Apple Inc. has held exploratory discussions about using Intel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. to produce the main processors for its devices in the US, a move that would offer a secondary option be… [+353 chars]

Apple Inc. has held exploratory discussions about using Intel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. to produce the main processors for its devices in the US, a move that would offer a secondary option beyond longtime partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

Bloomberg

Apple Explores Using Intel, Samsung to Build Device Processors - Bloomberg.com

"The attraction of a humanoid is that you can put it here and it stays here. It will pick all day, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It's not going to apply for a holiday, it's not going to have a s… [+99 chars]

Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.

BBC News

Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff - BBC

Last week, the world watched as America's largest ultra-low-cost carrier ceased operations. Spirit Airlinespassengers and crew were stranded across the airline's network, leaving thousands of staff o… [+4250 chars]

Stranded across the airline's network, Spirit Airlines' fleet of bright yellow aircraft now sit idle at 26 airports across the United States.

Simple Flying

91 Jets Across 26 Airports: Inside Spirit Airlines’ Ferry Flights & Who’s Flying Them - Simple Flying

Dashboard camera video captured a United Airlines flight striking a Baltimore bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike on Sunday afternoon as the airplane was preparing to land at Newark Liberty Inter… [+2688 chars]

A United Airlines flight hit a Baltimore bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike as the jet was preparing to land at Newark Airport.

CBS News

Baltimore bakery truck hit by United Airlines jet on New Jersey Turnpike, video shows - CBS News

Paramount reported year-over-year growth in both revenue and adjusted EBITDA as CEO David Ellison and his team seek to remake the company they acquired late last summer. At the same time, the company… [+2296 chars]

Revenue and adjusted EBITDA were up in Q1 as the company transforms the Paramount assets acquired last year.

Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Making “Great Progress” on Warner Bros. Buy, Reaffirms Deal Close Timing - The Hollywood Reporter

Delta Air Lines is canceling hundreds of flights far more than its competitors and its strained scheduling system is largely to blame, Business Insider has learned.
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Delta is canceling hundreds of flights — far more than its rival airlines. An internal memo reveals crew and scheduling challenges.

Business Insider

Delta is canceling hundreds of flights due to crew and scheduling challenges, an internal memo shows - Business Insider

Wall Street and Silicon Valley are betting that generative AI will kick off an Industrial Revolution-sized paradigm shift. And who do business leaders call when they need to make a change?
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Some of Wall Street's biggest investors, like Blackstone, are teaming up with Anthropic to build a consulting firm for the AI future.

Wall Street's $1.5 Billion Plan to Build the 'McKinsey of AI' - Business Insider

The co-founder of Gap was known for coining the brands name and quietly shaping its image.
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Doris Fisher, co-founder of the iconic clothing retailer Gap, which opened its first … [+4480 chars]

Doris Fisher, co-founder of the Gap, died over the weekend at her San Francisco home. She was 94 years old.

SFGate

Doris Fisher, co-founder of the Gap, dies at 94 in San Francisco - SFGATE

President Donald Trump has framed the current state of the U.S. economy as a golden age, and in some ways hes right. The stock market is at record highs, and economic growth has chugged along adequat… [+5207 chars]

Trump talks about a manufacturing revival, but his former AI czar says AI is now the primary engine of economic growth.

Fortune

Trump’s former AI czar says the quiet part out loud on the economy: ‘Stopping progress in AI would be equivalent to halting the US economy’ - Fortune

Business Wire

Palantir Reports Q1 2026 U.S. Revenue Growth of 104% Y/Y and Revenue Growth of 85% Y/Y; Raises FY 2026 Revenue Guidance to 71% Y/Y Growth and U.S. Comm Revenue Guidance to 120% Y/Y, Crushing Consensus Expectations - Business Wire

Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most import… [+4234 chars]

The Insurance Department found hundreds of violations by State Farm and calls for millions of dollars in penalties and a possible suspension.

CALmatters

California: State Farm violated law in handling of L.A. fire insurance claims - CalMatters

The Wall Street Journal

Stock Market Today: Dow Slips, Oil Rises on Fears of Hormuz Escalation — Live Updates - WSJ

When do we take AI doomers seriously? 
That’s a key subtext of Elon Musk’s attempt to shut down OpenAI’s for-profit AI business. His attorneys argue that the organization was set up as a charity foc… [+3519 chars]

Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs.

TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race - TechCrunch

The national average price of gas pushed higher Monday to $4.46 per gallon, as oil futures rose again after three days of declines, increasing the Iran war's direct cost to consumers.
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Gas hit $4.46 per gallon Monday, as oil futures jumped after three days of declines, increasing the Iran war's direct cost to U.S. consumers.

NBC News

Gas prices rise to $4.46 per gallon and oil jumps as shippers stay out of Strait of Hormuz - NBC News

Any business can now move, store, and deliver everything from raw materials to finished products using the same supply chain that supports Amazon and its independent selling partners.

Aboutamazon.com

Introducing Amazon Supply Chain Services: Amazon’s logistics network, now open to every business - About Amazon

Berkshire Hathaway shares rose Monday after CEO Greg Abel's solid performance over the weekend helming the annual meeting for the first time, as well as a jump in the conglomerate's earnings.
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Many in the investment community were reassured by Abel's firm grasp over Berkshire's sprawling enterprise.