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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty ImagesA group of former defense and intelligence officials and policy experts sent a letter to Congress on Thursday calling for an investigation into the Pentagon’s decision to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk.In a letter shared with CNBC, the bipartisan coalition of 30 said the purpose of labeling a company as a supply chain risk is “to protect the United States from infiltration by foreign adversaries.” The…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez gestures during a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, December 15, 2025.Thomas Coex | Thomas Coex AFP | Getty ImagesSpain has doubled down on its anti-war stance, pushing back against White House claims that it has agreed to military cooperation with the United States amid its conflict with Iran, despite the US president’s threat to sever trade ties.White House press secretary Caroline Levitt said Wednesday that Madrid’s position on refusing to allow its military bases to be used in the ongoing Iran war has changed.”In terms of Spain, I think they heard the…
listen to this article | 4 minutesinformationThousands of Chinese officials gathered in Beijing for the opening ceremony of the National People’s Congress, where delegates are approving the country’s economic and political roadmap for the next five years.China has set a gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026, a downward revision from a recent target of “around 5%,” according to a government report reviewed by state news agency Xinhua on Thursday.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe decline in growth reflects a slowdown in China’s economy, caused in part by the collapse of the real…
Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva said: “Everyone in their 50s and 50s turned against us,” while criticizing Darren England’s performance in the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest that handed leadership to Arsenal in the Premier League title race. England denied Man City what Silva felt was a clear penalty when Erling Haaland appeared to be clipped by Forest goalkeeper Mats Sells with Man City leading 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium. A quick VAR review found no answerable case until Elliott Anderson equalized moments later. City dropped two points, leaving them seven behind league leaders Arsenal (who beat Brighton 1-0), but…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a pledge to bring big technology companies to the White House and provide their own power to artificial intelligence data centers, as anger grows across the country over soaring power prices ahead of the midterm elections.President Trump has embraced the artificial intelligence industry as a driver of economic growth and a pillar of national security in the United States’ conflict with China. But his alliance with industry also poses political risks as Democrats focus on the cost of living in their bid to take back Congress. Grassroots opposition to data centers is growing in…
explainerSix days after the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, tensions in the region are increasing and the conflict is escalating.listen to this article | 6 minutesinformationPublished March 5, 2026March 5, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationOn the sixth day of the US-Israel war against Iran, the situation inside Iran is escalating amid rising regional tensions across the Gulf, Lebanon and Iraq.Iran threatens global shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and fighting has spread to multiple fronts in the Middle East. Further afield, a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the…
Fabian Hürzeler was furious, saying “only one team was trying to play football” in Brighton’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, accusing the Gunners of “making their own rules” and slamming what he saw as a waste of time.Hürzeler’s Brighton lost 1-0 to the Premier League leaders thanks to Bukayo Saka’s early effort, which was Arsenal’s only shot on target of the game in 87 minutes. At the Amex Stadium, the home fans booed the officials and the away team for wasting time, and Hürzeler felt Arsenal had gone too far. In the post-match press conference, Hürzeler complained:Only one team tried to…
Andriy Onufriyenko | Moments | Getty ImagesEscalating wars in the Middle East rocked stock markets on Tuesday. History suggests that this reaction, which is common after global shocks, is often short-lived.The market rebounded on Wednesday morning, but Standard & Poor’s 500 IndexThe stock price, a broad indicator of how U.S. company stocks are performing, ended Tuesday down 0.94%. of Dow Jones Industrial Average Reduced by 0.83% and packed with technology Nasdaq Composite Index It fell by 1.02%. But earlier in the day, all three companies were down at least 2.5%. The decline earlier in the day was largely due to…
Benjamin Nygren came off the bench to score the winning goal as Celtic moved to second place in the Premiership with a 2-1 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie. The game was rescheduled after the pitch was flooded during a game in early February, and visitors knew a win at Granite City would see them leapfrog their old rivals Rangers and move them five points clear of league leaders Hearts. Manager Martin O’Neill decided to start Reo Hatate, who had a huge impact on his team’s turnaround with his goal against Rangers last weekend, but Kieran Tierney was the other scorer…
A Target store in Chicago, Feb. 10, 2026.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesMINNEAPOLIS — Target customers will soon see changes on the retailer’s shelves, as the company tries to woo back shoppers during a turnaround effort that has started to catch Wall Street’s eye.Among those shifts, Target will add more fresh and trendy groceries, a dedicated display for higher-end makeup and a larger array of merchandise for sports fans.At the big-box retailer’s Minneapolis headquarters on Tuesday, Target’s merchandising leaders previewed the company’s ambitious plans to overhaul key categories, including home and apparel, which have posted year-over-year sales declines. The company held…