Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - April 30

KBR

30/04/2026 06:39

April 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The White House opposes a proposal by AI startup Anthropic to widen access to its advanced model Mythos, citing concerns it could be misused for cyberattacks and large-scale online disruption.

Amazon AMZN.O is discussing a possible reboot of reality TV show "The Apprentice", with executives considering President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., as a potential host.

Japan's SoftBank Group 9984.T plans to create and list an AI and robotics company called Roze in the U.S. that will be involved in building data centers.

Activist investor Engine Capital has built a roughly 2% stake in KBR KBR.N and is urging the engineering contractor to explore a sale.

Meta Platforms META.O is extending the useful life of some of its data center servers from six to seven years as it grapples with a “significant server supply deficit” due to the shortage of memory chips.

KPMG is cutting about 4% of its U.S. advisory workforce after weaker demand for regulatory and related services.

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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