• Target to Lay Off 500 Employees
  
  Target is stepping up store staffing, but eliminating about 500 jobs in distribution centers and regional offices, CNBC reported Monday, citing an internal memo.
• Anthropic CEO Loathes US Power In Name of 'Safety'
  
  AI will define the next era of global power. If people who are embarrassed by power are allowed to write the rules, America won’t lose because it moved too fast. We’ll lose because we were convinced to stand still.
• OpenAI Tests Ads in ChatGPT
  
  OpenAI has begun testing advertisements in ChatGPT for U.S. users, signaling a new effort to monetize its rapidly growing artificial intelligence platform, the AI company announced Monday.
• Judge Halts Order Requiring WH to Unfreeze Tunnel Funding
  
  A judge in New York on Monday temporarily put her ruling on hold forcing the Trump administration to lift a four-month-old freeze on federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project connecting New York City and New Jersey.
• Eddie Bauer Store Operator Files for Bankruptcy
  
  Eddie Bauer LLC filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey Monday, beginning liquidation sales at 180 of its outdoor apparel stores in the U.S. and Canada, while keeping the door open for a buyer to acquire the company's entire brick-and-mortar retail business.
• UAW: Ford Worker Who Heckled Trump Still Employed
  
  The United Auto Workers union said Monday a Ford worker who heckled U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit last month to a Michigan auto plant was not disciplined and kept his job.
• Budweiser Tops Super Bowl Ad Meter
  
  Budweiser's Super Bowl commercial celebrating America's upcoming 250th birthday topped USA TODAY's Ad Meter, giving the beer brand a record-setting 10th first-place finish in the annual fan vote.
• Apollo, xAI Near $3.4 Billion Deal to Fund AI Chips
  
  Apollo Global Management is close to finalizing a roughly $3.4 billion loan to an investment vehicle that plans to buy Nvidia chips and lease them to Elon Musk's xAI, The Information reported Monday.
• Alphabet Looks to Raise $15 Billion From US Bond Sale
  
  Alphabet is looking to raise about $15 billion from a U.S. high-grade dollar bond sale, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
• Zelenskyy: Ukraine Will Export Homegrown Weapons to Allies
  
  Ukraine is opening up exports of its domestically produced weapons, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a way for Kyiv to cash in on a wartime technological arms race against Russia to generate badly needed funds.
• OpenAI CEO: ChatGPT Back to Exceeding 10% Monthly Growth
  
  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees that the startup's artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, was back to exceeding 10% monthly growth, CNBC reported Monday.
• BYD Sues US Over Trump Tariffs, Seeks Full Refund
  
  Chinese automaker BYD has sued the U.S. government, challenging tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump and demanding a full refund of all levies paid since April 2025.
• Poll: Big GOP Opposition to Nexstar Merger, TV Consolidation
  
  A new national survey of Republican primary voters finds overwhelming opposition to the proposed Nexstar–Tegna merger and deep resistance to further consolidation of television stations under large corporate ownership.
• EU Threatens Temporary Measures to Stop Meta Blocking AI Rivals From WhatsApp
  
  EU competition regulators have threatened to stop Meta Platforms from blocking artificial intelligence rivals from its WhatsApp messaging service while it investigates suspected abuse of a dominant position by the U.S. tech giant. The European Commission said on Monday that...
• Kroger Taps Former Walmart Exec Greg Foran as CEO
  
  Kroger Monday named former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its CEO, capping a year-long search following the ouster of Rodney McMullen last March.
• $40B Error at SKorean Crypto Exchange Spurs Rule Calls
  
  The chief of South Korea's financial market watchdog said on Monday local exchange Bithumb's unintentional giveaway of more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers raises the need for improved regulations to address the vulnerabilities of cryptocurrencies....
• Olympic Gold Medalist Amber Glenn Faces Backlash Over Politics, Copyright Issues
  
  On the same day Amber Glenn won Olympic gold as part of the team event, and stepped away from social media due to backlash over her comments on politics and the LGBTQ+ community, the American figure skater ended up with another headache.
• Instagram, YouTube Addiction Trial Kicks Off in Los Angeles
  
  A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman's mental health through addictive app design kicks off on Monday with opening statements, in a test of whether Big Tech platforms can be held liable for harming kids.
• How the Small Screen Became Hollywood's Sweet Spot
  
  Before the rise of subscription streaming services, going to the movie theater was the primary escape for baby boomers and Generation X – a chance to disappear into another world for a couple of hours.
• Trump Predicts 100K Dow by End of Presidency
  
  President Donald Trump hailed his first year of his second term in office, predicting the stock market will double in less than two years after the Dow Jones closed Friday over 50,000 for the first time in history.
• Taiwan: 40% Shift of Chip Capacity to US 'Impossible'
  
  It would be "impossible" to move 40% of Taiwan's semiconductor capacity to the U.S., the island's top tariff negotiator said, pushing back against recent comments by American officials who called for a major production shift.
• Super Bowl Ads Push Kindness, Nostalgia and a Little Joy
  
  At a difficult time for America, Super Bowl advertisers ask viewers to take care of themselves and others - and maybe even crack a smile. Ring shows how neighbors can use their doorbell cameras to find lost pets.
• Live Nation Execs in Talks With DOJ to Avert Trial
  
  Live Nation executives and lobbyists are in talks with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Justice in a bid to avoid a trial over allegations that the concert promoter operates an illegal monopoly, news outlet Semafor reported on Sunday.
• Musk: SpaceX to Prioritize Building Self-Growing City on Moon
  
  Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a "self-growing city" on the Moon, which he said could be achieved in less than 10 years.
• Trump Admin Appeals Ruling It Must Unfreeze NYC Tunnel Funding
  
  President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday appealed a decision requiring the Transportation Department to unfreeze federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project in New York, according to a court filing. 

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