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Wise stock sinks after Belgian prosecutors launch money-laundering investigation

The Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office says it is finalizing an investigation into suspicious transactions worth more than €500 million

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15 art heists and how they happened

From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to the Louvre, these 15 art heists reveal how thieves outsmarted some of the world's most fortified...

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Anthropic is giving the E.U.'s cybersecurity agency access to its restricted AI security model

ENISA will join Project Glasswing, Anthropic's program for testing the powerful vulnerability-finding model before a wider release

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Florida is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, making it the first state to target the company over AI safety

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's civil suit accuses OpenAI of putting profit over user safety, making Florida the first state to target the...

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Anthropic files its record-setting IPO

The Claude maker recently closed a $65 billion funding round and is racing rival OpenAI to a Wall Street debut as soon as this fall

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20 ways stress physically affects the body

From the heart to the gut to the immune system, chronic stress leaves a measurable mark on nearly every organ and system in the human body

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CDC is investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to moringa supplement capsules

Mogo Moringa LLC recalled 2 lots of its Pure Moringa Oleifera capsules on May 25 after 18 people across 14 states fell ill

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Oil prices surge nearly 8% as Israel's Lebanon offensive puts the U.S.-Iran ceasefire at risk

Iran said it will halt nuclear talks with the U.S. and block the key shipping chokepoint until Israel withdraws from Lebanon

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Barry Diller's People Inc. is bidding to take MGM Resorts private in an $18 billion deal

People Inc. has submitted a nonbinding proposal to buy the 73.9% of MGM it doesn't already own at $48.30 a share in cash

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HPE stock hits record high on Nvidia Vera CPU server launch

The HPE ProLiant Compute DL394 Gen12, unveiled at Computex in Taiwan, targets agentic AI and data processing workloads

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The U.S. is closing a loophole that let Chinese firms buy Nvidia AI chips abroad

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security clarified that export license rules apply to Chinese-headquartered firms regardless of where...

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Jerome Powell warned that a politicized Fed would lose the public's trust

The former Fed chair accepted the JFK Profile in Courage Award in Boston, calling the central bank's credibility a "priceless asset"

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JetBlue raised its summer fuel forecast — and lifted its revenue outlook, too

The airline now expects fuel to cost $4.26 to $4.36 per gallon this quarter, up from a prior range of $4.13 to $4.28

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Private credit funds poured nearly $560 billion into U.S. businesses over the past three years

The Managed Funds Association says the lending generated roughly $897 billion in economic activity and helped create more than 6.5 million jobs

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Nvidia is unveiling its first open humanoid robot platform for academic research

The system pairs a Unitree H2 Plus robot and Sharpa tactile hands with Nvidia's Jetson Thor compute and GR00T software stack

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Moderna is developing an mRNA Ebola vaccine as a deadly outbreak spreads through Congo

CEPI is committing up to $50 million to support Moderna's vaccine candidate for the strain with no approved shot

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SoftBank surges past Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company on the AI rally

SoftBank stock climbed 14% on Monday, pushing its market cap above ¥48 trillion as AI euphoria reshapes Japan's corporate hierarchy

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UAW launches strike at Michigan plant that supplies axles for GM pickup trucks

Nearly 1,000 workers walked off the job at midnight after the company failed to meet a contract deadline, the union said

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Nvidia just announced the chip that will power the next generation of AI. It's called Vera Rubin

The next-generation platform promises 10 times the agentic AI throughput of its Grace Blackwell predecessor at a tenth of the cost per token

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Nvidia is jumping into Windows laptops with a new AI chip built alongside Microsoft

The RTX Spark pairs a Blackwell GPU with an Arm-based CPU and up to 128GB of memory, targeting creators, AI developers, and gamers

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Wall Street closed May at record highs on AI and Iran hopes. Monday opened with more Iran strikes.

Stock futures climbed Monday after Nvidia unveiled a new processor for personal computers, while oil prices rose following a weekend exchange of fire...

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Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring homebuilder Taylor Morrison in its first big deal under Greg Abel

The all-cash deal marks one of the first major moves under CEO Greg Abel and expands Berkshire's footprint in U.S. housing

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15 mental models that make complex decisions easier

A guide to 15 thinking frameworks that help cut through complexity, reduce decision fatigue, and arrive at clearer conclusions faster

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20 mountain ranges and the best ways to experience them

From the Himalayas to the Andes, these 20 mountain ranges offer some of the world's most compelling landscapes — and very different ways to engage...

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15 world records that will never be broken

From a 100-meter sprint to a 135-year-old tortoise, these are the records so extreme they've effectively closed the book on human and natural...

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20 investing principles that hold up over decades

From compounding to emotional discipline, these 20 enduring investing principles cut through market noise and apply whether you're starting out or...

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Giantex is recalling outdoor lounge chairs sold on Amazon over amputation risk

About 1,155 blue adjustable chairs with model number NP10025NY are included in the recall; one finger amputation has been reported

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A Senate bill targeting Chinese auto ownership could push Mercedes-Benz off U.S. roads

The German automaker's two largest shareholders — a Chinese state-owned company and a Chinese billionaire — together hold nearly 20% of its parent...

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Traders are pricing in near-certainty that Elon Musk will become the first trillionaire

Traders on Kalshi and Polymarket put the odds above 90% that Musk will cross $1 trillion in net worth before 2027

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Hyundai is teaching a robot how to play soccer

The automaker's "School of Football" campaign features a five-part video series of Atlas learning to kick a ball ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

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Kalshi is launching the first regulated perpetual futures in the U.S.

The CFTC approved Kalshi's bitcoin perpetual futures contract, opening a market that has seen over $90 trillion in offshore annual volume

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Arby's is bringing back its Orange Cream Shake for the summer

The seasonal shake, a riff on the classic Orange Creamsicle, is available in small, medium, and large sizes starting at $3.69

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30 one-pan dinners that are actually worth making

From cast iron short rib ragù to skillet shakshuka, these 30 one-pan dinners cover a full month of weeknight cooking with real flavor and minimal...

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SentinelOne stock plunged after a revenue miss and plans to cut 8% of its workforce

The cybersecurity company posted a narrow revenue miss and announced a restructuring plan expected to cost $25 million

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Autodesk is buying maintenance software company MaintainX for $3.6 billion

The all-cash deal, Autodesk's largest acquisition ever, extends the design software maker into factory and facility operations

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Replimune is resubmitting its twice-rejected melanoma drug after FDA leadership exodus

The FDA rejected vusolimogene oderparepvec twice under former Commissioner Marty Makary, who stepped down earlier this month

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Google is loosening Gemini's new usage limits after users hit caps too fast

Google is capping how much quota a single prompt can use and making Flash-Lite prompts free after users burned through limits rapidly

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The CFTC is suing Rhode Island to stop the state from cracking down on prediction markets

The federal agency argues it holds exclusive jurisdiction over platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, making Rhode Island the seventh state it has sued

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Mistral AI is moving into industrial engineering with Airbus and BMW as launch customers

The French AI startup announced both deals on Thursday, targeting aerospace design, flight safety, and automotive crash simulation

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Unilever is building a $270 million beauty and personal care innovation hub in Connecticut

The facility will replace Unilever's existing R&D site in Trumbull and is expected to open by spring 2029

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American Eagle Outfitters posted record first-quarter revenue but its stock sank as the flagship brand stumbled

Record first-quarter revenue of $1.2 billion masked a 2% comparable sales decline at the flagship American Eagle brand

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LG Electronics stock soared after debuting a Google-powered in-car software system

The South Korean company unveiled an Android Automotive OS platform that controls multiple vehicle displays from a single chip

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Apollo and Blackstone are arranging $36 billion to buy Google AI chips for Anthropic

The firms plan to buy Google tensor processing units through a special-purpose vehicle and lease them to the AI startup

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Stellantis is recalling more than 419,000 U.S. vehicles over a side air bag flaw

A software error could delay side air bags from deploying during a crash in certain Jeep Grand Cherokee models

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SpaceX is trimming its IPO valuation target to $1.8 trillion ahead of its roadshow

The rocket and AI company had previously targeted a valuation above $2 trillion, according to Bloomberg

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Okta's revenue surged as agentic AI stoked demand for identity security tools

The identity security company reported $765 million in revenue and $0.91 in adjusted earnings per share, both topping analyst estimates

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Pfizer is teaming up with a Chinese biotech on a $10.5 billion cancer drug deal

The U.S. pharma giant will pay $650 million upfront to China's Innovent Biologics to co-develop 12 early-stage oncology programs

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Samsung stock surges after shipping next-generation AI memory chip samples to customers

The HBM4E delivers speeds of up to 16 Gbps and 3.6 TB/s of memory bandwidth, a more than 20% improvement over its predecessor

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Disney's ABC filed its broadcast license renewals — but called the FCC order unconstitutional

The network accused the Trump-aligned agency of "unconstitutional retaliation and coercion" in an extraordinary objection letter filed alongside its...

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Costco posted stronger-than-expected revenue as record gas sales drove traffic

The warehouse club's total revenue rose 12% to $70.53 billion, topping expectations, as fuel demand drew new members to its gas stations

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