NASA becomes latest federal agency to block China's DeepSeek

Firdous Nazir | Nurphoto | Getty Images NASA is the latest federal agency to ban use of China’s DeepSeek AI technology by employees and block access to the platform from its systems, CNBC has learned. In a memo on Friday to all NASA personnel from the agency’s chief artificial intelligence officer, employees were informed that DeepSeek’s servers “operate outside of the United States, raising national security and privacy concerns.” “DeepSeek and its products and services are not authorized ...

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Greek police arrest a suspect over online auctions for ancient artifacts

Authorities in Greece say they have arrested a suspect accused of setting up online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts across multiple countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and Italy ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece said Friday they have arrested a suspect accused of setting up online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts across multiple countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and Italy. The suspect, a woman who described ...

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Investigators look for clues in fatal collision

Search and rescue teams work in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, with the Capitol dome in the background, as seen from Virginia, U.S., Jan. 30, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters How an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided into an American Airlines jetliner in a deadly crash over the Potomac River Wednesday night is still unknown, but questions are emerging, including the altitude of the military helicopter. Investigators ...

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Convicted mother of a Michigan school shooter seeks new trial over witness deals

PONTIAC, Mich. — The first U.S. parent to be held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting committed by a child asked a Michigan judge to throw out her conviction Friday, arguing that her trial was spoiled by the prosecutor’s failure to disclose key details about two major witnesses. Nick Ejak and Shawn Hopkins, employees at Oxford High School, were not given immunity in the fatal shooting of four students in 2021. But they had agreed to speak to prosecutors when promised that their ...

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to meet with Trump at White House

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is in Washington, D.C., and will be meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon, CNBC has confirmed. The main topic Huang and Trump are expected to discuss is U.S. artificial intelligence policy, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the plans. China’s DeepSeek is likely to be part of the discussion, but the meeting is seen as a way for both leaders to get to know ...

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Trump casts speculation, unproven claims on DC plane crash as cause remains unknown

An investigation is just beginning into the fatal plane crash over the Potomac River in Washington, with no cause determined yet by the National Transportation Safety Board. President Donald Trump, though, was quick to try to assign blame on Thursday as he gave a press conference at the White House while recovery crews navigated the icy waters searching for victims. “We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions,” he said. Trump first claimed, without evidence, ...

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Blaze at Russian Petrochemical Works Extinguished Two Days After Ukrainian Strike, TASS Says

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that had burned for two days at a petrochemicals plant in Russia’s Nizhny Novogorod… https://aiearth.us/world-news/blaze-at-russian-petrochemical-works-extinguished-two-days-after-ukrainian-strike-tass-sa ...

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You Can Earn Points for Paying Your Mortgage With the New Mesa Credit Card

Just because you can earn credit card points from mortgage payments doesn’t mean you should. https://aiearth.us/world-news/you-can-earn-points-for-paying-your-mortgage-with-the-new-mesa-credit-ca ...

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International Skating Union to honor athletes killed in plane crash

Tallinn, Estonia – Figure skaters and others killed in the mid-air collision near Washington, D.C. this week will be honored when the world championships are staged in Boston in March. International Skating Union president Jae Youl Kim held back tears on Friday in making the announcement during the European championships in Tallinn. Skaters, coaches and family members on their way back from a national skating camp in Wichita, Kansas, were among those who died when a passenger jet hit a helicopter ...

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M.D.-Ph.D. Programs Fuse Medicine and Research

Students who earn these two degrees often find jobs as research scientists on medical school faculties. https://aiearth.us/world-news/m-d-ph-d-programs-fuse-medicine-and-resear ...

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Concert ticket prices soar, but music fans don't care

From Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter to Kendrick Lamar and SZA, 2025 promises to be another big year for live music events. That may also mean concert-goers will be shelling out more for their favorite shows. After rising steadily post-pandemic, admission to movies, theaters, and concerts jumped 20% since 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index data. And yet, consumers have demonstrated a high tolerance for the increasing price tag, also known ...

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US inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price pressures

WASHINGTON — An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, while some underlying prices pressures showed signs of easing. The latest inflation figures arrive as President Donald Trump has threatened to impose big import taxes on goods from Canada and Mexico, potentially affecting everything from to avocado carswhich could push prices higher in the coming months. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 2.6% in December ...

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Olympic cauldron to float in Paris skies every summer until the 2028 Games

French President Emmanuel Macron says the cauldron balloon, one of the Paris Olympics’ most admired attractions, would float in the skies over the French capital every summer until the 2028 Los Angeles Games PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday that the cauldron balloonone of the Paris Olympics ‘ most admired attractions, would float in the skies over the French capital every summer until the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Macron posted on his TikTok account a video of the cauldron ...

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AAPL, TEAM, WBA, DECK and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Apple — Stock in the iPhone maker climbed 4%. Apple’s first-quarter results surpassed analyst estimates on the top and bottom line on Thursday, with the company’s strong services revenue helping to offset weaker-than-expected iPhone sales. Chevron — The oil giant’s stock fell more than 1% after it missed on earnings in the fourth quarter. Chevron reported adjusted earnings of $2.06 per share, while analysts had forecast $2.11 per ...

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Black History Month explained: its origins, celebrations and myths

WASHINGTON — Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month –- a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the month dates back almost a century, and the way it is celebrated and evolved has created history in itself. Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort ...

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TikTok Traffic Bounces Back as Creators Diversify Amid Shutdown Fears

Muhammad Selim Korkutata | Anatolia | Getty Images TikTok has nearly bounced back to its original traffic levels after usage fell 85% when the app temporarily shut down earlier this month, according to Cloudflare Radar. “DNS traffic for TikTok-related domains has continued to recover since service restoration, and is currently about 10% lower than pre-shutdown level,” David Belson, head of data insight at Cloudflare, told CNBC in a statement. DNS, short for Domain Name System, converts ...

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These prices could climb within days if Trump slaps tariffs on Canada and Mexico

Tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada that are set to take effect could hike the price of a gallon of gasoline for some drivers by as much as 70 cents and send grocery bills climbing, experts told ABC News. The Trump administration this week reiterated plans to slap 25% tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1. Those countries make up two of the three largest U.S. trading partners, government data shows. Tariffs of this magnitude would likely increase prices paid by U.S. shoppers, ...

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ECB President Christine Lagarde's exclusive conversation with CNBC

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde sat down with CNBC’s Karen Tso for a wide-ranging, exclusive interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The meeting kicked off the day after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the subject of potential trade tariffs were one of the dominant topics of discussion. “What we need to do here in Europe is to be prepared and anticipate what will happen in order to respond,” Lagarde ...

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Atlassian hits 52-week high after strong earnings, revenue outlook

Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of software company Atlassian Corp., in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 6, 2023. Lisa Maree Williams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Atlassian shares popped 18% after the software company blew past Wall Street’s fiscal second-quarter earnings and guidance expectations. The stock traded near a fresh 52-week high and was on pace for its best day since July 30, 2021. Adjusted earnings came in at 96 cents per share, ahead of the 76 cents per share projected by analysts ...

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