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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is seen through glass during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Feb. 11, 2025.Aurelien Morissard | Via ReutersElon Musk tried to derail a major artificial intelligence infrastructure deal in the Middle East after learning that his startup, xAI, would be excluded from the initiative, CNBC has confirmed.Earlier this month, OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco and Emirati firm G42 announced plans to build a sweeping Stargate AI campus in the United Arab Emirates. Musk was frustrated that OpenAI, led by personal rival Sam Altman, was tapped for the deal, and he intervened in an effort…

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Palmer Luckey, Founder @ Oculus VR Andutil Industries, during day two of Collision 2019 at Enercare Center in Toronto, Canada.Stephen McCarthy | Sportsfile | Getty ImagesMeta and Anduril, the defense-tech startup founded by Palmer Luckey, announced Thursday that they’ve formed a partnership to create virtual and augmented reality devices intended for use by the U.S. army.The partnership represents a major step by Meta to supply cutting-edge technology to the government in addition to working once again with Luckey, who sold his Oculus VR startup to the social media company for $2 billion in 2014.Luckey and Meta had an acrimonious split,…

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Non-alcoholic beers photographed for Food in Washington, DC on March 11, 2024. Scott Suchman | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesNon-alcoholic beer is on track to overtake ale as the second-largest beer category by volume worldwide this year, according to a new projections from industry tracker IWSR.While overall beer volume fell roughly 1% in 2024, volume for its non-alcoholic counterpart grew 9% worldwide, according to IWSR. The category’s growth accelerated in 2018 and has continued to outstrip the broader beer market since then.IWSR is projecting that no-alcohol beer will grow by 8% annually through 2029, while ale’s volume is expected…

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Jim Cramer on Thursday blasted a Wall Street downgrade of Starbucks that warned the coffee giant’s turnaround could take longer than expected and weigh on earnings. Jim didn’t mince his words when defending Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s ability to claw the coffee giant out of declining sales, operational issues and a negative perception of the brand. “A bet against Brian Niccol, what am I going to send you? An invitation to your funeral,” Jim said on CNBC, reprising a common phrase he’s used over the years when disagreeing with an analyst call. Niccol, the former Chipotle chief, has been in…

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