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Washington has been stepping up efforts to curb Beijing’s technological ambitions, but from artificial intelligence to electric vehicle batteries, Chinese technology is becoming increasingly embedded in the businesses of some of the world’s biggest companies. Apple has tapped Alibaba and Baidu for AI in China, while Ford has turned to CATL for battery technology. Volkswagen has teamed up with Xpeng to develop smart EVs in China, while Stellantis is expanding its partnership with Leapmotor on EV production and joint purchasing. Analysts say a broad shift is underway, with Chinese companies becoming sources of technology and innovation that global businesses cannot easily sidestep. “Five…
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Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta class spaceship – Ars Technica Horizon<\/em>, Explorer<\/em>, Ascend<\/em> or Apeiron<\/em>?”,”image_url”:”https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/news-081226a-lg-500×500.jpg”,”listing_image_url”:”https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/news-081226a-lg-768×432.jpg”}”> Skip to content Will it be the VSS… Horizon, Explorer, Ascend or Apeiron? Virgin Galactic is accepting votes on what to name its new Delta-class spaceship. The poll ends on Aug. 27, 2026. Credit: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic is accepting votes on what to name its new Delta-class spaceship. The poll ends on Aug. 27, 2026. Credit: Virgin Galactic As Virgin Galactic nears christening the first of its next-generation spaceship designed to launch customers on suborbital flights, it still is missing…
Workers erect scaffolding at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. Andrew Leyden | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Kennedy Center’s board of trustees voted Thursday to inscribe President Donald Trump’s name on its building facade, setting up a renewed legal battle over changes to the Washington, D.C., performing arts facility.Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, called the new vote “a transparent effort to circumvent” a judge’s order in May that Trump’s name be removed from the Kennedy Center.Beatty and her lawyers detailed the vote on that and other items in a press release.”I will continue to fight…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday investors risk missing some of the market’s biggest opportunities when they put too much weight on the past. The key, he said, is booking profits along the way. “History doesn’t always repeat itself, it doesn’t always rhyme, and sometimes it’s impossible to make heads or tails of what’s going on,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Yet that never seems to stop the bears from invoking history as a way to scare you out of your stocks.”Cramer said investors should learn from past market cycles, but warned that relying too heavily on historical comparisons can obscure…
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The Trump administration is recruiting private security firms to conduct federal government-authorized operations, including cyberattacks, against overseas-based criminal organizations that commit hacks on US persons, organizations, or government entities. In a National Security Presidential Memorandum issued Thursday, US President Donald Trump directed the National Coordination Center (NCC), which operates under the Homeland Security Task Force, to develop a program for conducting specific cyber operations that combat foreign transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security will provide oversight. The lynchpin of that program is bringing in private sector companies to participate. Devil will be in the still-undefined…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting on August 12, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesNew York City’s pied-à-terre tax can continue its planned rollout while it faces a legal challenge, an appellate judge ruled Thursday. The ruling comes after Staten Island Judge Wayne Ozzi on Monday issued a temporary restraining order briefly halting the levy on second homes above a certain value. The tax has become a hallmark policy of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Mamdani’s government filed a motion to seek an appeal,…
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers his last keynote address during the Apple WWDC at Apple Park on June 8, 2026 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesApple CEO Tim Cook was joined by government officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, on Thursday to open a new manufacturing facility offering free training and educational classes for businesses in Houston, Texas. The facility is also where Apple will manufacture Mac Mini desktop computers later this year, the company said. AI servers for Apple are also assembled at a portion of the location.”We stood up a factory, started production, and shipped…
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., July 31, 2026. Nathan Howard | ReutersA federal trade court on Thursday upheld President Donald Trump’s elimination of the “de minimis” exemption, which allowed goods valued under $800 to be imported to the U.S. tax free.Trump, a major proponent of tariffs and other forms of protectionism, celebrated the continued closure of the loophole, which he claims has cost the U.S. billions of dollars in uncollected import-tax revenue.Attorneys for the plaintiff, a Michigan-based auto-parts distributor, did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on…