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The generative AI boom has spawned a flurry of startups. But as the dust begins to settle, two once-popular business models are looking more alarming: LLM wrappers and AI aggregators. Darren Mowry, who leads Google’s global startup organization across Cloud, DeepMind and Alphabet, says startups with these hooks have a “check engine light” on. LLM wrappers are basically startups that wrap existing large language models like Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc. in a product or UX layer to solve a specific problem. One example is a startup that uses AI to help students learn. “If you’re just letting your backend model…
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Jerusalem, said he has “no problem” with Israel controlling large swathes of the Middle East. In an interview with conservative American commentator Tucker Carlson, Huckabee was asked about his understanding of a Bible passage that suggests that the Jewish people were promised land, including parts of Egypt, Syria and Iraq, by God. Carlson said that according to the Old Testament, the border would be “basically the entire Middle East.” He continued, “Does Israel have a right to the land?” “I don’t know if I’ll go that far,” Huckabee said. “It’s going to be a…
February 20, 2026, Storm Washington Supreme Court.Annabelle Gordon Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s country-based “reciprocal” tariffs are unconstitutional, handing a victory to many consumer businesses facing rising import costs.However, this judgment does not cover all areas. The Supreme Court revisited tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), which the Trump administration used to justify sweeping tariff policies. No president has previously used this law to impose tariffs.In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that IEEPA “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.” Still, hours after the…
Microsoft on Friday announced a major shake-up of its gaming, with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer stepping down along with Xbox president Sarah Bond. Spencer will be replaced by Asha Sharma, a former executive at Instacart and Meta. Sharma most recently served as president of Microsoft’s CoreAI product, and these moves suggest Microsoft may be doubling down on bringing AI to video games. The company was already experimenting with ways to combine AI and gaming, including developing an AI game companion and releasing buggy AI-generated levels in Quake II. Indeed, in an internal memo published by The Verge, Sharma wrote…
The stock market rebounded last week as Wall Street bounced around with both positive and worrying headlines. The Nasdaq on Friday snapped a five-week losing streak, helped by gains from big tech companies like Metaplatform, Nvidia and Amazon. Tech stocks ended the week up 1.9%. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% in the holiday-shortened week, ending a two-week decline. The Supreme Court’s ruling Friday against President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs helped boost stock prices for many consumer-facing companies burdened by high import costs. If not for the private credit worries stemming from Blue Owl Capital, which caused volatility in some financial…
2026 is all about “unapologetic charm.” That’s what Alice + Olivia founder Stacey Bendet exclusively shared with E! We’ll bring you news after the brand’s Fall/Winter 2026 collection presentation at New York Fashion Week, as well as more fashion predictions and styling tips to revamp your entire wardrobe. “This is the year that unapologetically glamor returns. We’re moving away from minimalism and back to statement clothing. I’ve always believed that glamor is about power, not frivolity,” says Bendet. “The style of black corset with gold baroque embroidery and tailored pants perfectly captures how we are redefining femininity right now… Partying…
Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court building on November 5, 2025 in Washington.Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images”We’re thrilled to be on the right side of history here,” the CEO of Learning Resources said Friday after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of his educational toy company’s challenge to the legality of President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariff policy.”We felt like we were supporting something very important,” CEO Rick Woldenberg said in an interview on CNBC’s “Money Movers.””Obviously I feel vindicated and vindicated,” Woldenberg said in his first interview after the ruling Friday morning,…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to allow U.S. forces to use British air bases in a pre-emptive strike against Iran, saying it could violate international law, multiple British media reports citing government sources said. According to the Times of London, which first reported on the dispute over air base access, Starmer denied using Britain’s Fairford Air Base and Diego Garcia, a British overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, to attack Iran. The two bases have long served as important overseas U.S. military staging bases for operations far from home, and Diego Garcia is…
The match between Pakistan and New Zealand, which was supposed to be the opening match of the Super Eights, was called off due to persistent rain in Colombo.listen to this article | 1 minuteinformationPublished February 21, 2026February 21, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe Super Eights match between Pakistan and New Zealand to begin the second phase of the 2026 T20 World Cup was called off due to no ball being bowled due to rain.On Saturday, the moment Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and elected to bat first, rain began to fall at Colombo’s R.…
Julpo | E+ | Getty ImagesA new study finds that student loan delinquency rates are skyrocketing. Nearly 25% of student loan borrowers with repayments due are now in default, up from about 9% in 2019 during President Donald Trump’s first term, according to a report released Friday by the left-leaning think tank Century Foundation.Approximately 7.9 million student loan borrowers fell into delinquency in the first three quarters of 2025 alone, the study authors wrote. For its analysis, the foundation used data from the University of California Consumer Credit Panel, a nationally representative sample of 2% of U.S. adults with credit…