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Microsoft, Google, xAI give US access to AI models for security testing
The deal comes days after the Pentagon announces an agreement with seven tech giants to use AI in classified systems
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Oil prices surge as violence flares in Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude rises nearly 6 percent as soaring tensions in waterway push ceasefire to the brink.
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Business - Can solar cars become mainstream?
The energy crisis caused by the Iran war has been a wake-up call and prompted governments to try to speed up a shift to electric cars. Could solar cars be next? Although they have been around for decades,…
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GameStop targets eBay with unsolicited $56bn acquisition offer
eBay confirms receiving GameStop's offer, with no prior discussions between the companies
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Satellite imagery reveals how Sudan’s war scorched its ‘breadbasket’
Data from satellites shows how Sudan's war devastated its farming heartland, triggering a unprecedented hunger crisis.
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The Take: Would you bet on the next disaster? The rise of prediction market
With the rise of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, where is the line for taking a bet on disaster?
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Business - GameStop makes $56 billion bid to take over eBay in hopes of building Amazon rival
Video game retail company and meme stock champion GameStop has made an offer to take over bidding website eBay for $56 billion. If successful, GameStop would take control of a company four times larger…
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Oil prices flat as Trump’s plan for Strait of Hormuz fails to calm market
Brent crude is largely unmoved by Trump's announcement of the operation, dubbed 'Project Freedom'.
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Germany’s Merz downplays rift with Washington despite US troop drawdown
German chancellor says criticism of Donald Trump's strategy in Iran unrelated to troop withdrawal announcement.
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Cuba's economy collapses, prices soar
Many Cubans who lived through the Special Period of the 1990s, when Soviet support collapsed, say the current crisis is even worse. Cuba is facing a deep economic and energy emergency, with daily life…
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China blocks US sanctions against five ‘teapot’ refineries
Ministry of Commerce says sanctions against refineries accused of importing Iranian oil violate international law.
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US approves $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle East allies
US State Department cites emergency circumstances to fast-track sales without the approval of Congress.
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