Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, via video link, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman address the United Nations Security Council during a session on Artificial Intelligence during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, on September 23.
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‘Is it really worth it to keep going on?’ Economic pain hits America’s farm belt
John Yeley has spent the last 26 years working on his farm, which his family has owned since 1852.
US and China agree to cut tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods, from coal to toys
The United States and China have agreed to slash tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods, deepening efforts to stabilize a frequently testy relationship.
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Attention, protein maxers: One of your highly coveted ingredients is taking center stage in the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada.
Trump wants to take a page out of the Biden energy playbook
In January 2024, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted the Biden administration for freezing approvals for new plants to export US liquefied natural gas.
Not everyone thinks AI will kill us all
When AI company Hugging Face was hacked by a swarm of rogue OpenAI agents who had escaped their testing environment, the company’s CEO had many things to say.
Global bond sell-off deepens, sending borrowing costs higher around the world
The US 30-year Treasury yield rose as high as 5.46% Thursday, its highest level since 2004, extending a recent sell-off that’s seen yields climb around the globe.
10-year Treasury yield hits 5.1% for first time in 19 years
The 10-year US Treasury yield surged Wednesday to reclaim its highest level in nearly two decades after new data depicted strong business activity and intensifying inflation concerns.
Meta says its Muse AI agent can do things for you. I put it to the test
It’s been a busy afternoon for Pip, the AI agent I’ve been using in Meta’s Muse app.
The housing market is shifting toward buyers. They’re still not feeling it
After years of sellers holding the upper hand, the US housing market is subtly shifting in buyers’ favor. But many are still reluctant to make a move.

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A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane in the Red Sea on July 27.
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The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a lifeline for the global economy, is in jeopardy
A narrow waterway located at the mouth of the Red Sea has provided an escape hatch for a sizeable chunk of the Middle East’s oil. That lifeline is now looking increasingly shaky.

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Some renters are turning to unconventional living arrangements to make life in the Big Apple a little more affordable. Katie Rettig, pictured here in Chelsea, New York, lived in a convent to keep costs down.
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From living with nuns to sharing with seniors, here are the unconventional ways people are affording NYC
As New York City rents climb, some young residents, still early in their careers, are turning to unconventional living arrangements to make city life work.

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Are you struggling with high diesel and gas prices? Share your story
Stubbornly high diesel and gas prices are burning a hole in many Americans’ wallets, forcing some to cut back on their spending or make more drastic changes.
The US wants the world to pick a side on AI. But for many countries, China’s pitch may be more compelling
The rapid advances of Chinese artificial intelligence over the past year seem to have alerted Washington to the real possibility that the world’s second-largest economy could pull ahead of the United States in an increasingly tight technology race.
Federal appeals court rules Pentagon’s blacklist of Anthropic was legal
The Department of Defense can blacklist Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. The decision is a blow to Anthropic after it won a separate challenge in a California court in August that partially invalidated the Trump administration’s label.
The bond market is having a wild month. Oil is making things even worse
Bonds had a wild week, with yields around the globe spiking to their highest levels in decades. Bond market volatility increased at its fastest pace in months. That’s making investors concerned that the turbulence could spill into the stock market.

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