A worker in southern China’s Guangzhou city trains a humanoid to push buttons. Eventually robots are expected to take over human tasks. Jennifer Pak/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jennifer Pak/NPR In China, top leaders are pushing the adoption of Artificial Intelligence. Companies there are using AI at a scale that far outpaces that of the…
US initial jobless claims rose from a revised 200K to 209K in week ending August 8, above 202K consensus, adding another mildly softer signal. Increase was 9K on week, while four-week moving average held unchanged at 199K, suggesting latest rise is noticeable but not yet evidence of a sharp deterioration in layoffs. Continuing claims moved…
Why iHeartMedia (IHRT) Shares Are Sliding Today What Happened? Shares of global media and entertainment company iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) fell 24.4% in the afternoon session after the company reported mixed second-quarter results, missing earnings expectations while narrowly beating on revenue. The company posted a GAAP loss of $0.52 per share, which was significantly worse than the…
Newcastle United has less than two weeks remaining before its Premier League campaign begins against Liverpool, leaving Matthias Jaissle with just a handful of preseason training reps left to get his squad healthy and ready following a disrupted summer by both transfers and injuries. Left-back Lewis Hall left Newcastle’s training camp in Spain in early…
Back-to-school season is here. Families are shopping for new school clothes, labeling supplies, packing backpacks and trying to get everyone back into a routine before that first school bell rings. While families prepare for another school year, another group is getting ready behind the scenes: school nutrition professionals. Long before students step into the cafeteria,…
House of the Dragon Season 3 is currently trailing slightly behind its predecessor in total viewership numbers, but HBO still has plenty of reason to celebrate. House of the Dragon Season 3 premiered on HBO Max on June 21, 2026. The viewership for this season failed to match the numbers of the previous season. Despite…
(TNND) — With Karoline Leavitt moving on from her role as White House press secretary at the end of August, speculation is swirling over who could replace her at the podium in President Donald Trump’s press briefing room. The Kalshi prediction market lists Anna Kelly, the White House principal deputy press secretary; Scott Jennings, a…
Key Points MP Materials signed a significant long-term supply agreement with an unnamed U.S. aerospace and defense customer. The deal provides several benefits for the rare-earth company. It’s a continued validation of its growth strategy. 10 stocks we like better than MP Materials › MP Materials (NYSE: MP) recently announced it had signed a supply…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his wife, Cecilia Abbott , are shown after his speech at the Texas GOP convention in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston Friday, June 12, 2026. Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign is hoping a luxury hairstyler or $500 grill and smoker will get Texans to…
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, during a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 10, 2025. (Martial Trezzini, Keystone/AP) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brendan Steinhauser is CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI, a nonprofit organization that educates…