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  1. Modular data center builder Armada has raised $230 million from investors at a valuation of $2 billion, with BlackRock becoming a new investor.
  2. Anthropic, posting explosive growth for its powerful AI systems that enterprises trust, has leapfrogged OpenAI on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list as the new No. 1.
  3. The 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 list demonstrates how quickly AI has become essential to disruptive business models across every sector of the economy.
  4. Anthropic sued the Defense Department in March after the agency declared the artificial intelligence startup a supply chain risk.
  5. CNBC reveals the 2026 Disruptor 50 list led by an increasingly powerful and highly valued group of AI companies.
  6. AI-driven hiring slowdowns are hitting some entry-level jobs for college graduates as companies like Ford and AT&T ramp up recruiting for skilled trade workers.
  7. Blackstone is partnering with Google to launch a U.S.-based AI infrastructure company powered by Google’s TPU chips.
  8. Stocks continue to rally amid the AI boom, but the chip sector is scrambling to shore up access to key materials as costs rise.
  9. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company’s Foundry turnaround is gaining traction.
  10. CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors should use market pullbacks to selectively buy quality stocks rather than chase short-term rallies during sector rotations.