Amazon, the leading investor in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, is relying on that company’s AI models to power the most advanced capabilities in new Alexa devices, according to two people familiar with the matter.Anthropic’s Claude large language model is handling the vast majority of questions that customers have been asking the new Alexa, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the details are confidential.Earlier this week, Amazon unveiled its long-awaited overhaul of its decade-old devices. For the first time, Amazon will charge users to access a version of Alexa. The “Alexa+” service will be $19.99 a…
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US President Joe Biden, second left, tours the site of the new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility near New Albany, Ohio, US, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.Gaelen Morse | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel is pushing off the opening of its Ohio chip manufacturing facility, the embattled chipmaker said Friday.The company said it won’t complete construction on the first plant until 2030, starting operations that year or the next. The second factory in the up to $100-billion complex will likely be finished in 2031 and start running the following year. The company had initially planned to begin production on the first plant…
Who or what will your NHL team be saying goodbye to before the league’s March 7 trade deadline? This week, The Athletic asked its NHL staff for their expert picks and analysis on all 32 teams.In response, we heard about veteran role players, expiring contracts, valuable picks and prospects.Here are our writers’ picks for the most likely assets to be dealt.GO DEEPERNHL trade board 7.0: The 4 Nations break is over, and things are about to get realAnaheim DucksBrian Dumoulin, LHDA recent surge moved the Ducks into the outer fringes of the Western Conference playoff race and Dumoulin has played…
A meeting between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Friday turned into an angry shouting match at the Oval Office. At times cross talk made some comments difficult to understand. Here are key excerpts from the heated exchange. Trump (responding to a reporter): I’m not aligned with Putin. I’m not aligned with anybody. I’m aligned with the United States of America. And for the good of the world. I’m aligned with the world. And I want to get this thing over with. You see the hatred he’s got for Putin. It’s very tough for me to make…
Stocks have been on a rocky ride to start the year, but income investors have a silver lining: Companies have continued to announce dividend increases. The S & P 500 limped through February, losing more than 2%, with concerns over inflation, President Donald Trump’s impending tariffs and worsening geopolitical risks weighing on investor sentiment. On Friday, the broad-based index briefly slipped into negative territory for 2025. Still, companies have been reporting their fourth-quarter reports – providing another market catalyst. As of Friday, about 97% of the S & P 500 reported earnings, with more than 75% surpassing analysts’ estimates, per…
Candles are laid at the statue of John Paul II at the Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on February 28, 2025.Tiziana Fabi | Afp | Getty ImagesPope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia.The 88-year-old pope responded well, with a good level of gas exchange, and remained conscious and alert at all times, the Vatican said in its late update.The development marked a setback in what had…
Patrick Collison, chief executive officer and co-founder of Stripe Inc., left, smiles as John Collison, president and co-founder of Stripe Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 television interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, March 23, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStripe has once again shown why sometimes it’s better to be private.During a February selloff for fintech stocks, Block plunged almost 30%, its steepest decline since 2022, alongside drops of 20% or more for PayPal and Coinbase and a 9% slide in shares of SoFi. Meanwhile, Stripe on Thursday announced a tender offer for employee shares at…
The WTA announced a rebrand Thursday, and the initial discussion will likely centre on the merits of the new logo, color scheme and mission statement to “rally the world.”Away from the new design and the soundbites, the governing body of women’s tennis is aiming to put itself at the forefront of women’s sports and culture.“We are at an inflection point, where we have an opportunity to really strengthen and elevate our global identity,” Marina Storti, WTA Ventures chief executive, said in a phone interview Wednesday. “And for me, it’s about being at the forefront of culture.”As part of the launch,…
SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster is seen on the launch pad, without the Starship atop, as it is prepared for launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Feb. 27, 2025.Joe Skipper | ReutersElon Musk’s SpaceX has attained authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly its massive Starship rocket once again, the space regulator announced on Friday.The Starship rocket broke up during the company’s seventh test flight in January. The explosion caused debris to rain down over Turks and Caicos, and forced several commercial flights to be diverted or delayed, CNBC previously…
Little Red Hen, a family-owned cafe in Altadena, was destroyed in last month’s deadly fires.Courtesy: Shay familyWhen the Los Angeles wildfires swept through Southern California in January, Barbara Shay lost much more than the building housing the cafe she owned.Gone were the ingredients for menu items like grits or pancakes. Gone were the photos of icons ranging from former President Barack Obama to actor Richard Pryor that had lined the walls. Gone, too, were the decades of labor from Shay’s family.”I am still in shock,” Shay said in an interview with CNBC. “It’s an emotional roller coaster — not just…
