Bessent Taps Wall Street Economist for Treasury Job
David Zervos, longtime chief market strategist at Jefferies, has been hired for a position at the Treasury Department. The veteran Wall Street economist will...
Texas Governor Declares Disaster Over Soaring Diesel Prices
Texas ranchers and truckers could start seeing some relief at the fuel pump starting this week after Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed a statewide disaster...
12 People Charged With Federal Election Crimes
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sept. 28 said it charged or obtained guilty pleas for 12 people across the United States for election-related...
Tom Kean Jr. Defends Support of Tariffs, Iran War in Debate With Democrat Rebecca Bennett
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) listens during a Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs about Belarus on Capitol Hill, Dec. 5, 2023. AP Photo/Mariam...
OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns
A top executive at the AI lab told the Wall Street Journal that the model in question had displayed a poor aptitude for following...
Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation
The new financing is expected to more than triples the AI infrastructure startup’s valuation from just four months ago.Read More
Blanche Says Trump Has Right to Restrict Media Access to White House, Air Force One
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sept. 27 said that President Donald Trump has the right to restrict reporters from accessing the White House and...
AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion
The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.Read More
Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents
Shopify is expanding WebMCP support to checkout, allowing browser-based AI agents to update order details and complete purchases with a buyer’s authorization.Read More