Jamie Dimon’s National-Security Pledge Finances $230 Billion in First Year
JPMorgan’s “security and resiliency initiative” is helping bolster U.S. supply chains and defense contractors.
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Quantinuum Sees Path to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing by 2029 With New Milestone
EXCLUSIVE: Quantinuum says it hit a technical milestone that puts it on a path to achieve fully accurate and reliable quantum computers by 2029.
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China’s CXMT Expects Over Eightfold Revenue Jump Amid Memory Squeeze
Chinese memory-chip maker CXMT said rapidly growing demand for artificial-intelligence computing power has boosted the dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, industry.
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Anthropic to Commit 5% of Its Shares to New ‘Public Benefit’ Fund
The fund could send distributions directly to populations affected by AI labor disruption.
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Lindt Replaces CEO With Former Boss in Bid to Revive Growth
The board replaced Adalbert Lechner-who has been with the company for 33 years-with Dieter Weisskopf on an interim basis.
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SoftBank in Early Talks to Buy Allied Universal
The deal, if completed, could value the business at around $18 billion.
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What Tesla’s Flying Roadster Really Means for the Global Auto Race
Elon Musk’s latest vision for the company’s sports car has more to do with China than cold-gas rocket thrusters.
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AI Agents Trading Stocks While You Sleep? Charles Schwab’s CEO Is Skeptical
Schwab CEO Rick Wurster is betting some money and investing needs require a human touch.
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Hermès Is Targeting a New Emerging Market: The American Suburbs
The French brand is analyzing Zip Code data to zero in on pockets of growing U.S. affluence.
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Ford Wants to Make Fun Cars Again in Europe-if Drivers Can Wait Until 2028
The automaker is leaning into its racing heritage in the region as Chinese competition craters its sales.
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‘Street Fighter’ Kicks Its Way to Top of Busy Movie Weekend
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How Lego Is Getting More Adults to Tinker With Their Toy Bricks
Marketing chief Julia Goldin says Lego is creating buildings sets around passions that cross demographic boundaries, such as gaming and Formula One.
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How Coke Loosened Pepsi’s Grip on KFC’s Soda Fountains
Former PepsiCo-owned chain switched sides after a secret showdown, replete with taste tests and discussions over strategy.
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Nearly All Volume on FIFA-Linked Prediction Market Is Circular Trading
ADI Predictstreet, backed by Abu Dhabi’s royal family, paid close to $150 million for advertising rights during the World Cup.
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The Holdouts Working Around New York City’s Airbnb Crackdown
A crackdown on short-term rentals drastically reduced the business. Here’s how the hangers-on are making it work.
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