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Treasury yields were higher on Monday as oil prices rose, with worries growing among investors about persistent inflation and government borrowing. The 30-year Treasury yield, which is typically sensitive to geopolitical events, advanced more than 4 basis points to 5.311%. It rea

President Donald Trump’s new warning to Oman comes as the country continues talks with Iran on access to the Strait of Hormuz — though not necessarily on terms the US would welcome. Trump threatened “bomb the sh*t out of” Oman if it gets in the way of a deal with Iran; in fact, O

The Supreme Court today rejected Verizon’s attempt to get a $47 million refund from the Federal Communications Commission. In a list of orders issued by the court, Verizon’s petition was denied without explanation. The denial apparently ends any possibility of Verizon asking a lo

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The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end this Friday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once that window closes, your chance to save up to $300 on your pass, or get an even larger discount on group pricing, will come to an end. If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’

LIV cancels final event to focus on 'next chapter' - Published LIV Golf has cancelled its Team Championships in Michigan after weeks of speculation, saying it needs to focus on "building its next chapter". It had been widely expected that the event from 27 to 30 August would not

Spotify announced Monday the launch of “Playlist Notes,” a new feature that lets listeners add their thoughts to the playlists they make. The feature builds on “User Notes,” which the streaming giant debuted last month, allowing people to add personal notes to individual tracks.

Higgsfield announced Monday that it has raised a $400 million Series B at a $5.4 billion valuation. This new round is just eight months after nabbing a $1.3 billion valuation. Founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov in 2023, Higgsfield lets users create AI images and videos. I

(Updates to afternoon trading) * Indexes down: Dow 0.49%, S&P 500 0.37%, Nasdaq 0.31% * Chip stocks rally while software dips * Energy is biggest sector gainer, communications services is biggest loser * U.S. shares of Vista Energy gain after Peter Thiel buys stake By Sinéad Care

Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump's chief of staff - Published Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump. Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reporte

Two of the three big memory makers are putting money into U.S. semiconductor infrastructure at opposite ends of the production chain. Micron committed up to $3 billion to domestic supply-chain investments in July, anchored by a raw silicon wafer deal in Texas, while SK hynix is p

Petlibro founder and CEO York Wu provided more information about an outage that left users unable to control their smart pet feeders through the companion app and, in some reported cases, left them with hungry pets. Petlibro, a company owned by Shenzhen, China-headquartered firm

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Reddit recently said it would bring most viral stories to life through a new “video Reddit” experience, allowing users to listen to Reddit posts in the background while doing other tasks and activities. On Monday, Reddit will begin testing an initial version of this experience wi

For over a century, fire protection has been limited to water and chemicals. And while they can prevent catastrophic fires, the cleanup bills can be significant. But maybe not for long. Sonic Fire Tech is testing a sound-powered fire protection system, which it says snuffs out fi

AI - AI and ml Payments giant Stripe is about to drop over $7 billion to become a gateway to AI token salesAI gateways look promising as companies struggle with model orchestration -