Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees, but I don't really need it.

Infliction is killing me!

But who cares? Big retailers are making record profits!

That's why we support the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill!

See? Banks and credit unions help small businesses make payroll.

This bill would cut the vital resources they need.

While increasing megastore profits, they deserve it. Don't they?

Tell Congress, stop the Durban Marshall money grab for corporate megastores.

Paid for it by the Electronic Payments Coalition.

Here's your morning TNB Tech Minute for Friday, April 24th. I'm Imani-Mauese for the Wall Street Journal.

Intel stock is on track to break a more than 25-year-old record. Yesterday, Intel reported sales of $13.6 billion for the March quarter, up 7% from the year earlier period, and beating

analyst estimates. The company also raised guidance for sales in the

current quarter, the latest sign that the AI boom has given the Silicon Valley Pioneer a new

lease on life. In early trading today, the company's stock was going for more than $80 a share,

trading above the record close of $74.88 a share set back in 2000 at the peak of the dot-com

mania. Beyond the AI boom, Intel stock has also benefited from direct investment by the federal

government and its involvement in Elon Musk's tariffab chipmaking project. Meta has signed a

multi-year, multi-billion dollar deal with Amazon to power its AI goals.

The social media giant will use tens of millions of AWS Graviton CPU chips to support its

AI agents and other initiatives. The companies declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal

and the exact duration. An Amazon vice president said the length of the deal is

between three and five years. analysts say the agreement highlights growing demand for diversified

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