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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Berlin on September 25, 2025.Florian Gärtner | Phototech | Getty ImagesMore than 10 months after spending an eye-popping $6.4 billion on Jony Ive’s nascent device startup, OpenAI announced yet another surprising deal Thursday, acquiring a media business that streams a three-hour daily technology talk show. OpenAI’s M&A strategy is difficult to discern for a company facing billions of dollars in infrastructure losses and increased investor scrutiny. “TBPN is my favorite technology show,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X on Thursday, after the startup, currently valued at more than $850 billion, announced…
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest request in decades and the latest sign that the president is prioritizing military spending over domestic programs.The Pentagon’s 2027 plans were confirmed in the White House summary of President Trump’s 2027 budget proposal released Friday. Trump’s proposal would cut non-defense spending by 10% by shifting some responsibilities to state and local governments, according to a White House summary.Even before the U.S.-led war against Iran, the Republican president had signaled he wanted to ramp up defense spending to modernize the military for 21st century threats. Separately,…
Aljon Bashi is still new to professional boxing and a ticket seller who brings loud and raucous cheers. But just before Sunday night’s game, he’ll have his eyes on the empty seats.He always leaves a chair empty in memory of his father.When Bashi was still a teenager, his father suddenly suffered a heart attack and died.”My father was my hero. He was definitely a big influence on me,” Basi told Sky Sports. “It was very reassuring to have someone so supportive of me. A good father is the only person in the world who wants you to be better than…
A Gulfstream G-IV private jet approaches Washington-Reagan National Airport on June 12, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.J. David Ake | Getty ImagesWith the price of jet fuel soaring amid the Iran war, wealthy travelers are facing hefty surcharges to fly privately, sometimes on flights booked months in advance, charter brokers and aviation officials told CNBC. Vimana Private Jets CEO Ameer Narang said his company recently booked a flight from Dubai to London for $520,000. boeing Business jet for clients. In 2023, the same trip cost the client $400,000. The difference was due solely to the price of jet fuel, with the…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court in Los Angeles, California, USA, February 18, 2026, to take the stage at the trial of a landmark test case accusing Meta and Google’s YouTube of harming the mental health of children through their addictive platforms. Mike Blake | ReutersFor the past three decades, internet giants have been able to avoid legal exposure for the content on their platforms thanks to laws that distinguish them from online publishers. But these safeguards appear to be weakening.meta and googleThe companies that dominate the U.S. digital advertising market are defendants in a number of lawsuits…
US-based academics have signed an open letter expressing concern about the actions and rhetoric of the US and Israel during their war against Iran.Published April 3, 2026April 3, 2026More than 100 US-based international law experts have signed an open letter condemning the US and Israeli military attack on Iran as a violation of the United Nations Charter and a potential “war crime.”The letter released Thursday also said the actions of the U.S. military and the statements of senior U.S. officials “raise serious concerns about violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of…
Terry Harper thinks Caroline Dubois may have blinked first during the psychological game leading up to Sunday’s game.The boxing match between Harper and Dubois, who aim to unify the WBO and WBC lightweight titles, will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. The verbal sparring between the two continues to escalate ahead of their match at London’s Olympia. Earlier in game week, Harper shoved Dubois during a photo shoot. fascinate This content is provided by fascinatecookies and other technologies may be used. To view this content, you must allow cookies. You can change the settings and enable it using the buttons…
The U.S. labor market recovered in March, and although the overall picture of a slow-growth labor market remained, job creation was much stronger than expected.Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 178,000 jobs in the month, reversing a decline of 133,000 in February and beating the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 59,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. February’s figure was revised downward by 41,000, and January’s figure increased by 34,000 to 160,000, bringing the three-month average to about 68,000.The unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.3% due to increased job creation.As before, the medical sector accounted for much of…
A year after President Donald Trump declared his “liberation day” and imposed sweeping tariffs on imports, kicking off a wave of economic and political uncertainty, some companies are still feeling the effects. While some industries have emerged largely unscathed — having weathered twists and turns of several tariff iterations — others, such as retail, automotive, consumer packaged goods and pharmaceuticals, are navigating a new reality in global supply chains. “Leadership at U.S. corporations really had to think about where we buy from versus whether we can import or not,” said Venky Ramesh, a supply chain expert with AlixPartners. “Around 80%…
Hull KR head coach Willie Peters has been involved in many derby matches throughout his playing and coaching career, but says nothing compares to the one between the Robins and Hull FC.The Good Friday meeting between Hull KR and Hull FC, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, will mark the 250th time the two Hull clubs have met each other. You have to go back to 1899 to find the first installations between East and West Hull. This match was at Hull KR’s home ground and the Robins emerged victorious. Looking at the statistics for Super League alone,…