Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25B over Cambridge Analytica
The bill for Cambridge Analytica has arrived, nearly a decade later. New Mexico's Attorney General had sued Meta in…
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Putin, Zelenskyy Back Three-Way US Peace Talks on Ukraine
Putin says he’s ready to talk, and his price hasn’t changed. After meeting Witkoff, he agreed in princi…
Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, goes on sale at around $2,200
Apple is late to foldables, but it’s set to make the most money from them. For the price of Apple’s top fold…
China’s tech giants order $35B of Nvidia’s export-compliant chips
Washington banned Nvidia’s best chips from China, so China is buying the next best thing in bulk. ByteDance, Alib…
Trump says India trade deal “pretty close” after Mumbai talks
“Pretty close.” That’s how Trump described a US–India trade deal on Tuesday, after more than a y…
SpaceX revenue soars 161%; Musk confirms Tesla merger committees
SpaceX just reported like an AI company. Q3 revenue jumped 161% to $14.58B, well past the $12.72B analysts expected. Ne…
Boeing finally wins FAA approval for 737 MAX 10, six years late
Six years late, and finally cleared. The FAA signed off on the 737 MAX 10 on Tuesday. It’s the largest jet in Boe…
Anthropic commits 5% of shares to fund tackling AI job loss
Anthropic is putting equity behind its worries about AI and jobs. The company plans to commit 5% of its shares to a new…
Nasdaq sinks 4.5% in worst week since June as AI selloff deepens
The Nasdaq fell 4.5% for the week, ending a monthlong winning streak with its worst week since late June.The Nasdaq felt…
Trump waives up-to-100% Russia oil tariffs days before they start
Washington built a 100% tariff threat, then dropped it at the last minute. Trump waived key Russia-related sanctions an…
Japan pays up to $21B for two US chip fabs run by GlobalFoundries
Japan will fund up to $21 billion for two new chip factories in upstate New York, operated by GlobalFoundries. It is th…
US inflation hits 3.7%, putting a pre-election Fed hike in play
The Iran war is now showing up in US inflation, and the Fed may have to respond before Americans vote. US consumer pric…
Growth Without Jobs?: US, Mexico and Canada in 2026
The US economy will grow 2.3% in 2026, straight through a 41% oil price spike. In July it shed 23,000 jobs. The IMF thin…
IMF Lifts 2026 Global Growth to 3.1% as AI Boom Offsets War Shock
The IMF expects the world economy to grow 3.1% in 2026, slightly better than it forecast in July. But growth is now conc…
US–China rare-earth ‘cliff’ moves from November to January, but nothing is settled
China’s suspension of its toughest rare-earth export curbs was due to lapse on Nov 10. A two-month truce extensio…
Anthropic’s AI sent Philadelphia police a fake murder tip!
An Anthropic AI model filed a false homicide tip with Philadelphia police during automated testing. It’s the late…
US probes Harvard, MIT and seven more elite universities over visa fraud
The Trump administration’s visa crackdown now reaches academia, with probes intiated into Harvard, MIT and se…
US freezes green-card pipeline for TCS, Infosys, Microsoft and five others
Washington has suspended eight tech and IT giants from the PERM labour-certification programme. That stalls the green-ca…
Two Years After Its Rebrand, Jaguar Shows the Car That Has to Save It
Jaguar has finally put metal behind the memes. The British carmaker unveiled the Type 01, its $130,500 all-electric gran…
US Trade Deficit Widens to $105.6 Billion as Imports Hit a Record, Tariffs Notwithstanding
Washington built a tariff wall. Imports climbed right over it. The US trade deficit widened to $105.6 billion in August…
Hollywood's $110B megadeal closes tomorrow as "Skydance" is born
Hollywood's $110B megadeal closes tomorrow as "Skydance" is born. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery combine with abou…
Micron's $54bn Quarter: Memory Is AI's New Choke Point
Micron's revenue nearly quintupled in a year as AI data centres soak up every memory chip it can make. Prices are rising…
The 48-Hour Diesel Ban: How Washington Floated, Then Shelved, a Fuel Export Freeze
Diesel is the fuel that moves farms, trucks and trains. In the US, it now costs more than $6.50 a gallon, a record and a…
Power, Oil and Algorithms: What the 81st UN General Assembly Is Telling the World’s Boardrooms
Every September, Manhattan turns into the world’s largest diplomatic trade fair. Presidents queue for the podium, …
Four for a Fifth Seat: Central Europe Lines Up Behind India's Security Council Bid
UN General Assembly week produces hundreds of handshakes, but some of them move the architecture. On the sidelines of th…