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VACO joins County opposing Verizon plan to discontinue copper-based landlines
The Virginia Association of Counties (VACO) has joined a local county in opposing Verizon's plan to discontinue copper-based landl
topicSam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’
President Donald Trump announced a new government AI Force and vowed to block efforts to slow artificial intelligence growth, clai
topicThese Michigan swing voters are bracing for higher prices from trade war with Canada
Michigan swing voters continue to face economic instability and higher costs following tariffs on Canadian goods. Previous reports
topicUS Senate to vote on advancing landmark crypto bill
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) submitted a proposal to the White House to regulate cryptocurrency transactions. T
topic'We simply don't know' - JP Morgan struggling to forecast oil prices due to Trump's war with Iran
JP Morgan analysts have abandoned their oil price forecasts because they cannot model the endgame of the conflict between the US a
topicDid OpenAI Pull Off the Biggest IP Heist of All-Time?
Court records and unredacted filings reveal that employees at Microsoft and OpenAI were aware that AI scraping and chatbots posed
topicThe Iran war is minting new one-day millionaires: oil tankers brave enough to sail across the Strait of Hormuz
Oil tanker operators sailing through the Strait of Hormuz are earning massive profits as the US-Iran conflict disrupts trade route
topicJP Morgan says it has no clear oil market endgame as Iran conflict drags on
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China Vice Premier He Lifeng are meeting Sunday at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York
Gas stations in America are starting to max out their displays with $9.999 prices
Diesel prices in California have reached 9.99 per gallon, the maximum limit for many pump displays. This follows a period of recor
topicFor the US news industry, a tough summer draws to a close with McClatchy chain’s cuts
The McClatchy newspaper chain cut more than 90 jobs across 17 publications, removing 30 percent of its unionized staff. Reductions
topicA pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast
National Transportation Service Board records show one pilot warned another about excessive approach speed for nearly two minutes
topicIt’s almost impossible to sell a condo unit these days: ‘I feel trapped’
Condominium owners in the United States face increasing difficulty selling their units. MarketWatch reports that some owners feel
topic‘She’s lying’: Former JTA board member blasts Mayor; calls for criminal investigation into agency
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is suspending the Skyway and NAVI services and laying off employees to address budget co
topicNew tanker orders spike as Iran war redraws trade routes
Conflict between the US and Iran is reshaping global oil trade routes, triggering a wave of new supertanker orders and driving up
topicTech Stocks Tumble After AI Leaders Call for Industry to Slow Down
The Nasdaq continues to decline as investors weigh AI infrastructure costs against warnings from industry leaders. While the S&P 5
topicPotential AI slowdown is not ‘end of the world’ for data center real estate, says Digital Realty CEO
Real estate investment trusts managing data centers are reporting record leasing and increasing guidance for the second half of 20
topicOpenAI chief scientist warns no-one is prepared for consequences of AI
China's Spirit AI is developing embodied artificial intelligence to automate manufacturing tasks, specifically battery production.
topicS&P 500 futures are flat as oil prices gain, traders brace for inflation data: Live updates
S&P 500 futures are flat while oil and gas prices rise following an Iranian attack on a US-escorted tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
topicWhat expensive sulfur means for your dinner table
Rising diesel prices and Middle East oil disruptions are driving up sulfur and global food prices, threatening a larger fertilizer
topicAI safety debate meets reality at Dreamforce as business leaders say last year's models are enough
Business leaders at Dreamforce state that last year's artificial intelligence models are already sufficient for their needs, inter
topicMeet San Francisco's 'permanent underclass'
Unemployed tech workers in San Francisco are finding themselves excluded from the city's ongoing artificial intelligence boom. Whi
topicMicrosoft AI CEO: OpenAI's latest AI revelation a 'serious situation'
Microsoft AI CEO describes OpenAI's recent disclosures as a serious situation. OpenAI has established a new framework to disclose
topicTrump’s Latest Trade Threat Would Throw America Into A Massive Recession
President Trump is demanding interest rates of 1 percent or lower following the first Federal Reserve rate hike since 2023. Trump
topicHere's the projected Social Security COLA for 2027, according to AARP
Retirees await the official 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment announcement as advocacy groups project a 3.6 percent i