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‘We’ve been free-riding off Beijing in a weird way’ — Oil prices are high but could be much worse. Trump has China’s Xi to thank for that
It could be much worse. When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, energy analysts issued dire warnings that oil prices could more than double during a protracted conflict and urged investors and motorists to buckle up for a bumpy ride. The war grinds on and oil prices certainly remain volatile. But the most dire projections have not yet…
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As AI companies get closer to ‘recursive self-improvement,’ this physics professor calls full autonomy ‘the worst idea in the history of humanity’
Once a distant ambition for technology researchers, the prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more efficient and capable appears ever closer to reality. As the technology advances, developers say it is approaching “recursive self-improvement,” or RSI, in which AI models find ways to improve themselves and build their successor. It could bring the…
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Central Command says U.S. military has aided the transit of 1 billion barrels of oil through Hormuz in past two months while Iran has ‘exported zero’
Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom overnight, including the first alert in its capital since an escalation in fighting with Iran-backed rebels in neighboring Yemen. Meanwhile, Iran’s state TV said a man was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israel. Israeli strikes killed…
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Drake Brings 10 Songs Back To The Billboard Charts
Drake mounts a major Billboard comeback as 10 songs return to at least one ranking, led by multiple rap and R&B/hip-hop reentries.
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Beyoncé Reaches One Billboard Chart For The First Time In Her Career
Beyoncé reaches the Hot Tropical Songs chart for the first time as “Cuerpo (Tumbao)” with Maluma debuts at No. 3.
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Netflix’s Best New Movie Has A 91% Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score
Netflix has just added a fun new action-comedy movie with a bunch of big stars and a 91% audience score. Check it out this weekend.
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SpaceX confirmed to get a weighting boost after Nasdaq 100 rebalancing: Bloomberg
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French finance ministry expects record debt in 2026, reaching nearly 120% of GDP
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Ares Management weighs minority deal with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners