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Crypto 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.
Report 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.