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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Israel next week as President Donald Trump expresses dissatisfaction with ongoing negotiations with Iran.On Friday, the U.S. State Department said Rubio’s trip will run from March 2-3 and will focus on relations with Iran and Lebanon, as well as implementation of President Trump’s 20-point plan for war-torn Gaza.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThis is Rubio’s fifth visit to Israel, a close ally of the United States, as secretary of state. I first visited in February 2025, and then twice in September and October last year.No other details about…
Aston Villa drew with Lille in the last 16 of the Europa League, while Nottingham Forest will face Midtjylland again this season. But there will be no repeat of last season’s all-England Europa League final, in which Tottenham defeated Manchester United in Bilbao. If they advance to that stage, Villa and Forest will meet in the semi-finals. Villa, who finished second in the league phase table, will face French side Lille in a repeat of the 2024 Conference League quarter-finals, which Unai Emery’s side won on penalties. Forest also face a familiar opponent as they take on Danish side Midtjylland,…
The past two weeks have been marked by a clash between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, as they battle over the military’s use of AI. Anthropic refuses to allow its AI models to be used for mass surveillance of the American public or for fully autonomous weapons that carry out attacks without human intervention. At the same time, Hegseth argued that the Pentagon should not be limited by vendor rules and that any “lawful use” of the technology should be allowed. On Thursday, Amodei publicly signaled that Anthropic would not back down despite threats that…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 25, 2026 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersUBS’s top equity strategist has downsized his view on U.S. stocks, citing rising risks from a weaker dollar, higher valuations and policy turmoil in Washington.Andrew Garthwaite, head of global equity strategy at the investment bank, downgraded U.S. stocks to the “benchmark” of a fully invested global equity portfolio, arguing that the factors that underpinned years of outperformance were starting to fade.Garthwaite writes that dollar risk is the biggest concern. UBS expects the euro to rise to…
coreweave On Friday, CEO Mike Intrater backed the company’s big spending plans in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” even as the company’s stock price fell after the earnings call on concerns about profitability. Intrater told CNBC that Coreweave was willing to invest in more infrastructure and sacrifice margins to meet “once-in-a-generation” capacity demands.”I understand that people are concerned because they see us putting a lot of money into this market, but the reality is we have a huge backlog,” he said.Coreweave’s stock price plummeted 22% following the disappointing earnings outlook. The New Jersey-based company also said it…
Newcastle have increased security over the future of Anthony Gordon, whose contract expires in 2030.Arsenal are targeting the Newcastle forward in the summer transfer window and are hoping to sign Gordon for £75m, according to reports. The 25-year-old is said to have only two years left on his current contract with the club, but Sky Sports News can exclusively reveal that the deal runs until 2030, when Gordon will be 29 years old. Gordon will sign a long-term contract with Newcastle in October 2024, with four years remaining on his contract.Ahead of Saturday’s match between Newcastle and Everton, Howe was…
In a newly released deposition filed in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, the tech executive attacked OpenAI’s safety record and claimed that his company, xAI, prioritizes safety more. He went so far as to say, “No one has committed suicide because of Grok, but apparently they have because of ChatGPT.” The comments came as part of questions about an open letter Musk signed in March 2023, in which he called on the AI Institute to pause development of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, OpenAI’s flagship model at the time, for at least six months. The letter, signed by more…
Block CEO Jack Dorsey’s move to cut nearly half his workforce spotlights a growing question for American companies: whether advances in artificial intelligence will ultimately mean fewer employees.Dorsey said on Thursday’s earnings call that Bullock will cut about 4,000 jobs.Dorsey described the move as more than just a cost-cutting effort, but a shift in the way companies operate as artificial intelligence becomes central to business decision-making.He also suggested other companies would follow suit.”I don’t think we’re quick to realize this. I think most companies are late,” he said. “I believe that within the next year, the vast majority of companies…
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses to speak to the media as he departs from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on February 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images”We don’t want to use the U.S. military to attack Iran, but sometimes we have to,” President Donald Trump said Friday.However, President Trump also said that he has “not made a final decision” on whether to attack Iran.”Let’s see what happens,” he said. “We will discuss this later today. We will have additional discussion today.”President Trump made the comments to reporters outside the White House…
Stocks fell on Friday after a key inflation measure came in much better than expected, continuing to raise concerns about AI disruption. But CNBC’s Jim Cramer said there are four reasons to remain bullish for now. “I’m not going to be pessimistic if the 10-year (U.S. Treasury) yield goes down,” he said on “Squawk on the Street” on Friday. “I’m not going to be pessimistic if OpenAI gets funding, which at one time I thought it wouldn’t get. I’m not going to be negative when I look at Dell’s performance. I’m not going to be negative because of how much…