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The companies attending the March 4 meeting include Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI, a White House official confirmed.
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The companies attending the March 4 meeting include Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI, a White House official confirmed.

Rodney Brooks said future “humanoid” robots will have wheels and multiple arms.

The Department of Defense gave the AI company a deadline of Friday to allow the Pentagon to use its AI as it sees fit or face steep penalties.
During his State of the Union address, President Trump unveiled a proposal to create retirement accounts for people who don’t have one at their jobs — an idea that puts the issue of long-term financial health on center stage, but also raises more questions than it answers.

About 56 million Americans do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work. The Trump administration plans to launch a program to help change that.

The prospect of being replaced by artificial intelligence is helping to scare higher-income workers.

Dimon backs AI at JPMorgan but also supports government action to prevent mass layoffs.

The investment was separate from the $100 billion funding round that OpenAI is finalizing, according to a source.

The moves come after U.S. equities rose on Tuesday as fears of artificial intelligence disruption eased.
Trump touted his record on cost-of-living issues during Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
The shoe designer’s stock fell after it held off on providing a profit guidance like it said it would, citing uncertainties created by the Supreme Court’s tariff decision.

Pressure is mounting on Netflix to find its way though regulatory hurdles and make a better offer after Paramount Skydance increased its bid to $31 per share.

In a widely circulated note, Citrini Research painted a dire picture of job losses and stock market sell-offs, though many analysts and economists questioned its conclusions.
Prompting AI is a language of its own — and investors and money managers who are fluent carve a sharp edge

Over 55,000 pounds of blueberries were recalled for potential listeria contamination. Here's which states are affected. (Adobe Photo)

The Samsung S26 has three separate AI systems with Google's Gemini, Perplexity and its own upgraded Bixby.

Larry Summers last fall said, "I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused," after his emails with Jeffrey Epstein came to light.

Lowe's posted more than 10% sales growth in the fourth quarter at a time when housing turnover and home improvement demand are slow.

Anthropic positioned its products as additive, rather than threatening, to existing software providers, analysts said.
A popular ETF that tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index has posted a loss over the trailing 50 days — something the fund seldom has done, according to DataTrek Research.

Trump’s trade policy risks confusing one problem for a much bigger crisis, according to Harvard professor Gita Gopinath.
According to an exclusive YouGov-MarketWatch poll, most Americans say affordability hasn’t gotten better under Trump.

Bill Gates "took responsibility for his actions" in a meeting with employees of the Gates Foundation, which had held fundraising discussions with Epstein.

The luxury automaker said losses for 2025 had increased from the year before, as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty took a toll on its operations.