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By Tala Alrajjal, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is turning its oil wealth toward its massive AI ambitions. Its chief investment vehicle is Humain, a homegrown company that is building out a full stack of data centers, cloud capabilities, large language models and applications. It’s owned by the Kingdom’s nearly $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund.

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Members of the White House press corps are now restricted from the press secretary’s office, the latest in a series of Trump administration actions to limit media access. The new rule says journalists cannot access what’s known as the “Upper Press” office space, where White House press secretary Karoline

By Reuters (CNN) — Berkshire Hathaway signaled on Saturday that it remained cautious about markets, letting cash swell to a record $381.7 billion even as profit rose, in its last financial report before Warren Buffett bows out as chief executive. Between July and September, Buffett’s conglomerate also sold more stocks than it bought for its

By Richard Quest, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has made it clear that his favorite method to gain leverage over opponent countries on the other side of a negotiating table is to raise tariffs. It doesn’t matter whether the offense is trade-related or not. If there had been any lingering doubt (and I doubt

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — More likely than not, someone in your community – whether friend, family or neighbor – uses SNAP benefits. As millions of people could lose access to food assistance programs during the government shutdown, many Americans are trying – in however small a way – to fill in

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Silicon Valley’s mega AI spending spree isn’t slowing down anytime soon. But Wall Street’s patience to see a return might be wearing a little thin. That message rang clear when Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Google parent Alphabet all said this week that they’re forking over more on capital

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — For a logo with a trademark grin, Wendy’s has little to smile about nowadays. The burger chain’s stock has lost nearly 50% of its value this year. Wendy’s executive suite has contended with several departures, and it’s currently operating without a permanent CEO after its previous leader

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The federal government shutdown has lasted all month and is on pace to become the longest on record. While history has shown that the economy typically rebounds from a shutdown within a couple of months, each day it drags on brings a greater risk that the economy won’t just

By Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Three billionaires surprised diners when they walked into a popular fried chicken restaurant on Thursday – and picked up everyone’s bill. Jensen Huang, CEO of the world’s most valuable company, AI chip giant Nvidia, went to the Seoul chicken-and-beer joint with the leaders of two of

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Mouse House has gone dark on YouTube TV. Disney’s channels have been removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline passed. The blackout will leave subscribers unable to watch content from Disney networks, including ESPN,

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy’s explanation for why the company is cutting 14,000 employees? Not money. Not even AI, but “culture.” The layoff announcement this week was “not really financially driven, and it’s not even really AI driven, not right now. It’s culture,” Jassy said in response

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Apple reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday that provided an early glimpse into how the iPhone 17 lineup may be catching on so far. Apple’s earnings for the quarter that ended in September met analysts’ expectations on revenue but slightly missed on iPhone sales. iPhone sales in the fourth quarter

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The hosts of “The View” have said they want more conservatives to appear on the show. Next week, they’re getting one of the most outspoken: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The MAGA congresswoman from Georgia, long known for her fiery rhetoric and penchant for political brawling, will appear on the

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking point of their ongoing trade war: rare-earth minerals. Despite multiple rounds of talks with US trade negotiators over the past several months, China continued to slow-walk promises to the Trump administration that it would free up crucial

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Boeing reported yet another massive quarterly loss Wednesday. It could still be an extremely good week to be Boeing. That’s because the US planemaker could finally get a huge order from Chinese airlines, a market that the company has been frozen out for nearly a decade. Boeing is reportedly

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Chatbot platform Character.AI will no longer allow teens to engage in back-and-forth conversations with its AI-generated characters, its parent company Character Technologies said on Wednesday. The move comes after a string of lawsuits alleged the app played a role in suicide and mental health issues among teens. The company

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The new Paramount is laying off about 10% of its workforce, achieving some of the cost savings that CEO David Ellison promised investors when he took charge of the media company over the summer. Many divisions of Paramount Skydance will be impacted, from the iconic movie studio to CBS

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia just became the world’s first $5 trillion company. Unprecedented demand for the company’s AI chips has propelled the company’s market valuation into the stratosphere. The milestone, which Nvidia reached at Wednesday’s open, comes just three months after the company crossed the $4 trillion mark. It took

By Chris Isidore, Norma Galeana, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Vancouver attorney Grant Murray used to travel to the United States frequently until the US-Canadian trade dispute led him to wage his own personal travel boycott. But as much as he loves his country and wants to support it, he loves his Toronto Blue Jays

By John Liu, Jhasua Razo, Alberto Mier, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are poised to hold a high-stakes summit in South Korea on Thursday, as the world’s two largest economies struggle to resolve a protracted trade conflict that has upended the global economy. Tensions have flared again in