The FBI conducted a search of former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's home as part of an investigation into the suspected disclosure of classified information. President Donald Trump insisted he knew nothing until he heard on TV, but lashed out at Bolton as "a lowlife." The hunt renews their long-standing feud, which stemmed from Bolton's 2020 memoir that criticized Trump's foreign policy.
Secretive AI model Nano Banana goes viral on LMArena for its lifelike image creation and editing skills. No company is claiming to be behind it, but all the speculation is heavily in favor of Google, which has a history of "nano" branding and some teasing posts from its executives. The mystery continues.
Sam Altman-led OpenAI to set up first office in India in OpenAI's official foray to India. As India is the company's second largest market, this initiative is in line with the IndiaAI mission and underlines OpenAI's focus on partnering, educating and engaging developers in India.
A federal judge held that former Donald Trump personal attorney Alina Habba is not legally filling the post of acting US Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Judge Matthew Brann said her 120-day appointment had ended in July, rendering her ineligible to handle criminal cases. The Justice Department, which has the support of Trump, is drawing up plans to appeal the decision.
Global stocks traded flat on Friday as traders awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole for clues on monetary policy. MSCI's global index and Europe shares were flat, and Wall Street futures nudged higher. China's CSI 300 rose on AI news, the dollar advanced, and oil, gold and the yen declined
The entire iPhone 17 series will be made in the country ahead of the global release in September. The shift follows a push by President Donald Trump for U.S.-based production and a threat of possible tariffs on imports. India has overtaken China to become the largest exporter of smartphones to the United States.
Global markets traded with caution following a steep selloff in U.S. technology stocks that drove the Nasdaq lower as the Dow Jones reached a record high.
The "Ketamine Queen", Jasveen Sangha will admit in court she played a role in Friends star Matthew Perry's overdose death. Prosecutors say Sangha ran a Hollywood drug stash house, and supplied the ketamine that killed Perry. She could face up to 65 years in prison.
Nvidia is building new chip, B30A, for China. New chip is based on Blackwell architecture, and is more pwerful than H20 chips, which were caught into controversy recetly.
European stocks inched higher on Tuesday as traders tracked developments in Russia-Ukraine diplomacy and looked out for important signals from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole meeting. Oil prices fell, currencies turned directionless, and Asian markets were mixed, with Japan's Nikkei giving up an earlier record high in the session.
Asian markets surged Monday, with Japan's Nikkei hitting a new record and Chinese shares at their highest in 10 months. Investors await Jackson Hole symposium from the Fed for rate cues while strong earnings help keep Wall Street propped up.
A heated debate was sparked after AI-generated images of female soldiers were seen on Tuesday during a One America News segment hosted with the Defense Department. The Pentagon initially denied providing the footage, but its official account on social media later posted it and raised questions of whether officials were deliberately creating fake images.
A Reuters report showed that Meta's AI polocicy allowed its chatbots were able to flirt with kids, promote false medical advice, and use racist language. Republican Senator Josh Hawley has escalated scrutiny of Meta's AI-safety practices by launching an investigation that seeks documents regarding who authorized the policies and how long they were in place.
Sam Altman is reportedly entering in brain-computer interface domain through a new startup, Merge Labs. The company is reportedly valued at $850 million. Merge Labs is expected to develop advanced neural interface systems that may soon allow humans to interact with machines based on their thoughts, which is similar to Elon Musk's Nuralink.
Shane Daley, 40, of Galway, N.Y., is charged with cyberstalking for reportedly making threatening phone calls to the family of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. According to authorities, the calls started hours after Thompson allegedly opened fire on December 4, 2024. If convicted, Daley could serve as much as five years behind bars.
Asian stocks were higher on Wednesday with Japan's Nikkei breaking past 43,000 for the first time and global markets establishing new records. U.S. inflation data that was softer than expected added to the case for another Federal Reserve rate cut next month. Ether hit a nearly four-year high and the dollar held near a two-week low while commodities were steady.
Amid US antitrust pressure on Google parent company Alphabet, Perplexity AI has offered $34.5 billion in cash deal to purchase the Google Chrome browser. This would instantly give Perplexity reach to more than three billion people. The bid still faces uncertain funding sources but could take off if a court rules soon on a US lawsuit claiming Google abuses its market power.
The founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, has pleaded guilty to a number of fraud charges linked with the collapse of 2022 and as result TerraUSD—and Luna. The crash wiped $40 billion off the value, sparked global market tumult, and resulted in one of the high-profile prosecutions in cryptocurrency history.