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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a “State of the Force” address on Wednesday to launch a new effort to study how war may be fought as tech advances rapidly. It’s being called Project Meridian. Elon Musk, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich wil

Vape prices to rise as new tax takes effect - Published The price of vapes is set to rise as a new tax comes into effect, with the aim of making vaping less attractive to children and young people. The Vaping Product Duty will be imposed at a rate of £2.20 per 10ml of e-liquid. H

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison announced on Wednesday the appointment of outgoing Mattel Chief Executive Officer Ynon Kreiz as his co-CEO of the anticipated combination of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. The pair will lead as "one team," with Kreiz set to take on the

Energy bills are going up - here's what you can do about it - Published Energy prices have now risen by nearly 4%, with forecasts of a much bigger jump to come in January. Regulator Ofgem's price cap affects about 20 million households in England, Scotland and Wales and sets a ma

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday that investors shouldn't jump ship despite signs of slowing activity across key parts of the economy. Cramer's comments come as high interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty and political opposition weigh on stocks across industries. The U.S. hous

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday that investors shouldn't jump ship despite signs of slowing activity across key parts of the economy. Cramer's comments come as high interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty and political opposition weigh on stocks across industries. The U.S. hous

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is still "thinking about" banning diesel exports in an attempt to get a handle on high energy prices, but noted that doing so may have a "negative impact on gasoline." Trump, asked in the Oval Office if he has decided on a ban, said his

Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its experimental combination regimen resulted in greater weight loss than a high dose of its top-selling drug, tirzepatide, alone in a mid-stage trial on patients with obesity and Type 2 diabetes. The combo therapy met the study's main goals in a popul

Conservatives pledge 'tough love' benefit rules for under-25s - Published The Conservatives have said they would introduce new work requirements for under-25s claiming benefits in a "tough love" approach to youth joblessness. Young people claiming Universal Credit who are fit to

(Bloomberg) -- The spread on the riskiest US corporate bonds has jumped above 1,000 basis points over Treasuries for the first time since the regional banking crisis in 2023. That level of risk premium typically implies high probability of default, restructuring or loss. Debt tha

OpenAI on Wednesday accused Moonshot of wide-scale distillation to improve its own models, as competition intensifies between Washington and Beijing to build the most advanced tech. Anthropic also warned that Chinese “AI tiger” Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 rivaled Claude Mythos in cyber and ha

Alphabet unveiled Gemini 4 Argon on Wednesday, its most advanced artificial intelligence model yet, offering major improvements in coding, cybersecurity, and complex professional work. The company said the model sets a new record in real-world software engineering, ties for first

Alphabet unveiled Gemini 4 Argon on Wednesday, its most advanced artificial intelligence model yet, offering major improvements in coding, cybersecurity, and complex professional work. The company said the model sets a new record in real-world software engineering, ties for first

After President Donald Trump's lunch with AI leaders on Tuesday, the leading artificial intelligence companies are right where they were before: policing themselves. Trump hosted top execs from Alphabet, Meta, SpaceX, Nvidia, Palantir, Anthropic, OpenAI and other companies follow

The EU and Canada will consummate their expansive new partnership at a Montreal summit next month, Politico reported, furthering Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s efforts to shore up cooperation between the world’s “middle powers.” Brussels and Ottawa plan to reduce trade bar

US President Donald Trump held crisis talks over whether to institute a diesel export ban as fuel prices surge nationwide, the Financial Times reported, with one industry figure suggesting a ban was “getting pretty close to movement.” Top Republicans have called on Trump to “stop

The Federal Trade Commission will probe AI firms including OpenAI and Anthropic to gauge risks to consumers, in the first major US regulatory action following reports of rogue AI incidents and warnings about the technology’s existential risks. The probe, which comes one day after

Israel is probing whether the stabbing of a pilot by his co-pilot on a FlyDubai plane full of Israelis was an attempted terror attack. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after passengers stormed the cockpit and wrenched back

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is launching a "Default Loans Support Center" as more student loan borrowers fall behind on their payments. The new online portal will provide defaulted borrowers with information and options to get current on their loans, acco

(Bloomberg) -- The global private credit industry has gotten yet another jolt with money managers being blocked from cashing out of their investments, adding to concerns about ‘gating’ that shook markets earlier this year. One of Australia’s biggest private credit firms, Metrics

The Trump administration on Wednesday started sending $500 refunds to Obamacare enrollees the White House said were overcharged for healthcare by the Biden administration. The Treasury Department is releasing these refund checks to more than 950,000 Americans in 30 states, accord

Trekkers helicoptered off mountains as more deadly landslides hit Nepal - Published Another wave of landslides and heavy rain has killed about 30 people in Nepal, as the Himalayan nation reels from August's catastrophic flooding that left 1,400 dead and thousands more missing. Th

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said the company's first-ever outside capital raise is not closed yet and is drawing heavy investor interest, describing the funding round as "oversubscribed." "I'm so amazed the investor community embraces space this much. … They know that space is kind

About 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid smashed into Earth, kicking up tsunamis and dropping hot debris that annihilated non-avian dinosaurs and many other species. But not everything it left in its wake was destructive. This space rock hit what is now the partially su

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Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn - Published Children should be introduced to the world of work at the start of primary school, says the author of a major report into youth activity in the UK. Former minister Alan Milburn says children as young