Jill Biden bids $35,000 for a 'Heated Rivalry' walk-on role
NBC News· 2026-04-17 20:51
Who knew that even the former first lady is a fan of the hit show Heated Rivalry. So much so that Joe Biden was willing to put down $35,000 at an auction in New York for a chance to appear in the second season, plus share a meal with the cast. But her bid did fall short with the final price reaching $125,000 and that will benefit the LGBT community center in New York City.She even posted on X here Kate saying, "Guess I won't be headed to the cottage after all." all making a reference to that iconic line in ...
Florida Schools Bet on AI Tools to Bolster Finances
Bloomberg Television· 2026-04-17 20:49
Some public schools are getting an AI revamp for their budgets, embracing tools like Microsoft's Copilot to target crippling deficits. It's moving the knees needle in places like Florida's Broward County, where officials hope to save $50,000,000 over the next five years, mitigating a record $100,000,000 shortfall. Joining us with more is Bloomberg's Erin Hudson.Erin, such an interesting story. Let's get specific here. How exactly are schools using these AI tools to address their budget situation.Yeah. So th ...
Global Financial Watchdog to Share Insight on Anthropic’s Mythos
Bloomberg Television· 2026-04-17 20:47
Mitosis. This model released by anthropic not to the public, but we learned about it publicly a couple of weeks ago when the company gave a select group of government organizations and banks and cybersecurity firms sort of special tightly held access to it because the company believes it's this enormous threat and has sort of vastly more ability to find holes in computer systems that might let hackers get in and do malicious things if they're limiting access. Why are they allowing the government to have it. ...
20-year-old charged with attempted murder of Sam Altman had posted about AI fears
MSNBC· 2026-04-17 20:46
All right, back in December of 2025, a Discord user going by the na Butlerian Jihadist, which is a reference to DUNE, posted in a public group chat called Stop AI. He wrote, will speaking about violence get me banned. A reporter for the Free Press followed up asking what exactly he meant.The user replied, quote, Luigi-ing some tech CEOs, as in Luigi Mangione. That account belonged to Daniel Moreno Gamma, the 20-year-old now charged with the attempted murder of Sam Altman after allegedly throwing a Molotov c ...
Oil Tankers Make Dash Toward Hormuz as Iran Says Strait Is Open
Bloomberg Television· 2026-04-17 20:45
Iran says it's reopening the Straight of Hormuz, at least for now. The move comes during a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and it's a big deal. About 1/5if of the world's oil and natural gas flows through that narrow stretch of water.With shipping set to resume, markets reacted fast. Oil prices dropped sharply with Brent crude plunging more than 10% to around $89 a barrel and stocks moved higher as fears of supply disruptions eased. The street had been effectively shut following US ...
AI Is Erasing The Corporate Job Ladder
Yahoo Finance· 2026-04-17 20:45
I am so psyched for my next guest. I just can't contain myself because we've been trying to get this one on the calendar for a long period of time. Uh Mayhabib is here.Uh the CEO of Ryder. Uh is itAI or AI. I want to make sure I got it right.>> It's I know I'm losing track of I'm doing so many of these podcasts, man. I'm losing my mind here. Um it's good to see you.I know you've been trying to do this for a while. I've been following your company and what you've been building over there for uh for some time ...
Wild Concerto | Sunday on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes· 2026-04-17 20:40
If you're a rock fan, you already know Stuart Copelan, acclaimed drummer for the police. What you may not know is who or what he's making music with now. >> That's the coora.>> Hundreds of animals turned into something wild. >> You put an instrument with them and those animals become pavarati. ...
Oil prices could still yet drive equities lower, says Capital Wealth's Kevin Simpson
CNBC Television· 2026-04-17 20:29
This is not an allclear moment for stocks. Joining me now is Kevin Simpson of Capital Wealth Planning. Kevin, good to see you.What do you mean. Why is this the all clear. I mean, everybody seems to think it is today at least.We're getting a lot of news that seems like we're leaning towards a straightforward officially opening. Why isn't it the all clear. >> All right.Well, let's lean into that. Who wants to be the bearer of bad news on a Friday, especially after a great day like we saw today, Frank. And wha ...
Stocks surge, crude tumbles: How investors should trade it
CNBC Television· 2026-04-17 20:26
Quick check of the markets. You can see we're in the green across the board right now. On pace to hit more record highs. In fact, the Nasdaq is on pace to hit its 13th straight day of gains.Right now, up about 1 and a.5%. The Dow up over 1,000 points. The S&P gain at about 1 and a quarter.The small cap's the best performer, up over 2%. I think really this what we have to start with. Jenny, you're right here to my left.We're seeing these moves in the markets. We're seeing the NASDAQ on a 13-day winning strea ...
Dan Ives: AI buildout not seeing any cracks in demand
CNBC Television· 2026-04-17 20:26
Your next guest just returned from a two-eek trip to Asia for a check on AI demand says he saw more bullish signs for the sector. Joining us, Dan Ives, global head of tech research at Wedbush number one. Thanks for coming in because you must be spectacularly jetlagged.>> But that's why coffee is great. >> Oh yeah, if and hopefully ours here is doing the trick. Um I'm sure you know people like to give you the business about being too optimistic.>> Now you've been optimistic. You've also been right. I mean, w ...