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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

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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

The oil industry has warned a diesel export ban will backfire and exacerbate the global fuel crisis as President Donald Trump weighs restrictions. Trump appeared to back an export ban earlier this week, as he faces mounting political pressure to tackle rising fuel prices ahead of

The Scoop As the midterm battleground map expands deep into red territory and Republicans fret about the deteriorating national mood, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is reassuring GOP senators that they can still outperform the environment and hold onto the Senate. The National Republica

The basic customs duty on crude soybean oil and crude palm oil has been halved to 5%, while the duty on refined soybean and palm oils has been cut to 27.5% from 32.5%. For sunflower oil, the government has scrapped the 10% duty on crude imports, while the duty on refined sunflowe

The list contained candidates for initial public offerings, spanning from China to South Korea and India, according to a copy seen by Bloomberg News and verified by people familiar with the matter. The list - which focused mostly on Asia, along with Europe, the Middle East, and A

Lately, it seems like everyone is talking about bringing manufacturing back to the United States, especially when it comes to hard tech like drones and robotics. Michael Van Steenburg thinks he’s ahead of the game. Van Steenburg spent the last decade building all kinds of electri

Modern life comes with an unending, auto-populating to-do list. Meta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my money Muse did a decent job with my to-do list, but boy is it handy with a credit card. Meta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my

The ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 is the second GB300 DGX Station we’ve tested and the first we’ve had hands-on in the lab; our MSI XpertStation WS300 testing ran remotely. It uses the same NVIDIA silicon we tested in the MSI XpertStation WS300: a Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop

Teslas are expensive cars, and the Roadster, which the company will reveal on October 1st, will likely be the its most expensive, if the $50,000 deposit to get on the list is any indication. Tesla's options, however, aren't particularly expensive. One-month implied volatility is

Late last week, we started seeing headlines about how new research was suggesting we might have two brains instead of the one that seems to show up on MRI scans. As is so often the case, these rumors can be traced back to a single press release put out by one of the universities

She said the rupee was not fully reflecting the strength of India's underlying economy. The currency has depreciated 13.1% between March 31, 2025 and September 16, 2026, even as the economy is positioned to grow 7-8% in real terms. Gupta was speaking at a State Bank of India even

With the National Stock Exchange (NSE) set to make its much-awaited debut on Dalal Street on Thursday, September 24, investors will be keen to see how the exchange performs on its listing day. Ahead of the NSE listing, here’s a look back at how three of India’s biggest IPOs—Hyund

Federal prosecutors in New York have opened an investigation into the two co-executors of the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. No charges have been filed against the co-executors, Epstein's longtime lawyer Darren Indyke

Artificial Intelligence From portal-hopping to instant answers: HEMA’s journey with MCP and Amazon Bedrock This post is co-written with Mauro Rallo and Patrick van der Plas from HEMA. When engineers at HEMA needed an answer, they went portal-hopping, navigating disconnected wikis

(Updates with afternoon trading) * S&P 500 -0.65%, Nasdaq -1.07%, Dow -0.54% * Worries about AI hit travel stocks * 10-year Treasury yield hits 2007 high By Noel Randewich Sept 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street fell on Wednesday, pulled down by Alphabet and Amazon, as Treasury yields cl

Listen to this article in summarized format The October futures contract was last trading at $4.7512 a gallon, down 3.9%. However, a White House official said a report that the US was considering a 90-day diesel export ban to curb record fuel prices was “fake news,” Reuters repor

Family tribute to 'devoted' mum and 'precious' children who died in fire - Published The family of a mother and three children who died in a house fire have said they are experiencing an "unimaginable" loss. Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children, Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7,

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