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OpenAI halts UK stargate project amid regulatory and energy price concerns - CNBC
business 2026/04/09 11:06:28

OpenAI halts UK stargate project amid regulatory and energy price concerns - CNBC

The major AI infrastructure was announced in September in partnership was with Nvidia and Nscale.

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White-collar workers are quietly rebelling against AI as 80% outright refuse adoption mandates - Fortune
business 2026/04/09 10:00:00

White-collar workers are quietly rebelling against AI as 80% outright refuse adoption mandates - Fortune

“AI didn’t deliver,” Johns Hopkins professor Steve Hanke told Fortune. “Welcome to the real world. Forget the AI bubble.”

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Scoop: OpenAI plans staggered rollout of new model over cybersecurity risk - Axios
business 2026/04/09 09:25:36

Scoop: OpenAI plans staggered rollout of new model over cybersecurity risk - Axios

Model-makers are now so worried about the havoc their own tools could cause that they’re reluctant to release them into the wild.

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TikTok's top star teased a $975 million deal and then went silent. Red flags are piling up. - Business Insider
business 2026/04/09 09:05:00

TikTok's top star teased a $975 million deal and then went silent. Red flags are piling up. - Business Insider

Khaby Lame’s deal to go public has hit a snag as brokerages are restricting or blocking trading in the stock behind it.

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Why high oil prices are good for oil companies — until they aren’t - NPR
business 2026/04/09 09:00:00

Why high oil prices are good for oil companies — until they aren’t - NPR

Yes, higher crude oil prices mean a multibillion-dollar cash infusion to the oil industry. But volatility is bad for business, and sustained high prices come with very serious drawbacks.

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US Futures Waver as Iran Says Ceasefire Violated: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/04/09 05:00:00

US Futures Waver as Iran Says Ceasefire Violated: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com

Stocks declined and oil rose as optimism over the US-Iran ceasefire faded after Tehran said several terms of the agreement had been breached, highlighting lingering uncertainty in markets.

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