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The artificial-intelligence investment boom is increasingly viewed by Federal Reserve officials as contributing to inflation. Reuters reports that higher interest rates could weigh more heavily on households and smaller businesses because major AI firms remain relatively insulated from borrowing costs.
uk.marketscreener.com (English) ↗＋ SaveAnthropic, the developer of the Claude chatbot, said it plans to commit 5% of its shares to a public-good fund, subject to shareholder approval. The stake was valued at about $48 billion at the company’s latest valuation in May, and the company said it would add more shares as its value rises above an undisclosed baseline.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SavePresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones. He also said Kyiv received no early warning from partner countries that had previously shared intelligence.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveFrench government ministers acknowledged failures surrounding the riots. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended police efforts and pledged to restore order.
nytimes.com (English · subscription) ↗＋ SaveA report by the Tech Transparency Project found that test accounts posing as 13-year-olds could download 135 apps with features for generating nonconsensual nude imagery, despite parental controls from Apple and Google.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe Human Technology Institute warned that employers are increasingly using technology, accelerated by AI, to track workers through tools including CCTV and keystroke monitoring, sometimes without informing employees.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe Supreme Court rejected an effort to revive a plea agreement for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The agreement would have exchanged a guilty plea for life in prison without parole instead of the possibility of execution.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveA new Washington Post-ABC poll found that 66% of Americans think President Donald Trump is using his position for monetary gain. His approval rating was 33%, according to the poll, ahead of the November midterm elections.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveBYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier accounted for all four touchdowns in a 28-24 win over Notre Dame. He became the first Football Bowl Subdivision player in 30 years to record rushing, passing and receiving touchdowns against an AP top-five opponent in the same game.
sports.yahoo.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe Indian rupee closed nearly unchanged after early gains were offset by dollar demand from importers. The Nifty 50 fell more than 1%, pressured by weakness in major information-technology and financial stocks.
m.economictimes.com (English) ↗＋ Save