Oracle made a $300 billion bet on OpenAI. It's paying the price.Yahoo FinanceOracle Bonds Trade Like Junk as Spreads Widen, Debt Risk FlaresBloomberg.comTech stocks tumble amid renewed AI worries on Wall StreetNBC NewsOracle's Plunge Is A Gift (NYSE:ORCL)Seeking AlphaOracle Runs Into More Trouble as Bonds Looks Like JunkBloomberg.com … [Read more...]

EU to scrap planned ban on combustion engines, EPP's Weber saysReutersEU abandons plans for 2035 combustion engine ban, senior lawmaker saysAutomotive NewsUK to stick with EV targets as EU looks to water down petrol banFinancial TimesBritain ‘will have to rethink’ ban on sale of diesel and petrol vehiclesThe TimesEU’s 2035 petrol and diesel car ban … [Read more...]

Growing number of House Republicans sign on to effort to force vote on ACA subsidies -- defying Speaker JohnsonABC NewsGOP leaders weighing vote on ObamaCare extensionthehill.comGOP health care chaos spills into battleground midterm racesPoliticoSenate rejects ACA funding and a Republican alternative with premiums set to spikeNBC NewsThe year-end … [Read more...]

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Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore to be arraignedABC NewsSherrone Moore to face felony home invasion charge and misdemeanors related to arrest after his dismissal, records showCNNSherrone Moore, ex-Michigan coach, charged with stalking, home invasionDetroit Free PressSherrone Moore may be out millions in Michigan contract … [Read more...]

Rivian unveils ambitious plan to take on autonomous drivingThe Washington PostRivian's AI, autonomy impress Wall Street, but EV and capital concerns remainCNBCRivian Autonomy & AI DayRivian StoriesAutomaker gears up for self-driving future with new chipFox BusinessRivian's autonomy breakthrough built with Arm: the compute foundation for the rise of … [Read more...]

Skydiver dangles at 15,000 feet after parachute catches on plane's tail in AustraliaKSL.comSkydiver suspended at 15,000 feet after parachute gets snagged on plane's tailNBC NewsSkydiver dangles from plane in midair after parachute mishap in Australia, video showsCBS NewsSkydiver suspended below jump aircraft’s tailplane after snagged handle deploys … [Read more...]

Zelenskiy visits Kupiansk as Ukraine retakes parts of frontline townReutersRussian forces ‘completely cut off’ from Kupiansk, says Ukrainian commanderAl JazeeraUkraine retakes Kharkiv areas as Russian troops ‘completely cut off’ in KupianskSouth China Morning PostZelensky Front-Line Visit Highlights Ukrainian ResilienceThe Wall Street … [Read more...]

XMM-Newton sees comet 3I/ATLAS in X-ray lightEuropean Space AgencyQ&A Before Closest Approach of 3I/ATLAS to EarthAvi Loeb – MediumNew images show an interstellar comet that will soon make its closest approach to EarthCNNCH3OH and HCN in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Mapped with the ALMA Atacama Compact Array: Distinct Outgassing Behaviors and a … [Read more...]

Indiana Senate rejects Trump's redistricting effortAxiosIndiana Senate Republicans Reject Trump’s Redistricting EffortThe New York TimesIndiana’s rejection of new voting map shows Trump’s might is not unlimitedThe GuardianThe State That Handed Trump His Biggest Defeat YetThe AtlanticIndiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his … [Read more...]

Map: 6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off JapanThe New York TimesJapan lifts tsunami advisory after 6.7-magnitude earthquakeBBC6.7 magnitude quake strikes off northern Japan coast days after larger temblor in same regionCBS NewsTsunami warning lifted after latest earthquake hits Japan’s northeastAl JazeeraQuakes rattle California but is the 'Big … [Read more...]

Taylor Swift: The End of an Era review – as she breaks down over the terror plot, it’s impossible not to feel her painThe GuardianTaylor Swift’s ‘The End of an Era’: 5 TakeawaysThe New York TimesTaylor Swift opens up about UK stabbing attack in new docuseriesYahooTaylor Swift reveals moment she broke down over Southport attack in new … [Read more...]

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CNN has endured turmoil for years. Now Trump wants role in its fateNPRThe Last King of HollywoodThe Hollywood ReporterWhat the Warner Bros. Sale Means for the Art of MoviesThe New YorkerNetflix’s $72 billion Warner Bros deal faces skepticism over YouTube rivalry claimReutersWhether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies … [Read more...]

Machado escape planner feared US strike on her vessel as it fled VenezuelaThe GuardianVenezuelan opposition leader says she aims for a peaceful transition after MaduroCNNInside the very tense, very wet secret mission to get María Corina Machado out of VenezuelaCBS NewsVenezuelan dissident Machado credits Trump for advancing freedom movement, … [Read more...]