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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

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White House Targets State AI Laws

The White House issued a new order that positions the federal government against a growing patchwork of state rules on artificial intelligence. It creates a Justice Department task force to

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DJI Sales Curbed, Existing Flights Allowed

A wave of policy moves has raised new limits on Chinese-made drones in the United States, yet consumer pilots are not grounded. The key message for hobbyists and working pilots

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Rice Backs Fund Targeting Princeton Startups

A venture firm said it has secured Rice University’s Office of Innovation as an anchor investor for a new fund while keeping its main focus on start-ups tied to Princeton