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We don’t find that it makes a measurable improvement in performance, but we’ve designed Claude Code to be extensible enough that if you want a plugin that does that, it’s available, and you can connect it. But we’ve found that Claude Code is pretty good at generating high-quality code without needing to add that to be able to navigate the codebase. Ars: The question is less about the quality of the code than the efficiency of getting there, right? Because, again, people get very frustrated with usage limits. Sometimes people try to introduce some kind of structure for an LLM,…

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will make a decision over the next few days about lifting sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy Iranian oil.Earlier this year, Washington looked to cut off revenue streams to Iran as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign imposed by Trump, weeks before the war with Iran began.In April, the U.S. sanctioned several independent refineries, known as “teapots,” found importing Iranian oil, including one of China’s largest, Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery.Iranian crude is usually transported to Chinese teapot refineries using a “shadow fleet” of tankers, which use deceptive tactics, such as disabling…

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Starbucks’ corporate headquarters seen in Seattle. The company announced its Q2 earnings on 27th Apr 2021. Toby Scott | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesStarbucks on Friday announced another round of corporate layoffs and said it plans to shutter some regional support offices as part of its ongoing turnaround.The company said it will cut 300 U.S. jobs, adding it has started a review of its international corporate workforce. The layoffs do not affect its coffeehouse employees. The combined severance costs and reassessment of its office space will result in restructuring charges of $400 million, the coffee chain said. Starbucks expects to record $280…

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This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.One look at the roster of U.S. execs that cozied up to U.S. President Donald Trump on the 20+ hours flight from Alaska to China on Wednesday and you get a sense of the American delegation’s key focus in Beijing. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Tesla’s Elon Musk and Apple’s Tim Cook were all onboard, as were execs from Meta, Micron, Qualcomm and Coherent. It’s fair to assume tech was a topic that came up on the trip.The visit got off to a strong start for the…

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As an adult, a point may arrive when you realize that your aging parents or other older relatives could use your help managing their finances.It can be a tricky transition, experts say, depending on family dynamics and the specifics of the situation.”There are two things potentially in conflict — adult children are worried about safety and security, and parents are worried about autonomy and independence,” said certified financial planner Lisa Kirchenbauer, a founding partner and senior advisor for Omega Wealth Management in Arlington, Virginia.Read more CNBC personal finance coverageYet with an aging U.S. population living longer, adult children may want…

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Commuter bikes don’t come with the same constraints many other bikes do. Mountain bikes must glide gracefully through all sorts of abusive terrain; road bikes need to mix high performance with enough comfort to let riders stay in the saddle for hours on end. All a commuter bike needs to do is comfortably and reliably get you from A to B on typical roads with minimal fuss. So it’s been surprising how rarely the commuter bikes I’ve tested have gotten it right. At the low end of the price scale, as you’d expect, the required compromises have a big impact…

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15, 2026 in Beijing, China.China Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Friday that he refused to directly answer Chinese President Xi Jinping when asked if the United States would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China.”That question was asked to me today,” Trump told reporters.”That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said I don’t talk about that,” the president said.This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never…

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