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US Central Command, the US military combat command responsible for Middle East operations, followed up by launching what its press release described as “self-defense strikes against Iran, June 9, at the Commander in Chief’s direction in response to yesterday’s downing of a US Army Apache helicopter.” The latest flashpoint Trump was initially inclined to shrug off the Apache helicopter’s downing after the pilots were rescued, according to The Wall Street Journal. But the president apparently changed his mind during a White House briefing when both Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine…
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on June 10, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesAs hostilities in the Middle East flare up again, investors are increasingly grappling with the possibility of a prolonged conflict and pricing in a “long grind.”The latest escalation comes after U.S. Central Command struck Iranian military targets, drawing retaliation from Tehran, which attacked Gulf countries on Thursday. U.S. futures were up, though markets in Asia were broadly lower. Oil, which was last up about 2% Thursday, has stayed below $100 a barrel as traders…
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Potentially impacting all AI search engines and chatbots known to poorly paraphrase source links, a German court has ruled that Google is liable for false statements in AI Overviews. The preliminary ruling came in a case flagged by The Decoder, where two publishers found that Google’s AI Overviews incorrectly linked them to scams and other sketchy business practices. After smearing publishers by making affirmative statements like “Yes, [it] is known for dubious business practices and is often perceived as a scam,” Google failed to correct the misleading output, even after the publishers sent a cease-and-desist letter earlier this year. Google…
People walk by Duke Chapel on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S.Jim R. Bounds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe yearly cost of attendance at over a dozen colleges is now six figures, after factoring in tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportation and other expenses. For the 2026-27 academic year, 16 institutions — including Duke, Georgetown, New York University and University of Chicago — have a sticker price of more than $100,000, according to data exclusively provided to CNBC from The Princeton Review’s upcoming “The Best 392 Colleges” list. Others, such as Brown University, Northwestern and Pepperdine, cost more than $99,000. As more…
Asia stocks slide on extended tech rout, US-Iran escalation Source link
OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman speaks to journalists after meeting with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty ImagesOpenAI is mulling sharp price cuts to its artificial intelligence offerings, as it looks to woo consumers away from rival Anthropic, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday evening stateside, citing sources familiar with the matter.”The company is weighing significant cuts to what it charges for tokens, the unit of measurement artificial-intelligence firms use to bill for their products,” the report said, adding that it was “in anticipation of…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore.Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India” — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy.India is home to the world’s most prolific filmmaking industry. This week, industry executives told me that generative AI adoption is accelerating as producers seek to meet rising content demand in the country’s $32 billion media and entertainment sector while navigating tighter budgets.Read on!Any thoughts on today’s newsletter? Share them with the team.The big storyWhile Hollywood continues to work out how best to use AI and debates its effect on jobs, filmmakers in…