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Anthropic’s Amodei shares plan to ‘slow the pace’ of advancing AI
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during an interview on "The Circuit with Emily Chang" at Anthropic's headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Jason Henry | Bloomberg |…
Oil’s roundtrip back to $100. Why China could determine what happens next
China will play a pivotal role in deciding whether oil prices sustain this week's rally and potentially test wartime highs.The U.S. crude oil price on Thursday topped $102 per barrel for its highest close since May. The futures contract…
Indian Prime Minister Modi says border peace is key to India-China ties
Mediapersons watch a digital screen showing China's President Xi Jinping (R) meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) during the 18th BRICS Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. Arun Sankar | Afp…
Inflation is outpacing wage growth again, squeezing Americans’ paychecks
Wage growth for U.S. workers has cooled substantially from the pandemic period while inflation remains elevated, a trend that is adding to economic pressures.Diy13 | Istock | Getty ImagesAmericans face a renewed squeeze on their…
Trump sees Iran war ending ‘very soon’, oil prices then falling
DUBLIN, IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks to U.S. Embassy personnel and business leaders at Deerfield Residence on September 12, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty…
Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their
Anthropic said it detected and disrupted unauthorized large-scale efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba, Moonshot and DeepSeek to train their models using Claude.The U.S. AI company said in a threat intelligence report…
Tehran won’t surrender to the U.S., Iranian President Pezeshkian says
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country will not surrender, adding that it has resisted aggression from the U.S. and Israel."Iran has successfully stood against Israel and the U.S.," Pezeshkian said late Friday as he…
Data centers could be the next big market for catastrophe bonds
A general view of the Google Midlothian Data Center on Nov. 14, 2025 in Midlothian, Texas.Ron Jenkins | Getty ImagesThe rapid buildout of hyperscale data centers is creating tens of billions of dollars of concentrated physical assets —…
Xi, Putin and Modi meet at BRICS summit amid Trump pressure
TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang…
Russia, Trump and a battle over welfare loom over Sweden’s election
Whoever wins Sweden's general election on Sunday will face an unusually difficult financial equation with a structurally higher defense bill, growing demands on the welfare state as well as shrinking room to pay for both.That challenge…