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Ferry scandal fall-out sees harbour buy-up and new contracts for beleaguered shipyard
The after-effects of a debacle that has seen taxpayers pay hundreds of millions for a pair of ferries at nearly four times the original budget, are continuing w...
How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last?
When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years. But batte...
Trump's furious response to Anthropic is as much about power as it is about AI safety
In the most clear and consequential policy move on AI safety yet, the Trump administration has announced it will blacklist a leading AI lab over its refusal to...
OpenAI says it shares Anthropic's 'red lines' over military AI use
OpenAI's Sam Altman says he shares the "red lines" set by rival Anthropic restricting how the military uses AI models, amid Anthropic's escalating feud with the...
President Trump bans Anthropic from use in government systems
In a social media post calling the artificial intelligence lab a "A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY," President Trump ordered the federal government to stop using An...
Paramount and Warner Bros' deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more
The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the...
In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services...
These major issues have brought together Democrats and Republicans in states
Across the country, Republicans and Democrats have found bipartisan agreement on regulating artificial intelligence and data centers. But it's not just big tech...
Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm
Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land… into sola...
Tipped workers expect tax boon this year, but not a long-term fix
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump once again touted new tax benefits for tipped workers, who like many Americans are feeling t...
Kalshi reveals insider trading case against editor for MrBeast
With prediction markets booming, so have concerns about insider trading. Now, Kalshi has disclosed its first public actions against accounts suspected of tradin...
Trump's many tariff tools mean consumer prices won't go down, analysts say
The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's signature tariffs. But the president has other tariff tools, and consumers shouldn't expect cheaper prices anyti...