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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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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 $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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Cramer: Meta is not the new tobacco, warns against selling over social media court rulings
The slump in Meta Platforms — exacerbated by two social media court defeats this week — could be setting up as a buying opportunity. Meta shares sank more than 8% on Thursday after a Los Angeles jury late Wednesday found the company (and Google’s YouTube) negligent in the case of a woman who alleged she […]
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Major outgoing CEOs are citing AI as a factor in their decisions to step down
Two major CEOs told CNBC in recent months that the rise of artificial intelligence contributed to their decisions to hand over the reins and step down from their positions. It’s one of the latest insights into how America’s corporate leaders are sizing up the AI transition. Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on […]
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Meta’s court defeats add to Zuckerberg’s recent woes, represent ‘watershed event’ for social media
Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court ahead of the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on Feb. 18, 2026. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Meta suffered stinging rebukes in two […]
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AI and bots have officially taken over the internet, report finds
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Bots have taken over the internet. The State of AI Traffic report released Thursday by Human Security, a cybersecurity firm, showed that artificial intelligence and bots have officially eclipsed human users. “The internet as a whole was created with this very basic notion that there’s a human being on […]
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Meet Figure AI: The company behind the humanoid robot hosted by Melania Trump
First lady of Sierra Leone Fatima Jabbe-Bio, Polish first lady Marta Nawrocka, French first lady Brigitte Macron, and U.S. first lady Melania Trump look at a humanoid robot during the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2026. Oliver Contreras | […]
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Electronic warfare in the Persian Gulf: How GPS interference is disrupting the Middle East
The screen of a GPS attached to the dashboard of a vehicle as residents of Dubai face GPS disruptions on March 9, 2026, in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates decried that it was being targeted “in a very unwarranted manner” in the war, stressing it would “not partake in any attacks against Iran”, which has […]
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White House posts cryptic videos, deletes one, fueling speculation online
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Two mysterious videos posted to the White House’s official X and Instagram accounts on Wednesday night generated buzz online, with the purpose of the short, vertically shot clips unclear. One video was later deleted. The first video, posted around 9:15 pm EST, appeared to be filmed on a smartphone, with […]
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