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When filmmaker Daniel Roher and his wife were expecting their first child, it brought to the surface many of the questions that new parents ask: How would life be different? What kind of world would their child be entering? And because Roher was hearing so much talk about artificial intelligence and its potential impact on life and work as we know it, he wanted to find out: Was he crazy to be having a kid now? Would AI make everything better or be the beginning of the end of humankind? Roher took those existential questions and, along with co-director Charlie…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two for expected departure to Pakistan for talks on Iran, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin | Via ReutersVice President JD Vance said on Friday that he thinks negotiations with Iran to end the six-week war will be “positive,” while warning Tehran’s diplomatic team not to “play us.”Vance spoke to reporters before boarding Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to fly to Pakistan for those talks, set to begin Saturday in Islamabad.The sitdown comes as a two-week ceasefire that…
CoreWeave announced Friday that it has entered a multi-year agreement with Anthropic to power its Claude artificial intelligence models as demand for infrastructure continues to climb. Shares of the neocloud climbed about 4% following the news.”With the addition of Anthropic, nine of the leading ten AI model providers now leverage CoreWeave’s platform, reflecting the growing demand for infrastructure that can support AI at scale,” CoreWeave said in the announcement.The deal comes one day after Meta committed to spending an additional $21 billion with the AI cloud provider. The deal adds to a prior $14.2 billion commitment announced in September.CoreWeave declined…
People watch a performance during the 14th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo in Macao, south China, April 10, 2026. Organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office, this year’s expo is held under the theme “Global Convergence, Future Horizons” and attracts over 700 tourism-related enterprises and government entities from 59 countries and regions, as well as more than 600 hosted buyers, the office said in a press release. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)MACAO, April 10 (Xinhua) — The 14th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) opened at the Special Administrative Region (SAR)’s Cotai Expo on Friday, together with destination presentations, industry forums, and…
LAHORE: A major relief is expected for millions of Christian families in Punjab as the government moves to reform century-old family laws governing the community. After 153 years, key amendments have been proposed to the Christian Marriage Act of 1872, addressing long-standing issues faced by the Christian community, particularly difficulties in marriage registration under the outdated colonial-era law. A proposed Christian Marriage Act Bill 2026 has been prepared and submitted in the Punjab Assembly by Standing Committee on Minority Affairs Chairman Philobus Christopher as a private member bill. Under the proposed legislation, the minimum age for marriage for both men…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Friday. Have any letters you’ve been meaning to send? You might want to get them in the mail sooner rather than later: The U.S. Postal Service is looking to hike prices as it goes through what it calls a “severe financial crisis.”Stock futures are little changed this morning after adding to their post-ceasefire rally in yesterday’s session.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Ceasefire complicationsA view of the vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached…
Vista House, a private home in Westlake, Georgia, sponsored by Vista Global during the Masters.Credit: VistaJetA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Private jet companies are rolling out the red carpet for their top clients at the Masters Tournament, as competition shifts from the air to the ground with lavish hospitality events and experiences.Thousands of private jets are expected to fly in and out of Augusta, Georgia, and nearby airports for the Masters in the coming…
RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, the Saudi foreign ministry said Thursday, in the first official contact between the countries since Tehran launched strikes against its Gulf neighbours in retaliation for Israeli-American attacks. “The call focused on reviewing developments in the situation and ways to slow the pace of tensions so as to help restore security and stability in the region,” the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement, which was issued the day after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States. The…
Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary (L), and Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve.Getty ImagesFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with major U.S. bank CEOs this week to discuss the possible cyber risks raised by Anthropic’s Mythos model, CNBC confirmed Friday.The bank heads were already in Washington, D.C., for another meeting, but a special gathering was called to discuss Mythos, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named in order to share information about a confidential matter.Earlier this week, Anthropic rolled out the new artificial intelligence model in a…
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.The past week has seen some progress, albeit uneasy and stilted, being made towards ending the Iran war.A two-week ceasefire was agreed on Wednesday, and while it looks fragile, hopes of the conflict approaching a close are prompting analysts to look ahead and assess its longer-term impact on the global tech sector.Exports of helium, a key material in chipmaking and other manufacturing processes, have already been significantly curtailed by the fighting, and some European companies have faced delays to semiconductor deliveries from Asia due…