1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (535+ words) Asian shares were mixed Monday, as shares of Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank Group, a key investor in OpenAI, fell more than 10% following calls from Anthropic and OpenAI to slow AI development for safety. U.S. futures edged lower, while oil prices gained…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (616+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump wants factories and investment moving south to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting he can make billions flow north. About 300 CEOs and senior executives from some of the world’s biggest investment firms will…...

18+ hour, 43+ min ago   (414+ words) The departing workers generated more than $5 million in annual revenue for Willis Towers Watson, according to court documents Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Willis Towers Watson has filed a lawsuit in Boston after 18 employees resigned within 44 minutes and…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (840+ words) Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (241+ words) The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected economy that suggests businesses can weather the higher borrowing costs....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (283+ words) China and the U.S. hope to reach an agreement on lowering import taxes soon, a Chinese government spokesperson said Thursday, fueling expectations that an announcement could come when the leaders of the two countries meet in two weeks. Negotiators are striving…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (265+ words) China’s passenger car exports in the first eight months of this year already surpassed last year's total, an industry association said Thursday, though domestic sales continued to decline. Passenger car exports in August jumped 67.1% from the year before to around…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (558+ words) Africa’s imports of electric motorcycles and three-wheelers from China rose sharply in the first half of 2026, an increase that highlights a divide in the continent's transition to electric vehicles. Two and three-wheelers account for a large share of vehicles on…...

4+ day, 4+ min ago   (137+ words) Resigning Anthropic researcher claims industry insiders fear human extinction within a decade The Independent Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1046+ words) Stock prices in London closed sharply lower on Wednesday, as Brent crude surged above 100 dollars a barrel and heightened inflation fears weighed on global equities. The FTSE 100 index closed down 141.60 points, 1.3%, at 10,670.06. The FTSE 250 ended down 240.19 points, 1.0%, at 24,108.66, and the…...