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AI executives and companies are betting that spending millions in the 2026 midterm elections will allow them to influence AI bills being developed in Congress. As of the end of June, the two biggest artificial intelligence political action committees have dropped at least $44 million into 40 House and Senate candidates, per a CNBC analysis of Federal Election Commission data. That’s an early taste of how the groups will spend the more than $200 million they’ve raised on the rest of primary season and into the general election, according to fundraising totals provided by groups. The spending by the burgeoning…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard the new Air Force One on July 8, 2026. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he does not know whether Washington and Iran are returning to a full-fledged war, but told reporters that Iran “badly” wants to make a deal to cease escalating hostilities in the Middle East. Trump flew back to Washington, DC, via the U.K. on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One as he departed the U.K.’s Mildenhall Air Force Base, the president said American forces had “just…
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte greets Donald Trump, President of United States during a welcome ceremony of allied heads of state and government, on July 08, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNATO had a fractious summit in Turkey this week, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to sever trade with one ally and annex the territory of another. But the alliance’s boss was full of praise for the man he called “dear Donald.”NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte thanked Trump, describing his push to get NATO nations to increase defense spending as a “staggering” achievement…
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The proliferation of nuclear power in space got a little more real Tuesday with the launch of a small satellite developed by a Florida-based company specializing in nuclear micro-power technology. It’s a long way from launching a bona fide nuclear reactor, a breakthrough that could help power a permanent Moon base and efficiently drive rockets throughout the Solar System. But you have to start somewhere. The satellite from Miami-based City Labs is named BOHR, short for Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability, and it launched on a SpaceX rideshare mission Tuesday alongside 80 other payloads. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket released the BOHR satellite…
Andy Burnham is on course to become Labour’s new leader, with no other candidate running against him as nominations in the contest open.Labour MPs can formally endorse contenders to replace Sir Keir Starmer from 09.00 BST on Thursday, with an initial total to be published by Labour at around 19.00 BST.Without other candidates joining the former Greater Manchester mayor in the race, Burnham will be declared leader at a party event at the end of next week.He would then become prime minister on 20 July, just weeks after returning to Parliament after a decade’s absence in a by-election in Makerfield.Former…
Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen (top) shows South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on June 23, 2026. Jade Gao | AFP | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s stock benchmark, Kospi, has gone from being the world’s hottest equity market to entering bear territory within a few weeks, highlighting how investors have soured on artificial intelligence plays and underscoring concentration risks.The Kospi fell more than 5% on Wednesday, which brought it 20% below its June 19 record high, according to LSEG data. It closed slightly higher…
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Visitors wear smart glasses during the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo CICPE in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, April 13, 2026. Zhang Liyun | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesStartups building consumer electronics will have a better shot at becoming the next Apple in Shenzhen than in Silicon Valley, said Will Wang, CEO of China’s smart-glasses startup and the country’s newest unicorn Even Realities. “If we wanted to create a future around consumer electronics — if we wanted to really build possibly the next Apple — we need to be at the center of hardware, which is Shenzhen,” Wang…