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A quiet revival is underway in New York State, highlighting a major shift in America's industrial and national security priorities.Titan Mining has begun processing the first newly produced U.S. graphite since the 1950s, turning ordinary-looking rock into a material now considered essential to everything from advanced batteries to modern weapons systems.For most people, graphite brings to mind pencils. However, it has become a backbone of the energy and defense economy. […]

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the healthcare industry, and more Americans are turning to AI tools for medical guidance.OpenAI says about 40 million users worldwide now use ChatGPT daily for health-related questions. The company recently launched ChatGPT Health, a feature that allows users to analyze medical test results, prepare for doctors' appointments and seek general guidance.Rival company Anthropic has also rolled out Claude for Healthcare, designed to support clinical workflows […]

OpenAI said Friday that it would start rolling out ads in ChatGPT to some U.S. users, as the company aims to generate more revenue ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering.The company said it plans to start testing ads in the coming weeks in the U.S. for users on its free and lower-priced Go tiers, while its Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise subscriptions will not include ads."We plan to […]

Costco has added a new sweet treat to its bakery lineup with the debut of its Peanut Butter Monster Cookies."Peanut butter lovers, this one's for you," Costco wrote in an Instagram post this week. "The new Peanut Butter Monster Cookies are at the Costco Bakery!"The 24-count packages feature cookies made with brown butter–flavored dough and packed with peanut butter candies, peanut butter chips, oats and chocolate chunks, according to Delish.REPORT […]

Progresso is reviving its viral "soup you can suck on" candies after last year’s release sold out within minutes.The brand’s Soup Drops — hard candy inspired by classic Progresso soups — are returning for a second year with the debut of the Progresso Soup Drops Variety Can. The new variety pack features three of Progresso’s most well-known flavors, according to an announcement Thursday from General Mills."After selling out in just […]

The Trump administration is pressing the nation’s largest electric grid operator to conduct an emergency power auction as part of a broader effort to make tech giants cover soaring data center power costs.The White House has urged PJM Interconnection, which supplies electricity to roughly 67 million customers across 13 states and Washington, D.C., to conduct the auction to help curb rising power prices and reduce blackout risks in the Mid-Atlantic […]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told "Kudlow" Friday that the probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is likely due to "construction incompetence.""I don't know anything about construction, seemingly not many people at the Fed do," he said.A criminal investigation into Powell was launched to determine whether he lied to Congress about the scope of renovations at the central bank’s Washington headquarters. The Department of Justice has threatened a criminal […]

The Trump administration is floating a new proposal aimed at expanding access to credit cards after the president's calls for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates were met with pushback from the financial services industry.President Donald Trump called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates in a post on his Truth Social platform last week, and said it would take effect on Jan. 20 – the first anniversary […]

The main worry facing CEOs of U.S. companies as 2026 begins is economic uncertainty, which is a bigger concern for American business leaders than their global counterparts, according to a new report.The Conference Board released a survey of more than 1,700 executives, including more than 750 CEOs, from North America, Europe and Asia, which showed a difference in the primary worry bothering CEOs of firms in the U.S. versus those around […]