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Debris from aerial interception strikes Oracle building in Dubai, UAE says
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images The office of U.S. tech giant Oracle in Dubai was damaged by falling debris, the city’s media office said on Sunday, as Iran continued to fire projectiles at targets around the Middle East in retaliation against U.S. and Israeli strikes. “Authorities confirm that they responded to a minor […]
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OpenAI’s Fidji Simo takes medical leave, announces leadership changes
Fidji Simo, chief executive officer of Instacart Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s product and business chief, announced several leadership changes on Friday and revealed she is taking a significant medical leave […]
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Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court to take the stand at trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google’s YouTube of harming kids’ mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 18, 2026. Mike Blake | Reuters For the last three decades, internet giants have been able to […]
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‘Chasing vibes’ — OpenAI’s M&A strategy gets more confusing with TBPN purchase
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is pictured on Sept. 25, 2025, in Berlin. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images Over 10 months after shelling out an eye-popping $6.4 billion for Jony Ive’s nascent devices startup, OpenAI announced another surprising deal on Thursday, snapping up a media business that streams a three-hour daily tech talk […]
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The Tech Download: Defense startups eye Iran war windfall as U.S. and Gulf states turn to tech
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Once considered a taboo sector to funnel money into by venture capitalists, defense tech has seen a remarkable shift over the past few years. It raised just $869 million globally in 2020, according to deal-counting platform Dealroom — […]
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Japan’s Sakura Internet jumps 20% as Microsoft plans $10 billion AI push with SoftBank
Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose before their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Sakura Internet surged as much as 20.2% Friday after Microsoft said it has begun discussions with the […]
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Microsoft executive touts Copilot sales traction as AI anxiety weighs on stock
FILE PHOTO: Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft’s commercial business, appears during an interview in San Francisco on Jan. 27, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft has made greater inroads with sales of its Copilot artificial intelligence add-on for business clients after facing criticism for relatively low adoption in recent months, executive […]
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OpenAI acquires popular tech podcast TBPN
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses the gathering at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2026. Bhawika Chhabra | Reuters OpenAI announced that it has acquired the technology news podcast TBPN, according to a message shared with employees on Thursday. TBPN is a daily podcast hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays […]
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Amazon to add 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for sellers as Iran war drives up energy prices
An Amazon employee works to fulfill same-day orders during Cyber Monday, one of the company’s busiest days, at an Amazon fulfillment center in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 2, 2024. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Getty Images Amazon is adding a 3.5% “fuel and logistics-related surcharge” to fees it collects from third-party sellers who use its […]
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Family offices stall deal-making during Iran conflict
Azim Premji, Founder Chairman of Wipro, speaks during the inauguration of the Wipro Hydraulic Plant in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on Aug. 22, 2024. Vishal Bhatnagar | Nurphoto | Getty Images 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 […]
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