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US inflation rises less than expected in August, consumer spending surges
The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index rose 0.3% last month after a downwardly revised 0.1% gain in July
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flydubai co-pilot stabs captain onboard: Here's what we know so far
A fight broke out between the pilots onboard a flydubai flight, which prompted the aircraft to divert to Saudi Arabia. Here's what we know about the incident so far
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Iran says it got US response on ceasefire proposal as Washington exits Iraq
Tehran views the pullout as a victory for its "axis of resistance" of allied armed groups, and a step towards its aim of driving US forces out of the region.
 "Iran says it got US response on ceasefire proposal as Washington exits Iraq")
Dubai-Tel Aviv flight lands in Saudi after emergency; hijacking ruled out
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed in Saudi Arabia after an emergency was declared mid-air; Israeli officials later said the incident was not believed to be a hijacking
Japan's Toho Holdings eyes KKR's health device maker PHC for $1.3 billion
While domestic investment funds have also shown interest in PHC, Toho is currently the only prospective buyer engaged in concrete discussions
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US completes troop withdrawal from Iraq after 12 year anti-ISIS mission
The last US troops left the last air base where they had been present in northern Iraq under an agreement between Baghdad and Washington
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Iran's foreign minister receives US feedback on 7-day trust-building plan
Araqchi is expected to discuss the US response in Tehran on Wednesday
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Britain could rejoin the EU after next election, says PM Andy Burnham
Burnham outlined three options he would discuss at a UK-EU summit slated for later this year
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Anthropic IPO prospectus lays bare deep dependence on Big Tech partners
The company routed 47% of its sales to customers last year through cloud partners Amazon and Alphabet's Google, according to a copy of its confidential IPO filing
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Iran urges US voters to oust Trump's allies as American troops leave Iraq
The 26-page letter by the Guards, urges Americans to use their political power to remove current leaders from office and reject US support for Israel and military intervention abroad
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Iranians face soaring medicine prices as US blockade, sanctions hit hard
The war has become an economic endurance test for Iran
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US to more than double EB-5 visa fees for immigrant investors from Nov 30
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finalised a rule on Tuesday that seeks to more than double the fees for applying to the EB-5 visa
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OpenAI eyes raising $30 billion in funding at $1.4 trillion valuation
The firm is seeking a valuation of around $1.4 trn, not including the money raised, said the people, potentially vaulting it back above longtime rival Anthropic's most recent private market valuation
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Trump renames AI 'Super Intelligence', calls it 'much bigger than internet'
Trump has directed the federal government to use 'Super Intelligence' instead of AI, while major technology firms agreed to a voluntary pact outlining four layers of safety measures
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Trump backs independent AI audits in shift toward stronger safety measures
Under the agreement forged at a White House lunch Tuesday with nearly two dozen top tech industry executives, AI companies also committed to regularly meet to set best practices for the industry
China's factory activity rebounds in Sep with stimulus lifting outlook
The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index was 50.1 in September, up from 49.8 in August and in line with the forecasts of economists surveyed by Bloomberg
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Trump, top tech firms sign accord to 'self-police' AI development
The announcement followed an extensive meeting between Trump and numerous leading executives from top tech firms that are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build out AI infrastructure
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US Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now
Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported some 25,000 people to more than two dozen countries, including Liberia and Guyana
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Team up against unilateral action: Shaktikanta Das to Global South
Urges trade and energy diversification as US tariffs and West Asian conflict escalate crude import pressures
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OpenAI ignored employees who warned it wasn't doing enough about security
In emails, employees said they worried that OpenAI's newest AI models were not being appropriately monitored during testing to gauge the tech's sophistication and to secure the models
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