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Microsoft and Alphabet just proved AI boom has room to run

Microsoft and Google's parent company both beat Wall Street's Q1 expectations. Their CEOs say that's thanks to AI.

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CEOs make the message clear on AI's big payoff: Be patient

Right now, CEOs are betting big on AI, pouring vast amount of resources and money into the technology. But the returns, they say, will come later.

A woman moved to Florida after her home burned in the Lahaina fires, and the cheapest Maui rental she could find was $10,000 a month

Maui families displaced by the fires are still struggling to find housing eight months later. Now lawmakers are looking to curb short-term rentals.

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Trump feared for campaign, not family, as sex scandals were caught and killed, ex-Enquirer CEO tells hush-money jury

Trump was fixated on winning the 2016 election, ex-Enquirer CEO David Pecker told the Manhattan hush-money jury. "His family was never mentioned."

Bird flu particles were found in pasteurized milk. A former surgeon general says he isn't changing what he eats.

Store-bought milk may contain genetic fragments of H5N1 bird flu virus, but a former surgeon general isn't worried about safety of the food supply.

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Alphabet's new dividend is helping reassure Meta-spooked tech investors

Alphabet is issuing its first-ever dividend. The news, plus an earnings beat and a new buyback plan, may reassure tech investors after Meta's results.

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What will happen to the monarchy when King Charles dies?

Operation Menai Bridge is code for the plans related to King Charles' death. His death will trigger instant changes in the monarchy and the UK.

The stark contrast between Meta and Tesla earnings reactions reveals the uncanny power of Musk's promises

Elon Musk managed to turn around Tesla's stock slide with a couple promises.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns of the Oval Office turning into a 'crime center' if Trump gets the sweeping immunity he wants

Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed fear of what sweeping immunity for former presidents would mean for the future of the presidency.

Supreme Court justices dance around question of whether Trump could pardon himself if he wins reelection

Justice Alito asked whether every president could just pardon themselves right before leaving office.

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Twilio cofounder Jeff Lawson appears to have just bought The Onion

The Onion has been sold to Global Tetrahedron, a company connected to Lawson — and a long-running Onion gag.

2 founders of a crypto mixer charged with laundering funds from the dark web

Prosecutors say Samourai Wallet, which anonymized crypto transactions, laundered hundreds of millions of dollars for criminals on the dark web.

Trump's lawyer says presidents could get away with crimes if they aren't discovered until after they leave office

As the saying goes: It's not the crime; it's the cover-up. If former President Donald Trump gets his way, a good cover-up will be enough.

Supreme Court might not give Trump sweeping immunity — but it's likely to give him the one victory he wants

A majority of justices appear to want to create a standard of presidential immunity that will take time to craft and even more time to implement.

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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.

H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served on Trump's COVID task force, is getting deja vu.

The US economy may be barrelling towards stagflation, an outcome worse than recession

As US growth shows signs of sputtering and inflation keeps rising, a re-run of the tumultuous 1970s is looking more likely.

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Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's mother said she had high-functioning depression. Here's what that means.

High-functioning depression is a nonclinical term used to describe depression among people who maintain happy-looking, productive lives.

A California woman bought a vacant lot in Hawaii and discovered a $500,000 house was built on it without her permission

Anne Reynolds bought a vacant lot in Hawaii and, mistakenly, a house was built on it. She wants the property restored, but instead she's being sued.

A UK destroyer scored the Royal Navy's first missile kill since the Gulf War, when one of its warships pulled off another historic first

The HMS Diamond shot down a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile that was likely targeting a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden.

Billionaire's million-dollar Nantucket beach house has officially been swept away

Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht's Nantucket beach house has been demolished due to severe erosion.

War analysts say Ukraine should treat the latest US aid package like it's the last one it'll get

Dynamics have shifted, and experts say Ukraine has to recognize US politics could again interfere with aid.

How Hitachi Digital Services is helping companies adopt AI models responsibly to meet their operational and financial goals

Integrating operational and information technologies with AI can allow companies to achieve maximum long-term benefits.

Walmart's CEO, who started on the company's loading docks, shares 3 tips for how to move up the corporate ladder

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon started at the company 40 years ago earning $6.50 an hour on the loading docks. He shared his career tips with Stratechery.

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Fisker tells employees that 4 automakers are in talks to buy the struggling startup

Fisker is in talks with four automakers for possible acquisition, CEO Henrik Fisker told employees, according to a recording of the meeting.

Meta's AI is now in your Instagram and Facebook. Here's what it does — and whether you can turn it off

Meta's AI is now live on its social media apps like Instagram and WhatsApp. Here's what it does, and what it doesn't — like turning off.

Trump lawyer tells SCOTUS that president could have immunity after ordering military to assassinate a political rival

Trump's lawyers are arguing in front of the Supreme Court that presidential immunity protects him from criminal prosecution.

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Baby boomers are approaching 'peak burden' on the economy

A wave of retiring baby boomers means the generation will soon reach "peak burden" on the US economy, economists say.

Designers share the 5 things that could be making the outside of your house look worse

Curb appeal, or a lack of it, can have a big impact when selling a home. So, designers shared the things making the outside of your home look worse.

Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook have had a rivalry for years. Here's what they're fighting about now.

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have been feuding since at least 2014, trading barbs over each other's products and business models.

Southwest is leaving 4 cities this year as it deals with Boeing's 737 Max crisis — see the list

Southwest said it expected to receive just 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets this year, forcing it to leave some markets and slash capacity in others.