US Fed set to hold rates steady at Warsh’s first meeting in charge
The US Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting in charge of the central bank, with rate hikes potentially on the horizon to combat surging inflation. Warsh has presided over the two-day meeting of the Fed’s open market committee (FOMC) this week, with a decision to […]
Fresh Evidence Strengthens Case That Cosmic Expansion Is Still Accelerating
Astronomers say the universe is still expanding at an accelerating rate, reinforcing the modern view that cosmic growth is being driven by a mysterious force known as dark energy. A new analysis by researchers using updated astronomical data found no convincing sign that the long-accepted picture is breaking down. Instead, the results support the idea […]
Intel Moves New 18A-P Chip Process Into Early Production to Rebuild Manufacturing Credibility
Intel says its new 18A-P manufacturing process has entered initial or “risk” production, an important milestone for a company trying to prove it can still deliver advanced chipmaking technology on schedule. The move marks the start of early production for Intel’s next-generation process and is meant to show customers and investors that the company is […]
U.S. Delays Blacklisting DeepSeek and Dozens of Chinese Firms Despite Security Concerns
The Trump administration has held off adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT, and more than 100 other companies identified as national security risks to a key U.S. trade blacklist. The decision suggests that the White House is trying to avoid further inflaming tensions with Beijing, even as officials inside the U.S. government have […]
Fox Buys Roku in $22 Billion Deal to Control More of the Streaming Future
Fox Corp. has agreed to acquire streaming platform Roku in a $22 billion deal, a move that dramatically expands Fox’s position in digital television and advertising as traditional cable and satellite continue to weaken. The agreement would unite Fox’s news, sports and broadcast assets with Roku’s streaming-device and platform ecosystem, which reaches 100 million consumers […]
Ebola Threat to the World Cup Is Minimal, but U.S. Hospitals Are on Alert
Experts say the risk of Ebola affecting the 2026 World Cup is extremely low, but U.S. hospitals and public health agencies have still spent months preparing for the possibility of an imported case during the tournament. Infectious disease specialists, the CDC, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization all view Ebola as […]
Trump’s Iran Deal Faces Skepticism on Capitol Hill as Senators Demand Details
President Donald Trump’s newly announced Iran deal is facing immediate scrutiny in Congress, where lawmakers from both parties say they still lack basic details about what the administration has actually agreed to. The deal was greeted with skepticism on Capitol Hill, even among some Republicans, because senators returned to Washington with only a broad outline […]
Google Weighs Samsung 2-Nanometer Production for Future TPU as AI Chip Demand Surges
Google is in talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture part of its next-generation artificial intelligence chip, a move that suggests the company is trying to diversify its chip supply chain as global demand for advanced AI hardware keeps rising. Google wants TSMC to build the main computing section of its next tensor processing unit, code-named […]
Jay Clayton Chosen to Lead U.S. Intelligence Amid Senate Standoff Over Spy Powers
President Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and former Securities and Exchange Commission chair, to become the next director of national intelligence, putting a politically moderate but intelligence-inexperienced lawyer at the top of the U.S. spy apparatus during a heated battle over surveillance powers and national security leadership. Trump […]
High World Cup Costs Keep Fans Away and Weaken Travel Boom for U.S. Hotels and Airlines
The 2026 World Cup was expected to deliver a major windfall for U.S. hotels, airlines and tourism businesses, but early signs suggest that boom has not arrived. Expensive tickets, visa hurdles, high travel costs and the complexity of attending matches across 16 host cities in three countries have kept many fans away, forcing some hotels […]
