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Taiwan's Foxconn says everyone will feel impact of prolonged Iran conflict

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 6 (Reuters) - Everyone will feel the impact on prices of oil and raw materials if the U.S. and Israeli conflict with Iran drags on, the chairman of Foxconn, the world's

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SoftBank Seeks Record Loan of Up to $40 Billion for OpenAI Stake

Four lenders, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., will be underwriting the facility, the people said. Spokespeople for JPMorgan and SoftBank declined to comment. The potential size of the loan underscores SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s aggressive bid to try and position his company as a linchpin in the global AI boom.

Anthropic Vows Legal Fight Against Pentagon Sanction in AI Feud

“We do not believe this action is legally sound, and we see no choice but to challenge it in court,” Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei said in a blog post Thursday, hours after Bloomberg News reported on the Pentagon finding. Defense officials had notified the company on Wednesday of the supply-chain designation, Amodei said in his post. The move puts at risk the firm’s $200 million contract to provide the Pentagon with classified AI tools, and could bar Anthropic from partnering with other companies on their defense work.

Crypto Exchange OKX Debuts Social Platform Linking Posts to Trades

Orbit allows traders to disclose portfolio data and earn rewards tied to follower engagement in what OKX is touting as a transparency play.

Pentagon Notifies Anthropic It’s Deemed Firm a Supply-Chain Risk

“DOW officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately,” the official told Bloomberg News on Thursday, using an acronym for the Department of War, the name that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now favors for the Department of Defense. While the defense official described the determination as “effective immediately,” Anthropic’s Claude AI tools are still being actively used by the US military in operations against Iran, according to a person familiar with the matter. In his warning to the firm last Friday, Hegseth had outlined a six-month transition period to shift its AI work to other providers.

Tech stocks today: Nvidia stops H200 chip production, Anthropic restarts talks with Pentagon

Nvidia is shifting H200 chip output, Anthropic is restarting talks with the US military, and Apple is releasing new gadgets for consumers.

CPUs are back en vogue in the data center

CPUs are back in style thanks to AI.

Apple debuts $599 MacBook Neo, targeting schools and small businesses

Apple debuted its long-rumored low-cost MacBook Neo on Wednesday.

Anthropic's Claude becomes most popular free app on iPhone and Android amid fallout from Trump fight

Anthropic's Claude eclipses OpenAI as the top app in Apple's and Google's US app stores.

EVgo surges to profitability by putting chargers 'where people are,' CEO says

EVgo says more DC fast chargers and better placement in high traffic areas is key to continued success.

Apple launches new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with new M5 chips

Apple debuted its new MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros as well as more powerful M5 Pro and M5 Max chips Tuesday.

Former NATO commander on how Operation Epic Fury shows the role of AI

As the military hits a manual limit, Gen. Wesley Clark doubles down on AI's critical role in national security.

BYD stock jumps on 'disruptive tech' teaser, despite 41% sales tumble

Chinese EV maker BYD stock jumped on Monday after the company said it would reveal "disruptive technology" at an event later this week. This comes after BYD said global sales tumbled in February.

Apple debuts $599 iPhone 17e, more powerful iPad Airs

Apple debuted its new iPhone 17e and iPad Air lineup on Monday, with more products expected this week.

Here's the great Nvidia stock mystery

Nvidia could use some sizzle, or so thinks the market.

Justin Sun settles SEC fraud case for $10 million

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US regulators say banks won't face extra capital charges on tokenized securities

By Pete Schroeder and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators clarified on Thursday that banks should not have to hold additional capital against losses when dealing with

Oracle Plans Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of AI Cash Crunch

Led by Chairman Larry Ellison, Oracle is embarking on a historic build-out of data centers to power AI workloads for customers such as OpenAI. The company, long known for its database software, has been making a transition the past few years to bulk up its cloud computing unit with a focus on AI, intending to become a viable competitor to market leaders Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Wall Street projects the expenditures by the cloud unit for data centers to push Oracle’s cash flow negative over the coming years before the spending begins to pay off in 2030, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Trump, Bondi face lawsuit over approval of ByteDance TikTok US asset sale

WASHINGTON, March 5 () - President Donald Trump and Attorney General ‌Pam Bondi were sued Thursday ‌over the U. government's approval of a deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority American-owned joint venture, saying the approval was ‌illegal and ⁠did not meet the requirements of a 2024 law.

CVS taps Google Cloud to roll out AI-powered health platform

March 5 () - CVS Health will launch an AI-enabled platform in partnership with Alphabet's Google Cloud ‌unit that will bring together data from diverse ‌sources to help customers manage their health in real time, they said on Thursday. Health100 will be an integrated health care engagement platform for customers, regardless of the pharmacy or insurer they use.