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AI leaders clash over safety and $100bn Stargate project
Top tech leaders at Davos such as DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Meta’s Yann LeCun in fiery debate
‘Grossly irresponsible’: health experts urge US to control bird flu
Call for stronger action comes on warning of growing risk the virus will evolve to spread more easily between humans
The world is moving on to trade without the US
Many nations have been responding to Trump tariffs not by retaliating but by courting other trade partners
The Maga vision of corporate life will struggle
Davos shows how many companies are convinced diversity and environmental measures make financial sense
Trump’s frenetic first week leaves corporate America struggling to keep up
Companies are trying to work out what a flurry of executive orders means for their businesses
Japanese investors dump Eurozone bonds at fastest pace in a decade
Net selling highlights how rising interest rates in Japan are reshaping global markets
A Canadian freighter has been stuck in Lake Erie’s ice for days, and more ships are arriving to help free it
The Manitoulin, a 663-foot Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on ...
Roger Goodell sent the NFL more than 50 letters pleading for an internship in the early 1980s until he finally got his chance
“I thought the NFL played a really important role in society and had a great future,” Goodell said. Read More
CIA says that Covid-19 probably leaked from Chinese laboratory
The US intelligence agency has changed its assessment of the likely origins of the pandemic
US officials push to exempt Ukraine from Rubio’s foreign aid freeze
Support for schools, hospitals and economic development in Ukraine at risk from Trump administration’s order
Javier Milei’s free-market shock therapy to transform Argentina’s economy gets huge endorsement as sudden growth rebound seen
Moody’s upgraded Argentina one notch to Caa3 from Ca and boosted its outlook to positive from stable. Read More
Prediction market Kalshi enters sports betting ahead of Super Bowl, days after naming Donald Trump Jr. as an advisor
“Today, on the heels of our explosive growth, Kalshi takes its next big step: Sports.” Read More
Kristi Noem confirmed at homeland security as Trump begins border crackdown
South Dakota governor has mandate to tackle immigration crisis after president declared national emergency
Bill Gates reveals he probably would be diagnosed on the autism spectrum if he were growing up today
“During my childhood, the fact that some people’s brains process information differently from others wasn’t widely understood.” Read More
Trump fires independent watchdogs of federal agencies in ‘widespread massacre’
Among the federal agencies affected by the ousters were the departments of defense, state, interior and energy, as well as ...
U.S. home sales in 2024 were the lowest they’ve been in nearly 30 years
Economists point to affordability issues with elevated home prices, alongside higher mortgage rates and a lack of inventory to explain ...
Starbucks CEO awarded $96 million in first few months on job
About 94% of Niccol’s pay came from stock awards with most tied to performance while the rest are time-based, vesting ...
Musk exploring blockchain use in US government efficiency effort
People affiliated with DOGE have met with representatives of various public blockchains to evaluate their technology, sources told Bloomberg. Read ...
Senate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to overcome 3 GOP dissenters
Republican Senators Mitch McConnell, the influential former GOP leader, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins voted against Hegseth. Read More
Texas asks Wall Street firms for details about DEI efforts
The letter was sent to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and ...
Harness CEO: Forget time management—here’s how I stay productive while running 3 companies
I don’t put much stock in productivity hacks, but as a business leader I am strategic about what I do—and ...
Meet the CEO who turned the Swedish NoseFrida into a huge hit with American parents of babies
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Frida relaunch in the U.S., CEO Chelsea Hirschhorn looks back at ...
Reform UK woos former Tory donors with Mayfair fundraising dinner
Nigel Farage’s party will hold £25,000-a-head event at private members’ club Oswald’s
‘Leveraged to the hilt’: PE-backed firms hit by wave of bankruptcies
High interest rates and thrifty consumers pushed record number of portfolio companies into bankruptcy last year
Nearly a third of Elon Musk’s EV-loving Dutch customers may sell their Teslas: ‘There’s been a debate in the Netherlands around Tesla shame’
An opinion poll conducted last week might finally shed some light on just how many of Musk’s customers suffer from ...
Chevron sees 1 million barrels per day from one of the world’s biggest oil fields in this OPEC+ state
Chevron expects Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field, one of the largest of its kind in the world, to produce 1 million ...
Hamas gunmen hand over four Israeli soldiers
The women will return to Israel before 200 Palestinians are released from jail
‘Explosions every day’: Israeli troops entrench in southern Lebanon
Military delays withdrawal as it carries out hundreds of operations during ceasefire with Hizbollah
The podcast bros who helped put Trump back in the White House
Star presenters such as Joe Rogan and Theo Von have monetised the ‘manosphere’ and influenced politics. Will traditional media be ...
The waning of active funds is drying up the IPO market
The natural buyers of new equity have suffered relentless outflows
