Feb 28, 2026 • 1 min

When financial and geopolitical waves collide

We are living in a ‘barbell’ world where international threat meets technological opportunity

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Financial Times (FT)

finance

Feb 28, 2026 • 3 min

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon, hours after rival Anthropic was blacklisted by Trump

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that his company has come to terms with the Defense Department for use of its models.

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CNBC Finance

finance

Feb 27, 2026 • 5 min

Jack Dorsey made the loudest case yet that AI is already replacing jobs

In cutting nearly 40% of its workforce, Block loudly professed that the days of AI taking the jobs of humans has arrived.

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CNBC Finance

finance

Feb 27, 2026 • 1 min

Trump administration to cut Anthropic from state contracts and Pentagon supply chain

US president implements full ban on agencies using leading AI start-up in feud over military use of its technology

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Financial Times (FT)

finance

Feb 27, 2026 • 6 min

How Amazon's massive stake in OpenAI could boost its AI and cloud businesses

The deal could ease some of Wall Street's fears about Amazon's monster $200 billion capex spending, and accelerate its development of AI tools.

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CNBC Finance

finance

Feb 27, 2026 • 3 min

White House gives Democrats new DHS funding offer as partial government shutdown drags on

The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since Feb. 14 as immigration enforcement negotiations drag on.

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CNBC Finance

finance

Feb 27, 2026 • 3 min

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic AI tech 'immediately'

"The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

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CNBC Finance

finance

Feb 27, 2026 • 1 min

Judge dismisses Trump officials’ bid to end student loan repayment plan used by millions of borrowers

A federal judge on Friday dismissed the Trump administration's request to eliminate the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, student loan repayment plan.

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CNBC Finance

finance

Feb 27, 2026 • 6 min

House Democrats grapple with Trump’s threats to U.S. elections: “This is a five-alarm fire”

President Donald Trump recently called to "nationalize" federal elections, ban mail voting and impose voter-ID requirements ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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CNBC Finance

finance

Feb 27, 2026 • 6 min