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Amazon adds cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia to board 2 years after he left Google
Amazon said Kevin Mandia, the founder and former CEO of cybersecurity company Mandiant, is joining its board of directors.
Fewer than half of vulnerable congressional candidates have speaking roles at GOP convention
Republicans hope to build momentum as they sag in the polls ahead of November’s midterm election, but some vulnerable candidates skip the event.
Bessent bond plan details to be revealed as Treasury secretary warns FX traders he’s ‘the house now’
The department is expected to announce around 11 a.m. ET the size of a buyback operation it announced Aug. 19.
Demand for riskier mortgages rises again, along with interest rates
Mortgage rates continue to climb, so more borrowers are turning to adjustable rate mortgages, which offer lower interest rates comparatively.
How much does it cost to move a midterm prediction market? Not much
Interested parties could seek to move prediction markets to give a perceived boost to a candidate who is struggling to gain momentum or attention.
Trump told Putin U.S.-Russia ties could be ‘fully restored’ with swift end to Ukraine war, Kremlin says
The leaders were said to have discussed recent U.S. envoy visits to Moscow and Kyiv as peace talks remain stalled.
Google to invest record $15 billion in AI infrastructure in the ‘Texas of Europe’
Google on Wednesday said it would invest $15.1 billion into AI infrastructure in Finland, marking the tech giant’s largest single investment in Europe.
‘This is not a joke’: Iceland condemns Trump’s post showing island under American flag
Denmark and Mexico also objected, underscoring the diplomatic backlash to Trump’s territorial ambitions.
Experts weigh in as researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of ‘killing all humans’
Jacob Coxon said in a post on X that Anthropic and OpenAI are “gambling with our lives.”
Chipotle’s new restaurant in a hip Seoul neighborhood tests its Asian expansion strategy
Chipotle is making its Asia debut in South Korea through its first-ever joint venture for international expansion, with Singapore next in 2027.
Meta pushes into personal AI agents as company faces public reckoning over privacy and safety
Meta unveiled its Muse personal agent app that comes in a free tier or a monthly subscription costing $20 or $100 depending on usage.
Why the Fed’s interest rate call could come down to a few hundredths of a percentage point
As markets vacillate between which way they see policymakers leaning, all eyes will turn to economic reports measuring producer and consumer prices.
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