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Amazon senior cloud executive departs after 18 years
Brown helped launch one of AWS’ oldest services and also oversaw its compute and machine learning units.
Fed Chairman Warsh says he meets ‘often’ with Trump administration, defends independence
Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that he speaks with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent frequently outside their regular weekly meetings.
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s testimony to Senate banking committee hits on economy, interest rates
Part of congressionally mandated Capitol Hill appearances for the central bank leader, Warsh spoke Tuesday to the House Financial Services Committee.
New York Fed President Williams says inflation has peaked, rates ‘well positioned’
Williams cited five reasons why he expects the latest price surge has run its course.
Hassett sees no ‘excuse’ to raise rates, says Warsh will push Fed to ‘right answer’
Hassett, on CNBC, credited President Donald Trump’s policies after the latest consumer price index reading came in much lower than expected.
Mortgage rates rise to highest level in nearly a year, causing homebuyers to pause
Mortgage rates moved higher last week, causing buyers to pull back, but refinancing did see small gains.
Goldman Sachs’ former top lawyer tells House Epstein was a ‘masterful liar’ who used her to bolster his standing
Kathryn Ruemmler said earlier this year she would leave Goldman Sachs at the end of June after fallout over her emails with Jeffrey Epstein.
Todd Blanche says he has ‘full faith’ in Kash Patel as FBI director
Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche previously served as a criminal defense lawyer for President Donald Trump.
Midnight social media curfew and limits to infinite scrolling proposed for older UK teens
The U.K. government has proposed new measures to protect older teens on social media, including a midnight curfew and a limit to infinite scrolling.
Current and former employees sue Meta, alleging discrimination in using AI to conduct layoffs
The lawsuit filed by current and former Meta employees underscores rising concerns about AI’s impact on jobs and people with disabilities in the workforce.
Zipline adds ex-Tesla, Uber, Waymo execs to make drone delivery mainstream across U.S.
Zipline is growing its drone delivery business in the U.S., and has hired former Tesla, Uber Eats and Waymo executives to help it scale up in new markets.
Supreme Court Justice Barrett says the threat level against judges ‘is really high’
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are testifying about the high court’s budget request, which includes higher spending for security.
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