Author: admin

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to reporters alongside Sen. Ron Wyden at the Capitol on February 3, 2025.Kayla Bartkowski | Getty ImagesSens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Richard Blumenthal called on federal agencies to scrutinize AI transactions. Nvidia, meta and google In a letter shared with CNBC, the company addressed possible antitrust violations. Three Democratic senators sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department on Wednesday asking the agencies to review recent deals in which tech companies paid to poach certain employees from startups without acquiring them outright. Senators characterized the deal as a “reverse takeover.”These transactions “act…

rome, italy — A painting in a church in Rome has been investigated after complaints that a newly restored angel bears an uncanny resemblance to national leader Giorgia Meloni. The controversy revolves around restoration work carried out on a painting in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Purgatory in the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina, central Rome. Although the work was completed in December, side-by-side images of the restoration work and Meloni posted on social media in recent days show a striking resemblance. It’s true that many politicians want voters to think of them as angels, but the…

The sport incorporates a certain kind of shenanigans: running headfirst on a small sled down a winding road at speeds of 90 miles per hour. But Lowe, the first American athlete to medal in skeleton in 12 years at the 2025 IBSF World Championships, admittedly didn’t think it was for her at first. “My coach walked me to the line and let me go, and all of a sudden I was going so fast I couldn’t see anything, I couldn’t process anything,” she told The Athletic in December, recalling her first taste of the sport in 2016 when she was…

Italy’s interior minister said: “We will not see anything similar to what we saw in the United States on our territory.”Published February 4, 2026February 4, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareItaly’s interior minister said days before the opening of the Milan-Cortina Games that officials from the conflicting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency will have no operational role at the Winter Olympics.Matteo Piantedosi told Italy’s parliament on Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), an investigative agency separate from the department that enforces U.S. immigration enforcement, operates only within U.S. diplomatic missions and…

A blue owl sign outside the Seagram Building at 375 Park Avenue in the Midtown East neighborhood of New York City, USA, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Bing An | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShare prices of stocks with large holdings in private credit markets have plunged on concerns about their exposure to industries disrupted by artificial intelligence, particularly software.shares of blue owl, TPG, ares management and KKR All were down by double-digit percentages on Tuesday. apollo global It was 7% off. black rock 5% reduction.Publicly traded software stocks have fallen sharply this year as investors grow concerned that AI will…

The 10th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, 2026.Twenty teams will compete in 55 matches for the chance to win cricket’s most prestigious T20 trophy.However, cricket is a game that includes a list of commonly used terms and phrases, which can be confusing for beginners.In this illustrated guide, Al Jazeera breaks down cricket terminology to help you understand the game loved by nearly 2 billion people.What is the purpose of the game?Cricket is a bat and ball sport played between two teams of 11 players each.The game…

April 23, 2025 at Chipotle in the Bronx, New York.Spencer Pratt | Getty ImagesChipotle Mexican Grill reported quarterly profit and sales on Tuesday that beat analysts’ expectations, but restaurant traffic fell for the fourth consecutive quarter.The company expects same-store sales growth to be flat in 2026, suggesting the burrito chain’s woes aren’t likely to go away anytime soon. Chipotle ended a tumultuous 2025 with full-year same-store sales down 1.7%, its first annual sales decline since 2016.But executives said their outlook was “conservative” due to unpredictable consumer trends. The company lowered its full-year same-store sales forecast three times last year as…

The KKR logo on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 23, 2018.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersPrivate equity firm KKR and Singapore Telecommunications will acquire the remaining 82% stake in data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centers for S$6.6 billion ($5.1 billion), KKR said in a statement on Wednesday.The deal pegs STT GDC’s enterprise value at S$13.8 billion and comes at a time when demand for data centers is surging due to the boom in artificial intelligence.Upon completion, KKR will hold 75% of STT GDC’s shares, with Singtel holding the remaining 25%, taking into account the conversion…

A vertical take-off and landing plane that first flew 60 years ago is making a comeback with the aim of providing a cheaper and greener alternative to modern helicopters. “We have been looking for practical, practical solutions to advanced air mobility needs for many years,” said Dr. Seyed Mohseni, CEO and founder of UK-based ARC AeroSystems, which is developing the vehicle. “This was a well-established solution that was forgotten.” In the 1960s, a group of former engineers from aircraft manufacturer Avro Canada were developing The Avian 2/180. It was a gyroplane, a type of aircraft that appeared in the 1920s.…

A worker from Venezuela’s national oil company PDVSA operates a pumpjack at Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela, on January 27, 2026.Leonardo Fernández Viloria | ReutersThe Trump administration could issue general permits to companies producing oil and gas in Venezuela as early as this week, a person familiar with the plan told CNBC on Tuesday.chevron The company is currently the only U.S. company authorized to pump oil in Venezuela under a special license issued by the Treasury Department. Chevron has several joint ventures with state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).President Donald Trump is pressuring the oil industry to invest at…