Corie Barry, the first female chief executive of Best Buy, will step down in November, handing off the top job to Jason Bonfig, a company insider.
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Corie Barry will step down; company lifer Jason Bonfig will take the helm in November.

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Live: Best Buy CEO to leave as company seeks path to steady growth - Star Tribune

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Anthropic’s powerful Mythos cybersecurity AI model has been accessed by a “small group of unauthorised users.”

The Verge

Anthropic’s most dangerous AI model just fell into the wrong hands - The Verge

For the past few years, Spirit Airlines has been in trouble: It has filed for bankruptcy twice since late 2024 and had a merger with another airline blocked. Now, like all carriers, it faces rising j… [+4489 chars]

Spirit has not confirmed a liquidation, though it has filed for bankruptcy protection twice. Experts predict rising fuel costs could push the company to close its doors for good.

How the airline industry could be impacted if Spirit Airlines is liquidated - NPR

WASHINGTON Kevin Warsh, tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Federal Reserve, told a Senate panel on Tuesday he would work with the Treasury Department to help achieve his goal of a smaller F… [+4928 chars]

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's Federal Reserve chair nominee, told a Senate panel on Tuesday he would work with the Treasury Department to create a smaller Fed balance sheet.

KSL.com

Fed chair pick Warsh makes case for smaller Fed holdings in hearing - KSL News

U.S. stock futures rose early Wednesday after President Donald Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire in Iran.
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President Donald Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday afternoon.

CNBC

Stock futures rise after Trump extends ceasefire with Iran: Live updates - CNBC

U.K. inflation jumped to 3.3% in March as the Iran war sparked a sharp increase in fuel prices, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Wednesday.
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Fuel prices saw their largest increase for over three years, the ONS' chief economist said.

UK inflation jumps to 3.3% in March as fuel prices surge amid Iran war - CNBC

Cathie Wood, founder of ARK Invest, stayed unusually quiet in her daily trading activity on April 21. While her ETFs saw no major buying or selling activity that day, ARK

Tipranks.com

Cathie Wood Signals Big Bet on SpaceX Ahead of June IPO. Here’s Why - TipRanks

A 4-year-old startup just got Elon Musk to agree to fork out up to $60 billion.
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The 4-year-old startup just propelled SpaceX in the AI coding race.

Business Insider

Inside the AI startup Elon Musk is betting $60 billion on - Business Insider

Members can get Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Foundayo GLP-1 pills starting at $25 a month with insurance, or $149 a month for cash-pay options

The Wall Street Journal

Amazon.com Launches Program for GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs With One Medical - WSJ

NEW YORK (AP) The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as the leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that w… [+2677 chars]

The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse in the past year. Devin Nunes, a former California congressmen in Donald Trump’s fir…

Associated Press

Trump media company replaces CEO, ex-congressman Nunes after stock plunge that wiped out billions - AP News

Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees. The company plans to use data culled from the mouse movements and keystrokes of its own staff in its pursuit to buil… [+1124 chars]

Meta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models.

TechCrunch

Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models - TechCrunch

UPDATED with additional quotes and details. In his first public comments since a federal judge blocked Nexstar’s merger with Tegna, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook took aim at DirecTV, one of the plaintiffs m… [+4316 chars]

In his first public comments since a federal judge blocked Nexstar's merger with Tegna, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook ripped DirecTV, a merger opponent..

Deadline

Nexstar CEO Perry Sook Rips DirecTV For Its Opposition Of Tegna Deal - Deadline

NEW YORK (AP) New York is suing Coinbase and Gemini, two of the newest players in the prediction market industry, arguing that the companies unregulated and unlicensed platforms are illegal gambling … [+3840 chars]

New York is suing Coinbase and Gemini over unregulated and unlicensed prediction market platforms that the state contends are illegal gambling operations. Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit was filed Tuesday in state court in Manhattan. James is seeking …

New York sues Coinbase and Gemini, seeking to halt unlicensed prediction market businesses - AP News

The world's biggest condom maker says the Iran war is poised to make condoms more expensive. Malaysia-based Karex, which churns out more than 5 billion condoms a year for its own ONE, Trustex, and Ca… [+437 chars]

Malaysia's Karex says prices may need to rise at least 20%

Newser

World's Largest Condom Maker Says Iran War Is a Problem - Newser

Story Highlights<ul><li>U.S. equities closed lower as uncertainty builds over the second round of U.S.-Iran peace talks.</li><li>Vice President J.D. Vance was scheduled to depart for Islamabad this m… [+48 chars]

After opening in positive territory, both the S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) and the Nasdaq 100 ETF ($QQQ) closed lower on Tuesday after Iran announced it would not participate in a second

Stock Market Today: SPY, QQQ Reverse Gains as Iran Calls Off Peace Talks; Trump Extends Ceasefire Deadline - TipRanks

After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple and handing over the reins to the companys senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus. Cook, who joined Apple in … [+5542 chars]

Cook, who joined Apple in 1998, succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011 and went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse.

Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple: Here's a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion - TechCrunch

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The couple’s latest $750 million investment will help build a new Austin medical center that will provide specialized care, such as MD Anderson cancer treatment, and integrate AI into care.