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Saturday’s newspaper top news and transfer rumors…premier leagueManchester City and Manchester United will compete to sign England midfielder Elliott Anderson from Nottingham Forest, with both clubs naming the 23-year-old as one of their main summer transfer targets – Daily Mirror Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick has hinted that he may offer a new contract to 32-year-old England defender Harry Maguire, whose contract expires this summer. guardian paper Inter Milan were interested in Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, 25, in January, and with the England international nearing the final year of his contract with the Reds, the Italian club could try…
Many of the nation’s largest employers are giving their employees access to wages earned before payday and have found it to be a sought-after employment benefit. For some companies, this option is more popular than participating in a 401(k) plan. This development is not surprising, as affordability issues that have spread across the country in recent years have strained many Americans’ budgets. A new way to earn wage income early means workers don’t have to take advantage of predatory payday loans, but consumer critics worry it remains a form of lending that is largely unregulated. Consumer groups argue that wage…
Amazon announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI on Friday that includes an investment of up to $50 billion, the latest sign of a deepening relationship between the tech giant and the maker of ChatGPT. As part of the deal, OpenAI will expand its use of Amazon Web Services infrastructure, including committing to deploy 2 gigawatts of its Trainium artificial intelligence chips in a new enterprise platform called Frontier. “Right now, we have two of the largest AI labs, and they’re both betting big on Trainium,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on Friday.The agreement marks a significant…
Oleksandr Usyk will face kickboxer Rico Verhoeven for the WBC heavyweight title in Egypt in May.Usyk, a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, will box Verhoeven in Giza on May 23. By defeating Tyson Fury in 2024, Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight world champion in boxing’s four-belt era and the sport’s first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis. He went on to beat Fury in a rematch and then knocked out Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium last year, reunifying the IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles.The Ukrainian has not boxed since relinquishing his WBO title with a win over Dubois…
Starting this week, Perplexity subscribers will have new agent tools at their disposal. In the company’s words, Perplexity Computer “integrates all of today’s AI capabilities into one system.” Specifically, Perplexity says it is a computer user agent that can independently run complex workflows using 19 different AI models, and can also create subagents to handle specific problems. The tool is currently only available in the company’s highest subscription tier, Perplexity Max, which costs $200 per month. Because it runs entirely in the cloud, it potentially avoids the security concerns of other agent tools such as OpenClaw. TechCrunch hasn’t had a…
Marco Bello | AFP | Getty ImagesFintech company Bloc announced Thursday it would lay off about half its workforce, adding more than 4,000 employees to the unemployed ranks overnight. Experts say that when a large portion of a company’s workforce suddenly faces job loss, it can pose a variety of unique financial and career challenges.Mass layoffs “lead to a very Hunger Games-like situation where you’re competing against a bunch of people for a limited number of jobs,” says career coach Tessa White, founder of Job Doctor.Read more CNBC’s personal finance coverageData suggests that the number of layoffs is on the…
Block co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, June 4, 2021.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe tech industry has been debating for years whether artificial intelligence will actually eliminate large-scale jobs or simply be used as an excuse for companies to make mass layoffs. block I just planted that flag firmly. Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Square’s parent company, announced Thursday that the company will cut about 40% of its workforce, reducing its headcount from more than 10,000 to just under 6,000. And he made his reasons clear, telling investors on…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.) hold a press conference at the Capitol in Washington on January 8, 2026.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesCongressional Democrats announced Friday that they had received a counteroffer from the White House on funding for the Department of Homeland Security.The department has been closed since February 14 after lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on immigration enforcement regulations.”We have received the White House’s counterproposal and are considering it closely,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, said in a…
President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could occupy Cuba on friendly terms.The statement was issued Friday as President Trump prepared to board the presidential helicopter, Marine One, on the White House lawn en route to Texas.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listAs he approached the media scrum, President Trump asked questions about the United States’ tense relations with countries such as Iran and Cuba, in which he suggested he wanted to form new governments.In the case of Cuba, President Trump suggested a transition that would be “very positive for the people who were expelled, or worse.””The Cuban…
Wolves, who are bottom of the Premier League, dominated third-placed Aston Villa with a 2-0 win at Molineux thanks to goals from Joao Gomez and Rodrigo Gomez.In a wet West Midlands derby at Wolverhampton, the home side showed their desire to fight throughout as Villa struggled to impose themselves. A fine finish from Joao Gomez helped seal the win, with his namesake Rodrygo clinching the win on the break late in stoppage time. Victory for Rob Edwards’ side means that Derby’s lowest points tally in their history in the Premier League has been erased, lingering fears of that disgrace have…