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Pirro targets illicit Chinese-language marketplace accused of defrauding Americans
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced new sanctions Wednesday against Xinbi Guarantee, an online platform she described as “an illicit scamming marketplace” used by Chinese cybercriminals.…
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American parents join their kids in hating school, with Gallup polling falling to record low
Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future…
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How Canada decided to hurt its own economy, raise its inflation—and most Canadians approved because they’re so angry at Trump
Economists are warning that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “dollar-for-dollar” tariff strategy could mean some economic pain for the Great White North, but Canadians are so frustrated with the Trump…
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Kevin O’Leary says Steve Jobs taught him to focus on 3 things a day—and small talk or a family phone call is just noise getting in the way
Professionals can get bogged down by a continuous stream of emails, notifications, and meetings. But investing icon Kevin O’Leary says late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs taught him a simple formula…
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Canada hit U.S. goods with $20 billion in tariffs. Now America is banning Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles
The United States is banning the import of some dairy products and motorcycles from Canada along with most alcoholic beverages, the White House said Tuesday, as part of a trade…
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‘We’re not really sure what to do’: Airlines rush getting planes in the air from backlogged UK flights due to issues in ‘flight processing system’
Airlines scrambled Wednesday to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems at Britain’s air traffic control system that has forced the cancellation of more than 1,750 flights. Delays continued…
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‘They are exterminating us’: Cubans face psychological tolls from ‘economic strangulation’ as U.S. energy embargo continues
Sweltering nights. Water and power shortages. Dwindling fuel and crumbling homes. Limited public transportation and weak cellphone signals. The psychological toll of daily life in Cuba is pushing many to their breaking point on…
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When things go bad, you want to be in China, says Gavekal’s Louis-Vincent Gave
The U.S., due to its business-friendly policies and the world’s deepest and most liquid capital markets, has long attracted global investors. But, amid geopolitical turmoil and concern about debt, investors…
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OpenAI says it cracked one of math’s grand challenges. But there are troubling questions about how they did it—and what it means for us all
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition: OpenAI claims it made a mathematical breakthrough. But some mathematicians raise questions about cheating—and intimidation. Google DeepMind uses AI to…
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Anthropic researcher says AI has over 10% chance to ‘kill all humans’ within next decade
A senior Anthropic safety researcher said on Tuesday that artificial intelligence (AI) has a greater than 10% chance to “kill all humans” within “the next decade,” responding to a former…
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Japan cries foul as China slaps 99.2% import duty on key chemical for making computer chips
Japan has protested against Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips, saying Tuesday that Tokyo is studying the potential impact on…
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Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works quietly meets with Israeli defense-tech start-ups – exclusive
Senior officials from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works were in Israel last month, meeting with Israeli defense tech companies as well as senior defense officials in a trip organized by Lockheed…
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Apple expected to announce the biggest iPhone update in its history, as new CEO John Ternus prepares launch of foldable device
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Nearly 20 years ago, Steve Jobs upended the consumer hardware space by introducing the world to the iPhone, propelling Apple to unprecedented heights. While few product launches can top…
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Meta launches AI agent that can access other apps to send emails, make payments
Meta rolled out on Tuesday a long-touted AI assistant that can autonomously send emails, sell a car, and book travel on a person’s behalf, despite internal concerns that the technology…
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Google DeepMind publishes AI-powered predictions for the effect of all 9 billion possible single-point mutations in the human genome
Google DeepMind said Tuesday that it has used artificial intelligence to predict the biological consequences of all 9 billion possible single-letter changes to human DNA, and is making the resulting…
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Serbia’s Vucic dissolves parliament, calls snap elections amid anti-corruption protests
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday dissolved parliament and announced snap elections for next month as he seeks to extend his hold on power by running for prime minister. Vucic,…
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Microsoft Store returns to Syria as US restrictions on country ease
[DAMASCUS] Users in Syria have begun regaining access to the Microsoft Store in recent days without the need for virtual private networks (VPNs), marking a new development after years of…
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‘One in six attacks’: Israel was most targeted nation by hacktivism campaigns in first half of 2026
Israel kept being the world’s top target for hacktivist attacks in the first half of 2026, with one in six attacks targeting the country, the Radware H1 2026 Global Threat…
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Alibaba President: AI agents can talk, but can they actually do the work?
Joshua Stancle runs Clean Saint out of Los Angeles. The product is a waterless oral-care film. The company is him. He uses AI for sourcing, marketing, web development, and customer…
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Oil Breaks $100 Again as Middle East Supply Crisis Deepens
Oil crossed one of the market’s most important psychological lines Wednesday morning: $100 a barrel. Brent crude climbed above $100 for the first time in nearly six weeks, trading around…
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U.S. national debt increased by $5.1 million a minute over the past year—that’s $117,279 for every American
U.S. debt hawks frequently warn that while the nation’s $40 trillion national debt is managed by policymakers, it is ultimately financed by the public. Congress’s Joint Economic Committee (JEC) has…
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Israel in numbers: National population hits 10.305m., new CBS data shows ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Israel’s population stands at an estimated 10.305 million ahead of Rosh Hashanah, after growing by approximately 124,000 people over the past year, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. …
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Israeli legal group challenges UN inquiry over applying double standards to Israel, Hamas
An Israeli legal advocacy group accused the United Nations commission investigating Israel and the Palestinian territories of applying different standards to Israel and Hamas, arguing in a report circulated Tuesday…
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Russia says it hopes US-mediated talks with Ukraine will resume soon
Russia hopes that US-mediated peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine will resume soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. No such talks between Russia and Ukraine have…
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Chinese Rare-Earth Suppliers Are Refusing Some U.S. Orders, Putting American Supply Chains Back on Alert
WASHINGTON — Some Chinese rare-earth suppliers are refusing to ship critical materials to American customers, reopening a supply-chain problem Washington thought it had partially stabilized and putting U.S. manufacturers back…
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The Next Freight Problem May Be Ship Fuel
The fuel that carries your groceries across the ocean costs 76 percent more than it did before the Iran war started. That is a bigger jump than crude oil itself,…
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Singapore PM salary set to rise to $2.85M under political pay overhaul
Singapore’s prime minister is set to get a whopping 64% pay increase next month thanks to a boost in ministerial compensation. Starting on October 15, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will…
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Australia seeks to curb social media algorithms with new feed choice law
Australia on Tuesday proposed giving social media users the option to select the content they see on their feeds, marking the next step in the government’s push to improve online…
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‘Failure is a data point’: Executives say flexibility, not certainty, is what’s needed in a turbulent world
Business leaders can’t predict their way through today’s turbulent environment—and should stop trying. “Instead of trying to predict the future, it’s probably better off to really enhance the muscle of…
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Dog supplements recalled over potential salmonella contamination
Two supplements for dogs are facing a recall over concerns they could be contaminated with salmonella. New York-based Fi initiated the recall for the potential salmonella contamination linked to an…
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Costco set to expand with 14 new warehouses across US and Canada
Costco is slated to expand across North America over the next couple of months, with more than a dozen warehouses scheduled to open in the U.S. and Canada. The company…
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‘The agency just can’t achieve what is required’: The cyclospora outbreak came after the FDA conducted nearly 35% less foreign food inspections
A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. regulators are conducting fewer international inspections to catch contaminated produce before it lands on American…
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Midterm elections shaping up as big business for gamblers in the rough and rowdy world of prediction markets
Election-season trading on prediction markets, including in this fall’s biggest races, is skyrocketing while states fight to outlaw the platforms as unlicensed casinos and begin to worry about how high-stakes…
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‘The Ramsey Show’ co-host shares how to save $1,000 in 30 days
Some Americans may think saving $1,000 in just a matter of months is out of reach, but personal finance expert Jade Warshaw says they may be making it harder than…
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Trump expands Canada trade fight with sweeping ban on Canadian imports
The Trump administration will ban imports of Canadian dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles, the White House announced Tuesday, marking a sharp escalation in the trade dispute between the…
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Target opening 8 new stores this fall, creating more than 2,000 jobs
Target is set to open eight new stores this fall, bringing its total store openings for 2026 to 32 as the retailer works toward opening more than 300 locations by…
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‘The math does not lie’: Why Austin only built 543 low-income homes while delivering 15,000 for the middle class
Mathew Davis, who lives in a homeless shelter in Austin, Texas, would love an apartment of his own. But with the little money he makes donating blood plasma, even a…
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Amazon accused of firing pregnant workers who sought chairs, breaks and other accommodations: lawsuit
Amazon has been accused of discriminating against potentially thousands of pregnant employees by allegedly firing or retaliating against workers seeking additional accommodations, according to a nationwide class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday. …
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LARRY KUDLOW: Everyone should keep more of what they earn
There are reports that the administration is cooking up a plan to allow married couples with a stay-at-home spouse to collect childcare subsidies, using funds from a Health and Human…
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This billionaire founder made his first million at 27—years before Warren Buffett. His advice to Gen Z: Don’t ask for a raise, ask for equity
Picture this: you’ve just been offered a job after endless rounds of interviews and tests, when the interviewer asks, “What are your salary requirements?” According to one billionaire, the number…
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Wall Street — Oil Near $100, AI Disruption Fears Hit Software
Wall Street returned from the Labor Day weekend with a sharp split inside the market: energy and AI hardware rose while software, healthcare and the Dow fell hard. The Dow…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declares ‘AGI has arrived’ after OpenAI unveils GPT-6 Astra
Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang declared that the era of artificial general intelligence (AGI) has arrived after OpenAI released its latest model. OpenAI on Thursday unveiled the GPT-6 Astra…
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A $500,000 career, gone at 25: esports’ injury crisis is forcing teams to build sports-medicine staffs
Chinese esports player Jian “Uzi” Zi-hao was more than a star “League of Legends” player: He was so talented that his team structured its entire strategy around his abilities, funneling…
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Duffy puts Ford on notice over China ties, warns of security concerns
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is accusing Ford Motor Co. of becoming too dependent on Chinese companies, warning CEO Jim Farley that the automaker’s business ties to China threaten U.S. national…
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Meta introduces Muse, a personal AI agent that can send emails, book travel
Meta on Tuesday rolled out a long-planned personal AI agent aimed at helping users complete daily tasks. The Muse agent can autonomously send emails, book travel on a person’s behalf,…
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Trump Tells Bombardier: Build in America or Stop Selling Here
President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign against Canada, warning Bombardier that it will not be allowed to keep selling aircraft into the U.S. market unless it manufactures them…
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The US cities where home prices are falling the fastest
The housing market is cooling as summer draws to a close and begins to transition into fall, with some cities around the U.S. seeing larger price decreases to attract buyers.…
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Spider-Man hits $2.4 billion worldwide to crown Hollywood’s best summer since the pandemic
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained the No. 1 movie in theaters over the weekend, becoming just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks. Since…
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Dallas mayor sounds alarm on the ‘grave threat’ facing America’s cities
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is warning that the rise of socialism poses a “grave threat” to American cities, drawing a sharp contrast between that movement and the pro-business, free-market approach…
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US hits Iranian airlines with ‘sweeping sanctions’ under Operation Economic Outcast
The Treasury Department slammed Iran Tuesday by sanctioning 36 targets linked to its aviation sector, which officials said the regime uses to “move weapons, personnel, and illicit cargo.” Treasury Secretary Scott…
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