OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said Friday that the company will continue to invest in AI infrastructure, even after voters sharply rebuked data centers during Tuesday’s midterm elections. “When I think about the midterm elections, I have to continue to think about how to continue investing to meet customer demand,” Friar told CNBC’s Sara … Read more
The makeup of Congress changed dramatically in the 2026 midterm elections, when Democrats decisively won control of the Senate and gained dozens of seats in the House, in what is on track to be one of the biggest midterm defeats in decades. The exact congressional margins are still unclear, as winners have yet to be … Read more
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Shares of Airbnb (ABNB) rose hours after the peer-to-peer home rental company touted strong growth across its business and raised its full-year outlook amid healthy global travel demand. “Airbnb is back in growth mode,” CEO Brian Chesky said in a statement to investors. “It’s rare for a market our size to re-accelerate growth, but that’s … Read more
It’s a bad time and maybe also a good time to create a new smartphone. Brennan Jordan and Austin Boer are two-thirds of the trio behind the Enough Phone, a small phone that will run your choice of stock Android or the minimalist OdysseyOS. They are currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, and just one day … Read more
The NFL trade deadline is less than a week away, and every team is in position to either put themselves over the top in hopes of a playoff push, or to completely reset their franchise and move on to NFL Draft season. We’ve already seen big names like LG Quenton Nelson and DTs DeForest Buckner and … Read more
Scientists have identified one of the oldest Martian rocks ever found on Earth and it is revealing new clues about the red planet’s earliest history, including evidence that water altered its crust at least 4.1 billion years ago. The pink meteorite, known as Teghaza 001, has a unique chemical composition that distinguishes it from previously … Read more
As a measles outbreak spread through Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in August, a parent turned to a massive public Facebook group, Crunchy Moms, for advice. They were considering getting their three-year-old vaccinated, in part to protect their six-month-old.“I’m nervous for my baby,” the parent wrote.“First of all your children cannot die of measles. It is literally … Read more
A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children starved to death on his orders and buried in a forest, among 500 alleged victims of one of the worst ceremonial massacres of modern times. The sentence was 100 years for murder by starvation … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long sold himself as the leader who will ensure ties with the United States, the country’s most important ally, remain strong. The endorsement he received from US President Donald Trump in the run-up to Israel’s parliamentary elections last month added to that perception, in the same year that Washington and … Read more