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Enterprise AI

Battlefield AI Grapples With Risk-Tolerance Minefield

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Future battlefields will be shaped by AI weapons that defense firms and Big Tech are vying to build for the military. Guardrails are lagging.

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Energy

Exxon Plans Expansion Into Lithium Production

Exxon announced plans to enter the lithium production game in 2027, effectively elbowing its way into the electric vehicle supply chain.

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Industries

The Brain Tech Business Keeps Getting Buzzier

The neural interface market is full of startups vying to put technology into the human brain, but which will actually make brains a business?

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Media & Entertainment

AMC Swung to a Profit, Still Needs More Cash

AMC, the world’s largest movie theater chain, said Thursday that it filed to offer up to $350 million of stock.

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Consumer

Economic Anxiety Leaves McDonald’s Digesting Biggest Sales Drop in Five Years

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Fast-food chain McDonald’s, an economic indicator because of its mammoth global presence, posted its worst earnings report since 2020.

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Healthcare

Amazon Offers Prime Members a Discount For its Posh Healthcare Service

Amazon said Wednesday it plans to offer Prime subscribers low-cost annual memberships to its boutique One Medical primary care business.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney, Warner Bros. Keep White-Knuckling the Linear TV Churn

It’s still a tumultuous time to be a major media conglomerate, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings reports’ show.

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Consumer

Nestlé Pours $100 Million into Food Delivery Startup Wonder Group

Nestlé is investing $100 million into Wonder Group, Marc Lore’s food-truck-turned-regular food delivery startup.

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Healthcare

Wegovy-Maker Novo Teams with Online Pharmacies as Lilly Rivalry Heats Up

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Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, struck a deal with online telehealth storefronts that sold cheap knockoffs during shortages.

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Media & Entertainment

Music Copyright Revenue Is Reaching a High Note

Annual global revenue generated by music copyrights has grown to $41.5 billion, the Financial Times reported.

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Consumer

Chinese Consumers Are Pulling Back on Big Western Brands

From cosmetics to apparel to tech, Western brands are seeing revenues dip in China as consumers navigate a struggling post-pandemic economy.

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Healthcare

Moderna Takes $1.3 Billion Hit From Sluggish Covid Vaccine Uptake

Moderna posted a quarterly loss of $3.63 billion, half of which was accounted for by unused Covid-19 shots past their expiration date.

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Consumer

Starbucks Slings High-Speed Drinks in Caffeinated Comeback Plan

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Reducing beverage-wait times is part of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, which includes tech updates focused on efficiency.

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