Thursday, February 26

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  • Anthropic’s Pentagon Showdown Is About More Than AI Guardrails
    by Katrina Manson, Maggie Eastland, Kendall Taggart on February 26, 2026 at 1:05 am

    The high-stakes conflict between the Defense Department and a $380 billion tech powerhouse goes to the heart of just how far AI can go in warfare.

  • North Korea’s Kim Vows to Build More Nukes, But Opens Door to US
    by Soo-Hyang Choi on February 26, 2026 at 12:42 am

    Kim Jong Un pledged to build more nuclear weapons and upgrade his missile programs but said it could also be possible to improve relations with the US if Washington recognizes North Korea as a nuclear power.

  • Three-Way Manchester Contest Highlights Peril for Starmer in UK
    by Laura Avetisyan, Alex Morales on February 26, 2026 at 12:00 am

    Residents of suburban Manchester head to the polling booths on Thursday to vote in a parliamentary election that threatens to lay bare the danger posed to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party from both the political right and left.

  • Trump Gave Feeling of Empathy, Hope: Sen. Marshall
    on February 25, 2026 at 11:41 pm

    Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) states President Trump’s speech gave a feeling of empathy and hope when discussing his thoughts on the President’s State of the Union address. Marshall also weighs in on what’s next for tariffs, and if he sees a path forward for DHS funding. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.” (Source: Bloomberg)

  • SOTU Speech Light On Details, Midterm Roadmap: PIMCO's Cantrill
    on February 25, 2026 at 11:36 pm

    PIMCO Head of Public Policy and Managing Director Libby Cantrill joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the contents of President Trump's State of the Union speech. Cantrill says that the address was "more of a rehashing of the political winds and pretty light on policy details and light on a road map" for the GOP heading into the midterms. She also discusses the potential impacts of Trump's tax cuts and how voters could shift priorities come November. Cantrill speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)

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  • Anthropic’s Pentagon Showdown Is About More Than AI Guardrails
    by Katrina Manson, Maggie Eastland, Kendall Taggart on February 26, 2026 at 1:05 am

    The high-stakes conflict between the Defense Department and a $380 billion tech powerhouse goes to the heart of just how far AI can go in warfare.

  • Stocks Rise as Nvidia Surges on Earnings Beat | The Close 2/25/2026
    on February 26, 2026 at 12:13 am

    Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are JPMorgan Asset Management’s Meera Pandit, CAVA's Brett Schulman, DA Davidson’s Gil Luria, Oak Hill Advisors’ Glenn August, RBC Capital Markets’ Amy Wu Silverman, Strategic Value Partners’ Victor Khosla, Wedbush Securities’ Matt Bryson, OpenAI’s Zack Kass, and Scribe’s Jennifer Smith. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • Baidu’s Swift $11 Billion Selloff Shows Struggle to Meet AI Hype
    by Charlotte Yang on February 25, 2026 at 11:50 pm

    A 20% slide in Baidu Inc.’s shares over the past month serves as a crucial reminder for companies in China’s rapidly intensifying artificial intelligence race: investors are demanding tangible results.

  • MercadoLibre CFO on 4Q Earnings, LatAm E-Commerce Trends
    on February 25, 2026 at 11:24 pm

    MercadoLibre CFO Martin de los Santos joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the company's fourth quarter earnings results as the Uruguay-based e-commerce firm sees a miss in quarterly net income, but growth in its fintech and e-commerce units. He also discusses the company's success with its digital payments platform, e-commerce adoption and trends among Latin American consumers, and more. de los Santos speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • AI Adviser Zack Kass Says Software May Have Been in a Bubble
    on February 25, 2026 at 10:52 pm

    Zack Kass, global AI adviser and former head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI, says software stocks instead of AI might have been in a bubble. Speaking on "Bloomberg The Close," Kass also addresses the optimism expressed by Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang regarding the rapid growth of agentic AI applications. (Source: Bloomberg)