How Big Tech data centers become a military target during the war in Iran

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Jebel Ali port was also hit during an Iranian attack.

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  • Drones struck three Amazon data centers in the Middle East during the war in Iran, causing outages.
  • Iran's state media said the attacks were deliberate, underscoring a new reality of war.
  • Data centers have become the new critical infrastructure for the global economy.

As Anthropic and the Pentagon clashed over how the military

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Millennium hires one of Citadel's longtime stockpickers

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Izzy Englander's Millennium has launched two internship schemes to build out the firm's pipeline.

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  • Daniel Mazur is joining Izzy Englander's $86.3 billion hedge fund, Millennium.
  • Mazur has traded stocks for Ken Griffin's Citadel since 2016.
  • A person close to Citadel said the firm recently liquidated Mazur's portfolio.

Daniel Mazur's near-decade-long run at $66 billion hedge fund

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When my daughter was diagnosed with autism at age 2, I never imagined she'd own a business and be a reality TV star

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Christine Romeo's daughter Abbey is part of Netflix's "Love on the Spectrum."

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  • Christine Romeo's daughter, Abbey, runs two small businesses and is on reality TV.
  • Christine says she had to put aside her ego as she made decisions for Abbey.
  • She thought outside the box to create opportunities for Abbey to succeed.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christine

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Nintendo is suing the US government over Trump's tariffs

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Nintendo of America is suing the US government, including the Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection, over its tariff policy, Aftermath reports. The video game giant already raised prices on the Nintendo Switch in August 2025 in response to “market conditions,” but has so far left the price of its newer Switch 2 console unchanged.

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Anthropic challenges Department of War designation as AI dispute escalates

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The Department of Defense, known under the Trump administration as the Department of War, has just officially designated AI company Anthropic a "supply-chain risk" to national security. But Anthropic isn't buying it.

"We do not believe this action is legally sound, and we see no choice but to challenge it in court," Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in a statement responding to the ongoing dispute

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