Industries

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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Media & Entertainment

YouTube Is Beating Spotify in the Podcast Wars

On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that one billion people are watching podcasts on the Google-owned YouTube every month.

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Industries

US Defense Spending Falls Out of Lockstep With Europe

European leaders are gearing up for the possibility of a sudden America-shaped hole in the Ukraine defense budget.

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Healthcare

Hims & Hers Struggles After the FDA Puts a Ticking Clock on its Weight-Loss Drug

Now that semaglutide’s no longer in shortage territory, the FDA said drug-makers have 90 days to wrap up production of their Novo knockoffs.

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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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Media & Entertainment

Scary Movie ’25? Trump Threatens Tariffs on Foreign Films

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President Trump wants to bring film-making back to Hollywood by imposing 100% tariffs on movies produced outside of the US.

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