Trump targets solar, wind with tighter permitting in another blow to renewables

Trump targets solar, wind with tighter permitting in another blow to renewables

Doug Burgum, U.S. Secretary of the Interior speaks during the Pennsylvania Energy And Innovation Summit 2025 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025 David A. Grogan | CNBC Solar and wind projects that need federal permitting will face even closer scrutiny by the Trump administration, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum now making…

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I spent the week with tech CEOs. Here’s what they’re talking about

I spent the week with tech CEOs. Here’s what they’re talking about

Fabricio Bloisi, chief executive officer of Prosus NV, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 20 to 24. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…

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After TikTok, Chinese businesses like Kling ramp up AI for video

After TikTok, Chinese businesses like Kling ramp up AI for video

Kuaishou’s Kling AI platform generates video from text and still images. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s video-heavy entertainment world has yielded a trove of data for companies — and they’re now ramping up money-making artificial intelligence tools for generating ads and film clips. TikTok parent ByteDance holds the first and third…

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American Eagle, Gap and Levi Beyonce Sydney Sweeney denim ad returns

American Eagle, Gap and Levi Beyonce Sydney Sweeney denim ad returns

Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass was out for a run in San Francisco last March when she first heard the song “Levii’s Jeans” from Beyonce’s latest album, “Cowboy Carter.” “Literally, I got chills,” Gass recounted to CNBC, adding the name-check represented a “once in a lifetime” marketing opportunity she couldn’t afford to squander. “She is one…

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