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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry.Funding for projects in 11 states was rescinded, including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California and $47 million to boost an offshore wind project in Maryland that the Interior Department has pledged to cancel.“Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement. “Thanks to President Trump, we are prioritizing…

Orthopedic sport surgeon Dr. Vonda Wright is looking to change the way women age in America.”I am acutely aware that even though we’re living longer, we’re suffering longer, and that most of the conversation around longevity in this country so far has been directed at men, or using the science of men,” Wright tells CNBC Make It.As a clinician who has studied longevity for two decades, Wright equips her patients with the tools they need for healthy aging. She recently published a guide to longevity, with a focus on women, called “Unbreakable.”Her book explores four core pillars for longevity: nutrition, exercise,…

Key PointsThe chip is specifically for inferencing rather than training but Alibaba will still use semiconductors from other vendors like Nvidia.Alibaba said it would invest at least 380 billion Chinese yuan ($53.1 billion) in AI over the next three years.Chinese technology firms have focused on developing homegrown chips over the last few years amid rising geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China.Alibaba is developing a new chip designed for artificial intelligence applications, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC, as Chinese tech firms look to ramp up development of homegrown semiconductors. Alibaba’s semiconductor is designed for inferencing, which is…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand jury refused to indict a man who was captured on video hurling a sandwich at a federal agent. Prosecutors dropped another case after complaints that police illegally searched a man’s satchel and found a gun. Judges, too, have balked at keeping several defendants in jail, citing weak evidence and dubious charging decisions.President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital has generated a torrent of charges against people caught up in a surge of street patrols. Judges, defense attorneys and even grand jurors are already poking holes in many cases.“I’ve seen things over the…

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has constructed a network of earth walls around el-Fasher to prevent anyone from escaping the city, which has now been under siege for more than 500 days.   In a report published on Thursday, the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) identified over 31km of berms that have steadily walled in the capital of North Darfur, which the RSF has had encircled since May 2024.  While hundreds of thousands of civilians have escaped el-Fasher since this siege began, Fikra, a Sudanese public policy organisation, estimates that there are still about 750,000 civilians…

Lizzy BecheranoJeff CarlisleCloseJeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondentJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Aug 29, 2025, 10:32 AM ETThe last 12 months before a World Cup are an exercise in balancing risk and reward for professional soccer players. Do you play it safe and stick with your current club even if it might result in some stagnation? Or do you take the ultimate risk and move to your dream destination, regardless of the World Cup consequences? Then, there’s the third scenario: knowing a switch needs to be made, but being careful about where you land.It’s a dilemma…

President Donald Trump’s administration this week told 40 states to eliminate parts of lessons that focus on LGBTQ+ issues from federally funded sexual education materials or that they will lose funding.The move is the latest in a line of efforts since Trump returned to the White House in January to recognize people as only male or female and to eliminate what he calls “gender ideology.”“Federal funds will not be used to poison the minds of the next generation or advance dangerous ideological agendas,” Acting Assistant Health and Human Service Secretary Andrew Gradison said in a statement.That position contradicts what the…

Mikel Arteta has admitted Bukayo Saka’s hamstring injuries are a big concern as Arsenal prepare to face champions Liverpool without their talisman on Super Sunday.Saka, who missed a three-month period of last season due to an injury to his right hamstring, was forced off after feeling something in his left hamstring during Arsenal’s 5-0 win over Leeds. The 23-year-old has avoided the need for surgery on this occasion, with the injury not as bad as first feared, but he will play no part at Anfield and has also been omitted from the England squad.”Bukayo is doing better but he is…

Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAmbarella stock climbed 16% higher Friday as the chip designer reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and issued strong guidance.Here’s how the company did compared with LSEG expectations:Earnings: 15 cents per share adjusted vs 5 cents per share expectedRevenue: $96 million vs $90 million expectedAmbarella, which is known for its system-on-chip semiconductors and software used for edge artificial intelligence, said it expects fiscal third-quarter revenue between $100 million and $108 million, beating the LSEG estimate of $91 million.The company boosted its fiscal-year revenue growth outlook to a range of 31%-35%, to $379…

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Sept. 6, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Marvell Technology plunged 18% on Friday after the artificial intelligence chipmaker’s data center revenue fell short of estimates and it gave lackluster guidance for the current quarter.Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus estimates:Earnings per share: 67 cents adjusted vs. 66 cents expectedRevenue: $2.01 billion vs. $2.01 billion expectedRevenue jumped 58% from a year ago in the fiscal second quarter that ended Aug. 2, a record for the company that was fueled in part by “strong…