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It’s easy to get caught up in the overload of questions. You are there and someone is waiting for your answer. However, you disagree with the premise of the other person’s question and feel that the question is intended to make you look bad. You may be tempted to answer anyway, or you may be hoping that your answer will change people to your point of view. But there’s a better technique, one that the late feminist icon Gloria Steinem used to great effect in her memorable appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Mr. Steinem, I think we can all…

Private equity fund Silver Lake plans to merge two of its software companies as the industry grapples with AI disruption.French company Cegid, which sells business management software, and Silae, which provides a payroll and HR platform, will sign a deal to create a team of 1,400 developers who will integrate payroll, accounting, electronic invoicing, digital financial and payment data, and invest in AI.The transaction has an enterprise value of more than 10 billion euros ($11.6 billion), according to a statement.AI pressures will reshape the software sectorSoftware stocks fell amid concerns that AI could cause a “SaaSpocalypse.” There has since been…

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in front of the White House on August 19, 2026 in Washington.Kylie Cooper | ReutersHis personal energy portfolio soared as President Donald Trump’s wartime directives against Iran repeatedly rattled global markets. Throughout the first six months of the battle, Trump’s investment account continued to actively trade energy stocks. From February 27, on the eve of the war, to August 31, his nine largest oil and gas holdings increased by about $1.5 million to $4.4 million, according to a CNBC analysis of his annual financial disclosures, quarterly company reports and market data from FactSet. CNBC…

AI music model maker Suno on Wednesday announced a new model family called Suno v6. The company says it was developed using licensing data from music labels and distributors including Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe. Suno is facing multiple lawsuits from record labels accusing it of using copyrighted data to train AI models that can generate prompted music. Suno settled with Warner Music Group last year and signed a contract with BMG last month. The company said Suno v6 was not trained using the data used to train previous versions of the music generation model. The startup has released…

Inside one of Equinix’s internal operations at the Equinix data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on May 9, 2024.Amanda Andrade-Rose | Washington Post | Getty ImagesThe backlash against artificial intelligence data centers could be a boost for real estate investment trusts in this space. Protests have erupted across the country as hyperscalers consider building data centers to train and run AI models. Data centers not only occupy vast amounts of land, but also consume enormous amounts of electricity and water, and generate noise.The debate is expected to intensify further in the lead-up to the midterm elections. A recent NBC News poll…

8 September 2026, British Consulate General in East Jerusalem.Ahmad Gharabli | AFP | Getty ImagesBritain has defended its decision to impose new sanctions on certain Israeli products following a backlash over London being ordered to close its consulate in Jerusalem within a month. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday that Britain would ban imports from Israeli settlements established in the West Bank, adding that the British government’s official position was that “the occupation[of the West Bank]is unlawful.”In response to this move, Israel accused the British government of “systematically opposing” the country, and 12 British MPs were banned from…

If you manufacture in space and want to bring that product back, your options are limited. Either wait to go to the International Space Station or partner with a handful of startups that launch spacecraft that spend time in orbit before returning to Earth. But it’s SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket booster that goes into space and returns to Earth more often than any other vehicle, making 163 round trips last year and more than 100 times this year already. Now, a startup has announced that it has negotiated a deal with Elon Musk’s space company to allow it to prototype…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ford CEO Jim Farley applaud as President Trump visits Ford’s production center in Dearborn, Michigan, on January 13, 2026. Evelyn HochsteinReuterThe Trump administration on Tuesday expressed “deep concern” about this. ford motorThe company believes that its relationship with the Chinese company could have a negative impact on the Detroit automaker and the U.S. auto industry.In a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy questioned Ford’s strategic trajectory with the Chinese company “as it concerns the integrity of our nation’s auto manufacturing, our supply chain exposure, and our dependence on foreign adversary technology.”The…

Anton Petrus | Moments | Getty ImagesDefense technology startup Covenant announced Wednesday it will open a 105,000-square-foot factory in Dallas to accelerate production of low-cost missiles for the U.S. military.The startup, which is coming out of stealth with backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Lux, 8VC, Aleph, and Lightspeed, also announced $250 million in three rounds of funding. “What we’re seeing now is an understanding that new market entrants can play an important role in the defense ecosystem, and we’re seeing that with this administration,” Abby Denberg, Covenant’s president and chief growth officer, told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan.Created in…

The US Republican Party and its talisman, President Donald Trump, are in Dallas, Texas, for an unusual convention ahead of November’s midterm elections.Normally held only during presidential campaigns, President Trump’s call to hold the expensive event ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm vote underscored both the president’s unconventional campaign style and the urgency of the political moment for Republicans.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listPresident Trump’s approval ratings have plummeted heading into the midterm vote, with polls pointing to a variety of factors, most notably the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and the economic ripple effects on U.S. consumers.The lack…