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Spot rates from China to the US East Coast have surged past post-COVID peaks, threatening supply chains and margins as fuel costs climb.
The disaster is forcing Jakarta to choose between the president's signature spending promises and the fiscal discipline investors demand.
Anthropic's own model is driving a quarter of its research work, a signal that AI development is accelerating on itself.
A forecast that stretches the AI boom to six more quarters, raising the stakes for buyers, rivals, and regulators.
A 56-second horror-movie spoof cost the YouTube golf supergroup its blue-chip partner, its CEO, and a shelf at Dick's - a cautionary tale for creator-led companies.
The annual gaming expo sees a significant decline in Chinese participation, signaling how geopolitical friction is reshaping the industry's biggest trade events.
A pilot meant to speed care approvals is instead delaying decisions and denying more claims, putting providers and patients on the hook.
Montana's right-to-try law puts a private board run by biotech investor Niklas Anzinger in charge of approving unproven treatments, starting with a hearing-loss sound therapy.
Two retailers are handing part of the $100 billion tariff-refund windfall to employees, signaling a new use for the cash after tariffs squeezed jobs and pay.
Vikas Chandra's move to Atoms signals the next front in AI: foundation models for machines that work in the real world.
The cost-cutting push inspired by the U.S. efficiency drive reveals a rocky start for Japan's fiscal reform agenda.
OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, and SpaceX leaders backed a 'pace the frontier' proposal - but critics see a move to crush open-source rivals and dodge regulation.