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A cry of “Atoms, not bits!” It’s a phrase that describes Silicon Valley’s growing obsession with physical manufacturing over digital products, culminating last week with Jeff Bezos saying he was raising $100 billion to ramp up and automate factories. But factory automation is not purely a hardware issue. Increasing reliance on sophisticated software and AI tools is reshaping the companies that build the infrastructure of the physical manufacturing world. Kartik Gollapudi, CEO of Shift Stack, an El Segundo, Calif.-based company that provides tools to help design and build complex machines like spacecraft and cars, sees a shift underway. These changes,…
Workers unload urea fertilizer from a cargo ship at Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, March 13, 2026.Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesFarmers in the Northern Hemisphere are entering a critical period in spring, when they must begin extensive field work. Meanwhile, our southerners are busy harvesting crops before winter sets in. But their work comes as the Iran war has severely constrained the supply of essential fertilizer products, triggering significant price increases and warnings of impending food insecurity. According to the United Nations, about one-third of the world’s seaborne fertilizer trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway,…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Wednesday. Yesterday evening, I attended a market technical event, and then went to see the “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special.” You could say it’s the best of both worlds.Stock futures rose this morning after a losing day.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Peace planOn March 24, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump attends and gives a speech at the swearing-in ceremony of Mark Wayne Mullin as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the White House…
A number of Premier League stars have entered the final few months of their deals and now look increasingly likely to become free agents at the end of the season.Here, Sky Sports takes a look at all 20 clubs in the top-flight and the players they could be set to lose on a free transfer this summer. ArsenalMikel Arteta’s side have prioritised extending the deals of players at risk of leaving in the near future and the contract situation for the team is in a strong position as a result. Nothing to report for the summer and with no potential…
A PopMart Labubu The Monsters doll dangles from an influencer’s handbag during a press preview outside an AliExpress pop-up store on November 11, 2025 in London, UK. Isabel Infantes | Reuterspop mart stock It lost more than a fifth of its value on Wednesday, as concerns about the sustainability of the company’s Luvbu plush-led growth overshadowed its blockbuster annual results. The plunge came after the Beijing-based toymaker forecast annual sales in 2025 of 37.1 billion yuan ($5.4 billion), up 185% from a year earlier, slightly below LSEG’s forecast of 38 billion yuan. Net profit more than quadrupled to 12.8 billion…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks with reporters after the Senate Armed Services Committee concludes a briefing on the Iran war at the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesSen. Elizabeth Warren said in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday shared exclusively with CNBC that the Pentagon has no plans to prevent President Donald Trump’s family from benefiting from big-ticket defense contracts. The letter was filed after the Pentagon sent Warren a response to a January inquiry sent to the department by the Massachusetts Democratic Party seeking answers…
beirut, lebanon — Lebanon is no stranger to war, but this conflict feels different. Just 18 months ago, Israeli bombs rained down on the country for several weeks. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have invaded the southern part of the country with the aim of attacking and eradicating the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah from its strongholds. The country is now reeling from fears of new and even more massive airstrikes, killing more than 1,000 people since March 2, when Hezbollah fired projectiles at Israel in revenge for the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, triggering Israeli retaliation. The walls of…
Tiger Woods insisted live on Sky Sports that he still hopes to return to the majors at the Masters and is “trying” to get fit for next month’s Augusta National. Woods has suffered a series of injuries since a career-threatening car accident in 2021, completing just four 72-hole tournaments and playing only 11 official matches in the past five years. The 50-year-old has not played on the PGA Tour since missing out on the British Open in July 2024, underwent back surgery late that year, tore his Achilles tendon last spring and underwent disc replacement surgery in October. Use Chrome…
Andrew Ashur, founder and CEO of window cleaning robot startup Lucid Bots, likes to joke that his company is the antithesis of today’s robotics industry. While many companies are building humanoids or promoting demonstrations of robots dancing and somersaulting, Lucid Bots’ drones are out in the field doing traditionally unsexy and dangerous tasks like cleaning windows more safely and efficiently. “The sad reality is that most companies still sell on hype and headlines, and we sell on-the-ground performance that shows up in customers, profits, and losses,” Ashur told TechCrunch. “We’re not just in the lab or in a simulator. We’ve…
Vanessa Nunes | iStock | Getty ImagesLast week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pushed back when asked whether stagflation posed a threat to the U.S. economy. His successor could face even tougher challenges, with Wall Street forecasters raising expectations for a recession, due in part to the possibility of a war with Iran and higher prices. In recent days, economists have raised their risk assessments for a U.S. recession amid heightened geopolitical risks and labor market uncertainty. The labor market has been tense over the past year.Moody’s Analytics model has raised its forecast for a recession over the next 12…