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Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will proceed to court, further escalating his long-standing feud with the company and its CEO Sam Altman. “We appreciate the court’s thorough and fair consideration and look forward to trial,” Mark Toberoff, Musk’s lead attorney, told CNBC’s David Faber in a statement Thursday after a hearing with U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.Musk and Altman co-founded OpenAI as a nonprofit research company in 2015 with several other researchers and executives. Musk retired from OpenAI’s board of directors in 2018.Musk claimed in his lawsuit that he agreed to form the company because it promised to “chart…

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) as President Trump’s Labor Secretary nominee Lori Chavez Delemer testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on February 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. February 19, 2025.Kent Nishimura | ReutersThe Senate voted 52-47 on Thursday to block further military action in Venezuela by President Donald Trump. The move comes less than a week after President Trump authorized a strike to capture the country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro.The bill, known as the War Powers Resolution, would only need to pass with a simple…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As global protests over the United States’ abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro continue to grow, authorities in Washington are relying on the United States’ own criminal charges to justify military operations.But experts stress that countries cannot use their indictments to attack others and refuse to consider Maduro’s “detention” a legitimate arrest.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listMargaret Satterthwaite, UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, said: “Internationally, there are very clear limits on enforcement jurisdiction, and one state cannot enforce its laws on the territory of another state unless that state consents.””So,…

Ahead of the two teams’ clash at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night, Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has said live on Sky Sports that it is still too early to crown Arsenal Premier League champions.The reigning Premier League champions arrive in the capital in fourth place, 14 points behind leaders Arsenal, after Arne Slott’s side found it difficult to defend their title. Another victory for the Gunners, who have lost just two league games all season, would ensure Mikel Arteta’s side maintain pole position and their first league win since Arsene Wenger’s Invincibles in 2003-04. But Szoboszlai, who will be…

Google announced a new AI Inbox for Gmail, designed to give you a personalized overview of your tasks and keep you informed of important updates. Gmail is also launching AI overview in search and a Grammarly-like “proofreading” feature. Additionally, Gmail offers several AI features to all users that were previously only available to paid users. The new AI Inbox tab has two sections: Suggested tasks and Topics to keep up with. The first section provides a summary of the highest priority emails that require action. For example, your bill is due tomorrow, or you need to call your dermatologist to…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to launch the official Trump Account website at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | ReutersTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday emphasized his administration’s desire to lower interest rates, saying they are key to future economic growth.In a speech he plans to give at the Economic Club of Minnesota, Bessent supports President Donald Trump’s economic policies and said easy monetary policy will help pave the way for future gains.”Lowering rates will have a measurable impact on the lives of all Minnesotans,” he said, according…

LONDON – European stock markets were in negative territory at the opening bell on Thursday, but defense stocks rallied after President Donald Trump’s demands for more U.S. military spending.pan-european Stocks 600 The stock was last down 0.4% at 12:50 p.m. (7:50 a.m. ET) in London.Global markets have focused on rising geopolitical tensions this week after the United States ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend and subsequently threatened to occupy Greenland.Defense stocks rose as investors on Thursday after President Trump called for a 50% increase in U.S. military spending, putting the sector on track for a fifth consecutive day…

As Venezuelans seek to restore normalcy after the U.S. detention of President Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authorities are cracking down on any support for removing the embattled leader. After Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim leader on Monday, human rights groups warned that checkpoints would be set up across the country and repression would intensify amid reports of price gouging and rising hunger. Officials on Monday issued a decree giving the president broad powers and ordering security forces to arrest “any person involved in promoting or supporting” the weekend’s U.S. attacks. On the same day, Venezuelan security forces…

Liam Rosenior saw his new Chelsea side lose 2-1 to Fulham with 10 men and realized the scale of the task he was dealing with…Chelsea have big problems with disciplineRosenior will have seen firsthand a major problem in this Chelsea team: a lack of discipline. Marc Cucurella’s red card couldn’t have been more blatant (whether the foul continued into the penalty area and should have been a spot kick is another discussion). Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Mark Cucurella shown red card at Craven Cottage This is Chelsea’s seventh red card in all competitions, four more…

Investment in consumer technology startups has been stagnant since 2022 as turbulent macroeconomic conditions and rising inflation have made VCs wary of consumer purchasing power. Over the past few years, most AI investments have focused on acquiring enterprise customers that offer fat checks, multi-year contracts, and rapid scale-up paths. But one venture capital firm believes the consumer sector is gearing up for a comeback in 2026. “This is going to be the year of the consumer,” Vanessa Larco, a partner at venture firm Premise and a former partner at NEA, said on this week’s episode of the Equity podcast. Even…