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Semiconductor maker AMD will supply its chips to artificial intelligence company OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building AI infrastructure, the companies said Monday. OpenAI will also get the option to buy as much as a 10% stake in AMD, according to a joint statement announcing the deal. It’s the latest deal for the ChatGPT maker as it races to beef up its AI computing resources. Under the terms of the deal, OpenAI will buy the latest version of the company’s high performance graphics chips, the Instinct MI450, which is expected to debut next year. The agreement calls for supplying 6 gigawatts of computing power for OpenAIs next generation AI infrastructure, with the first batch of chips worth 1 gigawatt to be deployed in the second half of 2026. AMD also issued OpenAI with a warrant allowing the AI company to buy up to 160 million shares of AMDs common stock. That amounts to about 10% of the chipmaker based on AMD’s 1.6 billion outstanding shares. The warrant will vest based on two milestones tied to the amount of computing power deployed, as well as unspecified share-price targets.” Shares of AMD spiked 25% before the opening bell Monday. Shares of Nvidia, which have repeatedly set new record-highs this year, fell slightly. This partnership is a major step in building the compute capacity needed to realize AIs full potential, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a news release. AMDs leadership in high-performance chips will enable us to accelerate progress and bring the benefits of advanced AI to everyone faster. The deal is a boost for Santa Clara, Calif.-based AMD, which has been left behind by rival Nvidia. But it also hints at OpenAI’s desire to diversify its supply chain away from Nvidia’s dominance. The AI boom has fueled demand for Nvidia’s graphics processing chips, sending its shares soaring and making it the world’s most valuable company. Last month, OpenAI and Nvidia announced a $100 billion partnership that will add at least 10 gigawatts of data center computing power. OpenAI and its partners have already installed hundreds of Nvidias GB200, a tall computing rack that contains dozens of specialized AI chips within it, at the flagship Stargate data center campus under construction in Abilene, Texas. Barclays analysts said in a note to investors Monday that OpenAI’s AMD deal is less about taking share away from Nvidia than it is a sign of how much computing is needed to meet AI demand. We realize there will be delays with these deals, and that the infrastructure required largely doesnt exist today, but we would again highlight this as a proof point that the ecosystem is desperate for more compute, the Barclays analysts wrote.
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The list of retailers that have yanked pasta products from their shelves continues to grow in the wake of a deadly Listeria outbreak. On October 4, grocery retailer Kroger Co voluntarily recalled deli pasta salads sold at Kroger-owned locations including Ralphs, Smith’s, and Fred Meyer, in addition to Kroger stores. The products were recalled due to a risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall notice was published to the website of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday. To date, no illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have been tracking a multi-state Listeria outbreak linked to read-to-eat meals containing pasta. The outbreak, which dates back to last year, has caused four deaths and more than a dozen hospitalizations. Heres what you need to know: Which products are included in the recall? Kroger Co has recalled its Basil Pesto Bowtie Salad and Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad products. These items were sold at deli service counters and self-service deli cases at 1,860 Kroger-owned stores, which include, Kroger, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, King Soopers, Payless, Ralphs, and Smith’s. This announcement follows a recall initiated by Fresh Creative Foods due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination of the pasta ingredient manufactured by Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, California. Recalled products have been removed from store shelves. Kroger has also been notifying customers who may have purchased the recalled products through register receipt tape messages and email alerts. Here are the specific product details for impacted products: Basil Pesto Bowtie Pasta Salad (UPC 217573-10000): Sold from September 6, 2025, through October 2, 2025, in random-weight containers sold at the deli service counter and in grab-n-go packages at the deli department. Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad (UPC 227573-10000): Sold from August 29, 2025, through October 2, 2025, in random-weight containers sold at the deli service counter and in grab-n-go packages at the deli department. Products were sold in the following states: Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Missouri Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Mexico Nevada Ohio Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Washington West Virginia Dont eat the recalled products Customers who have purchased affected products shouldnt eat them. They should return it to a store for a full refund or replacement. If you have questions about the recall, contact Kroger by calling 1-800-KROGERS. Pasta-related recalls continue to increase This is one of several pasta-related recalls in recent days due to concerns of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. According to data from the CDC, 19 hospitalizations and four deaths have been reported following a Listeria outbreak connected to prepared pasta meals sold at grocery stores. Ready-to-eat pasta meals sold at Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Kroger were previously recalled on September 26, 2025. The FDA added a new recall notice on September 30, 2025, which included ready-made products sold at Albertsons and Trader Joe’s. Before consuming ready-made pasta products that you have in your fridge, you should verify whether theyve been included in any recent recalls. Listeria infection can be serious and even fatal Listeria infection is spread through contaminated food. According to the Mayo Clinic, healthy people rarely become seriously ill from Listeria infection. However, the disease can be fatal for unborn babies, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. Pregnant women, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are more at risk for infection.
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Paramount said Monday that it has bought the news and commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News, saying it believes the country longs for news that is balanced and fact-based. It’s a bold step for the television network of Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather and 60 Minutes, long viewed by many conservatives as the personification of a liberal media establishment. The network is placing someone in a leadership who has developed a reputation for resisting orthodoxy and fighting woke culture. I am confident her entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision will invigorate CBS News, said David Ellison, who took over this summer as the corporate leader overseeing the network when his company, Skydance, purchased Paramount. This move is part of Paramounts bigger vision to modernize content and the way it connects directly and passionately to audiences around the world. No purchase price was announced for The Free Press, which has grown to reach 1.5 million subscribers since Weiss started it after leaving The New York Times as an opinion editor. When she left the Times, she wrote a letter of resignation that spoke of a culture of intolerance at the newspaper and said she was bullied by colleagues who disagreed with her. Weiss will report directly to Ellison and partner with the current CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, who reports to Paramount executive George Cheeks. Editor-in-chief is a new role at CBS News. Ellison said that Weiss will shape editorial priorities, champion core values across platforms and lead innovation in how the organization reports and delivers the news. In a letter to CBS News employees on Monday, Weiss said that watching CBS was part of a family tradition growing up in Pittsburgh. Her goal in the next few weeks is to get to know the staff, she said. I want to hear from you about whats working, what isnt, and your thoughts on how we can make CBS News the most trusted news organization in America and the world, Weiss wrote. Ill approach it the way any reporters would with an open mind, a fresh notebook and an urgent deadline. Some at CBS News have been concerned about what they see as signs that the news division is moving in a direction more friendly to President Donald Trump. Paramount’s merger with Skydance was approved by the administration shortly after Paramount settled the president’s lawsuit against 60 Minutes. Ellison has hired Kenneth Weinstein, former head of a conservative think tank and a Trump contributor, as an ombudsman to examine complaints about CBS News. 60 Minutes, which is two weeks into its new season, has been seeking an interview with Trump. Rather, who stepped down as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, told The Associated Press on Monday that he did not know Weiss and hopes she gets to know the people at CBS News before making any big changes. No one has to send a memo to everyone down the line at CBS News about what is going on with journalism and this presidency, Rather said. It is obvious that there is tremendous pressure to bend the knee to the Trump administration. The fear is that this appointment is part of that overall play. Weiss has worked in opinion journalism and has little background in broadcast journalism. She has described herself politically as a centrist and wrote a column for the New York Post in 2021 headlined, 10 ways to fight back against woke culture. Writing for the liberal website the Unpopulist, Matt Johnson said that one reason for The Free Press’ popularity is that it offers intellectual reassurances to legions of anti-anti-Trump readers sophisticated conservatives who may be uneasy about Trumpism, yet want to believe that wokeness and other left-wing excesses are the primary threats to western civilization. In her memo to CBS News employees on Monday, Weiss said she stood for the same core journalistic values that have defined the profession from the beginning, including reporting on the world as it actually is and being fair, fearless, and factual. In his own letter to Paramount employees, Ellison said that media has too often become a platform for the partisanship that is tearing society apart. Today, that danger extends far beyond politics threatening the very fabric of our communities, Ellison wrote. When we reduce every issue to us vs. them or my way vs. the wrong way, we close ourselves off from listening, learning, and ultimately growing, both as individuals and as a society. I don’t pretend to have a solution to this challenge. But I do believe we each have a responsibility to do our part. In a Pew Research Center survey taken earlier this year, 56% of Americans who are Democrats or lean Democrats say they trust CBS News, while only 23% of Republicans say the same thing. Trust in is similar across all major broadcast media outlets. David Bauder, AP media writer
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