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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., heard arguments on Wednesday on President Donald Trump's controversial ban of three media outlets from the White House. Judge Timothy Kelly ended the hearing without immediately ruling on a request by the outlets — MS NOW, CNN, Politico — to b

Amazon’s chief sustainability officer said Tuesday the company doesn’t know how it will achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. “We are still striving towards that target,” Kara Hurst said at an Axios event, adding later that she is “not going to sit here and say,

Disney+ got its fourth price hike in four years today. Hulu prices also went up. Disney+ and Hulu’s respective standalone, ad-free plans (which also support 4K and HDR) are each increasing 13 percent from $19 per month to $21.50/month. Disney+ and Hulu’s respective standalone pla

UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despair - Published A British woman, one of the survivors of Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law, faced him in court on Wednesday to describe how he had exploited her vulnerability. Elisabeth Belien told the four-day sent

Soaring Treasury yields aren't just bad for the government and its $40 trillion debt. They also threaten to raise borrowing costs, hitting everyone from homeowners to credit card users, while providing limited relief to savers and potential benefits to banks. Government debt cost

A few weeks ago, Bentley gave Ars a ride in a new camouflaged electric vehicle. Named after a Spanish rock formation, the Torcal is the brand’s first battery EV, and today the production car had its formal unveiling. That camo was effective: The real car is less bulbous and more

Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes - Published The Conservatives have promised to prevent long-term jobless benefit claimants from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling. Under the party's proposals, cla

Burnham brands ban on football fans drinking alcohol in stands as 'discrimination' - Published Andy Burnham has branded a ban on fans being allowed to drink alcohol in the stands during men's football matches as "discrimination". The prime minister told reporters that "I don't th

Blood tests find high level of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory - Published Blood tests have found "really high levels" of a cancer-causing forever chemical in dozens of people living near a major chemical factory in the UK. The residents, from Thornton-C

Huawei has built its 7.2T Hi-ONE near-packaged optical engine into the new Atlas 960E SuperPoD. NPO has moved remarkably quickly from an architectural argument to standards work, functioning hardware and now an AI computing system. Near-packaged optics has just passed an importan

This week, the US and China, the two world leaders on AI, finally started talks meant to keep the whole world safe from emerging safety risks. But whether meetings between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping can lead to a reliable global governance framework for AI depends on how much th

The News Hill progressives are rolling out new legislation to ban “AI superintelligence,” or AI that exceeds human capabilities. They see it as a top priority for Congress and for potential Democratic presidential candidates. “There’s a sense of urgency. Candidates have got to st

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - US shares fell and benchmark 10-year Treasury yields climbed to their highest level since 2007 on Wednesday, after data showed US business activity racing to a more-than-five-year high in September, fueled by a surge in new orders.

Bessemer Venture Partners announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5.75 billion across two new funds to accelerate its investment across all parts of the AI stack. The firm, which has backed companies such as Anthropic, Cognition, Legora, Perplexity, Ramp, Shopify, and Waymo, d

Essex cricketer Das charged with two counts of rape - Published Essex cricketer Robin Das has been charged with two counts of rape. The 24-year-old will appear at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, 9 October after he was charged on 23 July. Das was arrested on 27 August last yea

The Scoop Flock Safety, which is facing scrutiny over the proliferation and alleged abuse of its cameras, is weighing whether to sell itself, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has had conversations with outside advisers, the people said. The people describ

Microsoft brings Snapdragon X2 Plus to 13-inch Surface Laptop, 12-inch Surface Pro — low-end systems finally get upgrades The change was announced at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit Microsoft is finally updating its lowest-end computers: the 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surfac

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday and called for international coordination to address the potential risks posed by artificial intelligence. "In our history, there have been times where countries who co

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday and called for international coordination to address the potential risks posed by artificial intelligence. "In our history, there have been times where countries who co

Wildfire detection from space and firefighting drones featured among the finalists honored in the $11 million XPRIZE Wildfire competition. Although no team walked away with either of the two grand prizes, such technologies could prove helpful as the world grapples with the growin

McDonald's is predicting that flat traffic and higher inflation will continue to weigh on the restaurant industry, CEO Chris Kempczinski said Wednesday. "One of the things I've talked to our team about is we need to stop talking about that being a difficult environment, and just

AI - Shut up and calculate: Jev's new AI primitives for codersDevelopers test what they can build with TypeSafe's fast, typed decision model - Frontier AI keeps racing desp

McDonald's on Wednesday announced plans to create its own media network, following in the footsteps of retail giants like Amazon and Walmart. In August, 450 of its company-owned U.S. restaurants began displaying advertising for other companies on its digital drive-thru order boar

Oil prices rose almost 4% and the S&P 500 energy sector index rallied after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's speech at the UN, a day after US President Donald Trump warned he could "annihilate" Iran. A survey showed US business activity raced to a more than five-year high in

Treasury rates spiked on Wednesday to multiyear highs in what was the biggest one-day move for the 10-year Treasury yield in nearly 18 months. There were a number of reasons cited for the sudden move higher: - Much stronger-than-expected surveys on U.S. economic activity, especia

Dive Brief - Only 7% of fashion shoppers said they would allow an AI assistant to make purchases without approval, according to an ACI Worldwide survey of more than 3,300 U.S. and U.K. consumers released last week. - Slightly more than half — 53% — said they were uncomfortable wi

Discord today is rolling out an age-verification system that estimates each user’s age and requires some users to prove they are old enough to access age-restricted content. Discord said it will take a few days for the global system to reach all user accounts. Discord had announc

(Bloomberg) -- Gold fell as traders monitored progress in talks between the US and Iran and comments by Federal Reserve officials for clues on how energy costs will influence the path forward for interest rates. Bullion dropped to trade below $4,300 a ounce, while a gauge of the

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(Updates to afternoon trading) * October Fed hike odds rise to about 70% * Dollar index rises to highest since July 29 * S&P Flash Composite PMI rises to 58.4 from 56 By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The US dollar rallied to its highest level in nearly two month

A GPU cluster can pass every health check and still fail to run an AI workload. Even when every GPU, network link, and pod reports healthy, a 512-GPU training job can underperform or fail. The cause may be one slow GPU, a link that degrades under load, or a configuration that qui

The annual Made on YouTube event has just wrapped up, offering an early look at the features you can expect to come to Google’s dominant online streaming platform in the coming months. Yes, there’s plenty of AI for both viewers and creators, but there’s also a handful of non-AI u

Enveda, a biotech startup that uses AI to discover new drugs in the natural world, has raised a $311 million Series E at a $2 billion valuation. The fresh funding, which was led by Catalio Capital Management, with participation from Iconiq and others, doubles the valuation Enveda

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate at the conclusion of its September meeting and signaled another increase could be on the table this year. For consumers, the moves may significantly impact borrowing costs and savings returns. Generally, short-term consumer b