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United Airlines, flight attendants reach five-year tentative deal with $740M in bonuses

The five-year agreement would give 30,000 cabin crew their first raises since 2020 and close out post-pandemic airline contract talks

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Boeing gets a big missile deal with the Pentagon — and the stock pops 5%

The framework agreement is part of the Trump administration's Arsenal of Freedom initiative to expand U.S. defense production capacity

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JPMorgan's Dimon says bank could enter prediction markets, with limits

The JPMorgan CEO called the space "mostly gambling" but left the door open, saying the bank would avoid sports and politics

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Anthropic leaks Claude Code source via npm error, the second breach in a week

Around 500,000 lines of code across roughly 1,900 files were exposed after a debug file was bundled into a public package update

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NICE clears Wegovy for NHS heart disease use, opening access to 1.2 million people

The approval marks the first time a GLP-1 drug has been recommended for cardiovascular risk reduction in the U.K.

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Iran threatened Nvidia, Google, Apple, and other companies with strikes on Middle East facilities

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the companies would be targeted in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli assassinations of Iranian leaders

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Delta Air Lines is turning to Amazon for high-speed in-flight WiFi

Amazon's Leo satellite service will initially cover 500 Delta aircraft, with speeds projected to be three to five times faster than current service

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McCormick is buying Unilever's food business in a $45 billion deal

The cash-and-stock transaction will create a combined company with roughly $20 billion in annual revenue

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Novo Nordisk launches a new Wegovy subscription as it trails Eli Lilly in the weight loss drug race

The program, available through select telehealth providers, targets cash-paying patients with 3, 6, and 12-month options

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Nvidia takes a $2 billion stock in Marvell — and the stock surges 9%

The deal ties Marvell into Nvidia's AI ecosystem and will see both companies collaborate on silicon photonics and telecom networking

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Uber to buy Blacklane to expand its luxury travel services

The deal is expected to close by the end of 2026 and will strengthen Uber Elite, the company’s new chauffeur service.

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New KPop Demon Hunters-inspired meals launch tomorrow at McDonald’s

An analyst told MarketWatch that these meals, inspired by the Academy Award-winning film, could bring in $100 million for McDonald's in just the first...

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Jerome Powell says the Fed doesn't have to hike interest rates because of the Iran war — yet

The Fed chair signaled patience at Harvard, sending market odds of a 2026 rate hike from above 50% to near zero

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Thieves make a break with over 400,000 KitKat bars in Europe

Nestlé says the stolen chocolate could circulate in unofficial sales channels, but there is no supply shortage risk

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Mistral says it raised $830 million in debt for an AI data center to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic

The French AI startup's first debt financing will fund a facility equipped with 13,800 Nvidia chips, expected to open in the second quarter of 2026

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Oil jumps back to $115 a barrel as the Iran war widens again

Trump threatened on Truth Social to destroy Iranian power plants and oil wells if the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened to tankers

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Meta is stepping into the energy business — at least in Louisiana

Entergy says Meta will cover the cost of 7 gas plants, 240 miles of transmission lines, and battery storage at 3 locations

27.03.2026 5

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Sony to increase PS5 prices by as much as $150

The hike, Sony's second in less than a year, takes effect April 2 and covers the PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal

27.03.2026 6

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Anthropic's new, more powerful AI model confirmed after data leak

Leaked documents described 'Claude Mythos' as the company's most capable model to date, with unprecedented cybersecurity risks

27.03.2026 7

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The Corvette Grand Sport is set to return in 2027

New 6.7-liter LS6 marks the 6th generation of GM's Small Block, delivering the highest production torque ever from a naturally aspirated V8

27.03.2026 4

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Netflix is about to get more expensive

All streaming plans now carry higher monthly rates, marking Netflix's first price increases since January 2025

27.03.2026 5

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Wikipedia is shutting the door on AI-written articles

The new English Wikipedia policy bars LLMs from generating entries but allows limited use for copyediting and translation

27.03.2026 3

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Google moves post-quantum cryptography deadline to 2029

The company said faster progress in quantum hardware, error correction, and factoring estimates led to an earlier timetable

26.03.2026 6

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Meta lays off about 700 workers amid AI investment push

The workforce reduction coincides with a stock compensation program for six of the company's executives

26.03.2026 4

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Google’s TurboQuant breakthrough is rattling memory chip stocks

TurboQuant targets the working memory bottleneck in AI inference, but analysts say the long-term demand picture for chips is unchanged

26.03.2026 5

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SpaceX targets $1.75 trillion valuation in landmark planned IPO

The company aims to raise as much as $75 billion — nearly triple Saudi Aramco's record 2019 listing

26.03.2026 10

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United States Postal Service to add 8% fuel surcharge on packages

The temporary price increase, pending regulatory approval, would cover Priority Mail and other popular shipping products starting April 26

26.03.2026 7

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BlackRock CEO warns oil at $150 could trigger a global recession

Larry Fink outlined two scenarios for the Iran conflict, with prolonged fighting potentially keeping oil above $100 for years

26.03.2026 4

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Mortgage rates up, demand down by more than 10%

Borrowing costs climbed for a third consecutive week, reaching 6.43 percent as Middle East conflicts elevate energy prices and bond yields

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Meta layoffs reportedly imminent as HR tells wearables and ads departments to work from home

The technology company could cut up to 20 percent of its 79,000 employees to offset massive spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure

25.03.2026 5

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Baltimore sues Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok’s fake nude images

The city says the chatbot generated 3 million sexualized images in 11 days, including thousands depicting children

25.03.2026 4

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OpenAI shutters Sora after deepfake concerns

The company closed its consumer app and a professional video service just 3 months after signing a Disney character deal

25.03.2026 4

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Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico child exploitation case

A jury found the Facebook and Instagram parent willfully violated state consumer protection law by failing to protect children from predators on its...

25.03.2026 5

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Ford recalls more than 254,000 SUVs due to rearview camera software problem

A software reset can disable rearview cameras and driver assistance features in Lincoln and Explorer models, raising crash risk

24.03.2026 4

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FCC bans certain foreign-made internet routers, citing security risks

An interagency panel found that overseas-manufactured routers posed unacceptable risks to U.S. national security

24.03.2026 5

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Trump is paying a French energy giant $1 billion to ditch wind for gas

TotalEnergies will surrender 2 Atlantic offshore wind leases for $928 million and redirect the money to LNG and oil projects in the U.S.

24.03.2026 4

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Gap brands will soon let shoppers buy directly from Gemini

Gap is also rolling out AI-powered size recommendations, making it the first big-name fashion brand to offer in-app Gemini checkout

24.03.2026 6

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Gallup survey shows most U.S. workers think it’s a bad time to change jobs

Job market confidence has fallen 42 points since mid-2022, with college graduates and younger workers the most pessimistic

24.03.2026 4

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Toyota announces $1 billion investment at Kentucky, Indiana plants

The funds are part of a broader plan to spend up to $10 billion on U.S. manufacturing through 2030

23.03.2026 2

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Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine shows 70% efficacy despite trial shortfall

Pfizer wants to fill a 20-year void in human Lyme disease vaccines, but must win over regulators under a vaccine-skeptical administration

23.03.2026 3

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Walmart is bringing digital price tags to every U.S. store by end of 2026

Lawmakers fear the technology could enable surge pricing; Walmart says the labels are just a tool to help employees

23.03.2026 6

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LaGuardia is temporarily closed after Air Canada Express jet collides with fire truck

LaGuardia is closed and 41 people were hospitalized after the CRJ 900 struck a Port Authority rescue vehicle at roughly 104 mph on the runway

23.03.2026 3

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OpenAI's plan as Google and Anthropic gain: a 'superapp'

OpenAI is merging ChatGPT, Codex, and its Atlas browser into one desktop app as Anthropic gains ground in the enterprise market

20.03.2026 9

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A Fed governor says interest rate cuts this year are still possible

Waller backed the Fed's rate hold but says worsening job losses could push him to advocate for cuts later in 2026

20.03.2026 7

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Harvard has reclaimed its spot as America's top 'dream' school

Harvard topped The Princeton Review's 2026 dream college survey, edging out MIT despite federal legal battles and record-high tuition costs.

20.03.2026 10

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Oil prices fall, but barely, as the U.S. and Israel try to ease disruption from the Iran war

Treasury Secretary Bessent said the U.S. may waive sanctions on Iranian oil already on tankers to cool prices after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz

20.03.2026 9

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Big banks just got a big win

Regulators unveiled proposals that would loosen capital requirements for American's biggest lenders, reversing Biden-era rules that were never...

19.03.2026 8

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Crypto.com is the latest company blaming AI for mass layoffs

Crypto.com is cutting 12% of its workforce as CEO Kris Marszalek pivots to enterprise AI, joining Block, Meta, and Atlassian in citing AI for major...

19.03.2026 6

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Uber and Rivian are teaming up for a big robotaxi push

Uber and Rivian are partnering to deploy up to 50,000 autonomous R2 robotaxis across 25 cities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe by 2031.

19.03.2026 9

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Eli Lilly's experimental diabetes drug cuts weight by 17% in study

Eli Lilly's experimental drug retatrutide helped Type 2 diabetes patients lose up to 16.8% of their body weight in a Phase 3 trial, topping all...

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