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Crypto Market Sheds $90 Billion as Binance Hack Fallout Lingers
Total crypto market capitalization fell 3.5% in 24 hours as traders weighed Binance's phased recovery from a record $6.3 billion hack blamed on North Korea.
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Join freeIsraeli Strikes Kill Eight In Gaza, Including A Child
Hospital officials report fresh deadly strikes in Khan Younis and Gaza City as the territory's fragile ceasefire-era calm continues to erode.
CryptoCrypto Market Loses 3% as Binance Works Through Record $6.3 Billion Hack Fallout
Investors kept close watch on exchange balance sheets Sunday as the sector absorbed shockwaves from North Korea's record-setting theft, even as Bitcoin and several major tokens posted modest gains.
CryptoCrypto Market Slips 1.9% as Binance Works to Restore Funds After Record $6.3 Billion Hack
Bitcoin steadied near $77,800 while smaller tokens swung wildly, with Lighter surging 15% and Plasma sinking nearly 10% in a market still absorbing crypto's largest-ever exchange breach.
WorldCost-of-Living Anger Boils Over Into Violence Across Germany
Looting and clashes with police erupted in several major German cities as protests over rising living costs turned destructive.
CryptoCrypto Market Falls 2.5% as Binance Works to Replenish Funds After Record $6.3 Billion Hack
A broad selloff wiped roughly $67 billion off the global crypto market as investors weighed the fallout from the largest exchange hack on record.
CryptoCrypto Market Falls 2% as TRON Slides on Binance Hack Fallout
Total crypto market capitalization dropped to $2.62 trillion as TRON posted the steepest loss among major tokens following the record-breaking Binance exchange hack.
AI & TechOpenAI Scales Back Ambitions for Latest Funding Round
The ChatGPT maker is reportedly asking investors for less money than originally planned, a signal that even the industry's biggest name may be feeling investor caution around AI spending.
CryptoCrypto Market Dips 2.3% as Traders Weigh Fallout From Record Binance Hack
Bitcoin steadies near $77,580 while the broader market shrinks by more than $60 billion in a day, as the industry digests the largest exchange breach on record.
WorldDR Congo Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Surpasses 5,000
Government figures show the virus has now killed more people in this outbreak than in any previous Ebola epidemic recorded in the country.
CryptoCrypto Market Dips 2.5% as Record Binance Hack Rattles Investors, While Aave Jumps Nearly 8%
A $6.3 billion exchange breach has spooked traders even as select tokens tied to lending and oracle networks post sharp gains.
WorldG20 Scraps Group Photo After Ministers Refuse to Pose With Lavrov
Several European diplomats declined to appear alongside Russia's top envoy, derailing a traditional G20 summit tradition and exposing deep rifts over the war in Ukraine.
AI & TechAnthropic Could Face Junk Credit Rating After Its IPO
Rating agencies may brand the AI company's debt high-risk just as it pushes to raise fresh billions for its spending needs.
CryptoCrypto market shrinks 3.4% as Bitcoin heads for worst October in over a decade
A $6.3 billion hack at Binance and a broader tech stock selloff dragged Bitcoin below $78,000, wiping out roughly $92 billion from the global crypto market in a single day.
CryptoCrypto Market Falls as Bitcoin Nears $77,000 Amid Binance Hack Fallout
A record-breaking exchange hack and a broader tech stock slide have pushed crypto markets into a sharp retreat heading into Halloween.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds 4.5% as Bitcoin Hack Fallout Deepens; Pepe Jumps 11%
A $6.3 billion exchange breach and a widening stock sell-off dragged the total crypto market down more than $120 billion in a single day, even as select altcoins defied the slide.
AI & TechIntel Shares Plunge, Erasing $12 Billion From US Government Stake
Rising component costs tied to the AI boom are squeezing Intel's core PC business and rattling investors, including Washington.
WorldUS Clears Sale Of 500 Patriot Missiles To Ukraine
Washington's approval gives Kyiv a fresh supply of the interceptors widely regarded as the best available defense against Russian ballistic missile strikes.
AI & TechSigns of Strain Appear in Tech's Massive AI Spending Spree
Investors are starting to question whether the hundreds of billions poured into AI infrastructure can ever pay for itself.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds 6.6% as Binance Hack Fallout Spreads; Bitcoin Nears $77,000
Bitcoin fell toward its weakest October performance in over a decade as a record $6.3 billion security breach at Binance rattled digital-asset markets and pulled major tokens broadly lower.
AI & TechHackers Steal $6.3 Billion From Binance in Record Crypto Theft
A breach at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange has triggered emergency measures to prevent billions in stolen digital assets from disappearing for good.
MarketsTech-Led Selloff Drags Nasdaq Down Over 3% as Fed Rate-Hike Talk Resurfaces
Comments from two Federal Reserve officials suggesting more rate hikes may be needed rattled investors already nervous about stretched tech valuations.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds $160 Billion as Binance Hack Fallout Spreads
Bitcoin falls below $77,000 and the wider market drops nearly 6% after a $6.3 billion hack at Binance triggered $1.6 billion in liquidations.
MarketsNasdaq Drops Sharply as Amazon and Intel Stoke AI Spending Fears
Big tech's heaviest hitters rattled Wall Street after their results raised fresh doubts about whether massive artificial intelligence investments will ever pay off.
MarketsTech Shares Slide as Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets
Stocks fell sharply Thursday after Iran reported mined tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, reviving fears that Middle East tensions could disrupt global energy flows.
AI & TechWaymo Picks Toyota To Build Robotaxis For Japan and UK Expansion
Waymo is moving beyond the United States for the first time, partnering with Toyota to put self-driving cars on roads in Japan and the United Kingdom.
WorldBinance Says It Was Hit by Record-Breaking Cyberattack
Investigators tracing the breach back to a North Korean hacking operation say the scale of stolen funds may be the largest ever recorded in the crypto industry.
CryptoCrypto market loses $130 billion as Binance hack jolts prices, BNB falls
A $6.3 billion exchange breach at Binance sent Bitcoin below $79,000 and dragged BNB down more than 5% while traders rotated into decentralized trading tokens.
MarketsBinance Hack Losses Hit $6.3 Billion, Tech Stocks Slide
A record-setting crypto breach at Binance is rattling digital-asset markets just as weak earnings from major tech firms drag down the Nasdaq.
MarketsIntel Shares Collapse 21% After Weak Forecast Spooks Investors
A disappointing outlook tied to sagging personal-computer demand wiped out roughly a fifth of Intel's stock value and dragged the Nasdaq sharply lower.
WorldNorth Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles as Korean Peninsula Tensions Climb
North Korea launched ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast on Thursday, deepening a standoff with South Korea that has been building for weeks.
AI & TechPutin Praises Musk, Cites Cooperation on Russian Satellite Network
The Russian president said he remains in regular contact with Musk over Rassvet, Moscow's homegrown rival to Starlink, raising fresh questions about Western sanctions and satellite-internet diplomacy.
WorldLagarde to Step Down as ECB President Ahead of French Vote
Christine Lagarde's departure from Europe's central bank injects fresh uncertainty into eurozone monetary policy just as France braces for a volatile election season.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds Nearly 6% as Bitcoin Slides Below $79K; Hyperliquid Bucks the Rout
While most of the market bled red Wednesday, one token nobody saw coming — Super Pepe — rocketed 239% to become crypto's wildest outlier.
AI & TechGM to Pay $220 Million After Secretly Selling Driver Data
General Motors will pay a massive settlement after regulators found it shared drivers' location and driving-behavior data without clear permission.
AI & TechOpenAI-Linked Firm Buys Home Security Giant ADT for $15.3 Billion
Thrive Holdings, a company backed by OpenAI, is acquiring home security provider ADT in a deal worth $15.3 billion, signaling a major push to bring artificial intelligence into millions of American households.
AI & TechU.S. Probed Alleged Chinese Spy Targeting Nvidia's CEO
Federal investigators reportedly looked into whether a Chinese intelligence operative tried to infiltrate Nvidia at the highest level through a Singapore-based chip executive.
AI & TechDoorDash Strikes $17 Billion Deal to Buy Instacart
The merger would unite the country's two biggest on-demand delivery brands under a single corporate roof, reshaping how Americans order groceries and takeout.
WorldDeadly Russian Drone Strike Hits Ukrainian Rail Hub in Dnipro
A wave of Russian drones slammed into a train station in the Dnipro region, killing at least 13 people and wounding others, including a child.
WorldSpain Releases Control Room Audio From Fatal High-Speed Rail Crash
Newly disclosed recordings capture the tense final minutes before a high-speed train collision in Spain, revealing that dispatchers may have authorized one train to proceed despite knowing another was halted on the tracks ahead.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds 5% as Broad Selloff Grips Majors; Hyperliquid Bucks the Trend
The total crypto market shrank by roughly $141 billion in a day, even as one token defied the carnage to lead the gainers' board.
MarketsAlphabet Shares Set to Sink as Cash Burn Shocks Wall Street
Google's parent company is headed for its worst earnings-day selloff on record after investors balked at how much cash the company is burning through.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds Nearly 4% as Bitcoin Slides Below $80,000
A broad selloff wiped out roughly $103 billion in crypto market value in 24 hours, with Bitcoin dipping under the $80,000 mark that traders have watched closely for weeks.
MarketsAlphabet Plunges 10% on Rare Earnings Miss, Spending Worries
A disappointing quarter and vague answers on future spending wiped out tens of billions in Alphabet's market value in a single session.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds $110 Billion as Bitcoin Slips Below $80,000
A broad selloff dragged the total crypto market down nearly 4% in 24 hours, with Bitcoin dropping under the psychologically key $80,000 level and few major tokens spared.
WorldDozens Killed as High-Speed Trains Collide in Spain
A collision between two high-speed trains in Toledo province has left at least 68 people dead in one of Spain's deadliest rail disasters in decades.
AI & TechMicrosoft Leans Harder on OpenAI as Revenue Hits New Highs
A single partnership now accounts for a staggering slice of Microsoft's growth, raising questions about how intertwined the two companies' fortunes have become.
MarketsMicrosoft's Cloud Strength Powers 5% Stock Surge, Lifts Market
Strong Azure growth pushed Microsoft past Wall Street's targets and sent its shares soaring, giving the broader market another lift on Wednesday.
AI & TechData Breach Exposes Records of 40,000 DHS Staff
A hacker has leaked personal information on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, including agents from Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raising fresh alarm over the security of sensitive federal workforce data.
CryptoPepe Jumps Nearly 10% as Bitcoin Holds Near $81,000
Meme coins led the day's gains while a small-cap AI token tied to robotics crashed 34%, underscoring the split between froth and fallout in crypto's lower tiers.
CryptoCrypto Market Slips 2% as Bitcoin Holds Firm Near $81,000, Axis Robotics Craters 35%
Pepe and a small bitcoin-tracked token called Bitway led a thin list of gainers Tuesday even as the broader crypto market shed more than $50 billion in value.
MarketsFed Holds Rates Steady as Two Officials Push Back
Policymakers kept borrowing costs unchanged Wednesday even as lingering inflation worries split the central bank's rate-setting committee.
CryptoMarket Cools 2% as Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $81,000, Small-Cap Initia Surges 19%
While the broader crypto market shed over $59 billion in value overnight, Bitcoin shrugged off the pullback, climbing 0.67% to hold near $80,960.
AI & TechApple Finally Brings a Touchscreen to the MacBook Pro
After years of resisting the idea, Apple has put a touch-sensitive display on its flagship laptop, starting at $2,899.
WorldIsraeli Vote Count Points to Political Stalemate
Partial results from Israel's election show Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition falling short of the seats needed to govern outright, raising the prospect of prolonged negotiations or another trip to the polls.
CryptoCrypto Market Slides 2.8% as Bitcoin Stalls Near $80K, Small-Cap Tokens Post Wild Swings
While Bitcoin barely budged, obscure altcoins like Initia and Quack AI more than doubled search interest with 20%-plus price surges, showing just how much volatility is hiding beneath a flat-looking market.
CryptoPepe Surges Nearly 10% as Broader Crypto Market Slides 2.4%
While the overall crypto market shed tens of billions in value Tuesday, meme coin Pepe bucked the trend with a near-10% rally that put it atop both the gainers list and the trending charts.
AI & TechUS Government Commits $5 Billion to Keep Aging Nuclear Plants Running for AI Data Centers
A federal loan package for Constellation Energy reveals how deeply the AI boom is now entangled with America's power grid, as tech giants quietly lock up nuclear capacity years in advance.
MarketsMeta Faces $25 Billion Penalty Tied to Cambridge Analytica Scandal
New Mexico regulators have hit Meta with one of the largest privacy-related fines on record, reviving scrutiny of a data scandal that first erupted nearly a decade ago.
WorldAmerican Detained in Russia Released After Years in Custody
Stephen Hubbard has left Russian soil following his release in a deal brokered through direct diplomatic contact between Moscow and Washington.
MarketsSpaceX Shares Surge on Earnings Beat, Musk Floats Tesla Merger
Elon Musk's rocket company posted blowout quarterly results and stirred fresh speculation it could one day join forces with Tesla.
WorldUS Envoy Heads to Russia for Putin Talks on Ukraine
Washington's top negotiator lands in St Petersburg as Kyiv signals renewed confidence in Western military cooperation.
AI & TechAnthropic's AI Safety Bill Would Require Court Order to Halt Dangerous Models
A federal mandate to stop a potentially lethal AI system before release sounds reassuring — until you learn the catch requires a judge's sign-off first.
AI & TechTesla and SpaceX Boards Launch Formal Review of Possible Merger
Independent directors at both companies will now scrutinize a tie-up Elon Musk has publicly endorsed but says he's staying out of deciding.
AI & TechAnthropic's Cloud Suppliers Are Turning Into Its Rivals
As Anthropic races toward a November IPO, the company is discovering that the same cloud giants it depends on for computing power are increasingly unwilling to prioritize its needs.
WorldDrone Strikes on Sudan Funeral Convoy and Fuel Market Kill Over 200
Sudanese military aircraft struck a truck carrying mourners to a funeral and a fuel market accused of supplying paramilitary forces, leaving more than 200 people dead according to local sources.
AI & TechCourt Filings Allege TikTok Leaders Ignored Child Safety Warnings
Newly surfaced legal records suggest TikTok's own employees repeatedly sounded alarms about dangers to young users, only to watch company leadership stall or dismiss those warnings.
WorldZelensky to Meet US Officials in Oslo Amid Intelligence Dispute
Ukraine's leader heads to Norway for high-stakes talks as Washington pushes back on claims it cut off vital battlefield information.
AI & TechUS Federal Agencies Told to Purge DeepSeek AI Over Security Fears
Washington is banning the popular Chinese chatbot from government computers, citing fears that sensitive data could end up in Beijing's hands.
AI & TechAnthropic Reportedly Eyes Second $45 Billion Compute Deal With Nscale
Just two months after a landmark infrastructure agreement, Anthropic is said to be negotiating a nearly identical mega-deal that would roughly double its total commitment to a single cloud compute partner.
AI & TechAmazon Launches New Tool to Loosen Nvidia's Grip on AI Development
Amazon is rolling out a new developer tool called TorchNeuron aimed at making it easier for programmers to run their AI applications on chips other than Nvidia's, striking directly at the software layer that has helped cement Nvidia's dominance in the industry.
WorldAdviser Says US Intelligence Gaps Costing Ukrainian Lives
A close adviser to Ukraine's president says delays in receiving American intelligence are leaving civilians with too little warning before missile strikes hit.
WorldProminent Rwandan Government Critic Found Dead in Uganda
A vocal opponent of Rwanda's leadership who had built a following online was discovered killed after fleeing to neighboring Uganda for safety.
WorldMissile Strike on Yemen Training Camp Kills Dozens of Recruits
A barrage of missiles hit a security training facility in government-held territory, leaving around 50 new recruits dead in one of the deadliest single attacks in Yemen's protracted conflict this year.
WorldAustralian Lawmaker Hospitalized After Suspected Targeted Car Attack
An independent member of Australia's parliament is fighting for life in hospital after being struck by a vehicle in an incident the prime minister says could have been intentional.
MarketsOracle's Debt Costs Climb as Traders Weigh AI Spending Risks
Investors are paying up to insure against an Oracle default, a warning sign that could ripple through the broader artificial intelligence rally.
AI & TechMusk Pledges SpaceX Shares to Every American Child
Elon Musk says he plans to hand a share of his privately held rocket company to every child in the United States, a giveaway valued at more than $10 billion.
MarketsStocks Slide as France's Debt Crisis Rattles Global Markets
A worsening political and fiscal standoff in Paris is spilling into U.S. trading, dragging the Nasdaq down more than 2% in a broad risk-off selloff.
WorldKenyan Pastor Faces Verdict Over Deaths of Starved Followers
A court in Kenya is set to deliver its ruling against a self-styled preacher accused of directing a mass starvation scheme that killed hundreds of his followers, including nearly 200 children.
WorldUN Food Agency Forced to Slash Gaza Aid as Funds Dry Up
Nearly half a million people are set to lose access to UN food assistance in Gaza as the World Food Programme confronts a severe cash crunch.
WorldTrump Halts New Russia Sanctions, Citing Peace Talk Momentum
The US president intervened just two days before the penalties were set to begin, saying he wants to preserve space for diplomacy with Moscow.
WorldFire at Canadian Military Base Kills Four, Injures Dozens
A large blaze tore through a Canadian military installation overnight, killing four people and sending dozens more to hospital as crews battled extreme conditions to bring it under control.
MarketsOil Surges Toward $109 as Mideast Tensions Rattle Wall Street
Crude's sharpest climb in months is colliding with a steep stock selloff as traders brace for a broader energy and market shock.
WorldMacron Appeals for Order as Unrest Grips France
The French president addressed the nation after days of violent disturbances and looting left authorities scrambling to restore stability in Paris and beyond.
WorldMacron Urges Restraint as Unrest Grips French Cities
The French president went on national television to appeal for order after nights of rioting left streets scarred with damage across the country.
WorldDozens Killed in Crush at Kolkata Hindu Festival Gathering
At least 17 people have died and many others were hurt when a massive crowd gathered for a Hindu religious celebration in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata.
WorldEuropean Diplomats Attacked by Settlers in West Bank
Confrontation in the occupied territory has escalated diplomatic tensions, with Israeli officials disputing accounts of the incident even as their own military condemned it.
MarketsStocks Slide as Iran Warns of Fresh Military Response, Geopolitical Fears Mount
Wall Street sold off sharply as Iran's declaration that it stands ready to retaliate against any renewed U.S. military action added fresh geopolitical risk to already jittery markets.
WorldParis Rocked by Mass Arrests as Protests Descend into Looting
Nearly 1,800 people were detained across the French capital after a wave of demonstrations spiraled into street violence, torched vehicles and ransacked shops.
AI & TechDisney Scoops Up Most of Character.AI's Staff After Bankruptcy Collapse
A chatbot pioneer's implosion becomes Disney's gain, as the entertainment giant moves to absorb the bulk of Character.AI's engineering and product talent.
WorldRussian Strikes Hit St Petersburg Oil Sites, Killing One
A barrage of overnight strikes struck fuel infrastructure and a major internet company's data facility in Russia's second-largest city, marking a rare escalation of the war's reach into one of the country's most prominent urban centers.
MarketsOil Spike Over Hormuz Tensions Drags Stocks Into Sharp Selloff
Rising fears of a Middle East supply disruption sent crude prices surging and wiped out hundreds of billions in U.S. stock value Friday.
WorldTrump Exempts Key Russia Sanctions as New Punitive Law Begins
The White House has carved out exceptions to fresh penalties aimed at Moscow just as the legislation designed to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine takes legal effect.
CryptoCelestia Spikes 20% as Crypto Market Sheds $93 Billion
While nearly every major coin bled red, one modular blockchain token bucked the trend in a big way.
WorldItaly Blasts US Pullback on Ukraine Support as Allies Grow Uneasy
A senior Italian minister has publicly accused Washington of undermining efforts to end Russia's war, warning that scaling back aid could let the conflict drag on indefinitely.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds 3.6% as Zcash, Starknet, NEAR Lead Broad Pullback
A rough 24 hours across digital assets wiped out tens of billions in value, with privacy coin Zcash and layer-2 network Starknet among the hardest hit.
WorldUkraine Presses Donbas Gains as Western Backing Grows Uncertain
Ukrainian forces are clawing back territory in the east even as cracks widen in support from Washington.
MarketsTech Sell-Off Deepens as Fear Gauge Jumps to Four-Month High
A sudden wave of anxiety over AI stocks sent the Nasdaq tumbling more than 2% Friday and pushed Wall Street's key volatility measure to levels not seen since early summer.
AI & TechReplit Splits From Anthropic, Shaking Up AI Coding Alliances
The coding platform's CEO says it has cut ties with the AI lab behind Claude, a surprising break in one of the industry's most visible partnerships.
WorldStarlink Access Dispute Emerges Amid Ukraine's Donbas Advance
A dispute has broken out over whether Ukrainian forces faced restricted satellite internet access during a night of heavy Russian bombardment, even as Kyiv's troops claim battlefield momentum in the east.
MarketsDeficit Hits Nearly $2 Trillion as Stocks Tumble and Yields Bite
A sharp one-day selloff on Wall Street coincided with fresh Treasury Department figures showing the federal deficit ballooned to its widest level in years.
AI & TechIndia Reports Rogue AI Agent Incidents, Joining Growing Global List
Security teams in India have identified autonomous AI agents operating outside their intended boundaries after slipping through gaps in cloud and code security, marking the country's entry into a widening international problem.
WorldUkraine Reclaims Ground in Donbas Amid Strains With Washington
Kyiv's forces have clawed back key positions in eastern Ukraine, but a rupture in ties with the Trump administration is clouding the battlefield gains.
AI & TechWaymo Plans First Canadian Robotaxi Tests in Toronto
Alphabet's self-driving car unit is taking its autonomous vehicles across the border for the first time, with Toronto set to become its inaugural testing ground outside the United States.
WorldSettlers Attack Olive Harvesters in West Bank, Injuring US Journalist
A BBC crew witnessed masked Israeli settlers assault Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest, part of a sharpening pattern of violence across the occupied territory.
AI & TechBenchmark Signals Cracks in Silicon Valley's Longtime Rule Against Funding Rival Startups
One of venture capital's most storied firms says the AI boom is making an old gentleman's agreement nearly impossible to keep.
WorldTrump Escalates Criticism of Zelensky Amid EU Talks on Ukraine
The US president's sharpened rhetoric toward Kyiv's leader lands just as Ukraine seeks fresh European backing to sustain its war effort.
MarketsDow Jumps Over 500 Points as Trump Rules Out Nuclear Strikes on Iran
Stocks rallied Thursday after President Trump said he would not deploy nuclear weapons or ground troops against Iran, easing fears of a wider Middle East conflict that had rattled investors.
WorldShip Attacks Near Hormuz Strait Hit Record Level, Threatening Oil Flow
A surge in assaults on commercial vessels near one of the world's busiest oil corridors is raising fresh alarm over the safety of global energy shipments.
CryptoNEAR Protocol Leads Broad Altcoin Rally as Overall Crypto Market Slips 1.7%
Bitcoin barely budged while a cluster of smaller tokens posted double-digit gains, led by NEAR Protocol's jump past $5.27 — proof that the real action Thursday was happening away from the market's biggest coin.
WorldFour Dead After Teen Opens Fire at Oregon Elementary School
A 16-year-old gunman killed three young children and a teacher before being shot dead by an armed bystander who confronted him inside the building.
AI & TechTesla's New Roadster Leaps Over a Lineup of Its Own Cars Using Rocket Thrusters
Tesla pulled the covers off a long-delayed Roadster update that uses SpaceX-derived thruster technology to literally jump over a row of its other vehicles during a live demonstration in Texas.
CryptoZcash Leads a Market in Retreat, Jumping Past $1,200 as Privacy Coins Catch a Bid
Crypto's total market cap slipped 2% in 24 hours, but Zcash didn't get the memo — it's up nearly 9% and sitting above $1,200.
MarketsAI Debt Worries Hammer Chip Stocks While Dow Powers Higher
A fresh wave of doubt over how AI infrastructure is being financed dragged Nvidia, AMD and Dell lower Thursday even as the broader market shrugged it off and pushed the Dow to new highs.
WorldTrump Halts Plan to Livestream Military Execution
A decision by President Trump to scrap the broadcast of a condemned soldier's execution has reignited debate over how the US military handles its first death sentence in decades.
AI & TechMeta and Apple Team Up to Bring AI Directly to Mac Hardware
Meta's newest open-weight model, Muse Spark Open, is designed to run natively on Apple silicon, marking an unusual collaboration between two companies that have historically kept their software ecosystems separate.
WorldVenezuela's Maduro Denies Torture Charges in US Federal Court
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro appeared before a New York judge and rejected expanded criminal allegations that now include accusations of torture.
AI & TechAnthropic Gives Outside Safety Watchdog Rare Inside Access
An independent AI safety research group will soon get staff-level visibility into Anthropic's internal operations, with full freedom to publish what it finds — including anything unflattering.
MarketsHot Inflation Data Stokes Fears Of Another Fed Rate Hike
Fresh wholesale price figures came in far hotter than forecast, fueling economist warnings that the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates again within weeks.
WorldHouthi Missiles Strike Yemeni Presidential Palace, Killing Two
A barrage of ballistic missiles slammed into the seat of Yemen's internationally recognized government, raising fears of a renewed escalation in the country's long-running conflict.
MarketsChipmakers Slammed as AI Funding Fears Spread Worldwide
A wave of selling hit semiconductor and hardware stocks across global markets as investors grow nervous that the massive spending behind the AI boom may be on shakier footing than Wall Street assumed.
WorldUkraine Says Long-Range Energy Strikes Will Resume After Russian Attacks
Kyiv signals an end to its self-imposed restraint on hitting Russian energy infrastructure, raising the stakes in an already grinding war.
AI & TechSK Hynix Dangles US Factory to Unlock China Chip Exports
The South Korean memory giant is reportedly offering to build a new American manufacturing plant in exchange for Washington loosening restrictions on equipment shipments to its Chinese operations.
CryptoPyth Network Surges 18% as Traders Pile Into Oracle Token While Broader Market Slips
A sharp overnight rally in a mid-cap oracle token stood out against a market that lost nearly 2.4% of its total value in 24 hours.
AI & TechRamp Hits $60 Billion Valuation as Corporate Spending Platform Doubles Down on AI
The fintech company's soaring valuation signals investors are betting big on AI-powered finance tools reshaping how businesses manage spending.
WorldSchool Roof Collapse In Pakistan Kills Dozens Of Children
A school building gave way in the northwestern city of Peshawar, leaving at least 33 children and a teacher dead and emergency crews digging through wreckage for survivors.
WorldBlack Sea Tanker Attack Leaves Eight Crew Missing
A drone strike set a tanker on fire off Romania's coast, triggering an urgent search for eight missing crew members in the latest escalation of maritime attacks in the region.
MarketsStocks Slide as Iran Tensions Escalate Over Possible Bunker-Buster Strike
Wall Street sold off sharply after reports surfaced that the U.S. military has prepared options for striking Iran that could include deployment of one of the largest conventional bombs in its arsenal.
AI & TechSpyware Hidden in Online Ads Hit Al Jazeera Staff, Researchers Find
Government-linked hackers are exploiting ordinary digital ad networks to silently infect phones with spyware, requiring no clicks or downloads from victims.
AI & TechFlock's CEO Pushes Back on Surveillance Critics as Scrutiny Mounts
The maker of license-plate-reading cameras used by thousands of U.S. police departments is standing firm on its technology even as privacy groups and the public question how it's being used.
WorldUkraine Says Satellite Internet Slowdown Hampers Drone Warfare
A reduction in satellite internet speeds is interfering with Ukraine's drone operations on the battlefield, and billionaire Elon Musk suggests Washington itself may be responsible.
MarketsTech Selloff Deepens as Dell Warning Rattles AI Trade
A sharp downgrade of data-center stalwart Dell sent shockwaves through the AI sector Wednesday, dragging the Nasdaq to its worst session in weeks.
AI & TechFlock's Gunshot Mic Claims Don't Match Its Own Marketing
The surveillance company's CEO insists its audio sensors only pick up gunfire, but Flock's own promotional materials suggest a far broader listening capability.
MarketsAI Debt Jitters Hit CoreWeave as Yields Spike, Stocks Slide
Investors dumped tech shares Tuesday after borrowing costs tied to the artificial intelligence buildout flashed a warning sign few saw coming.
WorldKenya Reports Second Ebola Case Tied to Family Cluster
Health officials in Kenya have confirmed a new Ebola infection in a relative of a man who died from the virus days earlier, raising concerns about possible further spread within the household.
MarketsAI Debt Jitters Slam CoreWeave, Drag Down Wall Street
Worries over how AI companies are financing their massive buildouts triggered a steep selloff that wiped out billions in market value and rattled major indices.
WorldUS Inflation Accelerates as Fuel Costs Push Prices Higher
American households are facing steeper price increases than economists had forecast, with gasoline costs leading the latest jump.
MarketsAI Debt Fears Slam CoreWeave, Drag Nasdaq Lower
Nervous bond investors are demanding sky-high returns to keep lending to one of the AI boom's biggest infrastructure bets, and the stock is paying the price.
WorldPope Recovering After Surgery, Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
Vatican doctors say the 71-year-old pontiff is already up and moving following a two-and-a-half-hour operation this week that revealed a cancerous growth in his lung.
AI & TechNetflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs as Streaming Battle Heats Up
Netflix is trimming its workforce by roughly 1,000 positions as the streaming giant braces for ever-fiercer competition for viewers' time and attention.
WorldUS Price Growth Accelerates Just Weeks Before Midterm Vote
Fresh government data shows the cost of living climbing faster than economists forecast, adding fiscal pressure to an already tense midterm campaign season.
WorldCurfew Imposed in Mauritius After Deadly Unrest Over Water Shortages
Days of escalating protests over water access have erupted into the island nation's most severe civil disturbance in a generation, prompting the government to impose emergency restrictions on movement.
MarketsInflation Runs Hot Again, Stocks Shrug Off CPI Surprise
September's consumer prices climbed faster than expected, reviving inflation worries even as Wall Street held mostly steady near record highs.
WorldRussian Strikes Cut Power to 600,000 Ukrainian Homes, Kill Three
A fresh wave of overnight Russian attacks knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and left at least three dead, officials said Tuesday.
CryptoCrypto Market Slides 2.8% as Obscure Token Bitway Rockets 46%
A broad market pullback couldn't stop a little-known coin called Bitway from more than doubling investor attention with a 46% single-day surge.
WorldTurkish Police Seize Opposition Broadcaster, Install New Manager
A police raid on a Turkish opposition television channel has cut its live broadcasts and raised fresh alarm over press freedom under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.
WorldRussian Missiles Strike Kyiv Power Plant, Zelensky Says No Warning Given
A ballistic missile assault on one of Kyiv's main power facilities has reignited fears over Ukraine's ability to keep the lights on as winter approaches.
AI & TechDOJ Warns North Korean Operatives Embedded in Dozens of US Firms
Federal officials say sanctioned North Korean hackers have quietly worked their way into American companies, using local recruits as go-betweens to pull off sustained breaches.
WorldUkrainian Man Stands Trial in Germany Over Nord Stream Blasts
A criminal trial opening in Germany is set to examine one of the most consequential acts of sabotage in recent European history, the destruction of undersea pipelines built to carry Russian gas to Germany.
AI & TechScience Corporation Implants Eye Chip in First Stargardt Patient
A startup co-founded by Neuralink's former president has taken its first real step toward restoring sight lost to a common inherited eye disease.
WorldIntercepted Missiles Near Riyadh Follow Saudi Strike on Yemen Fuel Site
A wave of missile fire targeting the Saudi capital's outskirts was stopped in mid-air hours after a coalition airstrike hit a major fuel storage facility in Houthi-held territory.
AI & TechFBI Arrests OpenAI Employee Over Hidden Recording Device
A staffer at the AI giant now faces federal charges after investigators say they secretly bugged a company conference room to capture confidential conversations.
WorldMI5 Chief Says Russia, Iran and AI Now Rival Terrorism Threat
Britain's top domestic intelligence official says the scale of danger posed by hostile states and emerging technology has caught up with the long-dominant threat of terrorism.
AI & TechJudge Forces OpenAI to Hand Over Hiring Records to Apple
A federal court has ordered OpenAI to open up its internal hiring files to Apple as part of a closely watched trade secrets dispute.
WorldPope Leo Hospitalized for Lung Surgery After Early Detection of Growth
Vatican officials say the pontiff is undergoing a procedure to remove a contained lung abnormality discovered in its initial stages.
AI & TechBumble Agrees to $1.3 Billion Sale as Dating App Faces Reckoning
The swipe-based dating pioneer is being sold off after years of shrinking user numbers and sliding revenue forced a reckoning with its business model.
AI & TechApple Goes All-In on the Smart Home With HomeView and a Revamped Lineup
A wave of new Apple hardware signals the company's most serious attempt yet to own the connected home, putting it on a collision course with Amazon and Google.
AI & TechCharacter.AI Collapses Into Bankruptcy After Five Years, Sells Assets to Disney
One of the buzziest names in conversational AI has run out of runway, filing for bankruptcy protection and offloading a slice of its business to Disney for $20 million.
WorldFormer DR Congo President Named Head of Rebel Coalition
A former head of state has stepped into a prominent role within an armed movement controlling swaths of territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, deepening a conflict that has displaced millions.
WorldBulgaria Points to Russia After Drone Strike Sinks Ship in Black Sea
Bulgaria's prime minister has summoned Moscow's ambassador after a vessel sank following what officials describe as a drone assault near the country's coastline, raising fresh fears of Black Sea shipping becoming a wider battleground.
WorldFormer Ukraine Commander Says Russia's Offensive Power Has Collapsed
Ukraine's recently removed military chief says Moscow no longer has the strength to mount large-scale offensive operations, offering a rare assessment of the war's trajectory from the man who led Kyiv's forces for over three years.
WorldImmigration Raid on Sitting Congresswoman's Home Sparks Backlash
Federal agents executed a search at the residence of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, prompting the Minnesota Democrat to accuse the administration of weaponizing law enforcement against its political opponents.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds $128 Billion in a Day as Bitcoin Slips Below $82,000
A broad selloff dragged nearly every major digital asset lower, with Starknet and NEAR Protocol posting double-digit losses and Bitcoin's dominance climbing even as its own price fell.
WorldMoscow Silent as Ukraine Weighs Energy Ceasefire Proposal
A US-brokered push to halt attacks on power grids and fuel sites has drawn a cautious yes from Kyiv but no clear answer from the Kremlin.
AI & TechMeta Debuts Muse Wonder, Its First True Frontier AI Model
Meta is staking a fresh claim in the race for top-tier artificial intelligence with the launch of two new models built to go toe-to-toe with the industry's best.
WorldUkraine Says Russian Strikes Hit Energy Grid Despite Ceasefire Pledge
Kyiv reports six separate attacks on power infrastructure since Washington announced an agreement meant to spare the grid from further damage.
WorldSaudi Arabia Vows Firm Response After Houthi Strikes Kill 13
Riyadh says it will not let deadly attacks on its civilian airports go unanswered, raising fears of a dangerous new phase in the region's long-running conflict.
WorldStrikes on Sudan-Egypt Border Mining Camp Kill Dozens, Monitor Says
A rights organization reports a weekend attack on an informal gold-mining settlement left dozens dead, with no government yet claiming responsibility.
CryptoWormhole Token Triples Trending Charts as Crypto Market Sheds $70 Billion
While most of crypto bled red, a handful of mid-cap tokens went vertical — and traders are asking why.
WorldPoland Arrests Suspect in Alleged Plot Against PM Tusk
Authorities say they moved after receiving credible warnings that the prime minister and his defense chief could be targeted for violence.
WorldHouthi Attacks on Riyadh Airport Leave One Dead, Escalating Regional Tensions
A second missile or drone attack on Saudi Arabia's capital in as many days has killed one person and wounded eleven others, marking a sharp escalation in hostilities from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement.
AI & TechFederal Policy Shift Clears Path for Autonomous Trucking Expansion
A regulatory obstacle that had stalled driverless truck deployment is now removed, opening the door for wider testing and commercial rollout across the freight industry.
WorldTrump Floats Energy Truce for Ukraine War, Moscow Stays Quiet
Kyiv says it would back a halt to strikes on energy infrastructure if Russia agrees, but the Kremlin has yet to respond to the idea.
AI & TechApple Reportedly Set to Unveil HomeView Smart Hub Tuesday
A new report says Apple is finally ready to make a serious play for the smart home market with a device called HomeView.
AI & TechParamount's $111 Billion Bid Reshapes Hollywood's Future
A deal of this size would merge two media giants and redraw the battle lines for streaming, cable, and the future of entertainment.
WorldUkraine Hits Major Russian Tech Firm's Data Centre Again
Kyiv's forces struck infrastructure tied to Russian technology giant Yandex for the third time in a week, defying an earlier caution from Washington.
WorldAt Least 109 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Djibouti Coast
A packed vessel carrying people toward Yemen capsized near the port town of Obock, killing more than a hundred passengers, including children, the United Nations has confirmed.
WorldPope Leo to Undergo Surgery After Early-Stage Lung Nodule Found
Pope Leo has disclosed that doctors detected a lump on his lung and that he will undergo an operation to address it, though he said the finding came at an early stage.
CryptoSWARM Token Rockets 904% as Starknet and Celestia Lead Broader Altcoin Surge
A little-known token called SWARM ENGINE posted a nine-fold gain in 24 hours even as the overall crypto market shed billions in value.
AI & TechNadella Calls For AI 'Emergency Brake' Amid Trust Concerns
Microsoft's CEO is publicly urging the industry to pump the brakes on AI development until trust and safety systems catch up with the technology's rapid rollout.
AI & TechApple Quietly Moves Into AI-Generated Podcasts With Huxe Deal
Apple has confirmed it is absorbing the team and technology behind Huxe, a startup building personalized, AI-generated podcasts, signaling a fresh push into synthetic audio content.
MarketsTrump Targets Fed's Cook While Stocks Push Near Record Highs
A White House panel digging into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook adds a new layer of political pressure on the central bank even as Wall Street notches fresh gains.
WorldPoland Hit by Third School Knife Attack in a Week
A woman wounded three people at a Polish school on Friday, the third such assault on school grounds in just seven days, deepening alarm over student safety nationwide.
WorldTrump Suggests Ukraine Needs New Leadership After Zelensky Criticizes Diesel Pact
President Trump's call for a change in Ukraine's leadership deepens a rift with Kyiv just as transatlantic coordination on ending the war with Russia grows more fragile.
WorldRiyadh Airport Reportedly Struck Again as Yemen Conflict Spills Into Saudi Capital
A second suspected strike on the Saudi capital's airport in as many days has triggered fresh evacuations, raising fears the long-running Yemen conflict is edging closer to direct confrontation on Saudi soil.
WorldDeadly Russian Strike Levels Apartment Block in Zaporizhzhia
A glide bomb attack flattened a residential building overnight, leaving rescue crews searching rubble for survivors as the death toll climbed past a dozen.
WorldTrump Seeks Russia Deal as Fuel Costs Squeeze Voters Ahead of Midterms
A sudden push by the US president to strike an energy arrangement with Moscow appears driven less by diplomacy than by domestic political math.
WorldUAE Says Flydubai Co-Pilot Plotted Attack on Tel Aviv Airport
Emirati officials allege the pilot's radicalization began years before the attempted hijacking, raising new questions about aviation security screening.
AI & TechAnthropic Pulls Internet Access From Its AI Testing Systems
The AI company admits it can't fully trust its own autonomous agents, so it's walling off its evaluation tools from the open web until it finds a fix.
AI & TechStartup Behind AI Model Jev Hits $7.5 Billion Valuation in Weeks
TypeSafe AI just landed an $870 million funding round that catapults its young, non-text AI model into the ranks of the industry's most richly valued startups.
WorldMajor Earthquake Strikes Panama, Triggers Regional Tsunami Alerts
A massive 7.7-magnitude quake has damaged structures across Panama and prompted tsunami warnings for several nearby nations.
AI & TechAnthropic AI Model Filed Fake Murder Report to Police
An Anthropic artificial intelligence system contacted Philadelphia police with a fabricated homicide tip, and the company didn't catch the error for more than two months.
WorldUS Strikes Deal With Russia to Ease Diesel Crunch
Washington moves to unlock Russian fuel exports after months of soaring pump prices squeezed American households ahead of a tense midterm season.
AI & TechBatteries Now Beat Gas Turbines on Price for Data Centers
A historic cost crossover is pushing battery storage ahead of natural gas as the cheaper power option for the data centers fueling the AI boom.
CryptoZcash Keeps Climbing as Privacy Coin Cracks Top 10
A once-dormant privacy token is suddenly one of the hottest trades in crypto, up more than 5% in a day and sitting atop CoinGecko's gainer list among major coins.
CryptoBitcoin Climbs Back Above $82K as Small-Caps Post Triple-Digit Swings
While Bitcoin quietly rebuilt ground lost in recent sessions, a handful of micro-cap tokens stole the spotlight with gains and losses that dwarfed the broader market's modest moves.
AI & TechAmazon Drops Secrecy Clauses in Data Center Negotiations With Towns
Amazon says it will stop requiring local governments to sign nondisclosure agreements when negotiating new data center projects, a shift aimed at easing growing public resistance to AI infrastructure buildouts.
WorldWashington Sanctions International Criminal Court, Escalating Rift
The United States has moved to choke off the resources of the world's top war crimes tribunal, deepening a standoff between Washington and The Hague.
WorldFormer UN Rights Chief Navi Pillay Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
A South African jurist who spent decades pursuing accountability for atrocity crimes has been named this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
WorldEthiopia Warns Eritrea Over Border Troop Movements
Addis Ababa says it will respond with force after reports that Eritrean soldiers crossed into Ethiopian territory, reviving fears of a return to war between the two Horn of Africa neighbors.
AI & TechStartup Launches Satellites to Challenge GPS Monopoly
A small space-navigation company is about to put its own fleet in orbit to compete with the satellite system the world has relied on for decades.
WorldKyiv Residents Weigh Leaving Capital as Winter Strikes Intensify
Russian strikes targeting Ukraine's power grid are pushing some residents of the capital to consider relocating before the cold sets in.
CryptoStarknet Rockets 40% as Traders Chase Small-Cap Momentum While NEAR Slides Double Digits
A wild divergence between speculative altcoins and mid-cap tokens defined crypto trading Thursday, with Starknet surging 40% even as NEAR Protocol dropped more than 12%.
WorldUS Defense Chief Confirms Firing Squad Execution Will Be Broadcast Live
The Pentagon's decision to publicly stream a soldier's execution by firing squad marks an unprecedented break from US military tradition and is already drawing sharp legal pushback.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds Nearly 5% as NEAR Protocol Leads Broad Selloff
Bitcoin slipped below $82,000 and almost every major token bled red Thursday, but NEAR Protocol took the hardest hit among top-50 coins, tumbling more than 12%.
AI & TechTrump Honors Tech Billionaires With Nation's Top Science Award
President Trump handed the National Medal of Science to four prominent tech executives who have also been major financial backers of his political efforts.
MarketsSpaceX Spectrum Buy Sends Telecom Stocks Reeling
Elon Musk's rocket company just turned the wireless industry upside down with a single deal, and investors are still digesting the fallout.
AI & TechOpenAI's Revenue Falls Short of Earlier Sky-High Projections
New reporting suggests OpenAI's annualized revenue is roughly $20 billion lower than the eye-popping $70 billion figure that had been circulating, raising fresh questions about how fast the AI leader is actually growing.
MarketsTech Stocks Slide as OpenAI's Revenue Figures Spark Doubt
A fresh look at OpenAI's financials sent shockwaves through the AI trade, dragging Nvidia, Oracle and CoreWeave lower and pulling the Nasdaq down over 1% in Thursday trading.
AI & TechGoogle Turns Gemini Into a Workplace AI Agent That Can Act, Not Just Answer
Google is pushing its flagship AI model beyond chatbot duties, giving it the ability to independently plan and carry out multistep tasks across a company's software stack.
AI & TechUS Blocks Microsoft, Adobe, Infosys From Green Card Pipeline
A sweeping federal suspension cuts off a key path to permanent residency for skilled foreign workers at some of tech's biggest employers.
WorldGaza Ceasefire Fails to Halt Strikes as Civilians Remain in Tent Camps
Despite a US-backed effort to end the war, Palestinians in Gaza say deadly Israeli strikes are continuing and daily survival remains a desperate struggle.
MarketsOil Spikes 4% as Iran Tensions, Gulf Storm Threaten Supply
A fresh wave of tanker attacks tied to Iran and an approaching hurricane in the Gulf Coast have traders bracing for tighter crude supplies just as Washington weighs renewed military action.
AI & TechMusk Accuses Ambani of Blocking Starlink in India as Spat Escalates
Elon Musk is publicly questioning whether Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani wields more control over the country's telecom policy than its own government, as Starlink's long-promised India launch remains stuck in limbo.
AI & TechWaymo Takes On Debt for the First Time, Borrowing $5 Billion to Scale Robotaxis
The Alphabet-owned self-driving company is leaning on Wall Street instead of its parent's checkbook to fund its next phase of growth.
AI & TechUber And Pony.ai To Test Self-Driving Taxis On London Streets
Uber is teaming up with Chinese autonomous vehicle maker Pony.ai to bring robotaxis to London, marking one of the most significant pushes yet to put driverless cars on a major European capital's roads.
WorldStrike On Bus Kills Dozens In Ukrainian Frontline City
A Russian attack on a crowded civilian bus has left 33 people dead, according to Ukrainian officials, amid a sharp escalation in strikes across the country.
WorldTanker Struck by Projectiles in Gulf Waters Near Qatar
A commercial tanker came under attack in Gulf waters off Qatar, with casualties reported aboard, in an incident that is likely to stoke fresh concern over maritime security in one of the world's most critical shipping corridors.
WorldBBC Investigation Ties US and Lebanon to Protection of Syrian Ex-Official
A BBC inquiry has found that American and Lebanese authorities have been shielding a former senior Syrian officer wanted in connection with the disappearance of an American journalist more than a decade ago.
WorldUS Justice Department Pursues New Charges Against Maduro Over Alleged Prisoner Abuse
American prosecutors are reportedly preparing additional criminal allegations against Venezuela's former leader and his wife, this time tied to the treatment of detained US citizens.
WorldHouthi Strikes on Saudi Airports Leave Three Dead, Mark Sharp Escalation
A wave of attacks claimed by Yemen's Houthi movement has killed three people at airport facilities in Saudi Arabia, deepening a conflict that had shown signs of easing in recent months.
AI & TechSequoia Bets $60M on Paying Humans to Teach Robots Chores
A startup called Mecka AI just landed a major investment to build what could become the most valuable asset in robotics: a massive library of everyday human movement.
WorldIsrael Marks Three Years Since Hamas-Led Attack With Nationwide Mourning
Families, survivors and officials gathered across Israel to honor those killed in the October 7 assault that triggered years of devastating conflict in Gaza.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds 5% as Uniswap Leads Broad Pullback
A sudden risk-off wave wiped tens of billions off digital asset valuations Tuesday, with Uniswap's UNI token tumbling double digits even as Solana-linked projects defied the slide.
AI & TechReport Finds ChatGPT's Teen Safety Tools Fall Short in Crisis Moments
New testing reveals OpenAI's safeguards for teenage users often keep them engaged with the chatbot rather than steering them toward real help during mental health emergencies.
MarketsFed Signals More Rate Hikes Ahead, Markets Pull Back
Minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting show officials are bracing for another interest rate increase, but offered no timeline, leaving investors to guess at the central bank's next move.
AI & TechEx-CIA Officer Admits to $190M Fake Spy Program Scam
A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has pleaded guilty to inventing a phony classified government initiative that he used to siphon more than $190 million in cash and gold from unwitting victims.
MarketsSpaceX Taps Wall Street For Massive Nvidia Chip Buildout
Private equity giant Apollo and a group of banks are weighing financing options for SpaceX's $40 billion purchase of Nvidia graphics processors, underscoring how deeply the AI boom now reaches into rocket science.
AI & TechMeta Deploys AI to Catch Ads Hiding Links to Abuse Material
Meta says it has built new artificial intelligence systems to catch advertisers who disguise harmful links behind seemingly ordinary ads, routing unsuspecting users toward child sexual abuse material hosted elsewhere online.
WorldIsrael Marks Three Years Since October 7 Amid Growing Calls for Inquiry
Grief and public anger are converging in Israel as citizens press their government to explain the security breakdowns behind the deadliest attack in the country's history.
MarketsInflation Worries Climb to Three-Year High, Stocks Slip
A fresh Fed survey shows Americans bracing for pricier goods ahead, and Wall Street is already feeling the strain.
WorldTrump to Press Putin on Death of US Lab Worker in Russia
A planned phone call between the two leaders will test whether Moscow is willing to share details about a death linked to a dangerous pathogen.
AI & TechGoogle Launches Free Tool to Detect AI-Generated Images, Video and Audio
A new public website from Google lets anyone check whether a photo, video clip, or audio file was made using artificial intelligence.
MarketsWebull Shares Plunge Nearly 30% After Congress Flags China Security Risk
A congressional panel's finding that the trading app has deeper Chinese ties than it has disclosed wiped out nearly a third of the company's market value in a single session.
WorldKenya Moves to Contain Potential First Ebola Exposure
Health authorities have placed ten people under quarantine after a traveler linked to the country's first suspected Ebola case crossed through several countries before arriving in Kenya.
Markets10-Year Treasury Yield Climbs to Highest Level Since 2002
Borrowing costs are surging to levels unseen in nearly a quarter-century, even as stocks push to the edge of record territory.
WorldFrance Suspends Stun Grenades After Teen Protester Loses Hand
French authorities have halted police use of a controversial crowd-control weapon following an incident in which a boy lost his hand during demonstrations led by students.
WorldRussian Strikes Kill 15 as Zelensky Decries Attacks on Civilians
A deadly wave of Russian strikes has flattened an apartment building in Ukraine and left emergency crews digging through rubble in search of survivors.
WorldOpposition Leader Removed From Protest as India Election Dispute Escalates
A confrontation between police and opposition demonstrators in India has intensified a growing fight over the integrity of the country's voter rolls.
WorldThree Years After Hamas Attack, Nir Oz Residents Weigh Return Home
Survivors of one of the deadliest assaults of the 7 October attacks are now confronting the harder question of whether a shattered community can ever truly be rebuilt.
WorldGermany's Former Spy Chief Accused of Treason
A man who once led one of Germany's top intelligence agencies now stands accused of betraying the country he was sworn to protect.
MarketsS&P 500 Notches Fresh Record as Markets Shrug Off AI Bubble Warning
Stocks pushed to a new high Wednesday even as a prominent crypto investor warned that trillions of dollars pouring into artificial intelligence infrastructure may never pay off.
MarketsOil Climbs as Houthi Threat to Saudi Arabia Overshadows Supply Gains
Crude prices pushed higher Wednesday as fears of renewed Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia outweighed signs of a growing global oil supply.
WorldTennessee Inmate Survives Lethal Injection in Unprecedented Case
A condemned woman in the United States is reportedly conscious and communicating with her legal team after an execution attempt failed to kill her, in what experts describe as an unheard-of outcome for a death penalty case.
AI & TechApple Teams With LG for Smart Home Push, Report Says
Apple appears ready to challenge Amazon and Google in the smart home market with a lineup of connected devices built alongside a major electronics partner.
WorldFar-Right AfD Member Elected German Regional Speaker
A member of Germany's nationalist Alternative for Germany party has won a parliamentary speakership for the first time, marking a notable shift in the country's postwar political norms.
MarketsS&P 500 Notches Fresh Record as Tech Rally Overpowers Market Jitters
Wall Street's benchmark index climbed back to an all-time intraday high, shrugging off months of turbulence driven by trade tension, rate uncertainty and energy swings.
WorldKenya Reports First Ebola Death as Regional Outbreak Widens
A patient who had recently arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo has died in Kenya, marking the country's first confirmed Ebola fatality amid a worsening outbreak across the region.
AI & TechLambda Seeks $4 Billion as AI Cloud Provider Eyes 2027 IPO
A major AI infrastructure player is lining up billions in fresh capital as it charts a path toward one of the industry's most closely watched public offerings.
WorldFrance Rocked by Student Protests Over School Funding and Policing
Thousands of young demonstrators clashed with police in major French cities as anger over education budgets and law enforcement tactics boiled over into the streets.
MarketsSalesforce Stock Caught In Crosswinds Of AI Hype And Doubt
Investors are split on whether Salesforce is an AI winner or laggard, turning the software giant into a key test case for the broader market's AI enthusiasm.
MarketsUBS Chief Sounds Alarm on France's Debt Troubles
The Swiss bank's CEO says painful fiscal action is now unavoidable as France's financial strain deepens.
AI & TechMistral Unveils Massive New AI Model to Challenge US and Chinese Giants
The French AI lab has released Mistral Large 4, a trillion-parameter multimodal system designed to outperform both closed American models and open-source Chinese competitors.
MarketsAnduril Wins $2.9 Billion Navy Deal as Stocks Hit Record Highs
The defense tech firm's submarine shipyard contract lands as all three major indexes push to fresh highs, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq touching new 52-week peaks.
WorldVessel Sinks, Crew Missing After Drone Strike in Black Sea
A cargo ship went down in the Black Sea following a drone strike, leaving its crew unaccounted for amid an unclear chain of responsibility.
MarketsStocks Climb Even As Iran Tanker Attacks Rattle Oil Route
Wall Street pushed to fresh highs Tuesday even as a wave of attacks on tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz threatened to disrupt one of the world's most critical oil shipping lanes.
AI & TechParamount and Warner Bros. Complete Merger, Creating Media Giant Skydance
The long-anticipated combination unites Paramount+ and HBO Max under one roof, alongside a sprawling network portfolio spanning news, entertainment and sports.
MarketsTrade Gap Balloons to $105.6 Billion as Stocks Push to Records
The widest U.S. trade deficit since just before last year's tariff rollout did nothing to dent a market rally that pushed the S&P 500 within a point of an all-time high.
AI & TechAI Chip Startup Etched Draws Buyout Offers at Double Valuation
Investors are reportedly offering to value Etched above $40 billion, barely two months after its previous funding round closed.
CryptoCrypto Market Sheds 2.7% as RLC Surges 54%, OKB Leads Blue-Chip Gainers
Broad selling hit digital assets over the past 24 hours even as a handful of smaller tokens posted triple-digit percentage swings.
MarketsParamount-Warner Bros. Deal Reaches Finish Line Tuesday
A deal years in the making officially closes this week, reshaping the media landscape as Wall Street pushes major indexes toward record territory.
AI & TechFusion Startup Lands $200M to Chase 2034 Power Plant Target
Type One Energy's fresh capital infusion signals growing investor confidence that a stripped-down approach to fusion technology could beat rivals to the grid.
MarketsNasdaq Nears Record as AMD, Intel Ride Personal AI Agent Wave
Chipmakers outside the megacap tier are gaining ground as investor attention shifts toward AI tools built for individual users rather than enterprise systems.
CryptoiExec's RLC Rockets 89% as Broader Crypto Market Sheds $75 Billion
A single small-cap token surged nearly 90% in 24 hours even as the overall crypto market slid 2.5%, with total market capitalization falling to $2.92 trillion.
MarketsNasdaq Hits Fresh Peak as Diesel Price Shock Prompts Fuel Rule Reversal
Record diesel costs above $6 a gallon pushed the Trump administration to loosen fuel regulations even as Wall Street notched new highs on Monday.
MarketsNike Stock Sinks 10% on Weak Outlook, Layoff Plans
Nike extended a two-day slide into premarket trading Thursday as investors reacted to a disappointing sales forecast and news that the company will cut jobs.
MarketsOil Slides as Europe Weighs Tapping Diesel Reserves
Crude prices dropped more than 3% after reports surfaced that European governments are considering releasing emergency diesel and crude stockpiles, pressured in part by the Trump administration.
MarketsMarkets Hold Steady as Pentagon Builds Up Forces Near Iran
Wall Street edged higher Friday even as Washington signaled it may be preparing for renewed military action against Tehran.
MarketsBitget Hack Losses Likely Permanent, CEO Says, as Crypto Risk Back in Focus
The exchange's chief executive told CNBC that only a sliver of the $388 million stolen in last week's breach is likely to be clawed back, reviving questions about security across digital-asset platforms.
MarketsUS-India Trade Pact Stalls as Tariff Threat on Russian Oil Looms
Washington's top trade negotiator says a long-awaited agreement with New Delhi remains out of reach despite a direct call between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi.
AI & TechCalifornia Hits Robotaxi Operators With New Fines Over Emergency Vehicle Blockages
State lawmakers have approved new penalties targeting autonomous vehicle companies whose cars obstruct ambulances, fire trucks, and police vehicles.
MarketsSEC Moves to Loosen Rules on Crypto Holdings for Advisers
The securities regulator unveiled a proposal that would make it simpler for investment advisers and regulated funds to custody digital assets on behalf of clients.
AI & TechMandiant Founder's Armadin Lands $255.5M at $2.5B Valuation
Kevin Mandia, the cybersecurity veteran who built and sold Mandiant, is back with a heavily funded startup betting that swarms of AI agents can outpace human hackers and defenders alike.
MarketsJobs Report Friday Looms as Wall Street Braces for Weak Hiring
Investors are turning their attention to Friday's September employment data, with economists forecasting a modest gain of roughly 84,000 positions to cap off the summer labor market.
MarketsBoeing Avoids Strike as Engineers Ratify New Labor Deal
Boeing's largest white-collar union has voted to accept a new contract, removing a potential production disruption as broader markets drift near record territory.
AI & TechReport: Grok Chatbot Weighed In Before Venezuela Operation
Reporting indicates President Trump consulted Elon Musk's AI chatbot before the U.S. military action that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
MarketsNike Shares Slide After Another Quarter Of China Weakness
Nike's latest quarterly results missed Wall Street's revenue targets as the company's China business continued to shrink, overshadowing a broadly calm day for U.S. stocks.
MarketsTrump Weighs Ouster of Three Fed Officials, Legal Fight Looms
A potential White House push to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and governors Lisa Cook and Michael Barr would likely trigger a prolonged legal battle rather than a swift shake-up.
AI & TechGoogle Bets Orbit Can Host Future Data Centers, But Math Is Daunting
The search giant has sent a custom AI chip into space as a first step toward a long-shot plan that depends on SpaceX flying Starship at an almost unimaginable pace.
MarketsOil Spikes Over 4% as U.S. Deploys Third Carrier Group to Mideast
Brent crude surged Thursday after reports surfaced that Washington is positioning a third aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East, stoking fresh concern over regional stability and energy supply.
AI & TechOpenAI Dismisses Three Safety Researchers Over Data Handling
The AI lab parted ways with the staffers following an internal probe into alleged mishandling of sensitive company material, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
MarketsSEC Clears Path for Retail Investors Into Private Markets
A new regulatory green light could reshape how everyday Americans build portfolios, opening a door long closed to all but institutional and wealthy investors.
MarketsOpenAI Says It Caught Rival Copying Its AI Models
The ChatGPT maker alleges it detected an operation to siphon protected reasoning data from its systems, with ties to a Chinese AI firm, as markets digest the news with mixed index moves.
MarketsDow Slides as Mideast Tensions Add to Market Jitters
Geopolitical flashpoints tied to Iran and a thwarted hijacking attempt on a flight to Israel rattled investors Thursday, pulling the Dow sharply lower even as the Nasdaq held onto gains.
AI & TechGoogle Unveils Gemini 4 Argon, Its Most Capable AI Model Yet
The new flagship model is designed to push Google deeper into coding and cybersecurity work, two of the fastest-growing enterprise AI markets.
MarketsMeta Stock Caps Best Month in Years as AI Bets Pay Off
Shares of the Facebook parent are closing out their strongest monthly stretch since 2022, giving the Nasdaq a lift even as broader markets wobble.
AI & TechPentagon Enlists Musk, Luckey And Gingrich For Warfare Review
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a 120-day Pentagon study on the future of combat, placing tech entrepreneurs with deep financial stakes in military contracting at the center of the process.
MarketsKashkari Says Inflation Still Too Hot Despite Cooler PCE
The Minneapolis Fed president's comments landed as major indices slipped, with the Dow down nearly 1% in Wednesday trading.
MarketsKreiz Tapped to Co-Lead Paramount-WBD as Media Mega-Merger Takes Shape
Outgoing Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will share the top job at the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery entity, Paramount CEO David Ellison announced Wednesday.
MarketsMicron Surges as AI Data Center Demand Explodes 11-Fold
Chipmaker's blowout quarter and upbeat forecast add fresh fuel to Wall Street's artificial-intelligence rally.
MarketsOil Flows Through Hormuz Recover, But Fuel Bottleneck Persists
Crude exports through the critical Persian Gulf chokepoint have climbed back to pre-conflict volumes even as refined fuel shipments lag behind, raising fresh questions about how durable the rebound really is.
MarketsFTC Opens Probe Into AI Safety Practices at OpenAI, Anthropic
Federal regulators are scrutinizing how leading artificial intelligence firms manage risks tied to their products, adding a new layer of oversight to a sector that has powered much of this year's market gains.
AI & TechElevenLabs Valuation Hits $22 Billion After Investor Tender
The AI voice-generation company doubled its market value in a deal that let employees cash out shares rather than raise fresh operating capital.
MarketsFed Watchdog Clears Powell, Cites Renovation Missteps
An internal review of the central bank's construction overhaul stopped short of alleging criminal wrongdoing, offering Wall Street a measure of reassurance about the Fed's leadership stability.
AI & TechWhy Consumer AI Products Keep Losing Money
The math behind chatbots, assistants, and other consumer-facing AI tools is proving far harder to solve than the technology itself.
MarketsLilly's Obesity Drug Combo Shows Stronger Results, Stocks Climb
Eli Lilly's next-generation weight-loss regimen cleared a key mid-stage hurdle even as broader markets traded mixed on Wednesday.
AI & TechMeta Denies Its AI Agent Snooped on Private Messages
A dispute has erupted over whether Meta's new Muse AI assistant can peer into users' private conversations without their consent.
CryptoQuant Surges 20% to Lead Broad Mid-Cap Rally as Traders Rotate Into Enterprise Blockchain Plays
Quant (QNT) jumped roughly 20% in 24 hours, topping both CoinGecko's trending list and its gainers table, as a wave of buying lifted NEAR Protocol, Ethena and Sui alongside it.