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(Bloomberg) -- Lea en español Analysts are rushing to cut their year-end forecasts for the Mexican peso after it underperformed every other major currency over the past month. Societe Generale, Morgan Stanley and Banco Base have all revised their estimates for the peso lower as c

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a landmark AI law banning Golden State employers from relying solely on artificial intelligence to fire or discipline workers. SB 947, dubbed the No Robo Bosses Act, prevents businesses around the state from exclusively using "automated

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a landmark AI law banning Golden State employers from relying solely on artificial intelligence to fire or discipline workers. SB 947, dubbed the No Robo Bosses Act, prevents businesses around the state from exclusively using "automated

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that price growth remained a concern despite the latest data coming in cooler than economists predicted. "Inflation is still too high," Kashkari told CNBC's Steve Liesman in an exclusive one-one-one interview as p

Google parent company Alphabet has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a new AI model built to handle a variety of tasks such as coding, research, and writing. But it’s cybersecurity that Gemini 4 Argon is supposed to have a particular knack for, according to Google. Argon is only being rol

Cooler-than-expected August inflation data and strong consumer spending lifted markets Wednesday before a frantic final hour of trading erased gains, underlining US economic resilience amid enduring concerns over elevated fuel prices. “Spending remained strong in August, but inco

The Scoop Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and GOP campaign chair Tim Scott have something in common: They’re both really excited for President Donald Trump to hit the campaign trail. “When Trump travels, he hurts people,” Schumer told Semafor in an interview on Wednesday e

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In early 2024, a young man in the city of Huangshi, south-eastern China, reportedly posted a message on the Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin. The caption read: "Farewell to this world." Within minutes, the suicide prevention team at Douyin kicked into gear. The team, which is st

Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest - Published The winning entry of a prestigious scientific photography competition is being re-evaluated following criticism from other scientists that it was made with AI. Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest accepts p

Putin shows no sign of stopping the war as Russia doubles down on Ukraine - Published When Vladimir Putin arrived to address Russia's parliament on Wednesday, a warm welcome was guaranteed. "The Special Election Operation", as one Russian newspaper dubbed last month's legislative

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