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Industries

Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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Healthcare

LinkedIn Cofounder Hoffman’s New AI Oncology Startup Raises $25 Million

Behind the blinding white light of Monday’s trillion–dollar AI wipeout that was a spot of unabashedly good AI news.

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Healthcare

Novo Nordisk May Have Another Blockbuster on its Hands

On Friday, the Danish pharma giant released the stellar results from a phase 1/2 trial for a once-weekly jab in its pipeline.

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Energy

Rolls-Royce’s Nuclear Ambitions Mushroom

Nuclear energy, which has in the past often suffered from much-missed deadlines and ballooning costs, is having a moment.

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Industries

DoorDash Scoops up British Rival Deliveroo in Global Push

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DoorDash binged Wednesday on British delivery rival Deliveroo, which it is set to acquire in a $3.9 billion deal.

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Policy & Power

US Gains Ground in Hypersonic Arms Race

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The US is breaking past Mach 5 and catching up to China and Russia in futuristic, hypersonic military technology.

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Energy

What Does It Mean to Live Under a National Energy Emergency?

President Donald Trump used the first hours of his second term in office Monday to make the emergency declaration.

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Energy

Oil Markets Show Signs of Resilience and Retreat as 2025 Gets Underway

With the way things are going today, it’s becoming increasingly hard to figure out what’s going on with the oil market.

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Industries

Skechers Takes $9 Billion Buyout as Shoe Stocks Skid

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Skechers, known for its comfortable and affordable sneakers, agreed to a $9.4 billion deal to be taken private by 3G Capital.

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