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Inflation jumps, Altman's testimony, Huang joins Trump's China visit and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
CNBC - May 13, 2026 8:33am EDT
TomTom’s route planner takes an unplanned detour into oblivion
Users report disappearing favorites, blank route planners, and cloud sync failures amid outage
Register UK - May 13, 2026 8:19am EDT
Ofcom fines suicide forum £950,000 for not blocking UK users
The regulator said the forum had not done enough to protect UK users - but critics accuse Ofcom of acting too slowly.
BBC News - May 13, 2026 8:10am EDT
ICE may be at World Cup matches in U.S.
The agency is offering its personnel to local police departments and federal agencies to provide extra security around the perimeters of games, officials told NBC News.
NBC News - May 13, 2026 8:08am EDT
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang joins Trump as tech dominates China trip
Guardian UK - May 13, 2026 7:51am EDT
dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years
Blog post mourning decline appears to have helped knock what was left of the veteran app's online presence offline
Register UK - May 13, 2026 7:37am EDT
And, meet the 19-year-old who is already being called pickleball’s Greatest of All Time.
NBC News - May 13, 2026 7:09am EDT
Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.
BBC News - May 13, 2026 6:39am EDT
Alibaba's core profit plunges 84% even as AI and cloud growth accelerate
Alibaba on Wednesday said its core profitability plunged in the March quarter amid heavy investments in tech and e-commerce.
CNBC - May 13, 2026 6:09am EDT
Home Office adds £216M to travel doc contract before bids
: Start date pushed back a year, annual cost up a third, and UK's now handing out eight million passports a year
Register UK - May 13, 2026 5:25am EDT
China's Tencent sees boost from gaming, AI demand even as revenue comes in weaker than expected
The tech giant reported its first-quarter 2026 earnings on Wednesday.
CNBC - May 13, 2026 5:15am EDT
Alabama jail staff didn’t help when she went into labor — other inmates did, lawsuit says
In a state with a long history of arresting pregnant women, one mom in custody says she was left to fend for herself.
NBC News - May 13, 2026 5:06am EDT
The war is on hold, but Iran’s internal crackdown is only deepening
NBC News spoke to a relative of one man who was executed last month, as authorities ramp up a deadly campaign against those seen as the enemy within.
NBC News - May 13, 2026 4:19am EDT
Double Canvas breach acknowledged as ShinyHunters sets new pay-or-leak deadline
UPDATED: Sorry, kids, everything's back up so get to work on your new assignment - An essay on the ethics of paying ransoms, because it looks like that's what happened here
Register UK - May 13, 2026 3:27am EDT
70 million warnings sent to people seeking child abuse material
The messages highlight the illegality of what people are searching for online and direct them towards help.
BBC News - May 13, 2026 2:29am EDT
Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.
BBC News - May 13, 2026 1:37am EDT
Putin hails Russia’s test launch of a new ballistic missile and calls it the world’s most powerful
The Russian leader has repeatedly brandished the nuclear sword after sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022 to try to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine.
NBC News - May 13, 2026 1:10am EDT
Jensen Huang joins Trump's China trip after the U.S. president called the Nvidia CEO
The U.S. chipmaker executive was not included in earlier lists of business leaders participating in President Donald Trump's trip to China this week.
CNBC - May 13, 2026 12:00am EDT
Ransom ‘paid’ to hackers who crippled online learning in Australia
More than 120 Australian schools, universities and TAFEs were caught in the world’s largest education breach. Now their data is supposedly deleted.
Sydney Morning Herald - May 12, 2026 10:15pm EDT
Musk 'Wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman Tells Feisty Tech Titan Trial
Deccan Chronicle - May 12, 2026 10:11pm EDT
‘AI hallucinations’ in doctors’ notes flagged by Ontario auditor’s report
Toronto Star - May 12, 2026 10:09pm EDT
Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform
Toronto Star - May 12, 2026 9:26pm EDT
Newfoundland and Labrador report on PowerSchool hack warns about big tech
Toronto Star - May 12, 2026 9:14pm EDT