China and the U.S. have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications.
OpenAI has disclosed its artificial intelligence models have interacted with U.S. government websites in unexpected ways.
A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform.
Florida’s Brightline has struck a restructuring agreement that will infuse the private high-speed passenger train service with $490 million in new capital while also lowering its debt.
The European Union says it's ready to defend a 120 million euro fine issued to social media platform X.
Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him as he responded a question about the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House by affirming the importance of journalists covering public figures.
Poland stopped registering asylum applications from migrants entering from Belarus in March 2025, calling it a temporary emergency measure.
A cooldown in oil prices helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three.
San Antonio is home to more than 160,000 veterans — and a growing number of them aren’t just entering the workforce after service. They’re building companies.
Donald Trump has hosted a state dinner for China's leader Xi Jinping, highlighting the glitzier side of diplomacy with a tech-heavy guest list and lavish details.
More than 83 tons of meat are being recalled across the country because the products were not properly inspected by federal authorities and were shipped out with false inspection stickers.
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases.
Major Chinese auto group Geely has unveiled new ultrafast EV charging technology that can recharge a battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes.
Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security.
The Energy Department says it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid.
Stocks ended a shaky day of trading on Wall Street roughly where they began following a couple sudden reversals.
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration is voicing support for the safety of vaccines.
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met on Thursday for important talks on the U.S.-China relationship.
The Trump administration wants to put billions of dollars into Argentina’s energy and mining industries.
With SA Startup and Tech Week around the corner, local entrepreneurs and experts break down the real steps to getting started.
A federal judge weighing President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government’s defense of the move.
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship to the rich and powerful has surfaced in congressional contests across the country.
McDonald’s said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
Prince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media.
A new survey points to economic frustration among a key group that has largely backed Donald Trump and other Republicans in recent elections.
About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office.
Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide.
In a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence’s rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another.
A tense moment between President Donald Trump and CNN's Kaitlan Collins is a stark reminder of how the conflict between the administration and some news outlets has escalated in just a few days.
Democratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.
Ella Langley’s song “Choosin’ Texas” is officially the longest-running No. 1 single in the U.S., spending 23 weeks at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.
Collective Boutiques, where vendors like Angel Contero have resumed selling handmade goods. Vendors hope the new boutique and an Oct.12 grand opening will help recover sales ahead of the holidays.
Communications failures that snarled U.S. air traffic Monday highlight the aging systems controllers rely on to guide roughly 45,000 flights a day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and expressed hope that the U.S. would help to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
China's Alibaba has unveiled new plans for its AI model and new chip technologies, including what it claims is China's most powerful AI chip.
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries.
Technicians have repaired data lines that failed at a key regional air traffic control center, and all major airports in the New York area began resuming operations after hundreds of flight cancellations rippled through the Northeast.
One of the largest U.S. franchisees for Wendy’s has filed for bankruptcy protection after the restaurant chain tried to terminate its franchise agreement.
The Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages.
A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August was a key reason she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year.
World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change.
A spokesperson for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict with the United States escalates.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is standing by his vow to stay in office after his party suffered two more regional election defeats and was voted out of a state legislature in a humiliating first.
Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving to reduce his country's dependence on the United States as President Donald Trump applies tariffs and other economic pressure to the U.S. longtime ally.
President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say.
Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families.
A new lawsuit claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development.
Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party says that one of its election observers lost consciousness while being arrested by police at a St. Petersburg polling station.
President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has not led to the doomsday oil price spike many feared at the start of the war.
Even in the age of algorithms, short attention spans and TikTok teases, Warren Buffett continued to profit with his patient bargain-hunting approach while offering folksy advice on investing and life.
The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks at the White House with President Donald Trump.
Bolivia’s conservative government has won congressional backing for an international loan and moved to end diesel subsidies, risking political backlash.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occur later this year.
For years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can absorb more carbon and reforestation.
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union.
Malaysia’s king has granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest.
In the days after Hurricane Lowell, officials asked tourists to stay away from Kauai to let island residents recover and responders clean up.
Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act.
Caitlin Clark doesn’t have to wait much longer for her first signature shoe to come out.
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security.
Mortgage rates climbed for the fourth week in a row, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to just below 7%, its highest level in over 19 months.
King Charles III has urged AI leaders to keep artificial intelligence under control and beneficial for people and the planet.
Chinese technology giant Huawei has launched new chip technologies as it challenges leading global companies such as Nvidia.
The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks after oil prices fell and pressure from the bond market eased.
The Bank of England is keeping the U.K.’s main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% even though inflation in the United Kingdom has risen to a five-month high as the fallout from the Iran war continues to ratchet up fuel prices.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member.
As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach on safety depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China.
