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Palmer Lackey, founder of Anduril Industries, speaks to Bloomberg Tech at Anduril headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, on October 10, 2025.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnduril has acquired missile tracking and intelligence company ExoAnalytic Solutions to expand its reach into U.S. defense interests in space, the company announced Wednesday.Through the acquisition, Anduril plans to mobilize ExoAnalytic’s extensive network of telescopes and missile defense trackers to collect data that will improve ground and satellite capabilities.Gokul Subramanian, Anduril’s senior vice president of software program engineering, said the defense technology company aims to increase the Department of Defense’s profile in space as…

TEHRAN – Iranian officials have warned that the government is preparing for a long war with the United States and suggested it is prepared to continue attacking Gulf states in a bid to persuade President Donald Trump to withdraw from the conflict. The warning came in an exclusive CNN interview with Kamal Khalaj, a foreign policy adviser in the Supreme Leader’s Office, in Tehran, where he ruled out diplomacy for now and said the war would end only with economic suffering, signaling a hardening of the government’s stance on the 10th day of the conflict. “I don’t think there’s any…

Rory McIlroy is expected to be fit to defend his title at The Players, but will likely enter the tournament without a practice round at TPC Sawgrass.McIlroy withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational ahead of Saturday’s third round after feeling a “minor soreness” in his lower back during warm-ups before experiencing “muscle cramps” on the practice field. World No. 2 McIlroy is understood to have postponed travel to the PGA Tour’s flagship event as he continues to deal with his issues and received treatment on the Monday and Tuesday of tournament week. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video…

A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter. This newsletter is your guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions directly to your inbox.Boaz Weinstein, founder of Saba Capital Management, told Inside Arts this week that private credit problems are “doubling every quarter” because of the “financial alchemy of promising liquidity that doesn’t exist.” “What’s happening now is that the big picture is that for a variety of reasons, there are cracks in the middle of the bull market,…

Residential areas in Iran were hit by airstrikes early Wednesday morning as a wave of Israeli attacks continued, while the Iranian government launched what it called its “most intense” operation of the war, targeting Israel and Gulf states. There is a growing humanitarian crisis across the region, with the United Nations warning of toxic black rain, mass evacuations and disrupted supply chains for life-saving supplies. And the death toll continues to rise. Here’s what you need to know on day 12. ISRAEL ATTACKS: Israel has launched a second wave of attacks on Iran’s capital Tehran and is also attacking the…

Arne Slott’s 100th game as Liverpool manager ended in disaster, with his team losing for the second time in this season’s Champions League against Galatasaray.Slott’s side, who lost 1-0 in a lethargic league encounter in September, were similarly disorganized on their recent visit to Istanbul, suffering from the same glass strikers and losing by the same scoreline in the first leg of their last-16 tie. Victor Osimhen, the opener’s scorer, teed up Mario Lemina from a corner kick to give his team the advantage ahead of next week’s return match at Anfield. And it could have been much worse. In…

YouTube announced Tuesday that it will expand its similarity detection technology that identifies AI-generated deepfakes to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists. Members of the pilot group will have access to tools that will allow them to detect abusive AI-generated content and request removal if they believe it violates YouTube’s policies. The technology itself began rolling out to the roughly 4 million YouTube creators in the YouTube Partner Program last year after previous testing. Similar to YouTube’s existing Content ID system, which detects copyrighted material in videos uploaded by users, the similarity detection feature looks for…

A Rotterdam hopper dredger operated by Van Old is moored in Muscat, Oman, March 9, 2026, amid the US-Israel-Iran conflict and as Iran pledges to close the Strait of Hormuz.Benoît Tessier | ReutersShip tracking data shows Iran continues to send large amounts of crude oil to China through the Strait of Hormuz, even as the war between the US, Israel and Iran has hit widespread supplies through the crucial waterway. Tanker Trackers co-founder Sameer Madani told CNBC on Tuesday that Iran has sent at least 11.7 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz since the war began…

Home sales saw modest growth at the start of the year, but rising mortgage rates could put a damper on the spring season.Existing home sales in February rose 1.7% from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales decreased by 1.4% compared to February last year. Because this number represents closed sales, it’s likely that deals were signed in December and January, when mortgage rates fell slightly and remained solid at low levels near 6% for 30-year fixed mortgages. Interest rates were about 1 percentage point higher than a…

As AI chipmaker Cerebras prepares for an eventual IPO, it appears the company has landed a key cloud computing customer. oracle. On a conference call with analysts Tuesday after Oracle’s quarterly results, of Two CEOs of software vendors indicated that their infrastructure includes Cerebras chips in addition to the market leader’s graphics processing units (GPUs). Nvidia and rival advanced micro device. “We are building an infrastructure that is flexible, fungible, and capable of supporting the smallest to largest workloads,” Magwirk said. “We continually deliver the latest accelerators, from the latest Nvidia and AMD options to new designs from companies like…