Month: September 2026

OpenAI says it cracked one of math’s grand challenges. But there are troubling questions about how they did it—and what it means for us all

• Eye on AI

OpenAI says it cracked one of math’s grand challenges. But there are troubling questions about how they did it—and what it means for us all

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But there are troubling questions about how they did it—and what it means for us all

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‘Politics is local’: Senate races balloon to $3.4 billion as Democrats compete in Texas, Iowa, Alaska and Ohio, just as Trump’s approval slips

• Democratic Party

‘Politics is local’: Senate races balloon to $3.4 billion as Democrats compete in Texas, Iowa, Alaska and Ohio, just as Trump’s approval slips

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Races the Democratic Party had once counted on as easy wins have also become murkier as the...

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The betrayal behind the data-center backlash: AI promised to break the rules of class but is just rewarding them so far

• disruption

The betrayal behind the data-center backlash: AI promised to break the rules of class but is just rewarding them so far

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The people reaping the rewards of the AI revolution aren't the ones that we were told would...

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Nike exits the S&P 100 after 18 years and a $200 billion market-cap wipeout

• Nike

Nike exits the S&P 100 after 18 years and a $200 billion market-cap wipeout

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One of the world’s premier consumer companies has dropped, with AI-related companies taking its place.

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Car insurance deductibles explained: How much should you really pay?

• Insurance

Car insurance deductibles explained: How much should you really pay?

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A deductible in car insurance is an out-of-pocket payment you must make toward your own claims. Coverage...

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Midterm elections shaping up as big business for gamblers in the rough and rowdy world of prediction markets

• Elections

Midterm elections shaping up as big business for gamblers in the rough and rowdy world of prediction markets

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“This is a troubling trend that election administrators across the nation must deal with,” said Jared DeMarinis...

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Australia vows to hold big tech companies to account on social media — with $78.6 million fines

• Social Media

Australia vows to hold big tech companies to account on social media — with $78.6 million fines

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The proposal would require an enduring feed choice while extending child-safety duties to online games, apps, and...

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Pony.ai’s CEO thinks robotaxis will be widespread within five years: ‘The technology problem is pretty much already solved’

• Fortune Leaders Forum

Pony.ai’s CEO thinks robotaxis will be widespread within five years: ‘The technology problem is pretty much already solved’

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While Waymo dominates the robotaxi conversation in the U.S., Chinese robotaxi firms like Pony.ai are gaining ground...

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‘There is ethnic cleansing’: France, Canada and the UK to ban trade with ‘settler terrorists’ that ‘contribute to the occupation’ in the West Bank

• imports

‘There is ethnic cleansing’: France, Canada and the UK to ban trade with ‘settler terrorists’ that ‘contribute to the occupation’ in the West Bank

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The ban would last for six to nine months, according to UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.

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Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their borders—marking a ‘significant event’ in ‘expansion of transport infrastructure’

• North Korea

Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their borders—marking a ‘significant event’ in ‘expansion of transport infrastructure’

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About 98% of North Korea's external trade in 2025 was with China, with at least 17 active...

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