OpenAI says GPT-5.5 Instant now matches its top models on health questions

OpenAI announced on Wednesday that GPT-5.5 Instant, the default model powering free ChatGPT accounts, has reached a level…

Nikkei hits record above 71,000 after BOJ rate hike

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday raised its benchmark overnight call rate by 25 basis points to 1.0%,…

General Intuition raising $300M to train AI on gaming data

General Intuition, the AI lab that emerged from gaming clip platform Medal after rejecting a reported $500 million…

Switzerland tops Group B after 4-1 rout of Bosnia

Switzerland broke open a stubborn World Cup stalemate on Thursday, scoring four times in the final 16 minutes…

Vance warns Israel not to alienate its ‘only powerful ally’ over Iran deal

U.S. Vice President JD Vance issued a pointed rebuke to Israeli critics of the Trump administration's memorandum of…

Google DeepMind publishes plan to defend against rogue AI agents

Google DeepMind Alphabet Inc. on Thursday published what it calls an "AI Control Roadmap," a 35-page technical framework…

Top 10% of consumers cause trillions in environmental damage, study finds

The world's highest-consuming 10% of people are responsible for environmental damage worth $1.7 trillion to $5.7 trillion every…

Central banks raise rates as war-driven inflation persists

Central banks across the world delivered a flurry of monetary policy decisions on Thursday, with several raising interest…

Fossil babies upend 150-year theory of how animals first reached land

For 150 years, scientists assumed the first vertebrates to leave the seas underwent a tadpole-like stage on their…

Webb telescope finds salt clouds on the ‘Pink Planet’

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered clouds made of salt swirling through the atmosphere…

Perplexity unveils Brain, a self-improving memory system for agents

Perplexity AI has begun rolling out Brain, a continuously learning memory system designed to make its Computer agent…

Kane scores twice as England beat Croatia 4-2 in World Cup opener

Harry Kane scored twice to equal Gary Lineker's all-time England record for World Cup goals as Thomas Tuchel's…

OpenAI’s o3 model helped diagnose 18 children with unsolved rare diseases

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard used OpenAI's o3 Deep Research model to identify 18 new diagnoses…

Google, Microsoft launch open standard for AI agent discovery

A coalition of major technology companies on June 17 published the Agentic Resource Discovery specification, an open protocol…

BYD plans to bring Great Tang SUV to Europe by late 2026

BYD is preparing to bring its flagship Great Tang electric SUV to Europe as soon as the end…

Martinez defends Ronaldo after Portugal’s shock draw with DR Congo

Cristiano Ronaldo made history on Wednesday by becoming the second player to appear in a sixth FIFA World…

WEF finds global energy transition readiness fell for first time in a decade

The global energy transition has stalled despite record investment, with transition readiness declining for the first time in…

OPEC chief dismisses IEA forecast of massive 2027 oil glut

OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais on Thursday dismissed the International Energy Agency's projection of a massive oil supply…

Apple opens iOS to rival app stores in Brazil

Apple announced on Thursday that developers in Brazil can now distribute iOS apps through alternative marketplaces and process…

EU pushes for role in US-Iran talks after MOU signing

The formal signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding on Wednesday has opened a new chapter in transatlantic…

US-Iran peace deal clouds Europe’s war-fueled EV boom

A months-long surge in European electric vehicle sales driven by the Iran war's impact on fuel prices now…

Kuwait lifts force majeure, targets 2M barrels per day within a week

Kuwait has begun ramping up oil production and expects to reach 2 million barrels per day within a…

BoE and SNB hold rates as US-Iran deal leaves inflation outlook uncertain

The Bank of England London Stock Exchange and the Swiss National Bank both held interest rates unchanged on…

Amazon aims to sell Trainium AI chips beyond its own cloud

Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. is moving closer to selling its proprietary Trainium AI chips directly to outside companies, with…

Anthropic opens Seoul office amid US export controls on its top AI models

Anthropic opened its Seoul office on Tuesday and announced a memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Ministry of…

OPEC raises long-term oil demand forecast, sees no peak by 2050

OPEC on Thursday released its 2026 World Oil Outlook projecting global oil demand will reach 124 million barrels…

BYD launches flagship Datang SUV after record 150,000 preorders

BYD officially launched its Great Tang full-size electric SUV on Wednesday, June 17, confirming over 150,000 pre-orders —…

European stocks slide as hawkish Fed fuels rate-hike bets

European equities slid on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance from the prior day, with…

Manus investors plan $2B buyback from Meta after Beijing order

The original Chinese investors in AI startup Manus are planning to repurchase the company from Meta at the…

LatAm currencies, stocks fall after Fed’s hawkish hold

Most Latin American currencies and stocks declined on Wednesday as investors digested hawkish policy cues from the U.S.…