US watchdog to investigate AI labs for potential consumer harms
The probe comes one day after top tech leaders signed a self-regulatory AI accord at the White House.
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Israel probes if FlyDubai pilot stabbing was attempted terror attack
The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after passengers helped avert a disaster.
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How Zuckerberg shaped Trump's AI industry pledge
The Meta CEO started thinking about what became the Tuesday White House pact during last week’s state dinner, a source…
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FTC probes OpenAI, Anthropic, and METR
The agency is expected to demand information from the companies in the coming weeks as part of an investigation it…
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America.gov holds a Minecraft-themed Easter egg
The bot seems to come to life when users ask it to “play Minecraft.”
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How Democrats learned to stop worrying about gender politics
As they prepared for Republicans to drop another billion dollars of ads on their heads this summer, Democrats passed…
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OpenAI's new pricing tiers highlight compute bottleneck
Offering always-on, agentic assistant tools will cost OpenAI.
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Mattel’s Kreiz to join Warner Bros.-Paramount
The Barbie chief will help refashion Warner-Paramount into an IP company
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Solving for the hand: Startup wants to pay prosthetic users to teach robots
San Diego-based Psyonic wants to deploy prosthetic hands in developing nations to collect data for building advanced…
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'A scan of Russia's soul'
Journalist Evan Gershkovich recounts his 16 months of wrongful imprisonment in Moscow.
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Saudi introduces regulations for camel renters
Camels must be returned to their original owner’s registry when the rental agreement ends.
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Africa's data centers prompt water consumption fears
A petition by civil society groups to South African authorities highlighted concerns over a lack of awareness around…
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Africa aid cuts provide health ‘opportunity’
Governments across the continent relied heavily on USAID, Washington's development agency, to fund health programs…
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Pretoria summons US ambassador over criticism
Leo Brent Bozell III was first summoned in March over his remarks on the “Kill the Boer” chant.
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Burkina Faso opens first gold refinery
The nation is among Africa's largest gold producers, but has struggled to regulate its informal mining sector.
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Dangote breaks ground on $16B Kenya refinery
The project aims to replicate the success of Dangote’s plant in Nigeria, which has turned the country into a…
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Saudi bundles up Hajj services on one platform
Some 1.7 million people made the trip in 2025, with spots rationed by country at roughly one per 1,000 Muslims.
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UAE-Israel flight survives suspected hijacking
An altercation between the pilots led to the plane plunging more than 14,000 feet before climbing sharply.
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Iran war mutes Gulf rivalries
The UAE Vice President’s meeting with Saudi’s Crown Prince is the most prominent effort to repair ties.
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Singapore’s Temasek to open Gulf offices despite war uncertainty
Temasek will use Abu Dhabi and Riyadh as hubs for investing in the Middle East and bringing portfolio companies to the…
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UK PM Andy Burnham floats possibility of rejoining EU
Brexit remains politically divisive in the UK, despite growing numbers of voters voicing frustration over the lasting…
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Pharma giant Novo licenses Chinese weight-loss drug
Novo’s agreement with Hengrui Pharma, which struck an even bigger deal with GSK last year, highlights the rapid…
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Airtel Money bets on payment growth as $800M London IPO takes shape
The company’s offering is expected to be the London Stock Exchange’s largest in years.
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France plans record bond sale as debt fears grow
The spread between French government bonds and their German equivalents widened after the news, reflecting what…
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Europe hardens on migration as nationalist support grows
Anti-immigration parties have been on the rise in both domestic politics and the European Parliament.
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OpenAI hopes to raise $30B in new funding round
The financing push, reported by Bloomberg, comes after the frontier AI lab said it would delay its stock market debut.
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US Treasury yields near 25-year highs
The yield on 30-year Treasurys briefly hit its highest level since 2002.
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Supreme Court faces sour American public, poll finds
Thirty-four percent of US adults say they approve of the job the high court is doing, according to new Gallup polling.
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Hispanic Democrats tap creators for voter outreach
Latino creators will receive briefings from BOLD PAC on issues important to Latino voters with the option of…
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Trade tensions hover over G20 meeting
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is welcoming his G20 counterparts to Milwaukee for two jam-packed days.
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As US troops leave Iraq, withdrawal carries risks
Iraq’s government is facing pressure from the Trump administration to disarm militia groups.
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White House manages expectations for Iran breakthrough
Some US officials have long conceded that there’s no clear — or clean — way out of the conflict.
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Democrats flex filibuster muscle ahead of election
Senate Democrats increasingly oppose a data center-focused bill and are poised to block an insider trading bill with…
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US consumer sentiment hits lowest level in more than a decade
US consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level since 2014, new data showed, as unexpectedly weak jobs figures and…
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Washington eyes sanctions trade-offs with Russia: Report
The US could offer Russia sanctions relief in exchange for the release of political prisoners, The Atlantic reported.
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Brussels trains ‘trade bazooka’ at Beijing
Beijing and Berlin “exchanged opinions” on trade relations Tuesday, The South China Morning Post reported.
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