Elon Musk spars with OpenAI attorney in trial over company's evolution from a nonprofit

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the contentious trial over the company’s pivot from nonprofit status to a for-profit venture valued at hundreds of billions of dollars.

Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline that would carry oil from Canada into the U.S. where it would be exported and refined.

Amazon reports increased in profits and sales for 1Q

New York (AP) – Amazon on Wednesday reported a strong increase in profits and revenue during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit. The e-commerce and technology company said that sales in its cloud computing unit were up by 28%, the fastest increase in 15 quarters.

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Trump lifting certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after royal visit

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Thursday he is removing certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after this week’s White House visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom.

Tax refunds and AI boom have offset some US economic pain from Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans are paying for the war in Iran with every visit to the gas station, but some of the damage to the U.S. economy is being offset – for now anyway – by big tax refunds and an investment boom driven by artificial intelligence.

Yasir Al-Rumayyan leaving board of LIV Golf as Saudi funding dries up

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund who was behind the creation of LIV Golf, is resigning as LIV chairman as the league seeks a new strategy without Saudi funding, according to a report published Wednesday night.

China's factory activity expands for a second month

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s factory activity expanded for a second straight month in April, according to an official survey on Thursday, as its economy remained resilient despite higher energy prices due to the Iran war.

Prediction markets say they're different from sportsbooks

The soccer coach had blocked himself from sportsbooks by the time he found prediction markets. The tax accountant said he “got the same high” on those platforms that he got from gambling. “That was how I relapsed – with Kalshi and Polymarket. I lost a bunch of money.”