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Trump quickly blasts Iran’s response to U.S. ceasefire proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’ after warning Tehran ‘will be laughing no longer’ thumbnail
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Trump quickly blasts Iran’s response to U.S. ceasefire proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’ after warning Tehran ‘will be laughing no longer’

Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but...

Mexican cartel armed with explosives launched from drones attacks rural communities, forcing 800-1,000 families to flee thumbnail
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Mexican cartel armed with explosives launched from drones attacks rural communities, forcing 800-1,000 families to flee

Between 800 and 1,000 families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico as a criminal mafia has...

The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows energy security is now a boardroom issue thumbnail
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The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows energy security is now a boardroom issue

For many corporate leaders, energy risk means just higher fuel and electricity bills. Spiking oil prices mean tighter margins and more cost-cutting. Energy...

Mah Sing sees natural ‘spillovers’ from Malaysia’s strong growth, as the conglomerate bets on premium residences and data centers thumbnail
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Mah Sing sees natural ‘spillovers’ from Malaysia’s strong growth, as the conglomerate bets on premium residences and data centers

A Malaysian property developer founded six decades ago as a plastics trader is repositioning itself for the artificial intelligence era, leveraging land banks...

Markets sell off as U.S.-Iran ceasefire plans go nowhere, leaving Trump with military options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz thumbnail
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Markets sell off as U.S.-Iran ceasefire plans go nowhere, leaving Trump with military options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Hopes for a peace deal with Iran waned on Sunday, raising the risk that the global energy crisis will drag on and leaving...

Musk’s court fight against OpenAI produces more heat than light on the control of advanced AI thumbnail
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Musk’s court fight against OpenAI produces more heat than light on the control of advanced AI

Hello and welcome to Eye on AI
In this edition: Sparks fly as Musk and Brockman testify in battle over OpenAI’s restructuring
the White House...

Over 98% of stablecoins are dollar backed. That’s good for the U.S.—until it’s not thumbnail
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Over 98% of stablecoins are dollar backed. That’s good for the U.S.—until it’s not

Stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency pegged to a real world asset, are becoming part of the global financial system, with firms like Visa...

Gen Alpha is using makeup to pass age verification tech online. One mom caught her son using an eyebrow pencil thumbnail
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Gen Alpha is using makeup to pass age verification tech online. One mom caught her son using an eyebrow pencil

Back in the old days, you’d snag an older sibling’s expired license or put on some makeup and try your best to sneak...

Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong replacing ‘pure managers’ with ‘player-coaches’ is another sign the org chart is changing in a big way thumbnail
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Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong replacing ‘pure managers’ with ‘player-coaches’ is another sign the org chart is changing in a big way

On Tuesday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced he was laying off 14% of the company’s workforce—just under 700 people — and turning the...

Supermicro CEO insists ‘no one’ beyond indicted employees were involved in alleged $2.5 billion smuggling scheme thumbnail
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Supermicro CEO insists ‘no one’ beyond indicted employees were involved in alleged $2.5 billion smuggling scheme

Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang spoke out during the company’s fiscal third quarter earnings call to deliver a message. “No one” at...