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World shares are mostly higher in a week dominated by AI news
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mostly higher on Friday after the worst day for Nvidia’s stock since last spring dragged U.S. stocks lower.U.S. futures fell as investors focused on comments by Block CEO Jack Dorsey on his company’s decision to lay off 40% of its workforce because of labor-saving artificial intelligence.
The future for the S&P 500 edged 0.1% lower while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%.
Germany's DAX rose 0.3% to 25,373.74, while the CAC 40 picked up less than 0.1% to 8,625.54. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 0.5% to... Read More
Anthropic refuses to bend to Pentagon on AI safeguards as dispute nears deadline
A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business.Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drew a sharp red line 24 hours before the deadline, declaring his company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s final demand to allow unrestricted use of its technology.
Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude, can afford to lose a defense contract. But the ultimatum this week from Defense Secretary Pete... Read More
Sweden intercepts suspected Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrier
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish military has intercepted a suspected Russian drone off the south of the country as a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, officials say.The armed forces said on Thursday that a Swedish naval ship observed the suspected drone during a patrol in the Öresund, the strait that divides Sweden from Denmark.
They said that unspecified countermeasures were taken to disrupt the drone, and that contact with the drone was then lost.
The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is in the southern... Read More
A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians, according to new Gallup polling, after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis.That shift accelerated during the war in Gaza. Three years ago, 54% of Americans sympathized more with the Israelis, compared to 31% for the Palestinians.
Now, their support is about evenly balanced, with 41% saying their sympathies lie more with the Palestinians, and only 36% saying the same about the Israelis.
The numbers reflect how support for Israel has... Read More
Pakistan is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan considers itself in an “open war” with neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistan's defense minister said Friday, in the worst escalation of violence since a Qatar-mediated ceasefire in October.The comments by Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif came after Afghanistan launched a cross-border retaliatory attack on Pakistan overnight that saw Islamabad hit back with airstrikes on Kabul.
Asif said in an X post that Pakistan had hoped for peace in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO forces in 2021 and expected the Taliban, which seized power... Read More
Top Stories
- World shares are mostly higher in a week dominated by AI news
- 19 deputies of China's legislature, including 9 military officers, removed before annual meeting
- Anthropic refuses to bend to Pentagon on AI safeguards as dispute nears deadline
- A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Pakistan is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says
- US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say
- Trump heads to Texas, where 3 friends are battling it out in the Senate Republican primary
- Anthropic CEO says it 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands for AI use
- Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount
- Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump
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Entertainment
- 30 years after Pokémon's release, fans are still trying to catch 'em all
- Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount
- Pink denies reports that she is separated from husband Carey Hart: 'Not true'
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Sports
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