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Trump eyes to clinch deal with new round of talks. Says extension of ceasefire with Iran ‘highly unlikely’—AND MORE
CNN: Looming deadline: US PresidentDonald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran ends “Wednesday evening Washington time,” adding it’s…
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High-speed rail pitch draws high levels of support and opposition: Poll
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Maga Inc builds nearly $350mn war chest ahead of midterm elections
Financial Times: Maga Inc’s current cash pile is more than any Super Pac supporting a sitting president has obtained in a non-presidential…
Sacked Foreign Office chief describes ‘pressure’ from No 10 and ‘dismissive’ attitude to Mandelson vetting
BBC: The former top official at the Foreign Office, Sir Olly Robbins, says No 10 had a “dismissive approach” to Lord…
Orbán’s EU fixer faces becoming Hungary’s ‘fall guy’
Politico Europe: Ambassador Bálint Ódor’s knowledge of the EU’s inner workings helped the outgoing government forcefully make its…
Objection.ai: Peter Thiel building parallel justice system — powered by AI
Codastory: His investment in Objection.ai points to a new model: private investigations, AI verdicts, and accountability mechanisms that…
Apple names new chief executive to replace Tim Cook
BBC: Apple has named John Ternus as its new chief executive to replace Tim Cook who will become executive chairman at the technology giant.…
Trump tariff refunds begin but consumers likely to miss out
BBC: But some individual consumers, who were hit by the tariffs indirectly through higher prices, are not expected to be compensated.…
AI chatbots could be making you stupider
BBC: The results haven’t been published in a scientific journal yet, but they were none-the-less eye-opening, according to Kosmyna.…
FBI director Kash Patel files $250M defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic
CNN: FBI director Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over a story that alleged Patel has “alarmed colleagues with…
Jeff Bezos’s AI lab nears $38bn valuation in funding deal
Financial Times: The new funding is separate from a holding company that Prometheus is also raising tens of billions of dollars for, which…
TikTok makes Americans want Chinese EVs they can’t have
Bloomberg: Although Chinese brands have made rapid inroads in scores of global markets, they’re virtually nonexistent on US roads, thanks to a…
Insider trading suspicions looming over Trump’s presidency
BBC: The BBC has examined trade volume data on several financial markets and matched them to some of the president’s most significant…
Problem with Europe’s Big Tech breakup: It’s still hooked
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Polymarket in fundraising talks that could value the prediction platform at $15bn
The Guardian: Polymarket, the online prediction platform that hosts bets on events such as the Iran war, is in talks to raise $400m (£296m) at…
$400 million machine that spawned world’s most coveted Lego set
Wall Street Journal: ASML makes the indispensable tools that produce semiconductors. But what everyone really wants is the replica made by one…
How Amazon’s AI algorithms raise prices you pay
Washington Monthly: Online price swings look like fierce competition. In reality, they’re part of an invisible strategy that steers the entire…
SiIicon Valley’s AI agent hiccups: Wasted tokens and ‘chaotic’ systems
CNBC: Kevin McGrath, the CEO of the AI startup Meibel said during a session that “the biggest problem that we’re working with in AI right…
Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer steps down amid misconduct allegations
New York Times: Investigators spoke with several dozen witnesses and uncovered evidence that Ms. Chavez-DeRemer and her staff abused federal…
U.S. attacks Iranian cargo ship trying to bypass blockade while preparing for new round of talks.
New York Times: A U.S. Navy destroyer on Sunday attacked and seized an Iranian cargo ship that defied an American blockade of Iran’s ports,…
U.A.E. asks U.S. about wartime financial lifeline
Wall Street Journal: Emirati officials speak with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about accessing dollars if Middle East conflict drags on…
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