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Consumers are facing a double-whammy of jumping oil prices and Treasury yields amid the U.S. war with Iran that is leaving them increasingly cash-strapped. Crude prices reaccelerated in recent weeks as fighting between the U.S. and Iran has ramped back up, a development that will

You can't judge a book by its cover. And in the case of the stock market, you can't judge a sector by its name, which could be creating a compelling opportunity in the options market. Let me explain. All market sectors have some diversification; industry and sub-industry groups m

Off the Wire Press Releases Latest version of the benchmark introduces two new tests for emerging AI deployment patterns, including Agentic Inference SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2026 — MLCommons announced new results for its industry-standard MLPerf Inference v6.1 benchmark suite. T

According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with Nvidia to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and has largely left enterprise machines to other manufacturers since. But the growing demand for compute p

Indian stock market investors are likely to track several companies on Thursday, September 17, following key business developments, order wins, fundraising plans, expansion initiatives, and other corporate announcements. Suratwwala Business Group, Capital India Finance, Fortis He

Off the Wire Press Releases Canadian-German AI leader reaffirms commitment to invest in home countries Canada and Germany and provides unique governance safeguards tied to digital sovereignty. TORONTO and HEIDELBERG, Germany, Sept. 16, 2026 — Cohere and Aleph Alpha, two establish

It’s not illegal to send an email telling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials that their actions will haunt them, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, granting a preliminary injunction that blocks ICE from threatening to prosecute a critic for protected speech. Back in

Smart home owners will soon be able to control their devices connected to Google Home via an AI agent. On Wednesday, Google rolled out early access to its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for its Google Home ecosystem, which will allow any AI agent that supports MCP — like Cla

Google is opening up its smart home to AI agents, letting tools like Claude and Open Claw access and control your connected devices and analyze your home’s data using the standardized Model Context Protocol. Google will now let any AI agent run your smart home Google Home adds MC

Half a year after Iranian drone strikes knocked out multiple Amazon data centers, the US tech company has acknowledged the permanent loss of some customer data that was hosted in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Amazon Web Services was “unable to restore access to the resour

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Claude is getting a pair of new tools today: Docs and Slides. They’ll let you create documents and presentations through Claude chats, which you can export, edit, and share with other users. Claude comes for Gemini with its own take on Docs and Slides You can create and edit docu

Anthropic is merging its front end for Claude chat and Cowork, making it less confusing for people to decide which tab to use for different tasks. The unified interface lets users access chat, Cowork, and Artifacts (Claude’s interactive workspace feature) within one window. Claud

Off the Wire Press Releases An AI model directly generated quantum circuits, making accurate large-scale optimization faster and more affordable with constant runtime as problems grow TORONTO and COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 16, 2026 — IonQ today detailed joint research with Oak Ridg

AI - SYSTEMS Nvidia goes green to keep grid capacity from zapping its revenuesGPUzilla woos neoclouds into another walled garden, promising smarter, more efficient, and profitable bit barns -

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Peak XV Partners has offloaded a 1.47% stake in Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of stockbroking platform Groww, through a bulk deal on Wednesday. According to bulk deal data, Peak XV Partners Investments VI-1 sold 9.17 crore shares at an average price of Rs 191.

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5 things to know about teens' views on AI today Today, we’re releasing the U.S. Future Report about teens’ views on AI. Beyond working with academic advisors and parents, building safe, supportive digital spaces also requires listening to the young people using them. To better un

Dive Brief: - One of Allbirds’ new owners, WSG Brands, has acquired Nasty Gal from U.K. apparel company Debenhams Group, formerly known as Boohoo, for $16 million. - Boohoo acquired Nasty Gal in 2017 for $20 million. Boohoo was the sole bidder at the auction conducted as part o

The Indian stock market recovered part of the previous day's sell-off in Wednesday's trade on 16 September, as a drop in crude oil prices and global bond yields supported sentiment. In addition, renewed buying in banking, FMCG, and automobile counters offered support to the front

“Why do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever needed to ask me to put on my glasses?” That’s the question that drove Matthew de Jonge to spend six years building Fortell, an AI hearing aid startup that recently raised $163 million from th

How Orange built FinOps accountability, and why agents are next Samuel Moss AI Transformation and FinOps Consultant, Google Celine Devie AI Transformation Consultant, Google At Orange, the leading France-based multinational telecom provider, there are days when engineering teams

Sensex gained 333 points to close at 74,336, while Nifty 50 rose 99 points to end the session near 23,218. Broader markets, however, remained in the red, with Nifty Midcap 100 down marginally and Nifty Smallcap 100 falling 0.18%. Also read | Dalal Street faces a double whammy of

'Putney pusher' suspect found dead at home - Published The man suspected of pushing a woman into the path of a bus during a run on Putney Bridge in west London in 2017, has been found dead at his home. Nicholas Brandram, 44, was under investigation in the so-called "Putney pusher

Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough - Published Neuroscientists in the US have successfully adapted mice to have functioning human cells inside their own brains. The researchers hope that potential treatments for psychiatric and neurodevelopmental diseas

Securities and Exchange Board of India alleged Prrsaar Sampada Private Limited and Chaubara Eats Private Limited generated gains of about 281 million rupees ($2.93 million) using sophisticated stock options and futures strategy. Here are the key details: SEBI alleged the entities

AI - SYSTEMS Nvidia goes green to keep grid capacity from zapping its revenuesGPUzilla woos neoclouds into another walled garden, promising smarter, more efficient, and profitable bit barns -

(Bloomberg) -- Cryptocurrencies faced renewed pressure on Wednesday after the US failed to advance a key regulatory bill, bruising industry sentiment just ahead of a potential interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin stabilized at around $75,900 in early New York trad

Kenya will host the World Athletics Championships in 2029, in a first for the African continent. Nairobi beat London and Rome for the honor, after what the World Athletics president called a “compelling and emotional bid.” Kenya is the second-most successful nation in the history

South Africa’s treasury plans a three-year intervention to stabilize Johannesburg’s public finances, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said Monday. Implementation of the plan will continue through local elections, regardless of whether there is a new municipal administration, acc

Infleqtion And Nvidia Reduce Physical-to-Logical Qubit Ratio in Quantum Computers A lot of advancements are being made in quantum computing that move beyond the basics of quantum processors (QPUs) and hardware fundamentals. Companies are expanding out into the architectural realm