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Anthropic faces lose-lose scenario in Pentagon conflict as deadline for policy change looms
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Anthropic faces lose-lose scenario in Pentagon conflict as deadline for policy change looms

Anthropic is heading into Friday in a no-win situation. The artificial intelligence startup has until 5:01 p.m. ET to decide whether it will agree to allow the Department of Defense to use its models in all lawful use cases without limitation. If it doesn’t, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to label the company a […]

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World’s largest sovereign wealth fund’s bets on Big Tech and banking drive gains
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World’s largest sovereign wealth fund’s bets on Big Tech and banking drive gains

A view of Bryggen, the historic Hanseatic Wharf in Bergen, Norway, on Sept. 16, 2024. Manuel Romano | Nurphoto | Getty Images Norway’s $2 trillion oil fund, the largest of its kind, generated an annual profit of about $248 billion last year, with strong gains in global equities driving a 15.1% return. Norges Bank Investment […]

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Smartphone market poised for ‘sharpest decline on record’ in 2026
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Smartphone market poised for ‘sharpest decline on record’ in 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – SEPTEMBER 19: Customers line up outside an Apple store ahead of the launch of the iPhone 17 series at Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) on September 19, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The iPhone 17 line represents the next generation of iPhones and accessories set to hit international markets. (Photo by Annice […]

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The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund is using Anthropic’s Claude AI model to screen investments for ethical issues
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The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund is using Anthropic’s Claude AI model to screen investments for ethical issues

Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, addresses a press conference on his company’s annual results for 2024 at Norges Bank in Oslo, Norway, on January 29, 2025. Ole Berg-rusten | Afp | Getty Images Norway’s $2 trillion oil fund, one of the world’s biggest investors, said Thursday that it is now using AI […]

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MP Materials selects Texas for rare earth magnet manufacturing site
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MP Materials selects Texas for rare earth magnet manufacturing site

Key Points MP Materials has chosen Northlake, Texas, for its new $1.25 billion rare earth magnet manufacturing campus. The facility, dubbed “10X,” will use rare earth raw materials that have been sourced and processed at MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine in California. Mountain Pass is the only commercial-scale rare earths mine in the U.S. The […]

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Nvidia earnings, Big Tech’s White House visit, protein prices and more in Morning Squawk
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Nvidia earnings, Big Tech’s White House visit, protein prices and more in Morning Squawk

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. With focus remaining on artificial intelligence’s potential to shake up various industries, I’ve decided to start a mental count of how many times I say or write variations of the term “AI disruption.” S&P 500 futures are little changed this […]

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Billionaire family offices invested in pro soccer, bitcoin and semiconductors before the new year
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Billionaire family offices invested in pro soccer, bitcoin and semiconductors before the new year

Leon Cooperman. Scott Mlyn | CNBC A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Private investment firms of the ultra-wealthy capped off 2025 with equity bets ranging from airline stocks to […]

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Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue
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Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instagram said Thursday that it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms as parent company Meta comes under scrutiny […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia’s earnings beat and AI developments provide some respite for markets
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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia’s earnings beat and AI developments provide some respite for markets

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Nvidia Live at CES 2026 ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images It’s a good day for the artificial intelligence sector. New partnerships and earnings reports from AI-related companies lifted sentiment […]

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Samsung’s S26 gives an advance look at what the Google-powered Apple Siri could do
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Samsung’s S26 gives an advance look at what the Google-powered Apple Siri could do

The Gemini AI assistant on a Samsung 26S Ultra smartphone during a product preview event in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung on Wednesday unveiled the Galaxy S26 series, its latest flagship smartphone lineup that puts Alphabet‘s Gemini artificial intelligence front and center. […]

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