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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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Special Forces Sgt. in Polymarket Maduro raid bet case released; Kalshi says it blocked him
The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. Wyatte Grantham-Philips | AP The Army Special Forces soldier criminally charged in connection with making hugely profitable bets on Polymarket related to the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was released Friday on an unsecured […]
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Nvidia stock closes at record, pushing market cap past $5 trillion
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang gestures during the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference in San Jose, California, U.S. March 17, 2026. Carlos Barria | Reuters Nvidia shares closed at a record on Friday for the first time since October, pushing the company’s market cap past $5 trillion, as investors piled into the AI chip trade ahead […]
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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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DOJ says it will use firing squads, electrocution again for federal executions
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on April 7, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The U.S. government should add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, the Department of […]
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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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Analysis: The threat to the Fed’s independence isn’t over
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Ferris Pirro speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 12, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked the independence of the Federal Reserve. Friday’s dropping of a Justice Department probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome […]
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Nuclear reactor company X-energy shares surge 26% as AI drives interest in its IPO
In this article XE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO7:2007:20 X-energy CEO Clay Sell on IPO debut: We make it easy to build nuclear power plants Squawk Box Advanced nuclear reactor company X-energy began trading Friday as the AI boom and electrification broadly spark a flurry of interest in the nuclear industry. […]
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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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