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This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on July 12, 2026 shows cargo ships anchoring near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan. – | Afp | Getty Images Iran responded to a fresh wave of strikes from U.S. forces by launching an attack on

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, photographed holding the Sports section of the July 12, 2026, Washington Post. Elaine Chao, his wife, is seated next to him. Source: The office of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell Read more CNBC politics coverage McConnell, 84 — who has been absent from the Senate since

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster are among the first two names being floated in what could be a crowded field to

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talks to reporters after speaking on the floor of the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Senator Lindsey Graham has passed away, his office said Sunday. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away

As more companies insist their employees return to the office, they know they need to offer something in return to attract and retain good people. That’s why finding a place where people will want to live is an increasingly important factor as companies decide where to set up shop.  “Quality of place, especially investing in

One of the many signs that the Covid pandemic is slipping further into the past is that companies are paying closer attention to the quality of life in locations where they are considering setting up shop.  “Where are people moving? Where have they gone post-Covid?” said veteran site selection consultant Tom Stringer of Stringer Site

For the past two years, the artificial intelligence race has been easy to score: bigger models, better benchmarks and whichever company could claim the lead, at least until the next launch. That scorecard is starting to look incomplete. As companies move from testing AI to using it in real products and workflows, it’s not longer

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., left, and Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. US President Donald Trump said he would be imposing tariffs on semiconductor imports “very

Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed speaks at Senator Bernie Sanders ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rally. Jim West | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive running for the Democratic nomination in the Aug. 4 Michigan Senate primary, sees a foundational risk in the rise of artificial intelligence. And he’s

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A series of task forces designed to bring outside thinking to the Federal Reserve will include the “best minds,” Chairman Kevin Warsh said Thursday. For a task force that could be especially consequential for the Fed’s management of the economy — on artificial intelligence — those outside minds all seem to lean in the same

A SK Hynix flag (R) and a South Korean national flag (L) flutter outside the company’s Bundang office in Seongnam on Jan. 26, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images U.S. investors are getting a new way to buy into the memory boom. SK Hynix, the second most valuable company in South Korea, behind

U.S. forces have completed another round of strikes against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Thursday, saying they were aimed at further degrading Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. What targets CENTCOM says were hit The U.S. forces struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets, including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile

Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump was to arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, in New York, Sept. 6, 2024. Adam Gray | Reuters A

A Delta aircraft taxis to Terminal A shortly before a deep orange winter sunset at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, on Dec. 22, 2025. Austin DeSisto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is dividing up the front of the plane into even smaller groups, offering a new “basic” fare for business

Birds fly over houses overshadowed by the mountain in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 10, 2026. Florent Vergnes | Afp | Getty Images Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday delivered a rebuke to President Donald Trump‘s latest push for U.S. control of Greenland, saying the Scandinavian country is ready to defend “every inch” of its

A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA, which is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra, as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026. Mohammed Aty | Reuters Oil prices rose Tuesday after Iran attacked

John Arnold, founder and co-chair of Arnold Ventures, speaks during a session at CERAWeek by S&P Global at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, March 20, 2024. Yi-Chin Lee | Houston Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Billionaire philanthropist and former energy trader John Arnold says online sports betting has changed immeasurably since