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President Donald Trump speaks to the media while walking to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House on February 13, 2026 in Washington.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party may be starting to loosen just a little. A handful of Republicans who regularly oppose him, such as Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, have become more vocal than ever. And in recent days, things have dawned between the president and a few powerful allies in Congress.As Mr. Trump, the undisputed leader of…

Arista Networks President and CEO Jayshree UralScott Mullin | CNBCshares of Nvidia and advanced micro device moved in the opposite direction on Friday after the CEO of Arista Networks She told investors that her company is moving some of its deployments to AMD.Nvidia stock fell nearly 3%, while AMD rose nearly 1%.”A year ago, it was almost 99% Nvidia, right?” Ural said on Arista’s earnings call late Thursday, when asked by an analyst about the company’s work with AMD. “If you look at our adoption now, AMD is becoming the preferred accelerator of choice at about 20%, maybe a little…

Beijing — China’s birth rate has reached historic lows, raising fears of major economic shocks in the coming decades as the country’s vast workforce dwindles and its population of retirees collects pensions. Data released last month showed that a flurry of policies by Chinese authorities to encourage parenthood, from cash transfers to tax cuts to new rules to make marriage easier, have so far failed to stem the decline. But the country is also looking to other solutions: robots and automation. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has for years overseen a push to upgrade and automate the country’s manufacturing industry as…

Nancy Guthrie’s health condition revealed, requires medication to survive As the search continues for Nancy, authorities have stressed that she needs to take daily medication to survive, something she likely doesn’t have. “This woman is an 84-year-old woman who suffers from several physical illnesses, has physical problems, and requires medication,” Nanos said at a press conference on February 2. “Medications can be fatal if not taken within 24 hours.” “So we implore anyone who knows anything about this, anyone who has seen anything, anyone who has heard anything, to contact us,” he continued. “Call 911. We don’t need another tragic…

Carl Smith | F Stop | Getty ImagesSocial Security benefits are typically adjusted annually for inflation. COLAs for Social Security recipients hit record highs in 2022 and 2023, with annual growth rates rising to 5.9% and 8.7%, respectively. However, as the pace of inflation subsided, so did the annual COLA increases. The cost of living adjustment for 2026 was 2.8%. This resulted in an average increase of about $56 per month for retirees, with higher Medicare premiums offsetting that increase for some beneficiaries.Now, new government inflation data in January suggests that the cost of living adjustment could be even lower…

Investor Matt Schumer sparked a firestorm on social media this week with an essay warning of the disruptive potential of AI. “It wasn’t meant to scare people,” he said after more than 80 million views.”Let me be clear on this: this article was not intended to scare people in this way,” Schumer said Friday on CNBC’s “Power Lunch.” “If I had known how widespread this was going to be, I would have thought about certain parts and definitely rewritten some parts.”The essay “Something Big is Happening” details Schumer’s recent experiences with artificial intelligence. In it, he argues that the capabilities…

President Donald Trump said Friday he will issue an executive order “soon” clarifying the “legal basis” for a nationwide voter identification requirement.President Trump said in a post on Truth Social late Friday that he wants to implement voter ID laws for the 2026 midterm elections, even though legislation to mandate voter ID laws is expected to stall in Congress.”Democrats are denying voter ID, voting citizenship. The reason is very simple: They want to continue to steal elections,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “This was not what our founders wanted. I have delved deep into the legal arguments that have yet…

Airbnb has been introducing AI features within its app over time, and CEO Brian Chesky said Friday that the company plans to include features that leverage large-scale language models to help users search for properties, plan trips and help hosts manage their properties. Chesky said on the company’s fourth quarter conference call that the company wants to increase its use of large-scale language models for customer discovery, support and engineering. “We’re building an AI-native experience where the app doesn’t just search you, it knows you. This helps guests plan their entire trip, helps hosts run their businesses better, and helps…

More than a dozen actors perform a traditional lion dance in front of Tod Town Shopping Mall during the opening of the Xinzhuang Lantern Festival ahead of the Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China, February 13, 2026.Ying Tan | Null Photo | Getty ImagesThe Year of the Horse begins this weekend, and Chinese artificial intelligence companies are pouring money into what’s being dubbed the “Lunar New Year AI War.”To win prime placement for its Doubao AI model, TikTok owner ByteDance is handing out 100,000 prizes, including luxury cars, at the country’s major holiday TV gala. They are also handing out…

Astronaut Anne McClain’s ex-wife sentenced to prison for false space crimesSummer Heather Warden goes to prison. The ex-wife of NASA astronaut Anne McClain was sentenced to three months in federal prison after falsely accusing McClain of illegally accessing her bank account while in space in 2019, according to a Feb. 12 press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. She pleaded guilty in November 2025 to lying to law enforcement. The 51-year-old was sentenced to two years of supervised release and must pay $210,000 in restitution, the press release states. She faced up to five…