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Oil Price Slide Squeezes U.S. Service Firms

Top U.S. oilfield service companies are warning of a tougher stretch ahead as crude prices sink and producers slow drilling plans. The pullback follows a sharp drop in oil, driven

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New York Firm Tests Fentanyl Vaccine Overseas

A New York biotechnology company is testing a vaccine in the Netherlands that is designed to protect people from fentanyl-related overdose and death. The effort signals a new approach to

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Director Builds ‘Sam Bot’ For Documentary

A new documentary titled Deepfaking Sam Altman is set for release in January, and its director says he built a synthetic “Sam Bot” after failing to secure an interview with

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Private Equity Rethinks DEI Priorities

North American private equity firms are weighing how hard to push on diversity, equity, and inclusion as political winds shift in Washington. The question is whether to treat DEI as

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Warner Bros. Discovery Poised To Reject Bid

Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to turn down an amended $108.4 billion hostile offer from a Skydance-linked bidder tied to the owner of CBS, CNN’s rival network’s parent and a

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LandSpace Targets 2026 Reusable Booster Recovery

China’s private rocket maker LandSpace plans to recover a reusable first-stage booster in mid-2026, a senior executive said, signaling a fresh push to rival SpaceX’s reuse model. The Beijing-based firm,

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MIT-IBM Lab Debuts PaTH Attention

Researchers at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have introduced an AI architecture called PaTH Attention, aiming to help large language models keep track of information across long passages. The work

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Anduril Faces Setbacks in Weapons Testing

Anduril Industries, a high-profile defense technology startup, is facing new questions after a report said its autonomous weapons systems have stumbled in testing. The Wall Street Journal described multiple setbacks

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Midday Stock Movers Spur Market Jitters

Stocks posting sharp swings by midday drew trader attention as Wall Street weighed fresh headlines and shifting sentiment. Broad indexes steadied while select names made outsized moves, reflecting a market