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game stop In a potentially “transformative” deal for the company, CEO Ryan Cohen told CNBC in an interview Friday that he wants to acquire a publicly traded consumer company that is much larger than a video game retailer.”It’s going to be really big. It’s going to be really big. Very, very, very big,” Cohen said of the size of the deal. “This is transformative, not just for GameStop, but ultimately for capital markets as well. This has never really been done before in the history of capital markets.”Cohen declined to name his company’s targets, saying only that he is looking…

Protesters in the United States have launched a nationwide “no work, no school, no shop” strike in response to President Donald Trump’s deportation push.Friday’s strike, organized by a series of activist groups, comes in response to the killing of two Americans by immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota this month and builds on a statewide strike last week.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listOn Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would launch a civil rights investigation into the January 24 killing of 37-year-old Alex Preti by a Border Patrol agent.But it has not yet investigated possible rights violations…

Manager Arne Slott says Liverpool have already made “too many” mistakes and there is no room for mistakes in the Premier League as he prepares his team for a crucial test against Newcastle.The Reds beat Qarabag 6-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday to book their place in the last 16, but remain sixth in the top flight ahead of Saturday’s game at Anfield. Victory in midweek will be a welcome boost for Liverpool, who suffered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth in their last league match, but Slott insists they cannot afford to make mistakes if they…

Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks said Friday that upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could be a major catalyst for the company’s rollout of Orforglipron, an experimental weight-loss drug it is closely monitoring.In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Ricks said Lilly “will be covered by Medicare shortly after that launches, so that’s going to change things a little bit.” He said that’s because many patients now pay cash for competitors. novo nordiskGLP-1 tablets for obesity. It launched earlier this month and is off to a strong start despite uneven coverage. Ricks said he noticed that almost all of the early…

Fireblocks, a digital asset infrastructure company, announced that it has thwarted a North Korea-related recruitment scam targeting digital assets.Fireblocks said hackers used fake job interviews to compromise developers and gain access to its crypto infrastructure.The company said hackers were able to impersonate recruiters and conduct fraudulent activities that closely resembled the legitimate Fireblocks hiring process. google Interview via GitHub and share your take-home assignments.”What they’re basically doing is weaponizing a legitimate interview to create a very legitimate and authentic interaction with the candidate,” Fireblocks CEO Michael Sharoff told CNBC.If the candidate performed a routine installation, it could actually install malware…

Iran’s foreign minister said the missile program is not a subject of negotiations as President Trump has said he will send more ships to the region.Iran’s foreign minister said the country was ready to hold “fair and impartial” talks with the United States amid rising tensions, as US President Donald Trump did not rule out military action against Iran.”Iran has no problem with negotiations, but negotiations will not take place under the shadow of threats,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters during a visit to Turkiye on Friday.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”We should also state clearly…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Iran is ready to engage in “fair and impartial” nuclear negotiations with the United States, but will not be forced to do so, amid rising tensions between the two countries. “We will not accept dictation or imposition under any circumstances,” Araghçi said at a press conference during a visit to Istanbul with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. “Nevertheless, Iran stands ready to participate in a meaningful, logical and fair diplomatic process.” It is unclear when and what form potential talks will take place. Araghchi said no talks with the United States…

Jack Grealish is expected to miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his foot, according to Everton manager David Moyes.Grealish, who is on loan from Manchester City, could undergo surgery on the injury sustained in Everton’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa on January 18. Ahead of Saturday’s trip to Brighton, Moyes said on Friday: “We believe he will probably need surgery, but it’s not completely confirmed yet, but that will probably rule him out for the rest of the season.” “It’s really disappointing for the player, for the club and for all of us here. He…

Google’s software engineers say that if money were no object, custom chips like those made by Broadcom would be the default choice for building cutting-edge artificial intelligence models. “When we don’t have resource constraints and need to move quickly and get as much training as possible, we 100% use some kind of custom chip,” said Gabriel Raskin of the Gemini AI team. In an interview with CNBC, he emphasized that “every second of computing matters.” The idea seems to be growing among hyperscalers as the desire for custom chips grows, with Broadcom leading the way. Google successfully trained Gemini 3…

This image released by the Department of Justice in Washington on December 19, 2025 shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. This is part of a trove of new documents from the investigation into the deceased financier and convicted sex offender. Date and context unclear.US Department of Justice | via ReutersDeputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday that the Justice Department will release more than 3 million pages of additional documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.The major release comes after weeks of criticism that the Justice Department was not complying with a…