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Across the United States, spring allergy season is starting earlier, lasting longer, and becoming more severe. And 2026 will be no exception.In parts of the Southeast, such as Georgia, allergy season has already begun, starting in late February instead of the usual early March. Residents in parts of the Southwest, including Arizona and California, have also already reported allergy symptoms. An early start could quickly impact the Northeast and Pacific Northwest, experts said.”At first we thought it wouldn’t be early[in 2026]because we had a recent snowstorm, but the weather didn’t show us that (last week),” said Dr. Purvi Parikh, an…

Venture capitalists are increasingly betting big on AI startups, investing more than $5 trillion in the space over the past five years. But a report from Sightline Climate suggests that the smartest AI investment these days may be in energy. Researchers found that up to 50% of announced data center projects can be delayed. One of the biggest causes is access to power. Of the 190 gigawatts worth of data centers the company tracks, only 5 gigawatts are under construction. Last year, approximately 6 gigawatts of data center projects in Sightline’s database came online. A much larger proportion (approximately 36%)…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Friday. In a saga of two viral hotspots, Polymarket is planning a pop-up bar in Washington, D.C., and a New York City pharmacy is booming after being featured on FX’s “Love Story.”Stock futures fell this morning after another losing day on Wall Street.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Dow in the dumpIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference as the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.…

An intelligence briefing has warned that extremists and criminals could target the 2026 FIFA World Cup now that hundreds of millions of dollars in approved security funding have been delayed and US preparations have lagged.Previously unreported press conferences from U.S. federal and state officials and FIFA, the international governing body that oversees the World Cup, outlined the risks of extremist attacks, including attacks on transportation infrastructure and civil unrest related to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Soccer World Cup, one of the world’s biggest sporting events, will be held in June and July…

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s The Moment series, in which highly successful people reveal the defining moments that changed the trajectory of their lives and careers, and tell us what inspired them to leap into unknown territory.Most CEOs may become pessimistic if their company loses more than half of its valuation. For Faire co-founder and CEO Max Rhodes, the feeling is akin to relief and optimism that his business’s best days may yet be ahead.Faire is an online wholesale marketplace that connects artisan and other independent brands with small retailers looking for new products to sell in…

Editor’s note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series dedicated to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet and their solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to promote awareness and education on key sustainability issues and inspire positive action. The first time Fiona Pardington saw a Huia bird, it was in a Christmas pudding. The artist, then a young girl, bit into a piece of her Aunt Nelly’s cake and struck an old silver sixpence with an illustration of an extinct species. Pardington spit out the coin and stared at a female bird with a…

Jessa Duggar (mother: Ben Seewald)Jim Bob and Michelle’s fifth child, Jessa Duggar, was born on November 4, 1992. Jessa met Ben through church and began courting him in 2013. The old-fashioned approach to romance seemed like an entirely new concept to many viewers. Since the children had never talked about their romance before their engagement, Jim Bob explained to People magazine, “Courtship is about getting to know each other in a group, where both families spend time together, and where the couple sets goals together to decide whether they intend to get married. On dates, couples are often paired up…

Many Americans are feeling financial pain after the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced federal subsidies for marketplace health insurance expired.About 1 in 10 people (9%) who enrolled in an ACA marketplace health plan last year is now uninsured because enhanced subsidies that lowered their monthly premiums expired, according to a new study from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.More people said they had downgraded their health insurance or faced financial stress due to rising medical costs, according to the poll. According to KFF, the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credit more than doubled health insurance premiums for the average…

Digital meeting note-taking tools like Read AI, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, and Granola can help you record and transcribe online meetings. However, for in-person or more versatile options, many people prefer physical recording devices. These physical note takers transcribe audio and use AI to provide meeting summaries and action items to users. Some of these devices are wearable, such as pins or pendants with dedicated microphones for recording, while others are credit card-sized with dedicated mobile apps to use AI to transcribe and extract insights. Some even offer live translation. The following is not a complete list of physical AI note taking…

Samuel Boivin | Null Photo | Getty ImagesAnthropic’s report, which surveyed nearly 81,000 people in 159 countries, found that people in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are more optimistic about artificial intelligence than people in Western Europe or North America.The survey, published on Wednesday, found that economic benefits from the use of AI were the main aspiration of most respondents, but analysts also warned that not everyone would benefit equally.Humanities researchers invited users of the Claude large-scale language model to participate in a conversation centered around questions about their usage habits, hopes and fears for AI development.These conversations were conducted using…