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Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai during the Bloomberg Tech Conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in San Francisco, California, USA.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesof the alphabet Debt sales continue to expand.The company is close to finalizing a global bond offering worth more than $30 billion, up from the $20 billion it raised on Monday, two people familiar with the deal said.On Tuesday morning, Alphabet went to European markets to raise about $11 billion in British pounds and Swiss francs, said the people, who requested anonymity because the details are private. Bloomberg previously reported that Alphabet…
An introduction by former Trump campaign lawyer Kurt Olsen led to a recent FBI investigation that resulted in the seizure of 2020 election ballots from an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, newly unsealed federal court documents revealed Tuesday.The document is an affidavit from FBI Special Agent Hugh Raymond Evans, who said the FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into “whether the alleged irregularities” that occurred in Fulton County’s voting process and counting operations in 2020 were “intentional acts in violation of federal criminal law.””The FBI’s criminal investigation stemmed from a referral sent by Kurt Olsen, the President’s appointee to…
Amid daily violations by Israel, the Trump administration vows to cut the Lebanese group “from the global financial system.”listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPublished February 10, 2026February 10, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe United States has imposed sanctions on a Lebanese gold company for ties to Hezbollah, as the U.S. government seeks to cut off the group’s sources of income.US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday blacklisted the Jodh Special Administrative Region, saying the company was helping Hezbollah convert its “gold reserves” into usable funds to continue rebuilding efforts after a series of deadly attacks.Recommended stories…
F1’s crucial 2026 pre-season schedule is set to resume on Wednesday, with some key questions expected to be answered in Bahrain.Two official test events will now be held at the Bahrain International Circuit, after both teams were able to drive the new cars together for the first time at a shakedown in Barcelona in late January. At Barcelona, media access at the event was significantly restricted given that teams may struggle amidst the challenges of introducing both a new chassis and power unit following significant regulation changes. That will not be the case in Bahrain, where media will be able…
A “Now Hiring” sign hangs in the window of a business in Manhattan, New York City, on January 9, 2026.Spencer Pratt | Getty ImagesWednesday’s jobs report could resemble a no-brainer in many ways.Economists expect January’s nonfarm payrolls report to show zero or modest growth in that month. In addition, the annual revision also reveals that the U.S. economy created almost no net jobs going back to early 2024, potentially raising further questions about the health of the labor market.”The expectation is it’s going to be zero,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “The consensus is probably around 50,000.…
target announced Monday that it would cut about 500 jobs at its distribution centers and regional offices in an effort to shore up store staffing levels while winning back shoppers who were unhappy with sloppy shelves, out-of-stock items and long checkout lines.In an internal employee memo obtained by CNBC, the retail giant said it is changing the way it operates and oversees its stores to improve the customer experience, a top goal of new CEO Michael Fidelke. To that end, Target said it will use the money to reduce the number of store districts — the geographic areas where the…
Paris — It was a photo of a loved one that no one wanted to receive. The partner of a 35-year-old French magistrate checked his phone last week and found a photo of his partner alongside a stern warning: “Pay the ransom in cryptocurrency or we will cut her off.” Local authorities said the man, an employee of a cryptocurrency startup, reported the request to French police on Thursday morning, sparking a multi-agency investigation involving up to 160 police officers. The magistrate and his elderly mother were held in a garage in the Drôme region of southern France for 30…
Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has raised the largest seed round ever for a development tools startup, said Felicis, GitHub’s lead backer. Startup Entire has raised $60 million at a $300 million valuation. Entire provides open source tools that give developers better control over the code written by AI agents. Entire’s technology has three components. One is a Git-compatible database for integrating AI-generated code. Git is a distributed version control system popular with enterprises and used by open source sites such as GitHub and GitLab. Another component is what’s called a “universal semantic inference layer,” which aims to allow multiple…
Check out the companies making headlines during after-hours hours. ON Semiconductor — The semiconductor supplier fell about 6% after posting fourth-quarter revenue of $1.53 billion, missing the LSEG consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Meanwhile, adjusted earnings per share came to 64 cents, beating expectations of 62 cents per share. Upwork — Share of the online marketplace for freelancers fell 22% after the company announced it had 785,000 active clients at the end of 2025, down from 832,000 at the end of the previous year. Upwork also gave current quarter revenue guidance in the range of $192 million to $197 million,…
Jaap Ariens | Nurfoto | Getty ImagesElon Musk’s xAI has lost another founding member.Tony Wu announced late Monday that he has resigned from the artificial intelligence startup, becoming the latest co-founder to leave the company. Igor Babushkin, Kyle Kosic and Christian Szegedy have also resigned, and Greg Yan announced last month that he would step down from his role to focus on his fight against Lyme disease.”It’s time for the next chapter,” Wu wrote in a post about X. “This is a time of possibilities. Small teams armed with AI can move mountains and redefine what is possible.”Wu’s resignation comes…