PayPal has confirmed a data breach impacting PPWC loan users.
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Updated February 22 with details of previous PayPal security incidents and warnings, further a… [+9726 chars]

PayPal has confirmed a long-running breach that exposed personal information and led to fraudulent transactions. Are you affected? What data was exposed?

Forbes

PayPal Data Breach Confirmed—Money Was Stolen, Passwords Now Reset - Forbes

Big Tech may be on the verge of its Big Tobacco moment.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, one of the leading architects of the modern online world, testified for the first time before a jury this week over … [+7231 chars]

Big Tech may be on the verge of its Big Tobacco moment

A ‘bellwether’ social media addiction trial is underway. It could set off a chain reaction - CNN

If the nation's central bank loses credibility, it's Wall Street and investors that pay the price.From a purely data-based standpoint, the stock market has been practically unstoppable with Donald Tr… [+7149 chars]

If the nation's central bank loses credibility, it's Wall Street and investors that pay the price.

Motley Fool

Prediction: The Trump Bull Market Will Soon End -- and the Federal Reserve Will Be the Surprise Culprit - The Motley Fool

The Trump Administrations mission to severely curb unauthorized immigration was both highly successful and politically popular. Yet a new research paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco… [+7105 chars]

New research finds that Biden's border policy had the beneficial role of increasing the labor force, especially in areas where the U.S. needed workers.

Fortune

New Fed report shows Biden's immigration policies top Trump's on economic growth - Fortune

Before heading on a trip to Tahoe last weekend, GM offered me the use of the company’s 9,000-pound monument to excess the new 2026 electric Escalade IQL (starting at $130,405) for a week to test-driv… [+11244 chars]

I thought: other than hotels that use SUVs like the Escalade IQL to ferry guests around, what kind of monster chooses a car like this?

TechCrunch

The 9,000-pound monster I don’t want to give back - TechCrunch

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Last week, Anthropic launched Claude Code Security, and public cyber stocks sold off hard.
CrowdStrike and Cloudflare fell around 8%. Okta and SailPoint both dropped by about 10%. … [+4227 chars]

"Anthropic didn’t kill cybersecurity. They validated that Frontier AI is now a real participant in the security market, at the exact moment when software velocity, data-source sprawl, and attacker automation are all accelerating," writes Alon Cinamon, a Princ…

CTech

Claude Code Security didn’t kill cybersecurity. It exposed what’s coming next. - CTech

was $409now $149 for your first year
Delivery Monday - Saturday, including FT Weekend and FT Digital Edition: all the content of the FT newspaper on any device. Savings based on annual price.
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Gap between large moves in individual equities and subdued index performance hits highest since global financial crisis

Financial Times

Earnings and AI fears drive ‘extreme’ churn in US stock market - Financial Times

When Tesla unveiled the new $59,990 Dual Motor AWD Cybertruck for the U.S. market earlier this week, it felt like a long-awaited reset moment for the struggling vehicle program. The pricing finally a… [+3053 chars]

When Tesla unveiled the new $59,990 Dual Motor AWD Cybertruck for the U.S. market earlier this week, it felt like a long-awaited reset moment for the struggling vehicle program. The pricing finally aligned with what […]

Driveteslacanada.ca

Elon Musk clarifies 10-day $59K Cybertruck window — price likely to change based on demand - driveteslacanada.ca

Case brought by Kathryn Shiber fuelled debate about junior bankers’ working hours

Centerview settles lawsuit over analyst’s need for 8 hours’ sleep - Financial Times

Choosing just one winner feels a bit unfair since each has a devoted following. When it comes to cakes, for instance, shoppers are split down the middle. "I'm a baker &amp; will always prefer Sam's,"… [+1187 chars]

This fierce debate rages as both grocery giants have so much to offer, and at great prices. Each side has a devoted following, and the answer is, it depends.

Tastingtable.com

Sam's Club Vs Costco: Who Has The Better Bakery? - Tasting Table

JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack… [+3994 chars]

“In February 2021, JPMorgan informed Plaintiffs that certain accounts maintained with JPMorgan’s CB and PB would be closed.”

JPMorgan admits it closed Trump's accounts after Jan. 6 attack amid $5 billion debanking lawsuit - Fortune

Samsung Electronics today announced the continued expansion of Galaxy AI, reinforcing its vision for a rich, open and integrated multi-agent ecosystem. Built around Samsungs vision of AI that reduces… [+3035 chars]

Samsung Electronics today announced the continued expansion of Galaxy AI, reinforcing its vision for a rich, open and integrated multi-agent ecosystem. Built around Samsung’s vision of AI that reduces effort and steps across everyday tasks, Galaxy AI is desig…

Samsung.com

Galaxy AI Expands Multi-Agent Ecosystem To Give Users More Choice and Flexibility - samsung.com

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman famously don't agree on much.
The latest point of contention: data centers in space. Musk has made it a priority. Altman thinks it's a fantasy, at leas… [+2130 chars]

While in New Delhi on Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said "there will come a time" for orbital data centers, but it won't be anytime soon.

Business Insider

Sam Altman says Elon Musk's idea of putting data centers in space is 'ridiculous' - Business Insider

The analysis, published in Energy Research &amp; Social Science, finds that even under a "business as usual" scenario, annual copper needs will rise from last year's 23 million tons to 37 million ton… [+845 chars]

University of Michigan researchers do the math

Newser

To Get the Copper We Need, Prices Have to Double - Newser

<ul><li>Fears of AI disruption have tanked everything from software to trucking stocks.
</li><li>Wedbush's Dan Ives says the narrative could be dispelled by a few positive headlines.
</li><li>Here'… [+3861 chars]

Wall Street has grown nervous about the disruptive power of AI. Wedbush's Dan Ives lists several things that could reinvigorate the bulls.

Here's what an analyst says could end the AI panic that's gripped Wall Street - AOL.com

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is apologizing for his sharp criticism of a research paper that contradicted the White Houses messaging around tariffs.

Barron's

Trump Advisor Kevin Hassett Walks Back Demands for Discipline of Fed Researchers - Barron's

For the grandson of the inventor of the Reeses Peanut Butter Cup, all it took was one bite of a Valentines Day Reeses Mini Hearts to leave him, well, heartbroken.
It didnt taste like milk chocolate,… [+5621 chars]

For the grandson of the inventor of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, all it took was one bite of a Valentine’s Day Reese’s Mini Hearts to leave him, well, heartbroken.“It didn’t taste like milk chocolate,” Brad Reese told NBC News.

NBC News

Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups inventor is in pieces over missing milk chocolate - NBC News

Honeywell International Inc. is considering walking away from its acquisition of Johnson Matthey Plcs Catalyst Technologies business, people familiar with the matter said.
The industrials conglomera… [+175 chars]

Honeywell International Inc. is considering walking away from its acquisition of Johnson Matthey Plc’s Catalyst Technologies business, people familiar with the matter said.

Bloomberg

Honeywell Considers Walking Away From Johnson Matthey Catalyst Deal - Bloomberg

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this week compared human development to artificial intelligence training, arguing that discussions around the energy consumed by AI mo… [+2477 chars]

Altman says debates on AI power use overlook that human intelligence also requires years of life, education and resources to develop.

News18

‘Training A Human Takes 20 Years Of Food’: Sam Altman On How Much Power AI Consumes - News18

One of the great debates of our time remains unsettled. Joining the ranks of is AI a threat to humanity? and which way should toilet paper hang? is yet another pressing question that as yet remains u… [+9 chars]

An Illinois judge’s written opinion sided with Buffalo Wild Wings, but it’s far from the final word.