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Rubio reassures Europe while U.S. CPI calms investors
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up as he departs Munich International Airport in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2026, after attending the Munich Security Conference (MSC). Alex Brandon | Afp | Getty Images…
Crypto is playing a growing role in human trafficking networks, report
Andrew Paterson | Photographer's Choice RF | Getty ImagesCryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking syndicates surged 85% in 2025, with hundreds of millions of transactions traced on public blockchains, according to a new…
Cuba suspends cigar festival amid fuel shortages and U.S. oil blockade
A female worker operates a machine during the rolling process at the mechanized cigar factory in Havana on May 8, 2025.Adalberto Roque | Afp | Getty ImagesAn annual cigar festival in Cuba's capital city of Havana, which had been due to…
Stoxx 600, FTSE 100, MSC, defense
European markets opened higher on Monday, as investors digest the key points from this year's Munich Security Conference.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.4% shortly after the opening bell, with major bourses and most sectors in the…
ByteDance to add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash
Signage at a ByteDance offices in Beijing, China, on June 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChinese tech giant ByteDance has said it will strengthen safeguards on a new artificial intelligence video-making tool, following…
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joining OpenAI, Altman says
Illustration of OpenClaw logo on smartphone screen Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Sunday that the creator of the viral AI agent OpenClaw is joining the company, and that the service will "live in a…
how much athletes get for winning medals
Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Preview - Livigno, Italy - February 2, 2026 General view of the Olympic rings ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.Marko Djurica | ReutersFor athletes at the ongoing 2026 Milano-Cortina…
After a shaky start, TikTok’s U.S. joint venture lands on its feet
The TikTok Inc. sign in front of the building on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 in Culver City, CA.Kayla Bartkowski | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesTikTok's U.S. joint venture seems to have survived a turbulent rollout with minimal change in…
What to expect as tech CEOs head to New Delhi
US President Joe Biden looks on as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a meeting with senior officials and CEOs of American and Indian companies, in the East Room the White House in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2023. …
Japan’s economy avoids technical recession, but fourth-quarter rebound
Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026.Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan's economy grew 0.1% in the fourth…