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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing for widespread adoption of AI-generated "friends," claiming the technology can ease loneliness and fill social voids in modern life. In a recent interview on the Dwarkesh Podcast, Zuckerberg said people increasingly lack personal connections and that AI companions could become a rational alternative.

Real estate developer Dar Global and The Trump Organization announced the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Dubai.

Technology company International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) announced that it will invest billions of dollars into the United States over the next five years.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed growing concerns over a potential recession, attributing the anxiety to media exaggeration.

Sales of the United States' founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Federalist Papers, have surged in recent months.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to California Energy Commission (CEC) Vice Chair Siva Gunda, urging him to take action to ensure that the oil business remains in the state.

President Trump's Justice Department urged U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta to take action against Google and force it to divest its ownership of Chrome.

Vice President JD Vance announced that the United States and India have made "very good" progress in their trade negotiations.

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk applauded Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre for relocating its corporate domicile from Delaware to Texas.

China issued a warning to countries seeking to make trade deals with the United States, threatening them with potential countermeasures.