A California jury awarded the plaintiff $3m in damages in the case
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Anthropic accuses Pentagon of unlawful retaliation over its refusal to loosen AI safety restrictions for military use.
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The proposed deal includes the sale of drones, missiles and radars for Gulf allies, including UAE, Kuwait and Jordan.
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The US Federal Reserve keeps rates steady at 3.5–3.75 percent amidst a cooling labour market and Iran pressures.
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The legislation aims to prevent bets made based on insider knowledge of wars, economic policy and controllable events.
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Experts have begun to question the AI startup’s path forward amid surging financial needs and no profit plan.
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The healthcare sector was hit the hardest , while tariff-exposed sectors remained stagnant .
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The bill comes as a user on Polymarket made more than $500,000 by taking a position that the US would strike Iran.
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Anonymous bets hours before attacks on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Khamenei have raised concerns of insider trading.
Qatar supplies 20 percent of the world’s LNG. If that’s off the table, countries must scramble for the remaining gas.
