmaker shows signs of a turnaround
The Intel logo is displayed on a sign in front of Intel headquarters on Jan. 22, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Intel shares soared more than 20% on Friday as investors cheered signs of renewed growth due to mounting artificial intelligence demand. The stock was up 22% as of early […]
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Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic as search giant spreads its AI bets
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks on an artificial intelligence panel during Inbound 2025 Powered by HubSpot at Moscone Center on in San Francisco, Sept. 4, 2025. Chance Yeh | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, the companies confirmed on Friday, as tech giants […]
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20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Getty Images | Reuters The more than 20,000 potential job cuts Meta and Microsoft revealed on Thursday, months after Amazon announced its most widespread layoffs ever, may only be the beginning. The same companies that are collectively spending hundreds of billions of dollars a year […]
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