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AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”

Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers. Donald Trump may be preparing to announce sweeping new semiconductor …

The bond market prepares for a hike to interest rates, while US stocks drift lower

NEW YORK (AP) — The bond market swung Friday as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, dipped but not by much after economists said a speech by Chairman Kevin Warsh helped strengthen faith …

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The bond market prepares for a hike to interest rates, while US stocks drift lower

NEW YORK (AP) — The bond market swung Friday as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, dipped but not by much after economists said a speech by Chairman Kevin Warsh helped strengthen faith …

China is secretly fueling America’s data center rage

Roughly 200 accounts from a suspected Chinese bot farm have quietly tried to influence Americans to oppose AI data centers on social media, X said …

In closely watched speech, Warsh signals Fed may need to raise rates

Any move to increase borrowing costs in September will likely invoke the frustration of President Donald Trump. JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Friday laid the groundwork for a possible interest rate hike in the coming months, arguing that the economy is strong and the …

FDA approves latest version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved a newly updated version of their COVID-19 …

AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”

Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers. Donald Trump may be preparing to announce sweeping new semiconductor …

FDA approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival

For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic …

Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens

Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims brought by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. The states …

I surveyed workers to see if AI had caused job losses and was surprised by the findings

Do artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT eliminate jobs, create new ones, or both? There’s a lot of speculation regarding this question, but …

Why the US-Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada is getting personal for American farmers. After trade talks between the two longtime allies fell …

Salesforce just put its entire CRM inside Claude — and says you’ll never need its app again

Salesforce and Anthropic announced Tuesday a sweeping expansion of their partnership, called Claudeforce, that pushes the world's largest customer relationship management platform directly inside Claude — a tacit acknowledgment that the future of enterprise software may not involve enterprise …

Tiny Nuclear Reactors Are Coming to Army Bases. AI Data Centers Could Be Next.

A tiny trend is taking off in nuclear energy, and it just got a big assist from the government. Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights …

The Ludicrous Argument Behind Trump’s Tariffs

President Trump’s repeated attempts to impose tariffs have become an encapsulation of his second term. They have hurt the American economy and his own popularity. They also range from legally dubious to blatantly illegal. With Mr. Trump now engaging in a trade war with Canada — which has decided to …

Mark Carney’s defiance: Canada shows the world how to respond to Donald Trump’s threats

Canadian Prime Minister Carney has announced the suspension of Canada-United States trade talks, citing “last-minute changes” made by American …

U.S. Attempt to Strangle Iran’s Economy Depends on China’s Cooperation

The U.S. has spent 20 years promising ‘crippling sanctions’ on Iran. But the latest effort comes with a reverse twist, after military action failed to accomplish President Trump’s goals. In declaring a new “economic D-Day” for Iran on Monday, President Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are …

Legal wrangling over $12.5B Lakers sale shows how family trusts don’t guarantee a business stays in the family

The Buss family’s 47-year ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, 17-time NBA champions, could soon come to an end despite their patriarch’s clear …

Putin’s Real Enemy Isn’t Ukraine

Putin’s Real Enemy Isn’t Ukraine Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum from ‪@TheAtlantic‬ has spent decades studying Russia, Ukraine, and authoritarian regimes. She argues that the...

Iran Unleashed

The dominant power in the Middle East from now on will not be the U.S. or Israel but Iran. For years, Iran confronted a balance of power in the Middle East that tilted against it. The region was dominated by a hostile American superpower, a nuclear-armed and militarily superior Israel, and …

A trade war between Canada and the US deepens rupture in what had been a close and durable alliance

TORONTO (AP) — For decades, Canada built much of its prosperity on privileged access to the United States. Now, after the collapse of trade talks, one of the world’s closest and most durable alliances has been fundamentally altered, with both countries facing the risk of a full-scale trade …

Macron says France will deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine after new Russian strikes

French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that Paris would deliver new interceptor missiles to Ukraine after Russian strikes reportedly killed four people, including two children. The strikes followed a series of Russian attacks that killed at least 20 people across Ukraine on Friday, …

America’s capital crunch: Soaring debt collides with AI spending spree

America is caught in a historic capital squeeze: On one side: Trillions Washington must borrow to pay for the past. • On the other: Trillions the economy …

Broadcom seeks more than $60bn in debt to fund AI chips for Anthropic

Broadcom is in talks with lenders to raise more than $60bn in debt to finance AI chips for Anthropic and other companies, Bloomberg reports. Apollo and Blackstone may take part. The figures under discussion could bring the total to as much as $100bn. Broadcom is in talks with lenders to raise more …

Is it illegal for the president to spend ‘patriotic’ donations on a White House ballroom or anything else?

The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising rules as to …

Trump hosts crypto executives as the SEC proposes its friendliest rules yet

Regulation Crypto Assets would exempt token sales up to $75m and lift some assets out of securities law altogether. The Securities and Exchange Commission spent Tuesday proposing the friendliest set of crypto rules an American regulator has ever put on paper. On Wednesday, the industry that would …

Dems sharpen attack on post-midterm target: Trump’s mineral deals

The Trump administration has doled out billions for mining and critical mineral processing companies. Democrats are eager to win back Congress and turn up the oversight screws, investigating any ties to Trump family members. Democrats angling to take back Congress this fall are laying the groundwork …

FDA approves latest version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved a newly updated version of their COVID-19 …

FDA approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival

For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic …

Tsunami of dirt: what caused Nepal’s deadly glacial flood?

More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock cascaded more than 170 kilometres down the …

Why the US-Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada is getting personal for American farmers. After trade talks between the two longtime allies fell …

Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.

In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and …

More protein in your breakfast or snacks won’t give you more muscle without more work – a biologist separates the science from the marketing

Growing up, my brothers were fascinated by the first “Rocky” movie. They were trying to get stronger and excel in sports, so one scene stood out …

There’s a better way to cool data centres that cuts their huge thirst for water

Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than 50% water. Approximately 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. We …

America’s Rural Lands Are Burning

This summer has been a terrible fire season in the U.S.—just not in the most populated places. The summer of 2026 has been one of extraordinary fires. In Europe, they have burned hundreds of thousands of acres in France and Spain and destroyed homes across England; they killed 13 people in Spain …