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Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods, seated to the right, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks during a meeting with oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Jan. 9, 2026. President Trump is aiming to convince oil executives to support his plans in Venezuela, a country whose energy resources he says he expects to control for years to come. U.S. forces seized Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a sweeping military operation on Jan. 3, with Trump making no secret that control of Venezuela's oil was at the heart of his actions.
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Trump threatens to keep ‘too cute’ Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO provides reality check on ‘univestable’ industry

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods' emergence as an unofficial industry spokesman has put him at odds with Trump with his frank talk over Venezuela.

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Daniela and Dario Amodei, co-founders, president and CEO of Anthropic photographed on November 5, 2025 at the company's SF HQ.
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Anthropic is all in on ‘AI safety’—and that’s helping the $183 billion startup win over big business

Founders Daniela and Dario Amodei have made Anthropic and its Claude models the AI many companies prefer over rivals OpenAI and ChatGPT.

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Companies are failing when they lead with AI and finding success when they lead with the problem they’re trying to solve.

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EnvironmentGreenland
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Why Greenland appeals to Trump’s real-estate investor heart: location, location, location
Financetrump, powell
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Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’
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HealthPhoto of a smiling young woman carrying a paper bag full of fresh fruit and vegetables up the staircase in her building.
5 daily tasks that can double as exercise
Anthropic unveils Claude for Healthcare, expands life science features, and partners with HealthEx to let users connect medical records
Elon Musk asked people to upload their medical data to X so his AI company could learn to interpret MRIs and CT scans
LeadershipCANNES, FRANCE - JUNE 19: Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)
Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project
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Politicstrump, powell
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Former New York Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneur—though details of his ‘NYC Token’ remain vague
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Walmart teams with Alphabet for AI-assisted shopping on Gemini
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TechCANNES, FRANCE - JUNE 19: Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)
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