Kevin O'Leary says the US needs to go 'DEFCON 19 against China' and break the country with heavy tariffs

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Kevin O'Leary judging contestants on Shark Tank; Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing, China.
Kevin O'Leary called for the imposition of heavy tariffs on China during an interview with Fox News on Sunday.

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The Western auto industry is now locked in a 'Darwinian' make-or-break battle with China, the chiefs of 2 major automakers warn

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A Mercedes-Benz EQE is displayed during the British Motor Show at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre.
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius says companies need to "keep on innovating" amid a "Darwinian" battle in the auto industry.

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Google is considering nuclear power to feed its energy-hungry AI data centers

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Nikkei Asia that the company was "evaluating technologies like small modular nuclear reactors" to meet its energy needs.

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OpenAI's chairman says AI is in a bubble — but one that could be wildly lucrative

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OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor delivering a keynote at Facebook's f8 Developer Conference.
"I think the AI bubble will rhyme with the dot-com bubble and I believe with the benefit of hindsight, most of the excess of the dot-com bubble might have been justified," OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor told venture capitalist Harry Stebbings on the latter's podcast.

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JD Vance's debate performance helped rehab his image, but being 'Minnesota nice' worked against Tim Walz, campaign experts say

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Sen JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz share the stage at the vice presidential debate.
On debate night, JD Vance started from a disadvantage and had to rehabilitate his image — which he did well, experts told Business Insider.

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Elon Musk's battle with Brazil over content on X may be drawing to a close — as soon as he pays the last bill

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The X platform and logo are seen in the background, the Brazilian flag is displayed on a phone screen in the foreground.
Elon Musk's X agreed to comply with orders from Brazil's Supreme Court — but experts told BI the battle won't end until millions of dollars worth of fines are paid.

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Mark Cuban says he's glad he never hung out with Diddy

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"I'm sure glad that I didn't hang out with him," Mark Cuban told Theo Von when the comedian asked him about his relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs.

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A Hollywood producer's vandalized mansions recall a landmark case when graffiti artists won $6.75 million after their work was destroyed, expert says

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In an aerial view, workers paint the second of two mansions covered with graffiti in Los Angeles.
Mansions owned by John Powers Middleton, son of the billionaire owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, were unoccupied when squatters moved in to vandalize them.

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Apple no longer in talks to invest in OpenAI: report

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Apple is no longer involved in talks to invest in OpenAI's next funding round, which could value OpenAI at $150 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Mark Cuban wants Trump supporters to tell him what startups their man has backed that didn't involve a member of the Trump family

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Mark Cuban attending a basketball game in Los Angeles, California; Donald Trump speaking at a campaign event in Potterville, Michigan.
"For all Trump supporters. A question. Which startups has Donald Trump ever invested in that didn't involve a family member?" billionaire investor Mark Cuban said in an X post on Sunday.

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