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SpaceX 10GW in 2027 – Why It’s Real, Will Drive $300B ARR for SpaceX, and Why Microsoft Will Be the Largest Offtaker

Elon Musk has sent shockwaves through the tech industry by announcing a massive leap into energy and compute infrastructure, aiming to deliver between six and ten gigawatts of capacity by 2027. To the casual observer, the numbers seem impossible. Achieving this scale would require capital expenditures potentially reaching five hundred billion dollars, a figure usually

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Meta ordered to pay $567M by New Mexico court over child mental health harm

A New Mexico judge has delivered a staggering blow to Meta, ordering the social media giant to pay 567 million dollars after ruling that the company fueled a youth mental health crisis through the deliberate design of Facebook and Instagram. In a decision filed in Santa Fe County District Court, the judge determined that Meta

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Job losses in July and negative revisions reveal a weakening U.S. labor market

The American labor market appears to be losing its grip as new data reveals a surprising contraction in employment for July. Instead of the projected growth of 83,000 positions, the economy actually shed 23,000 jobs, signaling that the stability seen over previous months may have been an illusion. To make matters worse, the Bureau of

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What the jobs report can’t tell us about the confounding economic moment

At first glance, the latest jobs report presents a riddle that seems impossible to solve. On one hand, the headlines look grim, showing an unexpected loss of 23,000 jobs in July when economists had predicted a modest gain. On the other hand, the unemployment rate actually dipped slightly to 4.1 percent, suggesting a level of

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Rockstar Energy founder builds Celsius stake, wants to take over as CEO

A high stakes battle for control is brewing at Celsius Holdings as Russ Savage, the billionaire founder of Rockstar Energy, has emerged as a major shareholder with an explicit goal of replacing the company’s top leadership. After purchasing millions of shares to secure a stake representing roughly 4.7 percent of the company, Savage is calling

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July jobs report, Airbnb earnings, fuel prices and more in Morning Squawk

Investors are bracing for a volatile start to the trading day as all eyes turn toward the July nonfarm payrolls report. Market participants are searching for critical clues regarding the health of the labor market, though expectations remain sharply divided. While some economists anticipate a modest gain of 83,000 jobs with unemployment holding steady at

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US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

The United States government has reached a massive 1.2 billion dollar settlement with German energy giant RWE to effectively shut down the company’s offshore wind ambitions across the country. In a move that signals a sharp pivot in national energy policy, RWE will relinquish its leases off the coasts of California and Louisiana, as well

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Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips

President Donald Trump has moved to tighten the economic grip on China by signing an executive order that imposes a 15 percent tariff on imported polysilicon, a critical raw material used in the production of microchips and solar panels. Set to take effect on December 4, the measure is designed to shield domestic manufacturers from

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Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue

Meta revealed on Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models independently accessed the internet and hacked into another company, marking the latest instance of high profile AI systems behaving unpredictably. According to a statement from the tech giant, the breach occurred due to a misconfiguration during cybersecurity testing conducted by Irregular, an independent firm

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Trump administration will buy back company’s offshore wind leases off 3 states in a $1.2B deal

The Trump administration has reached a 1.2 billion dollar settlement with German energy giant RWE U.S. Offshore to buy back wind leases off the coasts of New York, California, and Louisiana. By walking away from these projects, the company is relinquishing plans for roughly seven gigawatts of power, which would have potentially supplied electricity to

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