President Donald Trump said Friday that he was ordering every U.S. government agency to “immediately cease” using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic. Trump in a Truth Social post said there would be a six-month phase-out for agencies such as the Defense Department, which “are using Anthropic’s products, at various levels.” Defense Secretary Pete…
The Paramount logo is displayed above an entrance to Paramount Studios on Feb. 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A day after Paramount Skydance emerged as the winner to take over fellow media giant Warner Bros. Discovery, questions are mounting about the companies’ regulatory path forward. The WBD board said…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures fell Wednesday night as investors digested earnings results from Nvidia and Salesforce. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 114 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures fell…
The White House announced the “Tech Corps” initiative within the Peace Corps aimed at promoting American AI abroad and helping partner nations adopt cutting-edge systems. Handout As competition with China intensifies, Washington is turning to a cornerstone of American soft power and diplomacy to expand its global influence in artificial intelligence: the Peace Corps. The White…
The TikTok Inc. sign in front of the building on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 in Culver City, CA. Kayla Bartkowski | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images TikTok’s U.S. joint venture seems to have survived a turbulent rollout with minimal change in usership, as early narratives of a mass user exodus prompted by service outages…
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The core Earnings season has seen endless spending commitments from tech companies as they scramble to build out data center capacity amid the AI boom. Hyperscalers, including the likes of Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet, announced capital…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 14, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 400 points Thursday, rebounding from back-to-back losses as chip and banks stocks rallied. The 30-stock index added 401 points, or 0.8%,…
Netflix is likely to amend its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, making an all-cash bid, CNBC’s David Faber reported on Wednesday. In December, Netflix reached a deal to purchase WBD’s streaming platform HBO Max and the Warner Bros. film studio in a transaction comprised of cash and stock. The deal is currently valued at…