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China Opens Probes Into Four Online Travel Booking Platforms

China investigates Meituan and Alibaba units for suspected antitrust violations

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reaches out to eastern Europe for new trade and security partnership

The leaders of Poland, Serbia and Romania were among those at the inaugural Carpathian 8 Summit in western Ukraine. What we know on day 1,669

Markets digest fed rate hike, oil prices

The 'Barron's Roundtable' panel analyzes the market impact of the Fed's rate hike and soaring diesel prices.

Trump will be at the airport to greet Xi when China’s leader arrives for his US state visit

The Big Four Recession Indicators: Real Retail Sales

Inflation-adjusted (real) retail sales increased 1.2% month-over-month but rose 6.0% year-over-year in August.

Google is the latest AI lab with a security testing mishap

EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic considers releasing new AI model ahead of IPO, sources say

Google Says Its A.I. Hacked Three Companies in Testing Breakout

Packers Injury Update: DT Javon Hargrave, LG Aaron Banks, and more

Packers may be shorthanded on both sides of the ball vs. Jets.

Xi Jinping Skipped One Dinner—and Sparked a Flurry of Questions About His Health

Putin says Ukraine interfering in Russian parliamentary election

Anthropic Pursues IPO Despite Its A.I. Safety Warnings

Trump Signs a Sanctions Bill Targeting Russia, but Pursues Deals Too

Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law

• Trump signs bill imposing sanctions on Russia and giving him more power to levy tariffs · theguardian.com · 1 day ago

Trump admin to host UN event on AI next week

The Trump administration will convene a high-level event on artificial intelligence on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Wednesday, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, as the issue is expected to loom large over the global gathering.

AI regulation battle raises stakes in race with China

Former White House deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel Taylor Budowich discusses the debate over artificial intelligence regulation after Sen. Rand Paul blocked Sen. John Kennedy's proposed AI bill on ‘The Evening Edit.’

Trump takes aim at Russia's energy sector with sanctions bill

The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch advocate of aid for Ukraine.

Opinion | The Saudis, the Houthis, and Israel

If China wins the race, 'it's curtains,' expert warns

Pacer ETFs president Sean O'Hara breaks down investment strategies for artificial intelligence and cybersecurity stocks on 'The Claman Countdown.'

Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate

Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear

Russia sanctions bill gives Trump sweeping new tariff powers

Amazon, Palantir and 12 more top tech stock picks from UBS analysts

The AI data-center buildout is still early, and UBS says investors can cash in through investments across the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.

Federal Reserve releases Silicon Valley Bank report

CNBC's Matt Peterson joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk new revelations out of teh Federal Reserve's newly released report on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

A Russian election and a warning to Europe about Russian aggression

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that Russia is planning “accidental” strikes on countries supporting Ukraine. This comes after a number of incidents, blamed on Russia, in countries that are part of the NATO alliance.And Russians vote in parliamentary elections for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine over four and half years ago. Russia has gained minimal territory and their causalities number in the hundreds of thousands. But despite that, don’t expect the war to be up for debate. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

All 50 states sign up for Trump's Medicaid most-favored-nation plan

Widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war, most cases tied to Russia, says UN report

Opinion | AI, Get Thee to an IPO!

US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit

Most of what you know about data centers is wrong

As AI hysteria reaches a fever pitch, it’s time to look at the evidence.

Giants place CB Paulson Adebo on IR, CB Deonte Banks considered day-to-day

The Giants placed cornerback Paulson Adebo on injured reserve, head coach John Harbaugh confirmed on Friday.

AI cloud provider Nscale files to go public

Nscale is the latest artificial intelligence neocloud to turn to public markets.

Climate change’s critical role in the deadly Nepal-China flood wave

The catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border that killed more than 1,000 people was influenced by a cascade of factors, many worsened by climate change, a new scientific analysis has found.

Republican China committee chair urges tough Trump line with Xi

Cost of Iran War Estimated at $43.6 Billion

Elon Musk talks up AI safety while fighting regulation in wild week of strange alliances

In the past week, Musk has agreed with the CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, while getting contradicted by President Trump and Nvidia's Jensen Huang.

When Trump and Xi meet they will discuss AI. ‘Track Two’ talks are already buzzing

An informal network of dialogues at think tanks and universities is bringing together experts from the U.S. and China to talk about the shared perils of AI — and possible paths forward.

US removes sanctions on Eritrean Defense Forces, Treasury website shows

Major US airlines oppose Air China bid to schedule additional US flights

More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly

Trump Courts North Korea’s Leader, but Might Need China to Reignite the Flame

D Noahkai Banks chooses Germany over U.S.

Opinion | The biggest AI debate now misses the point

Opinion | AI: Ghostwriter in the Machine

Market outlook: bond yields, oil prices, and equity signals heading into next week