Caleb Williams, Josh Allen and Trevor Lawrence came up big in Week 1, while Ja'Marr Chase, Drake London and Colston Loveland were among the biggest disappointments.
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Crypto’s moment of CLARITY finally arrives with a key Senate vote on Tuesday. AI swarm fears prompt development slowdown, with some predicting big falls in AI stock prices.
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Alexander Zverev won his second major championship and kept American men without a Grand Slam title since 2003, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday in the US Open final.
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Todd Monken sidestepped a question about whether he will stick with Deshaun Watson as the Browns' starter, but he said it was unfair to blame Sunday's 34-10 loss on the veteran QB.
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The Titans suffered a 23-10 loss to Robert Saleh's former team, the Jets, while quarterback Cam Ward had a tough outing, completing 19 of 32 attempts for 140 yards and one touchdown.
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The unprecedented comeback by Texas to knock off Ohio State moved the Longhorns to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 and pushed the Buckeyes out of the top five for the first time in two seasons.
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Cam Schlittler, after a dominant outing on Sunday against the Mets that dropped his ERA to 1.95, is the clear-cut favorite to take home the American League Cy Young Award, but Yankees manager Aaron Boone also thinks the starter could be the AL MVP too.
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This is a longer horizon structural story rather than an immediate market mover, but it speaks to the ongoing repricing of Canada's trade relationships since the tariff dispute with Washington escalated. A deeper EU tie-up, if it advances, would represent a meaningful diversification of Canadian trade exposure away from the…
Why it mattersCurrency markets may reprice relative growth and interest-rate expectations, increasing volatility in major pairs.
The AUD/USD pair edges lower to around 0.7160 during the early Asian session on Monday. Stronger-than-expected US inflation reports provide some support to the US Dollar (USD) against the Australian Dollar (AUD).
Why it mattersThis can change expectations for interest rates, currencies, bond yields and the valuation of risk assets.
Rams star defensive end Myles Garrett will undergo knee surgery and is headed to injured reserve, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
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Pro Ref, the Premier League referees' body, has apologized to Manchester United after admitting the VAR awarded Erling Haaland's winning goal in Manchester City's 1-0 win by "error."
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Iranian state media claimed an Iranian commercial vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, killing one person, amid an ongoing conflicts between the United States (US) and Iran for control over the crucial energy chokepoint, CNN reported.
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18-month campaign comes to an end after US Open Sinner and Sabalenka most vocal of leading players The world’s leading tennis players have agreed a truce in their long-running battle with the grand slam tournaments over prize money, welfare and player consultation. In a statement released after the men’s US Open final on Sunday…
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More than 800 businesses ask PM to make good on pledge, or risk more closures and job losses Hundreds of UK hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs including Angela Hartnett and Heston Blumenthal, have asked Andy Burnham to lay out plans to lower VAT for the sector, urging him to make good on his previous pledge. More…
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Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Wayne Rooney take a look at Lewis Dunk's incredible long-range strike in Brighton's 5-0 win against Coventry, praising the defender for his technique.
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Match of the Day pundits Wayne Rooney and Danny Murphy finds it "baffling" that Erling Haaland's winning goal in the Manchester derby was not ruled out by VAR, but think Phil Foden's red card was the correct decision.
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The data adds to a modest but building case that New Zealand's services sector is stabilising, which matters for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's read on domestic demand heading into upcoming policy decisions. A third consecutive month of expansion, with the three month moving average also climbing, gives some support to the…
Why it mattersCurrency markets may reprice relative growth and interest-rate expectations, increasing volatility in major pairs.
No 1 seed wins 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 American’s hopes dashed in tense final For a passing moment at the end of a rugged third set, hope sprung anew for Ben Shelton. He had been outserved and outplayed for nearly three hours, but at 6-5 in the third set, one game from defeat, the American finally broke through.
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Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said that a meeting in Oman between Gulf countries and Iran to discuss possible agreements on the Strait of Hormuz, which had been scheduled for Monday, has been postponed, Reuters reported on Sunday.
Why it mattersCurrency markets may reprice relative growth and interest-rate expectations, increasing volatility in major pairs.
The top-seeded German secured his second grand slam title with a 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 win over the American in New York As at every US Open final, the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd will be full of famous faces. For any eagle-eyed tennis/soccer fans wondering if Trinity Rodman will be in attendance (as she has for all of…
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Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy explains how Manchester City beat Manchester United at Old Trafford despite being down to 10 men for most of the game.
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Officiating body announces it will review the incident Unhappy Carrick says error was ‘as obvious as it gets’ Pro Ref admitted Erling Haaland’s winner in Sunday’s Manchester derby should not have been allowed after the video assistant referee ruled Enzo Fernández was not interfering with play in the build-up. The elite…
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Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour’s 0.7% of GDP pledge and promises value for money to allay voter concerns The development minister, Kirsty McNeill, has declared herself “a huge believer in aid”, as she reaffirmed Labour’s manifesto pledge to return to a target of 0.7% of national income spending. McNeill, a former adviser to…
Why it mattersThe data helps investors assess growth, inflation and the likely direction of economic policy.
Prime minister vows to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ through new partnership with business The prime minister is to host business leaders, entrepreneurs and local mayors at Downing Street on Monday to pitch his government as a “partner for growth” that can offer a stable platform for investment and jobs in the UK. Ahead of the…
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Insight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his $90 billion firm is deliberately staying diversified.
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The native bridge remains paused as a 20% bounty window closes Sep. 13 and final accounting continues.
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Lisandro Martínez branded the decision to allow Manchester City's winning goal against Manchester United as "an injustice" while Michael Carrick said it was an "obvious" error.
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Justin Verlander is progressing in his return from a hamstring injury with he and the Tigers hoping he can make one last start during a planned two-day celebration of the retiring former ace.
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Carolina and Chicago combine for 96 points Buffalo beat Houston thanks to late rally Caleb Williams threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 65 yards and two more scores as the Chicago Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers in the highest-scoring season opener in NFL history. Chicago and Carolina scored eight more…
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USA overcame a 14-point France lead in first half Breanna Stewart scores 22 points; Caitlin Clark gets 12 Defending champions USA fell behind early but stormed back past France 97-79 on Sunday to win the Women’s World Cup. In a rematch of the 2024 Olympic final , the American women came out on top once more, earning their…
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Refereeing is now an impossible job owing to the culture of micro-analysis the Arsenal manager has helped to create A gentleman is never rude unintentionally, only by design. Nobody really knows who said this first.
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Florian Wirtz is being monitored by Bayern Munich, Bournemouth's Brazil forward Rayan could be a Liverpool target next summer and Borussia Dortmund rule out move for Jadon Sancho.
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Some scoffed at £125m price tag, but the Argentinian did the work of two midfielders after Phil Foden’s red card Enzo Maresca does not pay the bills at Manchester City but he is ecstatic that those who do spent £125m for him to be reunited with Enzo Fernández. The manager and the midfielder were together at Chelsea, forming a…
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Scot wins with ease ahead of Nuguse and Myers Henrich’s final leg earns Britain silver in mixed relay Throughout Josh Kerr’s perfect season, he has made the sublime look routine. So when the bell rang for the final lap of the men’s Ultimate 1500m final, with the Scot in third and closing on the leader, Yared Nuguse, the next 53…
Why it mattersCommodity moves can affect inflation expectations, currencies, company margins and broader investor risk appetite.
Americans win fifth consecutive title Reese and Clark celebrate their ‘chemistry’ USA 17-18 France, 1:30 left, 1st qtr: Angel Reese rotates in for the US. Wide-open three-point attempt for Ayayi looks bad enough that the US will probably let her keep taking those fore a while.
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Gunners held at Emirates despite 30 attempts on goal City win 4-1 at Aston Villa to extend perfect start Arsenal were left to rue 30 missed chances after dropping points in a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners hit the target nine times and had almost 80% possession but could not convert their…
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Erling Haaland secured Manchester City a memorable derby-day triumph as Manchester United failed to capitalise on Phil Foden's sending-off on a day of contentious decisions.
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Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was activated from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and was slated to bat cleanup in a series finale against the Kansas City Royals.
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Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who has been embroiled in a contract dispute all summer, will not play against the Falcons because of a back injury, and the possibility of a trade remains in play.
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Josh Kerr ends a sensational season by winning the Ultimate Championship 1500m title as the inaugural edition of athletics' new global event concludes.
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Lando Norris says he was "insanely unlucky" to lose what seemed like a certain win in the Spanish Grand Prix because of the timing of a virtual safety car.
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Mas wins title after three second-place finishes Tobias Johannessen takes final stage in Granada Spain’s Enric Mas secured his first Vuelta a España title on Sunday as Tobias Johannessen won the 21st and final stage in Granada, bringing the three-week Grand Tour to a close. The 31-year-old, who took the red jersey after Tadej…
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Retirement in Madrid leaves Hamilton 101 points back Antonelli leads way by 81 points after Spanish GP win Lewis Hamilton has conceded his Formula One world title hopes are over as he praised the championship leader, Kimi Antonelli, saying there was no stopping the Italian after his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix . Hamilton…
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Disturbing and AI-generated versions of Dr Seuss character have been used to threaten schools and communities Schools and law enforcement authorities in the US are issuing warnings against a viral “Cat in the Hat” social media trend in which disturbing or AI-generated versions of the Dr Seuss character are used to threaten…
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Arch Manning helped Texas overcome a 23-3 fourth-quarter deficit, leading scoring drives of 15, 13 and 12 plays as the Longhorns stunned No. 1 Ohio State 24-23.
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The Solheim Cup is back in the hands of the Europeans after Lottie Woad holed a putt from 2 feet on No. 17 to guarantee Team Europe would reach the 14½ points needed to beat the United States.
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Banks retain the customer interface, while undisclosed pricing, data, compliance and settlement terms will determine who captures the value.
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Erling Haaland's goal helps Manchester City win a highly controversial Manchester derby at rivals Manchester United despite playing with 10 men for more than 70 minutes.
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Spain's Enric Mas clinches the Vuelta a Espana title as Britain's Matthew Brennan misses out on a record sixth debut Grand Tour stage win on the final day.
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Coventry's poor start to the Premier League season continues after they're thrashed 5-0 at home to Brighton, having played most of the second half with ten men after having Taiwo Awoniyi sent off at the CBS Arena.
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New world No 1’s relationship with her previously banned coach, Stefano Vukov, remains under spotlight despite her rise to the top In the bitter aftermath of her straight-sets defeat by Elena Rybakina at the WTA Finals last November, an inconsolable Aryna Sabalenka walked over to her courtside player box and slumped into a…
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Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
The risk is limited to manually exposed APIs, and version 2.4.4 closes the standard public path.
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lockchains don’t need quantum computers to be quantum-safe, argues Optimum co-founder and MIT professor Muriel Médard. Classic math already gives us the tools.
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From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back slowdown on ‘reckless’ AI development Editorial: controlling AI – humanity cannot outsource its survival The safety debate that ignited when whistleblowers last week…
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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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A recent consultation on corporate reporting prizes the interests of shareholders over society. It’s a step in the wrong direction The question of what corporations are for is deeply political.
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Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety.
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Entropy32 Plus turns radioactive decay into offline Bitcoin seed phrases, though its entropy source remains unvalidated and unaudited.
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LDK v0.2.6 addresses small splice-related fund losses and a payment-handling flaw that could prevent saved channel state from loading.
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Ex-president urged party at closed-door fundraiser to create sweeping framework, from safety ‘slow-down’ to job losses Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize a “public conversation” about AI management and safety in a closed-door Manhattan fundraiser last week. The comments by the former US president reportedly urged the…
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Mexican authorities seized 300 GPUs at a hidden Puebla crypto farm while investigating possible electricity theft and money laundering.
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Portugal's scariest festival wrapped up with the Méliès d'Argent for best European feature going to a Danish film set in 19th-century Faroe Islands, and tributes to Solveig Nordlund and Julie Corman.
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Sunday’s 0.8% decline extends earlier weakness, while AI slowdown calls and the coming Fed meeting pose separate risks.
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Weaker oil demand offers a counterweight, but the lower supply forecast complicates the case for financing relief.
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Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers Analysis: critics perplexed and suspicious of call for a slowdown The Guardian view: humanity cannot outsource its survival Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed a call from the head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, to “slow the…
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A charity in Powys provides the land while growers do the hard work, producing bumper crops for city children Kilos and kilos of courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes and salad leaves are ripe and ready for picking on a small Welsh farm in the rural county of Powys. The haul being harvested by Tilly Gomersall is not just impressive…
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NAZA, a new film directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, has been awarded the special jury prize at the 83rd Venice film festival. Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, NAZA reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
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Open Jupiter, tell it you want to swap SOL for USDC, check the price, and press the button. From the user's point of view, there is not much more to it.
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Reform UK received £72 million from crypto billionaires as retrospective U. K.
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Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.
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The singer-songwriter on her rock’n’roll past, playing second fiddle to the Beatles, and the key to being an energetic performer in your 80s Born Elaine Bookbinder in Salford in 1945, Elkie Brooks is a rock, blues and jazz singer known as the British Queen of Blues. She spent much of the 1960s on the cabaret circuit, during…
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The subversive bacchanal for San Francisco’s eccentric underground is ageing out amid an influx of the super-rich Burning Man , the infamous arts festival in the Nevada desert, turned 40 this year, and it’s showing some distinct signs of middle age. It’s not just the tech billionaires who show up to party, the chartered flights…
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Stablecoins' “next battleground is in emerging markets,” one expert said, as Circle looks to expand USDC's reach where rival Tether has long been strong.
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The company expects settlement by Sept. 28 after selling its entire 669.4867 BTC treasury.
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Iran war and turbulent global bond markets add to pressure as rate decisions loom this week in major western economies Economics viewpoint: perilous UK economic conditions trace back to Trump Central bankers in economies including the US, Japan and the UK will face a moment of truth this week, as surging inflation raises the…
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Toronto film festival : a city-dwelling gay guy has to go home to rural Missouri after his father dies in this Sundance-by-numbers comedy drama that has its moments It might be premiering at Toronto 2026 but we’re very much back at Sundance in the late 2000s/early 2010s with Trash Mountain, an indie-by-numbers not without its…
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President Trump and Congress are weighing in on potential federal tax incentives for film production. It's hoped the tax credit would keep production of films and TV in the U.
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Dedicated to the boy whose lynching partially ignited the US civil rights movement, the new exhibition celebrates Black creativity and invites audiences to reckon with racism in America Seventy-one years after the brutal murder of Emmett Till, the way that the US as a country honors his memory is still being contested. Markers…
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The crypto industry eagerly awaits a September 15 vote, though it might not happen. Or maybe it will.
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This week, the OECD's PISA report has revealed a global decline in 15-year-old's maths and reading skills — but how much better can the grown-up's fare?
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Qualifying commercial wallet hardware and software now face a rapid three-stage reporting process for serious security events.
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Royal Albert Hall, London The evening features everything from a rendition of an inscrutable Samuel Barber concerto to a celebration of Dolly Parton, but the real star is tartan-clad tenor Nicky Spence In Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, a wealthy man commissions an evening’s entertainment: a lofty new opera and a comic…
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President has hyped growth of federal investment accounts to help US children – for his own political gain Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has scrapped rules that made childcare more affordable and pushed to cut funding for the nation’s public schools . But with midterm elections fast approaching and his…
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This type of training is needed now more than ever, as the American workplace gets more and more diverse As a certified public accountant, I’m required to earn at least 80 hours every two years of continuing professional education credits. Many other professions and trades, including lawyers, healthcare professionals…
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Her hit novel Station Eleven seemed to predict the pandemic, now the novelist is tackling the future of the US. She talks about chance, world-building and experiencing a ‘tiny bit’ of clairvoyance When Emily St John Mandel was a child she had a dream that would stay with her for decades.
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There’s trouble afoot when Shaun’s pumpkin-supersizing serum ends up in a balding farmer’s hair growth bottle in this third cinematic adventure Summer is over and Halloween is on the way … not for a fair bit, of course, but if all the UK’s Halloween merch and continuing pop culture content is up to the standard of this film…
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Technology is going to drastically reshape the economy, and it’s within our power to decide what that looks like The idea that autonomous, thinking machines may one day destroy property, hierarchy and inequality is as old as western political thought. In Aristotle’s Politics, the philosopher cites a fantasy from the Iliad, in…
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As Star Trek celebrates its 60th birthday, the long-running franchise is also grappling with the challenges of timing and technology. "Its audience is aging," says Strange New Worlds star Anson Mount.
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In 2021, a New York Times article titled "Monitoring the Weather at the Edge of the World" inspired a new picture book, written by Nelly Buchet and illustrated by Elizabeth Haidle.
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Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’ The former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy had “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Osborne, who resigned…
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AMC CEO Adam Aron questioned whether Robinhood’s stock tokens remain fully backed if collateral shares are lent to short sellers.
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As John Healey drafts his autumn budget, the US president’s policies continue to inflate debt servicing costs Britain is not entirely in control of its own destiny, from the rising cost of the weekly shop, to the vaulting cost of government borrowing. What is said and done in Westminster matters.
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Rejected by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the minimalist dance-pop opus would become the defining song of Kylie’s career. And, a quarter of a century later, it hasn’t lost its capacity to burrow its way into your brain.
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Pilot project in Preston comes with apprenticeship offer for Neets at end of three-week course In a youth centre opposite Preston bus station , the UK government is trying to address two of the greatest challenges facing the national economy: AI and youth unemployment. The hope is that one will solve – rather than cause – the…
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Thailand’s SEC has proposed a $151,000 daily cap on stablecoin transfers involving private wallets, with comments due Sept. 25.
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The Dinosaur Jr axe man stole from his mum to buy a Beach Boys record and squeaks to Tom Petty – but which punk banger made him cry? What’s the first song you fell in love with?
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Dion went on to perform some of her most celebrated and iconic hits, including "My Heart Will Go On" and "Because You Loved Me," drawing praise from fans and critics alike.
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El-Toukhy's drama depicts the life of a young nanny and housekeeper who marries her wealthy and older widower employer, but harbours a shameful secret that threatens to unravel her new life and status in the post-World War II anarchy.
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The billionaire and the party have developed a symbiotic relationship to spread their far-right views both in Germany and the US The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party rattled European politics this week after a convincing victory in a German state election, which placed it only a few seats away from forming the country’s…
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Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising Britain is embarking on one of the largest overhauls of its electricity grid in generations – a megaproject in which five times more infrastructure will be built by…
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Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via ads Tesco has alerted City of London police after it became the latest in a string of companies and sports stars, including Barclays bank and Lewis Hamilton, to have its image hijacked in a “scam” by…
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Criminals exploit demand for iPhone 18 Pro and foldable Duo to trick people eager to get their hands on one Apple has just launched a range of new iPhones, including a foldable handset, just as you decide it is time to replace your own ageing mobile. But you balk at the £1,199 price tag for the cheapest of the new options.
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Criticism of three-year threshold repayment freeze in England prompts update to guidance warning terms and conditions could change University students taking out student loans in England are to be warned that the terms and conditions could change so they are better informed about what they are signing up to, the government has…
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Toronto film festival: the two-time Oscar-winner is an unusual killer in a compelling mix of pulpy action and family drama Latif, the solemn hitman played soulfully by Mahershala Ali, carries diapers in his kill kit. I can’t tell if that’s because they come in handy when soaking up pools of blood on the fly; or because at a…
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Toronto film festival: There’s a stunning lead performance from the breakout British actor but the film surrounding her can’t quite match what she’s bringing There’s a mighty, all-guns-blazing performance at the centre of Chris Rock ’s cynical Hollywood-set spiral Misty Green, a spark of fire almost put out by the relative…
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Plenitude Arena, Paris Dion wiped away tears and belted out the notes, giving an astounding performance despite her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome In 2022, when Céline Dion shared that she had been diagnosed with a rare incurable neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome (SPS), there was no guarantee that the…
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OpenAI’s decision comes after dire warnings about rapidly progressing technology and lawmakers’ calls for new rules OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence . “I actually think that, given everything happening with…
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Licensed crypto firms could accept deposits and withdrawals only through accounts verified as the customer’s own.
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May el-Toukhy becomes eighth female director to take Golden Lion as Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love and Guardian-produced exposé of Israel’s Gaza killings also awarded Bold and bravura choices as Venice celebrates A Woman Unknown, Possible Love – and NAZA May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown has scooped the Golden Lion at the Venice…
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The company is closing its Copenhagen IT site while maintaining Bratislava and opening a new hub in Vietnam to reduce costs.
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After facing heavy criticism over its lack of female directors, the film festival may have redeemed itself with its winners’ list Woman Unknown wins Venice film festival as NAZA takes special jury prize Did the Venice film festival just redeem itself on the sexism issue? It made a really good choice for the top prize, giving it…
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With Bitcoin near $77,743 and weekend options volatility elevated, Wednesday’s Fed decision will test whether the gap persists.
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The Swedish electro-pop singer-songwriter on eloping to Vegas, checking cupboards for murderers and her spooky party trick What’s been your most memorable interaction with a fan? The one that comes to mind is a fan in Austin who I met on one of my first tours there.
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Hardware wallets might be able to protect your keys, but the paperwork from buying them could expose your identity. To buy a hardware wallet, you give a company your name and address so it can send you a device designed to put you in control of your money.
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The combined haul equals the largest individual political donations in U. K.
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Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk have agreed on an unusual position: frontier AI development may need to slow as systems become capable of helping build their own successors.
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When you send money to someone abroad, the confirmation on your phone is only your half of the transaction: the other half belongs to the person who has to use it. Their rent may be due in local currency.
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The fintech company fulfilled a fraudulent information request sent from a government agency's own email domain, exposing ID documents and full crypto transaction histories for a "limited" number of users.
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Imagine asking an AI assistant to book a decent hotel for a weekend away. You give it a budget and say you’d like somewhere near the center, then it finds a room, pays, and sends you the confirmation.
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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Leslie Jones and panelists Negin Farsad, Peter Grosz, and Sureni Weerasekera
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Monthly DEX volume more than doubled, yet XRP routing and market-maker holding time remain unmeasured.
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Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not…
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Payments and capital markets are driving growth for Ripple's $2.4 billion digital dollar as it looks to bring RLUSD to Europe under MiCA, the firm's Jack McDonald said.
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Bitcoin Suisse says rising AI investment, government debt and weakening stock-bond diversification strengthen the case for adding bitcoin to traditional portfolios.
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Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each gave £36 million, and between them beat what every UK party raised last year.
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Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, donated almost $50 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, matched a day later by Christopher Harborne.
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In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit to the…
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The man behind The Last Emperor had the confidence of an old-fashioned studio boss along with the soul of a cineaste To say that movie producer Jeremy Thomas was British cinema royalty did not quite do justice to his meritocratic, democratic instincts. A brilliant and inexhaustibly creative man, self-effacingly charming and…
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Riyadh has increased use of East-West pipeline since start of war on Iran to bypass closure of strait of Hormuz Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline, accusing militants in Iraq of launching drone attacks on the export route being used to bypass the lockdown of the strait of Hormuz. The world’s largest crude oil…
Why it mattersCommodity moves can affect inflation expectations, currencies, company margins and broader investor risk appetite.
Revolut disclosed customers’ passports, verification selfies and Bitcoin transaction histories after treating a fraudulent government request as legitimate. Affected customers were told Friday that the disclosed information could include passport or driver’s license copies, verification selfies, names, dates of birth…
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Toronto film festival: It’s Get Out meets the viral Shitty Media Men list in this hugely entertaining mix of dark comedy and stalker thriller with a brilliant alternating turn from Taron Egerton Everyone knows an Adam. He’s not like those other guys, the ones who won’t take no for an answer and speak lasciviously about women…
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Party leader, Nigel Farage, ‘humbled’ by contributions from billionaires as Harborne addresses ‘media speculation’ Analysis: donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier The cryptocurrency tycoon Christopher Harborne has given £36m to Reform UK, matching a donation from fellow billionaire Ben Delo . The…
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Two loves define Radzimir Dębski, aka Jimek - classical music and hip-hop. The Polish composer, conductor and producer has won praise from Beyoncé, Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj alike.
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An outstanding figure in the UK film industry, Thomas was noted for collaborations with directors including Bernardo Bertolucci and David Cronenberg Jeremy Thomas, the distinguished British producer of films including Sexy Beast, High-Rise and the multi-Oscar-winning The Last Emperor, has died aged 77. A representative for…
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As he releases a tell-all book, the Punk magazine founder and self-described ‘fuck-up’ holds forth on 1970s excess, the American roots of punk and why the Beatles are ‘stupid’ Legs McNeil vividly remembers the reaction he got from the original CBGB bands in 1975 when they heard the name of the magazine he co-founded: Punk, the…
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Buying shares in a Bitcoin treasury company gives ownership in a business that holds Bitcoin, and management decides how to pay for the coins and when to buy or sell them. The company also has bills to pay and may owe money to lenders, so the shares' value depends on those decisions and Bitcoin's price.
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
The city’s mayor and Tennessee’s governor threw their support behind the name change last month The Nashville airport is to be renamed after Dolly Parton , a board of commissioners voted on Friday, in tribute to the Smoky Mountain singer who is estimated to bring $1.8bn each year to Tennessee through her Dollywood theme park.…
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Toronto film festival: the actor turned writer-director’s ode to girl groups is a shoddily made and embarrassingly unfunny catastrophe There were plentiful on-paper delights for certain music fans of a certain generation promised at Toronto’s splashy Friday-night premiere of pop comedy Girl Group. Posed as a tribute to the…
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OpenAI's new image model promises sharper detail and more precise editing. We ran it against Google's Nano Banana 2 across six categories to see how it compares.
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Former primetime TV host films himself eating dog biscuits, doing ‘munchie runs’ and addressing pool death case Filming from the driver’s seat of his car, with his pet whippet, Lara, in the background, Michael Barrymore shows an array of dog treats he has collected to test to the camera. There’s a twist, though: it won’t be the…
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Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselves Earlier this year, Emily Schuman, the creator of the lifestyle blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, saw a photo of herself she didn’t recognize on Instagram.
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A limited number of Greenberg Traurig documents have appeared on the dark web after an unauthorized actor accessed them, the international law firm has said. Reuters reported on Sep.
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I had always dreamed of attending the song contest. But all that glitter brought on sensory overload – and I finally understood who I actually was The Eurovision song contest meant a lot to me growing up.
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Silicosis sufferers are getting younger as Trump and the coal mining industry push back on protections Silicosis is one of the oldest workplace hazards and public health experts have known for decades how to prevent it. Yet a new wave of workers, from Appalachian coalminers to Latino countertop fabrication workers, are…
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The Pitt, Hacks, Widow's Bay and Pluribus are leading the Emmy nominations pack this year. Here's who we'll have our fingers crossed for on Monday night.
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Bitcoin market sentiment has risen above 89 on an index tracked by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, reaching its highest level since March 2024 before easing back. CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said the last comparable burst of bullish sentiment came in March 2024.…
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
Imagine your company has enough money to pay a supplier, but the money is in its Singapore account and the bill must be paid from New York. If the transfer between those accounts has to wait until Monday, having enough cash overall doesn't solve the immediate problem.
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UK crypto firms have been given a five-month application window, from Sep. 30 to Feb.
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Passports, selfies and home addresses were also handed over after the digital bank treated a fraudulent request as legitimate, but no customer funds were lost.
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Hundreds of staff may have worked without legally required face-fitted masks over 20 years Hundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under safety regulations, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Under 2002 rules on controlling asbestos and…
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Stressed UK homeowners tell of cracks opening up in the walls around them after two record-hot summers “We’ve got one wall with an absolutely huge diagonal crack, through which we can see through to the other room; you could easily put your fingers in it and chunks of plaster are falling off,” says Henry Biggs, 49, from…
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The Hobbit and Fast & Furious actor on the joy of strawberry laces, hating that he’s so hard on himself, and his sneaky way of leaving a meeting Born in south Wales, Luke Evans, 47, left school at 16 and trained at London Studio Centre before appearing in various West End shows. His films include Clash of the Titans, the Fast &…
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Advanced AI has cut the time banks may have to repair software flaws from weeks to minutes, according to a new Bank for International Settlements paper that calls for faster security decisions and patching. The Bank for International Settlements paper,…
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Singapore has opened online bidding for the first 624 luxury items forfeited in its S$3 billion, or roughly $2.37 billion, money laundering case. Hotlotz said in its auction announcement that bidding for both sales began on Sep.
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Her riotous weekly show had an army of devoted fans. Now Tarbuck has joined the ranks of star presenters leaving the BBC – and she’s getting her hands dirty A tragedy.
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Revolut has disclosed customer identities and financial records, including Bitcoin transaction histories, after acting on a fraudulent request that appeared to come from a government agency. According to a Revolut customer notice shared on Telegram by on-chain investigator ZachXBT, the…
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of power Naomi Klein’s new book starts on a mountaintop with two “faithful men gathering an audience to share their vision”.
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As OpenAI model cracks Millennium Prize Problem that puzzled experts for decades, many feel shocked at pace of change It was a week that left mathematicians reeling. Hot on the heels of a flurry of cases of artificial intelligence furthering the field , OpenAI declared a major scalp: its latest AI model had cracked a…
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NFT sales reached approximately $46.78 million over the seven days ending Sep. 12, up 6.8% from the previous seven-day period, according to CryptoSlam data.
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Crypto companies announced $151 million in disclosed financing across five deals from Sep. 5–11, 2026.
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Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump Reform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls. The businessman, who has…
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Blockstream is refusing to pay the Liquid attacker nearly 600 Bitcoin (roughly $50 million), escalating a dispute over how the crypto industry should reward partial restitution. The standoff follows an unusual recovery from the Sept.
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Economics graduates also appear to be affected as demand for them falls in well-paid roles in finance AI may be warping the job prospects for students in the previously high-demand subjects of computer science and economics, according to a detailed look into the careers of recent UK graduates. Data obtained for the 2027…
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From frivolous to serious, virtual nosy passersby to the impact of climate change, the groundbreaking festival draws to a close – but this year the exhibits live on The first installation one encounters on visiting Venice Immersive, the film festival’s reliably head-spinning showcase for new media, is a chest-high metal box…
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In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, a withdrawal of nearly 4,000 BTC forced Liquid Network to suspend transactions before operators began a limited restart. The U.
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The documentary "NAZA," in which Israeli military insiders describe what they call the systemic killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, received a 25-minute standing ovation — the longest on record.
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Geeks, toffs and biceps go to war in a wild survival experiment that answers that eternal question: if society collapsed, could you cope? This is going to be huge!
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With the budget looming, arguments rage over whether ministers should scrap a pledge popular with millions There were fresh calls this week for the state pension “triple lock” to be ditched as debate rages over whether the UK can afford it. The triple lock guarantees that the state pension goes up each year in line with…
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Operators blame lack of parking and councils bemoan lack of central regulation, as more than 3,000 badly parked bikes seized London boroughs have seized at least 3,000 ebikes this year, a Guardian investigation has found, as hire companies face growing calls to stop bicycles littering streets and blocking pavements. Local…
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Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
Bullock and Kidman try to put a second spell on you in the fantasy comedy sequel, while the topical sketch show returns after a well-regarded debut Practical Magic 2 Out now The beloved fantasy romance from the 1990s returns with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprising their roles as the Owens sisters. The story picks up…
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Patrick Brammall and Maxine Peake star in a propulsive new drama, and the microtonal polka-dotted alien duo return to the live stage. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
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Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?
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Metaplanet is cutting executive rewards after concluding that later Bitcoin purchases created less value per share. On Sept.
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Two months before hacking Hugging Face, malicious packages authored by internal OpenAI agents were uploaded to RubyGems Agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages in a cyberattack on software service RubyGems in May, two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, the company…
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In a post on Friday, Vlad Tenev said securities issuers should control shareholder rights, but not separate products that track their publicly traded shares.
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Royal Court theatre, London Starting in Germany in the 1930s, there is a stinging topicality to Manfred Karge’s play addressing the renaissance of Nazi ideology Early autumn London theatre has already featured two Oscar winners: Cate Blanchett in Electra/Persona and Mark Rylance in Tartuffe (Remixed) . Now Tilda Swinton makes…
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Meltdown that grounded thousands of flights caused by ‘spurious’ flight data being entered into system, report says The air traffic control outage that caused thousands of flights to be grounded across the UK earlier in the week was caused by a military aircraft entering “spurious” flight data into the system, according to a…
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OSFI’s final rule fixes a cross-exchange capital mismatch only for tightly matched, qualifying Group 2a positions.
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The AUD/USD ended the day in the green but finished the week 0.45% lower amid growing bets that the Fed will raise rates next week, boosting the US Dollar. Nevertheless, on Friday, the pair traded at 0.7171, up a decent 0.38%.
Why it mattersCurrency markets may reprice relative growth and interest-rate expectations, increasing volatility in major pairs.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/SGD has rebounded strongly, with short-term momentum pointing higher but key resistance at 1.2705 expected to limit gains.
Why it mattersCurrency markets may reprice relative growth and interest-rate expectations, increasing volatility in major pairs.
The Coinbase CEO’s personal outlook anticipates gains ahead of the next halving, with Bitcoin still well below its previous peak.
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
US stocks rebound sharply, but major indices still close lower for the week Bitcoin sellers regain the short-term advantage ahead of weekend trading Why the Saudi Arabian pipeline strike is such a big deal JPMorgan now sees the Fed hiking in September and December US August Federal budget deficit $167 billion vs $404 billion…
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
The USDCHF climbs over 0.40% on Friday after US consumer inflation data, coupled with Thursday's PPI, pushed investors to price in a Fed interest rate hike at next week's meeting. The pair trades at 0.8165 after rebounding from daily lows of 0.8124.
Why it mattersThis can change expectations for interest rates, currencies, bond yields and the valuation of risk assets.
A rapidly changing interest rates market has changed the near-term outlook on the Bitcoin chart. Here’s why.
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Toronto film festival: Erin Doherty plays a happily single mother in a downbeat town courted by an enigmatic James McAvoy in this expertly taut drama Erin Doherty and James McAvoy both bring their A-game in this startling, involving movie from British writer-director Paul Andrew Williams, whose productivity and creativity…
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A Philadelphia Fed event study found broad same-direction activity among non-whale BTC wallets, while ETH's clearest response was concentrated among larger sellers.
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
Democratic attorney general seeks damages and penalties in legal action that echoes thousands of similar suits Arizona has sued L’Oréal that the French cosmetics company hid evidence that its hair relaxer products could cause cancer in women – echoing thousands of similar lawsuits from users and their families. Arizona…
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United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann reports that USD/CNH has bounced sharply to 6.7153, with intraday gains likely capped near 6.7200.
Why it mattersCurrency markets may reprice relative growth and interest-rate expectations, increasing volatility in major pairs.
Silver price registers gains of over 1%, yet it is trading below the ‘head and shoulders’ neckline, an indication that the overall trend in the short-term may be tilted to the downside. The XAG/USD trades at $64.24, after bouncing off daily lows of $62.94.
Why it mattersCommodity moves can affect inflation expectations, currencies, company margins and broader investor risk appetite.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) closes the week near the 99.00 zone, little changed on the day and holding the ground it clawed back after a brief wobble on Thursday's US inflation release.
Why it mattersThis can change expectations for interest rates, currencies, bond yields and the valuation of risk assets.
The Swiss crypto financial services firm plans to move back-office functions to lower-cost international hubs as it expands its global wealth and asset management business, according to Finews.
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
While K3's usage figures have declined slightly in recent months, OpenRouter data currently shows as many as 300 billion tokens being generated each day by K3 models on the system.
Why it mattersThe update offers a fresh signal on company quality, cash flow and how investors may price future growth.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett has disclosed owning between $1 million and $5 million in Coinbase shares while the Trump administration advanced policies affecting the U. S.
Why it mattersThe development may affect digital-asset liquidity, sentiment, regulation and risk positioning.
At its annual Roblox Developer Conference (RDC), the company announced several new features, including new game-creation tools, expanded NPC capabilities, and the ability to make games available across platforms, including the web.
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Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ took the top three spots at the regional final of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 and will represent Central Eurasia in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this October.
Why it mattersThe development provides context for company performance, competition and future investment decisions.
US Treasury yields fall during the North American session on Friday following the release of US inflation data, but are poised to finish the week higher. The US 10-year Treasury yield is down one basis point to 4.951% but has gained over 16 basis points, or 3.49%, this week.
Why it mattersThis can change expectations for interest rates, currencies, bond yields and the valuation of risk assets.
Bitcoin Suisse has announced plans to cut up to 60 of its 120 positions in Switzerland and close its Copenhagen development site as part of an international reorganization. Bitcoin Suisse puts up to 60 Swiss jobs at risk Reuters reported…
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
The Crypto Banter founder said Hyperliquid’s network effects give it a strong competitive moat, but regulatory uncertainty remains its biggest threat.
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
An Anthropic researcher resigned this week, warning in a post on X that the company is “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives”. The company’s own alignment lead even co-signed the message rather than walking it back.
Why it mattersThe development provides context for company performance, competition and future investment decisions.
MUFG’s Michael Wan notes that Asia FX and rates have stayed relatively stable despite sharply higher US Treasury yields, but he warns this resilience may not last in the near term.
Why it mattersCurrency markets may reprice relative growth and interest-rate expectations, increasing volatility in major pairs.
The SEC has proposed a 60-day rulemaking process to modernize transfer-agent systems for blockchain records as offshore demand for tokenized stocks grows. Bitget Research Chief Analyst Ryan Lee told crypto.news that the SEC’s proposal addresses a part of tokenized stock…
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
The company is seeking clarity on antitrust rules as researchers call for restraint and experts warn that competition encourages companies to overlook risks.
Why it mattersThe development may affect digital-asset liquidity, sentiment, regulation and risk positioning.
Binance Alpha uses two eligibility snapshots for swaps and refunds, while Kraken now supports only Ethereum-based NES.
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
UK employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activity A worker fired by the makers of Grand Theft Auto has said he believed employees were put on a “watch list” after signing a petition about remote working. Dayne Oram told an employment tribunal in Glasgow examining whether…
Why it mattersThe data helps investors assess growth, inflation and the likely direction of economic policy.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) reverses earlier gains on Friday as a pullback in longer-dated US Treasury yields outweighs support from the latest US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates next week.
Why it mattersThis can change expectations for interest rates, currencies, bond yields and the valuation of risk assets.
Toronto film festival: strong performances from two experienced scream queens and some surprisingly thoughtful direction can’t elevate yet another stalk-by-numbers horror It would be unwise and unfair to expect that Toronto’s genre-led Midnight Madness strand would open with quite the same jolt as it did last year with the…
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Stephen Aarons said he tried to use ChatGPT to create a ‘bulletproof summary’ during a murder conviction appeal A defense lawyer appealing his client’s murder conviction submitted a legal brief containing made-up police testimony and witnesses fabricated by OpenAI ’s ChatGPT, New Mexico ’s highest court said. The New…
Why it mattersThe story may reshape investment priorities, competitive advantage and the economics of technology deployment.
The $432 billion deficit last month was near a monthly record but it seems as though much of that spending was pulled forward from August as the latest month shows a nice bounce. Fiscal Year to date deficit at $1.966 trillion verus $1.973 trillion a year ago Outlates $527 billion vs $689 billion a year ago Receipts $360 billion…
Why it mattersCurrency markets may reprice relative growth and interest-rate expectations, increasing volatility in major pairs.
Tokenized stock transfers have climbed to $29.5 billion as new products extend market access, but Tessera PE founder Chan Ahn says investors could receive anything from direct share ownership to a contractual claim carrying no shareholder rights. Tessera PE founder…
Why it mattersThe development may affect digital-asset liquidity, sentiment, regulation and risk positioning.
Gold (XAU/USD) price bounces off daily lows beneath $4,300 on Friday and reclaims the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of $4,335 following the release of US inflation data, which fueled speculation that a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike next week is almost certain.
Why it mattersThis can change expectations for interest rates, currencies, bond yields and the valuation of risk assets.
Fresh operating data shows crypto trading bouncing back, but the company's fastest-growing business these days isn't traditional trading at all.
Why it mattersCrypto markets can react quickly through liquidity, regulation and leveraged positioning, so volatility may spread across digital assets.
Proceeds are in a UK account amid a dispute about how the money should be used and a separate criminal investigation Funds from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC have earned at least £175m in interest while locked in a UK bank account, new accounts show, leading one analyst to describe the company housing the frozen cash…
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Katana CEO Matt Fisher has said a dollar stablecoin planned by 21 financial institutions for the first half of 2027 could generate yield through independent DeFi protocols, although holders would assume risks not covered by its issuing banks. Katana CEO…
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EUR/GBP is easing on Friday and slipping toward the 0.8580 area. The cross had pushed to the top of its recent range in the high 0.8590s before running out of steam.
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Keeping people in charge means little if supercomputers determine the evidence, choices and time on which their decisions depend If there were a 10% chance that AI could wipe out humanity, no responsible government would leave its development to companies racing to build it. Yet until recently, that seemed to be the case.
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Report says widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at risk Taxes on self-driving cars should be introduced now in the UK to offset the rise in congestion and threats to jobs they pose, a thinktank has urged. The first robotaxis on London’s streets only started this month…
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India’s Maharashtra state has begun preparing policies to tokenize up to 50% of selected electricity transmission assets to finance new power lines and solar energy storage facilities. Maharashtra considers tokens tied to power revenue Praveen Pardeshi, chief economic adviser to…
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The Canadian digital asset market has recently seen significant progress, with regulated crypto investment products gaining more exposure across traditional financial markets. Filings submitted on the 9th by the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC) reveal that options linked to the…
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Silver (XAG/USD) rebounds sharply on Friday, trading around $64.30 at the time of writing, up 1.13% on the day. The white metal recovers after briefly falling to a three-week low of $62.94 in the immediate reaction to the latest United States (US) inflation figures.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades just beneath 52,600, roughly 510 points higher, after four sessions of losses. The inflation print was worth about 100 points at 12:30 GMT, and the rest of the advance arrived in the afternoon once the long end of the Treasury curve turned.
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The US federally chartered crypto bank will allow institutional clients to hold, mint, redeem and stake Frgmnt’s fUSD stablecoin through its custody platform.
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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil comes under heavy selling pressure on Friday as traders lock in profits following a sharp rally that pushed the US benchmark to its highest level since May 21. At the time of writing, WTI trades around $96.50, down roughly 4% on the day.
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Price for the crop dropped dramatically this summer after the cyclospora outbreak chopped demand for greens At the Republicans’ midterm convention held earlier this week, Donald Trump said that “food prices and almost every other item are rapidly going down”. Fresh inflation data on Friday told a different story – but in one…
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US consumer prices increased faster in August, giving the Federal Reserve another reason to be cautious about lowering interest rates and leaving Bitcoin investors exposed to a prolonged period of expensive borrowing. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% from July, when it increased 0.1%, while the annual inflation rate…
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Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by consumer group Which? If you’ve recently opened a tin of mackerel and thought there was something fishy going on, you may have been right.
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Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea is to be delayed until later this autumn, with the Greens accusing Labour of hiding their position before the crucial Holborn and St Pancras…
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Toronto film festival: the chilling true story of a woman who tried to hide from her wartime crimes gets turned into a strangely inert misfire The first scene of the 60s-set drama The Housewife is a closeup of a whistling kettle, an early “wink, wink” sign that we’re watching a story where tensions are set to boil but also…
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The Pound Sterling (GBP) climbs slightly against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, up 0.10%, as the latest US consumer inflation report came in line with forecasts, and although money markets have increased the odds of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike next week, traders faded the initial reaction.
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Clearpool has proposed expanding its institutional lending products to the XRP Ledger while replacing CPOOL with CLEAR through a 1:1 token migration and treasury recapitalization. Clearpool plans institutional credit products on XRPL Clearpool said in its governance proposal that the…
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MotelX – Portugal’s only film festival dedicated to horror – hopes to inspire local film-makers by showcasing world-class scares. Now in its 20th edition, its directors say truly nerve-shredding cinema is its holy grail If horror happens in the dark, the midnight movie showing was once the perfect way of gauging the genre’s…
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AUD/USD is edging higher today but is yet to retake the 0.7200 mark on Friday. The pair is clawing back part of the previous session's sharp sell-off after hitting multi-month highs in the high 0.7200s.
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In a Slack message seen by TechCrunch, Matt Mullenweg told Automattic employees he’s back in control of the company, days after its board put him on leave. Automattic has not yet confirmed the apparent reversal.
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Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham collected the testimony of 24 insiders who helped remotely target Gazans’ homes. They explain how they got these self-professed ‘small cogs’ to talk about the killing On a darkened rooftop in Tel Aviv, Israeli intelligence officers outline the details of their work.
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DBS Group Research forecasts an improvement in China’s industrial production to 5.0% year-on-year in August, helped by strong export growth driven by AI-related electronics.
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Senior officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Reserve Board, and Bank of England convened for a tabletop exercise on Sept. 3, 2026, to discuss certain…
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India and Russia have begun working on a digital currency settlement mechanism for bilateral trade as their central banks examine how state-issued currencies could be used for cross-border payments. Sberbank Chief Executive Officer Herman Gref said the Bank of Russia…
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Zcash mining activity has risen more than 2.5 times in 2026 as stronger ZEC prices have pushed estimated revenue per megawatt-hour to about four times the level generated by Bitcoin miners. Zcash mining returns have outpaced Bitcoin per machine Grayscale…
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Commerzbank economists, led by Dr. Henry Hao and colleagues, note Taiwan’s August trade surplus hit a record USD22.3bn, driven by strong AI-related exports.
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Metaplanet has cut the potential shares tied to its Series 10 stock acquisition rights by 41.1%, reducing the pool from 319.46 million shares to 188.19 million while imposing new exercise restrictions through 2031. Metaplanet said in a Sept.
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ING economists Deepali Bhargava and Lynn Song expect the Bank of Japan to raise its policy rate by 25bp to 1.25%, citing persistent price pressures. They project two further 25bp hikes in January and April 2027, taking the rate to 1.75%.
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USD/CHF holds onto gains on Friday even as the US Dollar (USD) turns lower following the release of the latest United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could raise interest rates next week.
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The operation supported older bonds, but rising real yields showed why market plumbing had yet to ease Bitcoin’s funding backdrop.
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DBS Group Research expects India’s inflation to accelerate to 4.9% year-on-year, with food and energy costs driving a gradual broadening of price pressures.
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With 598.5 BTC still outstanding, the company says it will go to law enforcement should the funds not be returned.
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Priorwas 51.0 Current conditions 50.9 vs 51.3 exp Expectations 45.8 vs 50.5 exp One-year inflation 4.6% vs 4.0% exp Five-year inflation 3.4% vs 3.3% exp Those inflation expectations numbers will further tilt the Fed towards hiking rates next week. I think it's a done deal now and the market has it at 82%.
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USD/CAD rises 0.27% on Friday and trades around 1.3870 at the time of writing, after reaching a daily high of 1.3882 in the immediate reaction to the release of United States (US) inflation data.
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Deutsche Bank’s Chief UK Economist Sanjay Raja highlights stronger-than-expected UK GDP data, with July output rising 0.4% month-on-month and broad-based gains across services, production and construction.
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American consumer confidence is expected to lose some traction in September, as households have been growing more pessimistic about current conditions and the broader economic outlook, according to preliminary data from the University of Michigan.
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Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +162,000(p) in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.10(p) in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Producer Price Index - Final Demand…
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Solana price slipped below the psychological $100 level as broader crypto selling, a bearish 4-hour Supertrend signal, and nearby liquidation clusters increased the risk of another leg lower. Solana price falls below $100 According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL)…
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Daylight-saving changes and NYSE holidays tie Kraken's 2016–2025 realized variance pattern to the U. S.
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The bitcoin treasury firm cut the potential Series 10 share pool to 188.2 million.
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Metaplanet will cut 131.3 million potential shares and form a $1 million Hong Kong subsidiary for trading in Bitcoin, equities and credit products.
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ING’s Frantisek Taborsky notes that the National Bank of Poland maintained a dovish stance, signalling no need to adjust rates potentially until mid-next year despite rising inflation.
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I'm increasingly conviced that the trade in AI is no longer the model makers or the vendors, but at the user level. This is the RAMP trade that I've been writing about since last year (real assets, margin potential).
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This is the second data breach affecting a company that hardware crypto wallet maker Trezor relies on.
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Why would anyone want to trade a healthcare stock for a memecoin like BONER? Why wouldn’t they, ask the degens on Robinhood Chain who are building a strange new corner of DeFi.
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UOB economist Lee Sue Ann notes that the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered a widely expected 25 bps hike but signalled a more hawkish stance as inflation risks from the Middle East-driven energy shock remain elevated.
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DBS Group Research analysts Taimur Baig and Chang Wei Liang expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to hike rates by 25 bps at its September 17–18 meeting, citing solid Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, stronger wages and inflation near the 2% target.
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BTC rose across three venues after Deribit settled at 08:00 UTC, then finished below its starting level by 10:00.
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EUR/USD reverses earlier losses on Friday after the latest United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report came broadly in line with expectations and failed to trigger a strong market reaction.
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Cloudflare CASB policies introduce a native automation engine built directly on the Cloudflare developer platform to remediate SaaS risks automatically. Security teams can now design event-driven logic to revoke risky file shares and send webhooks without manual intervention.
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Frgmnt has partnered with Anchorage Digital to give institutional clients access to its fUSD stablecoin and sfUSD staking product through Anchorage’s existing custody infrastructure. In a press release shared with crypto.news, Frgmnt said institutions will be able to hold, mint,…
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Ethereum price traded near $2,457 on Sep. 11 after recovering from a drop toward $2,400, but resistance around $2,500 continued to limit its advance.
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Filings name MAVAN and staking partners but leave operator allocation and signing-key custody undisclosed.
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Businesses, charities and other groups sign letter calling for levies to be paid by the government More than 120 organisations including big businesses and charities have called for the removal of “hidden taxes” added to energy bills to help reduce costs for consumers and prevent businesses closing. In a letter to the…
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ARK 21Shares accounted for $164 million of Thursday’s Bitcoin ETF withdrawals, while Ether and Solana funds also recorded net outflows.
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Headlines: Gold falls back into the major $4300 support ahead of US CPI, as surging oil prices increase rate hike bets Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have completed the takeover of Bab el-Mandeb Strait Bitcoin trades at a major support ahead of the US CPI report. What to watch next?
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Google shares details on three projects that use technology to push the boundaries of human creativity that premiered during the 83rd Venice Film Festival.
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Gold (XAU/USD) rebounds on Friday, reversing most of the previous day’s losses as a pullback in the US Dollar, US Treasury yields and Oil prices supports the precious metal.
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The president’s chaotic schemes of aggrandizement, from Venezuela to Iran, have no larger rationale Trumpism is the lowest stage of imperialism. “We’re not going to invade Greenland.
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We have a first play of the forthcoming Tomb Raider remake and speak with its developers. Can they improve on the gameplay without losing what made the 1996 original such a classic?
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Customers seeking greens at one Berlin outlet are dealing with some very local supply chains indeed Walking into the Felix Thomas REWE supermarket in Lankwitz, Berlin, customers are immediately presented with a choice of greens: romaine, rocket, iceberg. But last month, a new option joined the selection: Lankwitz loose-leaf…
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From Shropshire to Hamburg, depleting reserves and spiralling costs are spawning a continent-wide energy crisis Bridgnorth Aluminium has faced down Brexit, Covid and repeated energy shocks in recent years. But this winter is bringing extra “stress and pressure”, says its head of sales, Adrian Musgrave.
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Many financial technology companies are applying to become banks. The Indicator finds out what it takes to go through this process and what benefits come with a bank charter.
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Annual inflation in the United States (US), as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), held steady at 3.4% in August, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. This print came in line with the market expectation.
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The Euro (EUR) retreated below 179.00 against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Friday, as the mild recovery seen after Thursday's European Central Bank (ECB) meeting failed to find follow-through above 179.50.
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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have completed the takeover of Bab el-Mandeb Strait after capturing strategic points in the Red Sea, according to the AFP. Bab el-Mandeb connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and provides a key maritime route between the Indian Ocean, the Suez Canal and Europe.
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Digging into today’s GDP report a little, we can see that the UK services sector had a decent July, with growth in 11 of its 14 subsectors. According to the ONS, the fastest growth was recorded in: professional , scientific and technical activities (up 2.1%), driven…
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The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, sticks to a mildly positive bias through the early European session, though it remains confined within the previous day's broader range.
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Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke reports that the Polish central bank kept its key rate at 3.75%, while Governor Glapiński signalled no cuts until year-end after previously sounding dovish.
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Welcome boost for chancellor with unexpected rise put down to rapid growth of AI in services sector outweighing Iran war fallout The UK economy grew in July as the rapid expansion of AI appeared to outweigh the economic damage from the Iran war, in a welcome boost for John Healey. Figures from the Office for National…
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EUR/CAD experienced volatility but remained flat for the second successive day, hovering around 1.6060 during European hours on Friday. The currency cross may rise as the Euro (EUR) could receive support due to ongoing hawkish sentiment surrounding the European Central Bank (ECB) policy outlook.
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ING’s Commodities Strategist Ewa Manthey notes that Copper has dropped sharply after a Reuters report suggested a US decision on refined Copper tariffs is still pending, highlighting how a tariff premium has driven prices beyond fundamentals.
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A Houthi advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast could help push gas prices up even more as the Iran-backed group also launches attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities.
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Dow Jones futures advance by 0.46% to trade near 52,350 during European hours on Friday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures gain by 0.44% to trade around 7,630, while Nasdaq 100 futures inch lower by 0.45% to trade near 29,260.
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Silver (XAG/USD) finds some support near the $63.00 mark and stages a modest intraday recovery from an over three-week low, touched earlier this Friday.
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United Kingdom (UK) Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey said during the European trading session on Friday, “Britain’s economy is demonstrating a welcome resilience, despite serious global uncertainty.”
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No 10 says new fleet of trains built in Derby will support 6,000 jobs across UK A fleet of battery-powered trains is to be built to “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”, Downing Street has announced. The 29 trains, which will be run by TransPennine Express, will be built at Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in…
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The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect. Another important input in market's reaction is the distribution of forecasts.
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Oil prices have surged above $100 a barrel this week as the market started to price in a prolonged disruption to energy flows after Trump's midterm comments . Brent climbed as high as around $109 yesterday, while WTI moved above $104, with both benchmarks on track for their strongest weekly gains in months.
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Prior +0.3% GDP Y/Y +1.6% vs +1.0% expected Prior +1.1% Full report here The UK economy maintained its recent pace of growth in the three months to July, with real GDP rising 0.4% compared with the three months to April. The increase marks the eighth consecutive three-month period of growth, although momentum has eased from the…
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National Audit Office calls for greater transparency on £70bn programme that is running over budget and behind schedule Speed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog It’s an open secret in the energy industry that “the great grid upgrade” – the £70bn programme to rewire the nation’s…
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National Audit Office says failure to implement £70bn modernisation would also hold back economic growth The ‘great grid upgrade’ is off track – ministers should spell out the risks for bills Consumers will pay higher energy bills unless the UK government speeds up work on a vast programme of upgrades to the electricity grid…
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EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the only highlight is the monthly UK GDP data which is expected to show a 0.0% growth in July. The data is unlikely to change much for the BoE, though, as the majority of policymakers continue to exercise patience.
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BOJ hike next week is a given, the real question is pace and terminal rate Houthis claim total control of Bab el-Mandeb, but wires haven't confirmed it ANZ sees ECB hiking again in December, lifting deposit rate to 2.75% Preview: August CPI due Friday to decide odds of first Fed hike since 2023 Coming up: What Lagarde may say…
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Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Central Bank Digital Currency Experiments: Progress Report on the Pilot Program (June 2026)”.
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August's corporate goods price index reinforces what markets had already priced in, that the Bank of Japan is close to certain to raise rates to 1.25% at next week's meeting, so the immediate surprise value for JPY crosses is limited. The more interesting detail is the import price index, up 24.8% year on year, which points to…
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ADDED: Follow up post with more here Japan wholesale inflation stays hot in August, cements case for BOJ hike This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
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The August reading confirms New Zealand's manufacturing sector is still growing, but the pace is clearly moderating, a signal that may feed into the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's broader read on domestic activity alongside employment and price data. The flat employment sub-index, sitting right at the 50.0 breakeven line, is…
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Report comes two days after former employee quit claiming company’s models could cause human extinction by 2030 Criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use Anthropic’s powerful artificial intelligence models to design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and…
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Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction, while others are calling their declarations of concern a ‘setup’ A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him…
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A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified.
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The three 28-year-old founders behind energy startup Furo moved from Silicon Valley and back to Germany, and yet secured $4 million in funding from mostly U. S.
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The US Treasury bought $5.187 billion in 10-20 year notes US treasury sells $22 billion of 30 year bonds at a high yield of 5.308% EIA weekly US crude oil inventories -391K vs -1554K expected US wholesale inventories +1.3% in line with expectations US August existing home sales 3.98m vs 3.98m expected ECB's Lagarde: The economy…
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Proxima Fusion said Wednesday it plans to build a €140 million ($162.6 million) factory to produce fusion-grade high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape, which will provide the startup with key component to its reactor design.
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The next Treasury buyback is Sept 24. I wouldn't read too much into this result because it's the first one in the series so the market might be feeling it out.
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Amazon is expanding shopping integrations across Prime Video, letting viewers discover products tied to thousands of shows, movies, and live sports through X-Ray, its shopping app, and a new Lens-powered “Shop the Scene” feature.
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In June, Google Labs introduced Dreambeans, an experiment that creates personalized daily collections of stories. Now, Dreambeans is available to all accounts in the U.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jersey-based companies he controls, Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC and I Wealth Network LP, for allegedly raising approximately $16 million from more than 200…
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The defense says: ‘It’s about competition, not conspiracy’ A US prosecutor described China ’s Huawei as a criminal enterprise that stole from US companies to build its telecommunications empire, as the trial against the tech company kicked off in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday. “Theft, lies, cover-up,” Taylor Stout, a…
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Manufacturing floors, warehouses and production lines rarely stay fixed — tasks change, layouts shift and new products arrive, and most robots can’t keep up without significant reprogramming. Skild AI’s new S1 robot foundation model helps address this, designed to learn previously unseen, long-horizon tasks from a single video…
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The global robotaxi market — physical AI’s first commercial breakthrough — is projected to reach $400 billion by 2035, with over 6 million commercial vehicles in operation as driverless fleets are already moving people through some of the world’s busiest and most complex streets. Deploying a driverless vehicle is one…
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The tech billionaire's attorney has put documentarian Alex Gibney and his production company on legal notice, claiming the Oscar-winning director defamed Musk in his nearly four-hour documentary.
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PlayStation 5; Insomniac Games Logan is well realised by Liam McIntyre and some exquisite character art, but there are lapses in narrative and emotional arcs and some of the combat feels like a chore It was always going to be difficult to follow Spider-Man. Insomniac’s three games based around the web-slinger are masterpieces…
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Bending Spoons is buying Miro for $1.36 billion, a huge dip in valuation for the workplace collaboration startup, which was valued at $17.5 billion in late 2021.
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Prior was 4.06m (unrevised) Existing home sales -2.0% vs -1.7% prior We're into the final gasp of the year for real estate and with rates rising at the moment, there's no help coming. It's going to end as another poor year in the housing market and I don't think there is much optimism for 2027 at the moment.
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AI inference chipmaker d-Matrix today announced it will use NVLink Fusion to connect its next-generation Raptor XPUs to NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure platform — joining a growing roster of ecosystem partners. By connecting Raptor to NVIDIA NVLink scale-up and Spectrum-X scale-out networking, the NVIDIA MGX rack architecture and…
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Gear up: The latest PC games and major updates are ready to play on GeForce NOW this week. WARDOGS drops onto the cloud at early-access launch, alongside the Valheim 1.0 Deep North update and Bus Simulator 27 — part of nine new titles joining the cloud.
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1.1.1.1 now validates DNSSEC signatures using NIST’s post-quantum ML-DSA-44 algorithm. Here is how we manage 2,420-byte signatures and downgrade risks at scale.
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Snapchat says the new features can be used to organize everything from birthday celebrations and sporting events to study sessions and weekend hangouts.
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The latest weekly jobless claims data remain consistent with a labor market where layoffs are limited and those who lose their jobs are taking slightly longer to find new employment. Initial jobless claims: 206K versus 205K expected Prior week: 207K, revised from 206K Four-week average: 206K versus 207.5K previously Continuing…
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Prior was 4.7% (revised to 4.8%) PPI final demand m/m +0.4% vs +0.4% expected Prior m/m 0.0% (revised to +0.1%) Ex-food and energy 4.6% y/y vs 4.6% expected Prior ex-food and energy 4.2% y/y (revised to 4.3%) Ex-food and energy 0.2% m/m vs 0.3% expected Ex-food, energy and trade +4.7% m/m vs +4.7% prior Ex-food energy and trade…
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Amid negotiations for a new EU-wide corporate status, an open letter signed by unicorn founders and investors warns that 'EU Inc.' shouldn’t be watered down.
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US government adviser Paul Christiano warns of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundation OpenAI is not on track to reduce the risk of “catastrophic” loss of control to an acceptable level, a member of its non-profit board has said, amid spreading public and political concern that super-advanced AIs could…
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Headlines: Oil prices above $100 continue to lift bond yields as inflation fears grow European stocks edge higher as investors brace for ECB decision Stock movers today: Meta leads AI optimism while Service Titan and Navan show the cost of missing expectations Oracle earnings preview: AI spending, cloud growth and a $638…
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s proposed 2027 budget as submitted to the Commission and published in the Federal Register . View Press Release
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The rise in long-term bond yields is being blamed on a growing list of factors, but there is a much simpler explanation sitting in plain sight: oil prices are the main driver of the rise in long-term yields, and the Iran war is the reason oil is rising. Brent crude has pushed back above $100 a barrel as the US-Iran conflict…
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Germany August final CPI +2.9% vs +2.9% y/y prelim Prior +2.8% Germany August final HICP +2.9% vs +2.9% y/y prelim Prior +2.8% Germany August final core CPI +2.4% vs +2.4% y/y prelim Prior +2.4% The breakdown There are no changes to the preliminary data as headline annual inflation in Germany nudges up in August. That comes…
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Solid battery life, snappy performance and quality software make for a great smaller phone with a killer camera Google’s latest Pro phone is out to prove it has the best camera on a smartphone while embracing customisation, allowing you to change the look and feel of your photos far beyond simple filters even if that means…
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Just last week, I highlighted the tectonic shift taking place in the global bond market in arguing that markets may have to get used to an era of structurally higher yields. And yesterday's announcement from the US Treasury offers another interesting test of that argument.
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Earnings season is turning more defensive, but the weakness is not everywhere Bank of Korea links Kospi's wild swings to leverage both at home and abroad Korea Exchange to launch real time trading through to 8pm from September 14 Trump ties $5,000 payment promise to a full Republican midterm sweep Weak yen, oil costs and food…
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A pledge of this scale, if it were ever legislated, would represent a meaningful debt expansion at a moment when concerns about the deficit and Treasury issuance are already weighing on bond markets. For now, the promise is conditional on a Republican sweep in November and carries no funding mechanism or legislative pathway…
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Adam Mosseri says platform’s algorithm ‘feels like a black box’ but company trying to give users more control after Labor announces opt-out plan Instagram’s chief executive has said users will have a worse experience in an algorithm-free world, seeing more brand-related content, and spend less time on the app. The comments come…
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Read the original report for the full details and source context behind “Speech by Board Member MASU in Fukui (Economic Activity, Prices, and Monetary Policy in Japan)”.
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Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decade Just a day after three Anthropic researchers warned that artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, lawmakers have begun lashing out about the risks of the burgeoning…
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One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanity Artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, according to three researchers with the industry giant Anthropic , one of whom has quit his job in protest. The latest doom-laden predictions came in…
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US stocks close lower for the third consecutive day as oil and yields rise USD/JPY and the "I am the House now" trade Gold Technicals: Buyers and sellers battle between key support and resistance as the market awaits the next shove Trump says oil prices won't come down until after the midterms US sells 10-year notes at 4.834%…
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The economic calendar for Asia today does not show impactful data releases. We will, of course, have ongoing war developments to deal with, along with specualtion ahead of US inflation reports due Thursday (PPI) and Friday (CPI - what Goldman Sachs expect ('benign') here ).
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Apple says its new watches won’t save raw audio, but features that can transcribe recent speech and summarize ambient conversations raise new questions about consent, privacy, and how people behave when they know they could always be recorded.
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Will artificial intelligence nibble around the edges of the economy or upend it altogether? A new, interactive model from Anthropic lets people tests their assumptions.
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Cymphony gives security teams a single view of employees, AI agents, and other nonhuman identities, including the systems and sensitive data they can access.
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Commission takes action to rescind unnecessary 2021 guidance document The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other Connected Devices. View Press Release
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Headlines: Oil prices close in on $100 as US-Iran tensions persist, but the real risk comes after it gets there European stocks slide as $100 oil revives inflation fears ahead of ECB The Nasdaq consolidates at key resistance as traders await the US CPI report AI infrastructure stocks surged while software fell. Does the…
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U. K.-based manufacturing software startup CloudNC announced Wednesday a $20 million Series B extension round, bringing its lifetime total raised amount to $128 million.
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China inflation rebounds on energy costs, but the demand story hasn't changed - recap KOSPI tops 7,000 on AI optimism even as Middle East risk weighs Iran claims strikes on US destroyers, tankers crossing Hormuz Central bank buying keeps UBS bullish on gold's long game Gold's Iran-war paradox: why bullion keeps stumbling as…
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Both readings landing in line with or above forecast removes the immediate deflation-scare risk that was in play after July's shortfall, but the composition of the beat matters more than the headline. NBS attributing the CPI rebound to rising energy prices rather than a broad pickup in consumption keeps the underlying demand…
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China August 2026 inflation data. CPI YY 0.8%, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) cite rising energy prices expected 0.8%, prior 0.5% CPI MM 0.4% expected 0.3%, prior -0.1% PPI YY 3.8% expected 3.7%, prior 3.5% PPI MM +0.4% I'll have more to come on this separately, details and implications for markets.
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The stronger Reuters Tankan reading adds to the case for continued Bank of Japan policy normalisation, with manufacturer sentiment now at its best level since December 2021 and both current and forward-looking indexes pointing higher. A steady, broad-based improvement rather than a single-sector spike gives the BOJ more room…
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A rebound in headline CPI toward consensus would ease immediate deflation concerns without altering the broader policy picture, given the move is expected to be driven by a food price base effect rather than a genuine demand recovery. A miss, echoing July's shortfall against forecasts, would revive questions about the…
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Intel shares are soaring by 10% in trading today. Several explosions heard on Kharg Island - report Oil gives back gains as the breakout fails to sustain U.
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Bluecore Energy announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $50 million seed round — just months after raising a $10 million pre-seed and coming out of stealth.
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Under proposed order, defendant will be required to pay $12 million, stop payment processing for certain categories of merchants Payment processing company Humboldt Merchant Services will pay $12 million and be permanently banned from processing payments for merchants with a heightened risk of potential fraud to settle…
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