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Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.Chesnot | Getty ImagesAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed “inaccurate claims” about the artificial intelligence startup’s policy stances on Tuesday after repeatedly facing criticism from David Sacks, the venture capitalist serving as President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar.Amodei said the company is aligned with the Trump administration across “key areas of AI policy,” and that it is interested in working with “anyone serious about getting this right.””I fully believe that Anthropic, the administration, and leaders across the political spectrum want the same thing: to ensure that powerful AI technology benefits the American…

Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on Oct. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesThe Treasury Department told staff not to share photos of the White House’s East Wing as parts of it are torn down to build President Donald Trump’s ballroom, a spokesperson confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday.Workers broke ground Monday on the planned 90,000 square foot, $250 million ballroom, which will replace parts of the East Wing.Trump in July had said that construction of the ballroom “won’t interfere with the current building.”Treasury’s warning to its employees comes after photos…

Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it’s expanding its strategic review of the business and is open to a sale, sending shares of the company 9% higher in premarket trading.Earlier this year, WBD announced plans to split into two separate entities, a streaming and studios business and a global networks business. It’s also been fielding takeout interest from the newly merged Paramount Skydance.But on Tuesday, WBD said it’s received “unsolicited interest” from multiple parties and will now review all options. The company said it’s still moving toward the previously announced separation in the meantime.”We continue to make important strides to position…

Akram Sheikh urges CB to form 24-member bench to hear plea against 26th Amendment ISLAMABAD: Senior counsel Akram Sheikh has contended before the Supreme Court that the motive behind the 26th Constitutional Amendment was to prevent the scrutiny of the general elections held in February last year. Sheikh, who himself has challenged the 26th Constitutional Amendment, presented his arguments before the eight-member constitutional bench (CB), led by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, on Monday. The counsel stated that the background of this amendment is relevant. He contended that there was an election in the country, and some people believed that there would…

Tourists visit the Han-cultural Museum in Hepu County, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 21, 2025. The Han-cultural Museum of Hepu County, established in 1978, focuses on the historical and cultural display of the Maritime Silk Road during the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). The museum covers an area of 13,300 square meters, and houses a total of 5,208 pieces and sets of cultural relics. (Xinhua/Zhou Jiayi)Tourists visit the Han-cultural Museum in Hepu County, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 21, 2025. The Han-cultural Museum of Hepu County, established in 1978, focuses on the historical and cultural display…

There is a global trend of social media companies reducing their use of human fact-checkers and turning to AI instead. PHOTO TikTok removed more than 25.4 million videos in Pakistan between April and June 2025 for violating its Community Guidelines, according to the platform’s Q2 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. The short-form video app said 99.7% of the removed content was proactively identified, and 96.2% was taken down within 24 hours of being posted. Globally, TikTok deleted 189.5 million videos during the quarter – representing around 0.7% of all uploads. Of these, 163.9 million were removed through automated detection tools,…

Attendees walk through an exposition hall at AWS re:Invent, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024.Noah Berger | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. WTF, AWSWhat began as an early morning outage report for Amazon Web Services snowballed into a daylong saga that limited access to popular websites used for work, school, entertainment and travel. Monday evening, the company said all its services returned to normal operations.Here’s a recap:Downdetector showed users had…

Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed the announcement of an immediate ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Source: x.com/arabnews China and Russia have hailed the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan mediated by Qatar and Türkiye. China welcomes ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan and commends relevant countries for their contribution, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday. Both the countries are China’s traditional friendly neighbours, Jiakun said, adding that the two nations will always be each other’s neighbours, while responding to a question during his regular briefing. “We hope from the bottom of our heart that the two countries will continue…

Airbnb is adding new social features to its platform that allow guests attending experiences to communicate and keep in touch.The new updates add a direct messaging feature for attendees to connect with other guests and a pre-event dashboard that shows profiles of other participants attending the experience.Business chief Dave Stephenson said the updated tech builds on the company’s “vision for where to take Airbnb next.” Users need to opt in to social features for every experience and can unsubscribe at any time, Airbnb said.Airbnb launched a new messaging connections feature that allows guests to interact.Courtesy: AirbnbThe updates follow the travel company’s major…

An inside view of Newark Airport as travelers are facing eight straight days of massive delays, United Airlines canceling routes and staffing shortages in Newark, New Jersey, United States, on May 06, 2025. Mostafa Bassim | Anadolu | Getty ImagesAirline websites, including those for Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, were affected during Monday’s hourslong disruption of Amazon Web Services, the massive cloud computing provider, with some customers complaining they were unable to access flight check-in functions or their reservations.At 5:27 a.m. ET, Amazon said: “We are seeing significant signs of recovery. Most requests should now be succeeding. We continue…