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- Elon Musk's xAI faces tougher road building out data centers after EPA rule update - An updated rule from the EPA closed a loophole that allowed xAI to build its Memphis data center quickly using air-polluting turbines as a power source.
- More employers worry about their workers' financial well-being, research shows. Here's what they're doing about it - Employer concern about their workers' financial life has grown as many households struggle to manage the rising cost of living.
- Google files to appeal search monopoly case - The appeal could delay any implementation of the finalized remedies.
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- Education Department to delay collections on defaulted student loans - The Education Department has announced it will delay the implementation of wage garnishment and other collections efforts for defaulted student loans.
- OpenAI has committed billions to recent chip deals. Some big names have been left out - OpenAI has inked multibillion-dollar deals with AI chipmakers including Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom and Cerebras.
- Kevin Hassett pivots to possible ‘Trump cards’ amid credit card battle with banks - Trump called for banks to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, an idea that has been roundly rejected by industry executives and their lobbyists this week.
- Biggest offshore wind project in U.S. to resume construction after judge lifts Trump suspension - Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind will resume construction after a federal judge on Friday temporarily lifted the Trump administration's suspension.
- OpenAI to begin testing ads on ChatGPT in the U.S. - OpenAI said ads would not influence ChatGPT's responses and that it will "never" sell user data to advertisers.
- Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland - The comments show Trump considering applying his aggressive tariff strategies to his efforts to acquire Greenland.