Plus: Luminate Medical raises $21 million in new venture financing to deliver in-home cancer-drug infusions. And economic uncertainties drive down cybersecurity hiring. Julie Chang hosts.
Plus: Lockheed Martin ramps up its Patriot missile output, as Pentagon officials urge weapons makers to dramatically increase missile production to better prepare for a potential future conflict. And Elon Musk’s xAI closes a $20 billion funding round. Daniel Bach hosts.
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Plus: Meta delays roll out of smartglasses to countries outside the U.S. amid high American demand. And a Bill Gates-backed nuclear fusion company has teamed up with Nvidia and Siemens. Julie Chang hosts.
Plus: Ford reports higher fourth-quarter sales. And a Pentagon deal leads Lockheed Martin to more than triple its PAC-3 missile production. Alex Ossola hosts.
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Plus: Dell Technologies plans to expand its personal computer portfolio to include a wider range of price points. And Uber, Lucid and Nuro begin on-road testing for their planned robotaxi service. Julie Chang hosts.
Plus: More than eight million workers get a pay bump, as states hike their minimum wage. And the Trump administration pauses social-service funds in more Democratic states. Luke Vargas hosts.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges in a New York courtroom Monday, marking his first appearance since U.S. forces seized him and his wife from their bedroom in Caracas late Friday night. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for participating in a video urging U.S. soldiers to uphold the Constitution. And in other Washington news, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Monday he will not run for a third term. In California, record-setting rain continues, though sunny skies are expected by the weekend. In business, California is weighing a one-time 5% tax on billionaires and their trusts, and Tesla has been overtaken as the world’s top electric vehicle seller by China’s BYD. Read more at LATimes.com.
According to Sam Altman, OpenAI’s biggest rival isn’t Google, it’s Apple. WSJ reporter Rolfe Winkler says the AI startup has big ambitions to displace the App Store by growing into an operating system powerful enough to let you access the apps you use every day, from Uber to Instacart, without ever leaving ChatGPT. Plus, WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen breaks down how AI might help you (finally) stick with your fitness resolutions. Patrick Coffee hosts.