France Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-15s
French lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that would ban children under the age of 15 from accessing social media platforms, as the country steps up efforts to protect minors from the...
Judge Approves Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement
A U.S. federal judge in San Francisco has granted final approval to Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement in a class-action copyright lawsuit brought by a group of authors who accused the artificial intelligence company...
MAGA Inc Crosses $400 Million Ahead of U.S. Midterms
MAGA Inc, the principal super political action committee supporting U.S. President Donald Trump, has accumulated more than $400 million in campaign funds as Republicans prepare for the November midterm elections. A filing with the...
Trump Administration Weighs Cutting Ties with U.N. Refugee Agency
The Trump administration has recently considered ending its relationship with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), according to sources familiar with the discussions. Diplomats and U.N. officials reportedly launched a lobbying effort...
CuspAI Raises $450 Million to Accelerate AI-Driven Materials Discovery
British artificial intelligence startup CuspAI has raised $450 million in a Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins and NEA, reaching a valuation of $2.6 billion. The round attracted major investors including the...
Jersey Mike’s Targets Nearly $8 Billion Valuation in U.S. IPO
Sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s Subs is aiming for a valuation of up to $7.94 billion in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), testing investor demand for restaurant stocks amid a recovering market for new...
Trump Seeks Review of Federal Climate Science Judicial Manual
U.S. President Donald Trump has called for a review of the Federal Judicial Center’s scientific reference manual used in climate change-related court cases, alleging it contains “discredited” information that has caused significant losses to...
Trump Pressures Canada Over Wildfire Smoke
U.S. President Donald Trump said he urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to strengthen efforts to control Ontario’s wildfires, whose smoke has spread across several U.S. states. Speaking after attending the FIFA World Cup...
German Bond Yields Hit Two-Year High as Oil Surge Fuels ECB Rate Hike Expectations
German two-year government bond yields climbed to their highest level in two years on Monday as rising oil prices, driven by escalating tensions involving Iran, strengthened expectations that the European Central Bank (ECB) will...
EU Pushes to Ease Cross-Border Bank Mergers to Boost Global Competitiveness
The European Commission plans to reduce political interference in banking mergers and remove barriers to cross-border consolidation within the European Union, aiming to help European banks compete more effectively with larger U.S. financial institutions....