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[ad_1] CNN  —  President Donald Trump travels to Pittsburgh Friday to celebrate a deal he once vowed to oppose – Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel’s long-announced plans to buy iconic American steelmaker US Steel. The deal to have a Japanese company purchase US Steel has drawn bipartisan opposition. President Joe Biden blocked the deal on national security grounds shortly before he left office. But a week ago, Trump announced he would approve the deal, although he described it as a “partnership” between the two companies, not a purchase. When asked Sunday about the deal, he told reporters “It’s an investment, and…

[ad_1] Tom Lee says investors are in a new bull market following the April lows, and prefers small caps in the second half of the year as buyers start to look past tariff risk. “I think what happened at the April lows — which was very capitulatory, and that was a huge liquidation event, and we had a VIX spike to 60 — that is the kind of flush and reset that I would associate with a new bull market,” Lee told CNBC’s ” Money Movers ” on Friday, referring to the CBOE Volatility Index . “I think we had…

[ad_1] The month of May added to the remarkable V-shaped comeback equity rally in the wake of “liberation day.” As I expect June to be another positive month in U.S. equities, I want to remain bullish as the bears seem to weaken on a daily basis. After a nearly 25% bounce off the April lows, I see more upside and an all-time high retest coming. I am defining my risk by using options on the Nasdaq-100 ETF (QQQ) to participate in this bullish move. May caught many bearish traders by surprise. Analysts continue to have to reconfigure their 2025 end-of-year…

[ad_1] Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, is gaining a more prominent place in your inbox with the launch of email summary cards, which will appear at the top of your emails. The company announced Thursday that users no longer have to tap an option to summarize an email with AI. Instead, the AI will now automatically summarize the content when needed, without requiring user interaction. When Gemini launched in the side panel of Gmail last year, one of the features allowed users to summarize their long email threads, along with other tools like those to draft email messages or see suggested…

[ad_1] We’re thrilled by the overwhelming response to our call for speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a careful selection process, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 impressive finalists — 10 breakout sessions and 10 roundtables. Now it’s your turn to help shape the agenda. Audience Choice voting is open until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. This is your final opportunity to weigh in — vote for your favorite sessions and help decide which will take the stage. You can vote for as many sessions as you’d like — just one…

[ad_1] New York CNN  —  Starbucks is changing one of the most generous parts of its loyalty program, marking the latest effort by CEO Brian Niccol to boost profits. Beginning June 24, the coffee chain is eliminating the 25-star bonus for customers that bring in a personal, reusable cup for drink orders. Moving forward, they will instead earn double stars on their entire order, a Starbucks spokesperson confirmed, which might result in fewer stars. Accumulating the 25-star bonus, which began in 2022, was used by some Starbucks customers as a quick way to score a free coffee, tea or snack…

[ad_1] CNN  —  The New York Times on Thursday announced that it will license content from across its newsroom to train Amazon AI models. Under the multi-year deal, Amazon’s AI services like Alexa will be able to use Times content, including from NYT Cooking and sports website The Athletic, to produce summaries and short excerpts in real time. The Jeff Bezos-owned company will use decades’ worth of the Gray Lady’s content to train its AI models. “The collaboration will make The New York Times’s original content more accessible to customers across Amazon products and services, including direct links to Times…

[ad_1] As we count down the final days to TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, we’re offering one last chance to score a special deal. We’ve launched the TC Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — your shot to show off your AI knowledge and win big. Just answer a few short AI-specific trivia questions for a chance to win two tickets for the price of one low rate. Act fast — the trivia closes on June 4. TC Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown If you’ve got a knack for random AI industry facts like, “Which AI technology…

[ad_1] June 5 is almost here — bringing real, unfiltered AI conversations… and higher ticket prices. Lock in your savings now. Register now to save $300 on your TechCrunch Sessions: AI pass — and get 50% off for your +1. Don’t wait for rates to spike when event doors open. Join us at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall — the one-day epicenter for next-gen AI insights, big questions, and actionable ideas from the builders, thinkers, and investors shaping the future. Image Credits:TechCrunch What’s on the agenda? A few highlights: The Frontier of AI: Fireside with Anthropic’s Jared Kaplan From Seed to…

[ad_1] AI tools are touted as capable helpers that can easily help you research, code, summarize, write and bring you knowledge of any kind. But sometimes simple questions befuddle them. Google’s AI Overviews, for example, is confused what year it is.Several users reported over the past few days that when they asked Google what year it is, AI Overviews said the current year is 2024. This reporter got the same answer on Thursday morning when Google was asked if it’s 2025 right now. Image Credits: TechCrunch Google finally fixed the bug late on Thursday. When asked why this happened, Google…