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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand to testify in federal court in Oakland, California, on Tuesday as part of the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company. Bret Taylor, the chairman of the board at OpenAI, concluded his testimony before Altman was called.Taylor was called as a witness on Monday afternoon, where he answered questions about the role of OpenAI’s board and the company’s corporate structure. He will re-take the stand at 8:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday. Musk sued OpenAI, Altman, and the company’s president, Greg Brockman, in 2024, alleging they went back on their vow to…

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Investing.com — Shares of fell nearly 5% in mid-day trading as a confluence of sector-specific regulatory fears and a negative macro surprise drove investors to reduce exposure to high-flying semiconductor names. The chip sector, which had been outperforming the broader market on the back of undying AI demand, came under pressure as sentiment shifted sharply. The primary catalyst weighing on AMD and its peers was a proposal from South Korean officials to fund a “citizen dividend” through taxes levied on AI-related profits, which rattled semiconductor investors globally. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell sharply in Seoul, and the contagion spread…

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Signing off her letter, Phillips said: “I want a Labour government to work and I will strive as I always have for its success and popularity, but I’m not seeing the change I think I, and the country expect, and so cannot continue to serve as a minister under the current leadership.” Source link

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Credit card balances fell in the first quarter of 2026, decreasing by $25 billion to $1.25 trillion, according to a new report on household debt by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday. Still, that’s a 5.9% jump from a year earlier.At the same time, mortgage debt, auto loans, and home equity lines of credit were all higher, the New York Fed found. Overall, “household debt levels rose slightly, with modest increases in most debt types offsetting a seasonal decline in credit card balances,” Daniel Mangrum, research economist at the New York Fed, said in a statement. Near the end of…

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The e-commerce group had posted team-wide statistics on AI usage by its staff, but recently limited access so that only employees themselves and managers can view their stats. Managers are discouraged from using token use to measure performance, according to a person familiar with the matter. Meta employees have similarly engaged in so-called “tokenmaxxing” to improve their standing on internal leader boards. The MeshClaw tool that some employees have used to increase their statistics was inspired by OpenClaw, which became a viral sensation in February. OpenClaw allows users to run agents locally on their own hardware, including computers and laptops.…

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As President Donald Trump prepares to head to China for crucial negotiations with the leader of the No. 2 global power, it is becoming clear that the political and economic damage unleashed by the Iran war can’t be easily left behind. Even if a deal to get oil tankers moving again were reached tomorrow — and there is little sign of that — Americans are facing the prospect of months or more of new inflation worries.The question now isn’t whether Trump secure his war aims with dignity. It is whether his presidency can ever recover from the war’s body blow. Trump…

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Fuel prices are displayed on a sign as customers fill their vehicles at a gas station on April 13, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesInflation jumped in April to the highest level in nearly three years as surging gas prices due to the Iran war pushed up the cost of many consumer goods. The consumer price index, a key inflation measure, rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. That’s up from 3.3% in March.The April data paints a clearer picture of the financial fallout for consumers after, at that…

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