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The Beijing Auto Show is currently taking place in China, offering those of us behind the Trump tariff curtain a peek at what’s increasingly being dubbed the world’s most advanced car market. Chinese EVs leave everyone else in the dust, we’re told, with infotainment that makes your smartphone look like a StarTac, range numbers that would make a turbodiesel Audi weep, and charging that might be even faster than filling up with gas, depending on the size of your tank. As an American, I mostly have to take someone else’s word for that. If there’s one thing Democratic politicians can…

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An Elon Musk sign sits in a bush the federal courthouse during proceedings in the trial over Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI in Oakland, California, on April 30, 2026.Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty ImagesA progressive wing of the Democratic Party in Delaware is endorsing primary opponents to six incumbent Democratic state lawmakers who pushed for a change to the state’s corporate law that benefits executives and billionaires, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who have faced shareholder litigation in the state.The Delaware Working Families Party told CNBC exclusively that it is endorsing six Democratic candidates in primaries against fellow…

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Ben Johns comes over to the right side to hit a dink shot against Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquine in the 2026 PPA Carvana Mesa Cup finals match of the Pro Mixed Doubles Division at Arizona Athletic Grounds on February 22, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona. Bruce Yeung | Getty ImagesPickleball Inc., the new parent company of Major League Pickleball and the PPA Tour, said Friday it has raised a record $225 million in new investment, as the paddle sport continues its rapid growth trajectory. The latest investment comes from Apollo Global Management’s newly created sports fund, Apollo Sports Capital, and…

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Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025.Laure Andrillon | ReutersIntel is on a winning streak unlike any since it became one of the first companies to go public on the Nasdaq nearly 55 years ago. The chipmaker’s stock soared 114% in April, closing out its best month on record.It’s been an extended rally for Intel, which has enjoyed two of its best days ever in the last seven months, including a 24% jump on April 24, following a blowout earnings report. The stock rose to a record…

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Shares of AstraZeneca turned lower Friday after U.S. regulatory advisors voted against approving its experimental cancer drug. An advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Thursday voted 6-3 against AstraZeneca’s oral drug camizestrant intended for the treatment of a type of breast cancer tumor, citing concerns around trial design.The FDA generally follows the recommendations of its advisory committees, but isn’t bound to. AstraZeneca’s London-listed shares fell 2% in morning trading. The members voting against the drug’s approval weren’t convinced that the trial proved that early switching to camizestrant improved long-term survival rates compared to other ways of treating the disease. Stock…

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In February, numerous workers from a company that Meta contracted to perform data annotation for Ray-Ban Meta reported viewing sensitive, embarrassing, and seemingly private footage recorded by the smart glasses. About two months later, Meta ended its contract with the firm. According to a BBC report today, “less than two months” after a report from Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten and Kenya-based freelance journalist Naipanoi Lepapa came out featuring Sama workers complaining about watching explicit footage shot from Ray-Ban Metas, “Meta ended its contract with Sama.” Sama is a Kenya-headquartered firm that Meta contracted to perform data annotation work,…

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