Disney asked Character.AI to file for bankruptcy for a get-out-of-justice card
According to a dismissal order in one of the cases, the overall settlement was approved by a California probate court in July, and the court assigned an arbitrator to hear all issues relating to each individual settlement. On October 11, a day before…
US threatens Europe with ‘devastating’ retaliation if EU restricts SpaceX’s access to European market — Meduza
US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder told the Financial Times that European businesses would face “devastating” retaliation from Washington if Brussels goes ahead with its plan to restrict US competitors’ access to parts of the…
How Elizabeth Holmes Fooled WIRED and Everyone
Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the fraud-plagued blood testing company Theranos, made her national press debut in the Wall Street Journal in 2013. The article – “A Drop of Blood, an Instant Diagnosis” – was not a scientific article, or even a…
War in Iran: Democratic senators call on Pentagon to disclose total cost
Updated October 19, 2026, 8:08 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee have called on the Pentagon to publicly reveal the full cost of the war in Iran, demanding unclassified answers about the damage to U.S. bases and other…
Homebuyers are canceling sales at near-record rates
Homebuyers are walking away from their contracts at near-record rates, a potential sign of how higher mortgage rates are causing buyers to rethink their plans. Nationally, 14.5% of homes went without a contract in September, according to Redfin data, the…
Credit stress threatens to dampen AI’s uptrend. All eyes on Oracle to hold on – CNBC
Credit stress threatens to dampen AI’s uptrend. All eyes on Oracle to hold on CNBC Oracle (ORCL) fell 54% and 80% of analysts still say buy. For what? Yahoo Finance Why Oracle Debt Could Be Your Problem: The Planet Money Indicator NPR Skepticism…
AI company Anthropic commits to devoting 5% of its shares to financing the “public good” | Anthropic
Anthropic has announced it will dedicate 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind chatbot Claude seeks to boost its appeal ahead of its IPO. The company said it would pledge the shares, worth around $48bn…
United CEO Scott Kirby talks wealth tax, private flight and betraying Americans.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is one of the most outspoken people in the airline industry. Sometimes he rubs people the wrong way, and other times he downright confuses them. However, no matter what you think of him personally, there is no denying that…
Democratic senators demand Pentagon reveal ‘true cost’ of war in Iran
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee have called on the Pentagon to publicly reveal the full cost of the war in Iran, demanding unclassified answers about the damage to U.S. bases and other military installations in the Middle…
JPMorgan’s $5 billion bet on American security; the Castelion and Hadrien startups
Todd Combs, portfolio manager at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., waits for the start of the “Berkshire Hathaway Invest In Yourself 5K” presented by Brooks Sports, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company, on the sidelines of the Berkshire Hathaway…