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Sky Sports F1’s Martin Brundle says George Russell is “ready to go” to fight for his first F1 world championship in the 2026 season.As the countdown to next week’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix is broadcast live on Sky Sports, Mercedes’ Russell remains favorite for the bookmakers’ Drivers’ Championship, with the Silver Arrows enjoying a strong pre-season in their new W17 car. Brundle believes there is “no clear favorite” for the title based on the test results, but if pre-season predictions are correct, Russell will be one of the players in contention for the title. “I think he’s ready for it,”…
OpenAI announced Friday morning that it has raised $110 billion in private funding, kicking off one of the largest private funding rounds in history. The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon and $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank at a pre-money valuation of $730 billion. Of note, this round is still private, and OpenAI expects more investors to participate as the round progresses. “Frontier AI is entering a new phase as it moves from research to everyday use on a global scale,” OpenAI said. “Leadership depends on being able to scale your infrastructure fast enough…
Jonathan Ra | Null Photo | Getty ImagesIndividual investors flooded in Nvidia The announcement was made Thursday following the chipmaker’s latest earnings report, according to VandaTrack.Analyst Viraj Patel said retail traders had the highest level of net long positions in the company’s stock during the first 80 minutes of a trading day dating back to at least 2012. Patel said the slow response to blockbuster products was not the retailer’s fault.There are some caveats. Patel said there are strong buys and strong sells for the chipmaker. That would help explain the stock’s volatile movement in morning trading, he added.”The flow…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Friday. I spent last night watching the love triangle that unfolds in the Broadway musical “Chess.” So it only makes sense that we bring you the latest updates. Netflix and paramount skydancebattle of warner bros discovery In this morning’s morning paper.Stock futures are falling ahead of the bell. of S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite My down days are over.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Plot twistAerial view of the Paramount logo displayed on the Paramount Studios water tower…
The pre-fight “party” that took place before Daniel Dubois’ loss to Oleksandr Usyk “will never happen again,” says promoter Frank Warren.Dubois had a rematch with Usyk last year, but lost by fifth-round knockout in the undisputed heavyweight title fight. The British fighter arrived at the venue 90 minutes before he was scheduled to cross the ring walk, shortly after Usyk arrived. 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 below. fascinate Use cookies or allow them…
The biggest movers in intraday trading were: Penn Entertainment — The casino and gaming company soared 13% after posting better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue. Mr. Penn’s highest profit was $1.81 billion, beating FactSet’s estimate of $1.76 billion. Paramount Skydance — The media company soared nearly 10% after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter and full-year results. Paramount expects adjusted EBITDA of $900 in the first three months of 2026, beating the FactSet consensus of $744.1 million. The company expects full-year sales of about $30 billion, slightly higher than analysts expected. Cars.com — The online car retailer fell 15% after lower earnings in its fourth quarter…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Berlin on September 25, 2025.Florian Gärtner | Phototech | Getty ImagesOpenAI has completed a $110 billion funding round, more than double its previous raise a year ago and a record for a private technology company.Amazon Investing $50 billion, Nvidia Investing $30 billion, Softbank OpenAI said in a release Friday that it invested $30 billion in the round. The investment boosts OpenAI’s pre-money valuation to $730 billion, a significant increase from its $500 billion valuation in October’s secondary financing. OpenAI says other investors will join as the round progresses.”These partnerships expand our global reach, strengthen our…
Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) for his photograph of two southern elephant seal pups in a rock pool in the Falkland Islands. The photo, titled “Rockpool Rookies,” was chosen as the overall winner of the award, which received more than 7,900 entries, organizers said in a statement. Other awards include a shipwreck, a shrimp, a shark, and a mother octopus. Smith said in a statement that he witnessed dozens of seal pups “awkwardly learning to swim” after their mother left. “On my first evening, I snapped a few frames as the…
“Take care of yourself now. Have fun. But you’re going to get a lot of media attention. Everyone’s going to know about you. You’ve gone from no one knowing you to being a potential superstar…”These were the words Michael Carrick gave Marcus Rashford 10 years ago after he embarked on his dream spell at Manchester United. The diminutive, fresh-faced 18-year-old from Wythenshawe saw his life changed forever in two games three days apart, scoring four goals and catapulting his career to the glory of a promising superstar. There is a fairy tale, and then there is the story of Rashford’s…
More than a year after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reached a $120 million settlement with a former federal debt collector, some student loan borrowers can expect to see their checks soon. Navient. The CFPB said Navient steered student loan borrowers away from affordable repayment plans and into high-cost deferrals, leaving many borrowers paying high interest rates.”People suffered real-world consequences, including their children’s development delays, their inability to buy a home, and their inability to go back to school if they wanted to,” said consumer advocate Julia Barnard, who was the CFPB’s head of student loans when the settlement was…