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US sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange over IRGC links

The United States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted

US sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange over IRGC links
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Palo Alto raises annual forecasts on strong AI cybersecurity demand, shares surge

Palo Alto Networks raised its annual revenue and profit forecast on Tuesday, as enterprises increased spending on cloud, identity and AI-driven cybersecurity products amid a rising

Palo Alto raises annual forecasts on strong AI cybersecurity demand, shares surge
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US sanctions Iran’s largest digital asset exchange Nobitex and 3 others

The Trump administration has placed sanctions on Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex, and three others

US sanctions Iran’s largest digital asset exchange Nobitex and 3 others
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Maryland schools to implement AI guidance, training under new law taking effect Monday

Maryland schools to implement AI guidance, training under new law taking effect Monday

Maryland schools to implement AI guidance, training under new law taking effect Monday
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US picks Louisiana, Oklahoma rare earth projects for $134 million funding

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Tuesday it has selected projects in Louisiana and Oklahoma for $134 million in funding to extract rare earth elements from waste streams.

US picks Louisiana, Oklahoma rare earth projects for $134 million funding
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Microsoft reveals new quantum chip made with AI, says it will have systems by 2029

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new quantum computing chip that it redesigned with the help of AI, saying it now believes it will have commercially

Microsoft reveals new quantum chip made with AI, says it will have systems by 2029
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Wall St ends modestly higher as AI zeal overcomes Middle East jitters

The S&P 500 and the Dow closed modestly higher on Tuesday as risk appetite driven by AI fervor was counterbalanced by tensions arising from

Wall St ends modestly higher as AI zeal overcomes Middle East jitters
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Hybrid work is not always the golden compromise employees expect – even as more companies implement it

Many employees say they prefer flexibility when it comes to working in the office, but they find it creates uncertainty and unpredictability.

Hybrid work is not always the golden compromise employees expect – even as more companies implement it
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Trump signs executive order asking for access to new AI models before they launch

Trump signs executive order asking for access to new AI models before they launch

Trump signs executive order asking for access to new AI models before they launch
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Trump signs an executive order that invites vetting of top AI models for national security risks

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on oversight of artificial intelligence, less than two weeks after postponing a White House ceremony over his concerns that a similar policy could dull America’s edge on AI technology

Trump signs an executive order that invites vetting of top AI models for national security risks
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People are flooding AI chatbots with health questions. Microsoft is teaming up with Mayo Clinic to help

People are flooding AI chatbots with health questions. Microsoft is teaming up with Mayo Clinic to help

People are flooding AI chatbots with health questions. Microsoft is teaming up with Mayo Clinic to help
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Sweden weighs social media age limit of 15  

Sweden should introduce a minimum age of 15 for the use of social media, a government-appointed commission recommended on Tuesday.

Sweden weighs social media age limit of 15  
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to return to flight before year ends, CEO says

Blue Origin will return its New Glenn rocket to flight before the year ends, CEO Dave Limp said late on Monday, days after one of the rockets exploded, damaging the

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to return to flight before year ends, CEO says
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Breakthrough drug nearly doubles survival with advanced pancreatic cancer – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib overcame an ‘undruggable’ disease

Around 97% of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer die within five years. Researchers have figured out a way to target the mechanism that makes these tumors so deadly.

Breakthrough drug nearly doubles survival with advanced pancreatic cancer – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib overcame an ‘undruggable’ disease
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World stocks rally on AI optimism; jitters over Iran persist

Global stocks rallied on Tuesday, buoyed by AI optimism, while oil prices edged higher amid rising uncertainty over a possible

World stocks rally on AI optimism; jitters over Iran persist
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Retail investors fuel record buying in US software ETF as AI trade broadens

The largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking U.S. software stocks clocked the biggest single-day buy-in by retail investors on record on Monday, data from Vanda Research showed.

Retail investors fuel record buying in US software ETF as AI trade broadens
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Wall Street slips at open after record highs; HPE soars

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday after hitting a series of record highs, while blowout results from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a funding commitment from

Wall Street slips at open after record highs; HPE soars
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Putin's 'Davos' haunted by war and stagnation despite the swank of influencers

A right-wing U.S. influencer, a serving U.S. official and a German retail billionaire are due to attend President Vladimir Putin's "

Putin's 'Davos' haunted by war and stagnation despite the swank of influencers
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USA Rare Earth to invest $1.2 billion in South Carolina facility to boost domestic supply

USA Rare Earth said on Tuesday it will invest $1.2 billion to build a magnet manufacturing and rare earth metals facility in South Carolina, as it expands domestic production

USA Rare Earth to invest $1.2 billion in South Carolina facility to boost domestic supply
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NOAA celebrates 50 years of 'riding a roller coaster through a washing machine'

NOAA celebrates 50 years of 'riding a roller coaster through a washing machine'

NOAA celebrates 50 years of 'riding a roller coaster through a washing machine'
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AI demand, earnings optimism lift tech giants' market value in May

The world's most valuable technology companies with the exception of Alphabet added billions of dollars in market value in May, as upbeat earnings outlooks and strong demand for AI

AI demand, earnings optimism lift tech giants' market value in May
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Letting private companies use Cold War-era plutonium could set a dangerous precedent, senator says

Letting private companies use Cold War-era plutonium could set a dangerous precedent, senator says

Letting private companies use Cold War-era plutonium could set a dangerous precedent, senator says
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New barriers installed at Detroit Metro Airport after car crashes into Evans Terminal

New barriers installed at Detroit Metro Airport after car crashes into Evans Terminal

New barriers installed at Detroit Metro Airport after car crashes into Evans Terminal
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China's carmakers expand their presence in Europe

Chinese automakers are expanding in Europe, betting on their competitive pricing and advanced technology to break into a market traditionally dominated by European and American

China's carmakers expand their presence in Europe
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How a nudge from Nvidia propelled frugal Micron into the AI boom and a $1 trillion market cap

Micron Technology's march toward a $1 trillion valuation is nothing if not dramatic: a year ago it was a little over $100 billion.

How a nudge from Nvidia propelled frugal Micron into the AI boom and a $1 trillion market cap
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Tesla extends Chinese-made EV growth as sales surge in May

Tesla's Chinese-made electric vehicle sales jumped 39.4% from a year earlier in May, marking a seventh consecutive month of growth as it held its ground against Chinese

Tesla extends Chinese-made EV growth as sales surge in May
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Meta expands teen content controls globally, tests new Instagram tool to diversify feeds

Meta is expanding its content settings for teen accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger globally to ensure age-appropriate experiences for younger users, it said on Tuesday,

Meta expands teen content controls globally, tests new Instagram tool to diversify feeds
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Poland to ban phones in schools, restrict access to pornography

Poland wants to ban under-16s from using mobile phones in schools from September 1 and plans to introduce stricter age verification rules to access pornography, Prime

Poland to ban phones in schools, restrict access to pornography
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HPE shares soar 28% as demand for AI infrastructure powers stellar quarter

Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares surged 28% on Tuesday after a rosy quarter that put it on track to hit long-term financial targets two years ahead of schedule, the latest evidence

HPE shares soar 28% as demand for AI infrastructure powers stellar quarter
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Cisco rolls out software tools to protect IT systems from AI agents

Cisco Systems on Tuesday announced a new suite of software tools that businesses can use to build their own armies of bots known as AI agents, to

Cisco rolls out software tools to protect IT systems from AI agents
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Morningstar values SpaceX at $780 billion, half its IPO target

Morningstar analysts pegged SpaceX's valuation at $780 billion, less than half of what the Elon Musk-led company is reportedly targeting in its initial public

Morningstar values SpaceX at $780 billion, half its IPO target
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Mastercard appoints insider Ling Hai CFO in leadership reshuffle

Mastercard named Ling Hai as chief financial officer on Tuesday to succeed Sachin Mehra, who will step into the newly created role of chief business officer, as the payments giant

Mastercard appoints insider Ling Hai CFO in leadership reshuffle
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Powerful AI is making facial recognition better at identifying you

New AI-based facial recognition techniques are reducing false positive and false negative matches.

Powerful AI is making facial recognition better at identifying you
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Arm Holdings CEO says US would have difficulty banning AI CPU chip exports to China

By Max A.

Arm Holdings CEO says US would have difficulty banning AI CPU chip exports to China
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Marvell shares touch record high after Nvidia's Huang calls it 'next trillion-dollar company'

Marvell Technology's shares surged more than 25% on Tuesday after Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang called the chipmaker the next "trillion-dollar company."

Marvell shares touch record high after Nvidia's Huang calls it 'next trillion-dollar company'
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Fulcrum plummets 50% after scrapping lead sickle-cell drug on FDA concerns

Shares of Fulcrum Therapeutics plunged 50% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the company said it would abandon development of its experimental sickle-cell disease drug following

Fulcrum plummets 50% after scrapping lead sickle-cell drug on FDA concerns
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Equity supply shock?

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets On the surface, global markets looked pretty serene early on Tuesday,

Equity supply shock?
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Amazon's Ring sued over facial recognition feature, latest privacy concern for doorbell maker

Amazon was sued on Monday by a Virginia resident over what he said were privacy violations after the company's Ring doorbell cameras at friends and

Amazon's Ring sued over facial recognition feature, latest privacy concern for doorbell maker
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Pope Leo names EWTN executive as first woman to lead Vatican communications

Pope Leo named an executive with U.S.

Pope Leo names EWTN executive as first woman to lead Vatican communications
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'Love my woke pope': Why Leo's first encyclical went viral and how it speaks to his papal approach

Pope Leo XIV has issued a manifesto calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence

'Love my woke pope': Why Leo's first encyclical went viral and how it speaks to his papal approach
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Amazon moves Prime Day to June, keeps it a four-day event

Amazon.com will host its annual Prime Day sales event from June 23 to June 26 after launching the event in July for the past five years, citing major

Amazon moves Prime Day to June, keeps it a four-day event
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America’s stock market is surging, but it’s still all about AI

America’s stock market is surging, but it’s still all about AI

America’s stock market is surging, but it’s still all about AI
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European shares rise as STMicroelectronics lifts tech; inflation backs ECB hike bets

European shares rose on Tuesday, as a strong forecast from STMicroelectronics boosted technology stocks and investors assessed

European shares rise as STMicroelectronics lifts tech; inflation backs ECB hike bets
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Robot patrol dogs could be coming to Taiwan's South China Sea islands

The Taiwan military's top weapons development institute showed off on Tuesday three robot patrol dogs that could one day be used on Taiwan's islands in the disputed South

Robot patrol dogs could be coming to Taiwan's South China Sea islands
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Startups shore up Ukraine's defences with sea drone swarms and robot trucks

How to stop Russian drones flying undetected across the Black Sea to attack Ukraine's port city of Odesa?

Startups shore up Ukraine's defences with sea drone swarms and robot trucks
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NBA superstar Steph Curry signs Li-Ning deal in a major win for Chinese shoe giant

NBA superstar Steph Curry signs Li-Ning deal in a major win for Chinese shoe giant

NBA superstar Steph Curry signs Li-Ning deal in a major win for Chinese shoe giant
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Restrictions on prediction market bets by US troops part of draft defense bill

Restrictions on prediction market bets by US troops part of draft defense bill

Restrictions on prediction market bets by US troops part of draft defense bill
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Nvidia chief to Asia: 'We're still supply constrained'

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company has enough supply for "very, very robust growth" linked to the AI boom.

Nvidia chief to Asia: 'We're still supply constrained'
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Australia's CBA flags surging AI costs as tasks grow complex, slams 'work slop'

The cost of using AI will rise in less predictable ways as companies deploy the technology for complex tasks, the head of Australia's biggest bank said on Tuesday, calling

Australia's CBA flags surging AI costs as tasks grow complex, slams 'work slop'
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SEC, Elon Musk defend 'compromise' settlement over Twitter purchases

Elon Musk and the U.S.

SEC, Elon Musk defend 'compromise' settlement over Twitter purchases
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Blue Origin launch pad repairs could take 'serious time', NASA chief tells CNBC

Damage to a Blue Origin launch pad from the spectacular explosion of the company's giant New Glenn rocket during a test firing of its engines last week will "take some serious time"

Blue Origin launch pad repairs could take 'serious time', NASA chief tells CNBC
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Berkshire, under new CEO Greg Abel, invests $16.8 billion in two days

Greg Abel appears to be putting his stamp on Berkshire Hathaway, which committed $16.8 billion over two days to buy homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corp and

Berkshire, under new CEO Greg Abel, invests $16.8 billion in two days
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Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

NASA says a fireball as heavy as an elephant caused the double boom that rang out over New England

Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England
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Duke Energy exploring tech partnerships to offset nuclear expansion risks

Duke Energy, one of the largest U.S. electric utilities, said on Monday it has talked to hyperscalers about the prospect of building new

Duke Energy exploring tech partnerships to offset nuclear expansion risks
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US PJM proposes raising minimum capitalization to $2 million for market participants

U.S. grid operator PJM Interconnection on Monday said it has proposed raising its minimum capitalization threshold to $2 million for wholesale electricity market participants to

US PJM proposes raising minimum capitalization to $2 million for market participants
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Iran war hands Syria windfall as airlines reroute over its airspace

Syria recorded nearly 12,000 aircraft transits in May as regional airlines rerouted

Iran war hands Syria windfall as airlines reroute over its airspace
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HPE fast forwards to 2028 goals on robust AI demand, shares surge 36%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise posted record second-quarter results on Monday, prompting it to accelerate its long-term financial goals by two years, as expansion of

HPE fast forwards to 2028 goals on robust AI demand, shares surge 36%
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Instant View: Anthropic IPO filing ratifies Wall Street's AI obsession

AI giant Anthropic said on Monday it has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, teeing up a watershed moment for Wall Street's AI frenzy.

Instant View: Anthropic IPO filing ratifies Wall Street's AI obsession
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Trading Day: Talks + tech = boom!

Conflicting headlines on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire dominated world markets on Monday, with the big three U.S. stock indices eventually joining

Trading Day: Talks + tech = boom!
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GE Vernova loses renewed bid to end work on New England wind farm

A Massachusetts judge on Monday declined to lift an order that forced turbine supplier GE Vernova to continue work on the largest offshore wind farm in New

GE Vernova loses renewed bid to end work on New England wind farm
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DriveNets secures $410 million in latest funding round, AMD joins as investor

DriveNets, an Israeli networking software firm, said it has raised $410 million in its latest funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Atreides Management, taking its

DriveNets secures $410 million in latest funding round, AMD joins as investor
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Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT

The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT
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Anthropic races toward a Wall Street debut with a confidential SEC filing

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is moving toward going public on Wall Street, the latest chapter in its meteoric rise from a little-known research laboratory to one of the leading AI companies valued at $965 billion

Anthropic races toward a Wall Street debut with a confidential SEC filing
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Wildlife game camera image and drone used to arrest a man in the fatal shooting of a Virginia deputy

Investigators in North Carolina have used a wildlife game camera image and a drone to find and arrest a man wanted for the fatal shooting of a Virginia sheriff's deputy

Wildlife game camera image and drone used to arrest a man in the fatal shooting of a Virginia deputy
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Oil prices rise, but not by enough to keep Wall Street from more records

Oil prices rose following the latest fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn’t very worried, and U.S. stocks ticked to more records

Oil prices rise, but not by enough to keep Wall Street from more records
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SpaceX sets aside 5% of IPO shares for selected buyers, waives lock-up

SpaceX has reserved 5% of the shares in its planned initial public offering for certain employees and individuals selected by its executive officers, exempting them from

SpaceX sets aside 5% of IPO shares for selected buyers, waives lock-up
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AI-driven labor displacement risks to remain low in near term, Bridgewater says

Risks of widespread job losses from AI are expected to remain limited this year, according to Bridgewater Associates, with constraints on computing capacity and a resilient economy

AI-driven labor displacement risks to remain low in near term, Bridgewater says
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Florida sues OpenAI, alleging it’s unsafe for children

Florida sues OpenAI, alleging it’s unsafe for children

Florida sues OpenAI, alleging it’s unsafe for children
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Kīlauea eruption episode 48 begins early Monday morning

Kīlauea eruption episode 48 begins early Monday morning

Kīlauea eruption episode 48 begins early Monday morning
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Anthropic files to go public in a potentially trillion-dollar debut

Anthropic files to go public in a potentially trillion-dollar debut

Anthropic files to go public in a potentially trillion-dollar debut
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Hackers breach senior US Space Force official’s Instagram account and post Iranian propaganda

Hackers breach senior US Space Force official’s Instagram account and post Iranian propaganda

Hackers breach senior US Space Force official’s Instagram account and post Iranian propaganda
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Stocks steady at record highs as AI optimism trumps Iran tensions

Global stocks clung to record highs on Monday as strong corporate results, fueled in part by artificial intelligence optimism, outweighed investor

Stocks steady at record highs as AI optimism trumps Iran tensions
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Tesla May registrations jump in several European markets as recovery continues

New registrations of Tesla cars rose across several European markets in May, continuing a recovery in the U.S. electric vehicle maker's

Tesla May registrations jump in several European markets as recovery continues
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Anthropic moves toward IPO, stepping up race with OpenAI

AI giant Anthropic has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, the company said on Monday, edging ahead of rival OpenAI in a closely

Anthropic moves toward IPO, stepping up race with OpenAI