Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump - TechCrunch

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.

Homebuyers are backing out of deals at the fastest pace in nearly a decade - CNBC

More than 16% of signed contracts on homes in December were canceled, as consumers face continued uncertainty in the economy and rising inventory.

EU tech chief sounds alarm over dependence on foreign tech - politico.eu

Relying on foreign tech “can be weaponized against us,” says Commission’s Henna Virkkunen.

Boeing Earnings Trounce Expectations. The Stock Finally Turns Higher. - Barron's

Prediction Markets Are Betting On A Grim Future - Defector

During last summer’s NBA Finals, a fully AI-generated commercial featuring people in man-on-the-street interviews yelling towards the camera about all the things they were going to bet on (football games, the price of eggs, hurricanes, alien visitations) intr…

Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Lower; UnitedHealth Stock Slides After Earnings — Live Updates - The Wall Street Journal

Live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.