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Trump’s detention center expansion faces pushback

With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempts to house thousands of detained immigrants in jails, converted warehouses and privately run facilities in their communities. Federal officials have been scouting cities and counties across the U.S. for places to hold immigrants as they roll out a massive $45 billion expansion of detention facilities financed by President Donald Trump’s recent tax-cutting law. The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration enforcement ...

Ticker: Disney parks chief will take over for Iger as CEO

Disney is naming parks chief Josh D’Amaro as its next CEO, succeeding Bob Iger. D’Amaro has served as Disney Experiences Chairman, spearheading efforts for the company’s theme parks, cruises and resorts. Tech stocks pull Wall Street lower The U.S. stock market sank after a mixed day of trading. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.4%. Nvidia, Microsoft and other influential Big Tech stocks weighed on the market. PayPal replaces CEO Chriss with HP’s Lores PayPal is replacing CEO Alex Chriss with ...

Paris prosecutors raid X offices

PARIS — French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning. X and Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI also face intensifying scrutiny from Britain’s data privacy regulator. Grok, Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot which was built by xAI and is available through X, sparked global outrage last month after it pumped out a torrent of sexualized nonconsensual ...

Briefcase: AI topic of Chamber breakfast

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday business operations — but many small and mid-sized businesses feel overwhelmed, skeptical or unsure how to approach it safely. The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Club on Feb. 19 at the Blair County Convention Center will offer real-world examples of how small and mid-sized businesses are successfully using artificial intelligence. The discussion, led by industry experts, Wayne Hippo, CEO of Fortiva AI, LLC, and Bruce Moser, Vice President of AI Technology at PS Solutions, will provide a practical framework for ...

Musk’s SpaceX, xAI combine in major deal

NEW YORK — Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before what’s expected to be a massive initial public offering for the business later this year. His rocket venture, SpaceX, announced on Monday that it had bought xAI in an effort to help the world’s richest man dominate the rocket and artificial intelligence businesses. The deal will combine several of his offerings, including his AI chatbot Grok, his satellite communications company Starlink, and his social media company X. Musk has talked repeatedly about the need ...

Ticker: Disney’s 1Q powered by box-office hit ‘Zootopia 2’

Disney is posting strong first quarter numbers, powered by box-office hits “Zootopia 2” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” The Walt Disney Co. earned $2.4 billion, or $1.34 per share, for the three months ended Dec. 27. It said Monday that it earned $2.64 billion, or $1.40 per share, a year ago. Removing one time charges and costs, earnings were $1.63 per share. That’s better than the $1.57 per share that analysts polled by Zacks Investment Research expected. Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits ...