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OpenAI announced Friday that it will train its models using cached copies and simulated versions of the internet instead of the live web because the models are too unpredictable to be reliable with live internet access. Frontier Labs announced the new policy two weeks after rival Anthropic began restricting live Internet access for its newest and theoretically most powerful models. The researchers adopted these policies after months of incidents in which models performing training tasks infiltrated external systems in search of answers, collaborated on obscure bulletin boards, and developed unusual hacking strategies. “Given the current state of security in coordination…

Charlie Harker had high hopes for the university.The Lebanon, Ohio, resident had planned to meet people through clubs and dorms before starting her freshman year in 2023. She expected there to be an open, lively atmosphere conducive to making friends. She will soon find a companion.”And then I got to school,” says the 21-year-old senior at the University of Cincinnati. “I didn’t know anybody on my floor. Nobody opened the door. Nobody was going to talk to you.” The fun, companion-filled campus life she had been promised by both her family and pop culture turned out to be, at least…

The iPhone Duo is surprisingly expensive, but my initial concern was appleChina’s first foldable phone looks solid. On the day of the global launch on Friday, scalpers like Alex Wang stood outside his flagship store in Beijing’s popular shopping area Sanlitun, offering customers an extra 3,000 Chinese yuan ($448) to buy their newly purchased phones on the spot. “I think Duo can sell at a high price for half a month,” he told CNBC as he looked at the line of Duo customers who had pre-ordered phones. “The main reason is lack of supply.”According to Counterpoint Research, foldable products remain…

Here are some companies that are making headlines in intraday trading. ENERGY COMPANIES — Stock prices of energy companies soared as West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures rose above $100 a barrel as tensions in the Middle East escalated. Oilfield services company SLB’s stock rose more than 7% and Halliburton’s stock rose 6%. Shares of APA Corporation and Diamondback Energy rose about 5%, while Chevron’s stock rose more than 2%. CYBERSECURITY ACTIVITIES — Stocks of cybersecurity companies were expected to end the week on a high after U.S. security agencies warned of vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language used to…

Mike Intrater, founder and CEO of CoreWeave, poses for a photo during the initial public offering at Nasdaq headquarters in New York on March 28, 2025.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesNeocloud entered the tank. Credit default swaps have skyrocketed. meta Cash flow turned negative. and SK Hynix The Solidig division has canceled plans for an initial public offering.It’s been an eventful week for AI infrastructure deals. Following Thursday’s plunge, the Nasdaq fell further on Friday, ending the week down 0.7%. Among the hyperscalers, the one with the worst performance was alphabetfell 6% ahead of the internet giant’s third-quarter earnings report…

President Donald Trump has reignited allegations of identity fraud and called on Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress after the Minnesota politician was identified by another name in a court filing.A Justice Department filing Wednesday refers to Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, aka Ilhan Abdullahi Omar,” where “alias” is an abbreviation for “alias.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listDocuments submitted by the government do not prove that Omar committed fraud.In response to claims that Ilhan Omar is not her real name, the congresswoman posted on X: “So let me be clear: My name will always be…

Earlier this week, a video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang playing with a flock of toddler microducks during his keynote speech at the company’s GTC Berlin conference went viral. The robots stomped their little feet, made little R2-D2 noises, sat down, collapsed for a “nap,” and summer-jumped with voice commands. Hugging Face’s Clem DeLang said in a tweet that by the next day, more than 20,000 Micro Ducks had been pre-ordered because they were so cute. The MicroDachs are expected to be delivered in time for Christmas, meaning these robots may already be shaping up to be the most popular…

Before the Iran war, Qatar was one of the world’s largest exporters of natural gas. Just eight months later, Gulf countries are now buying supplies from their main competitor, the United States. Qatar Energy signed a deal with a US exporter on Thursday cheniere energy Purchase 4 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually until 2054. The purchase price will be indexed to the U.S. Henry Hub price plus a fixed commission. Deliveries are expected to begin in the 2030s. “We look forward to reliably supplying Qatari energy from both Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi into the second half…

October 19, 2026 Trader working at the New York Stock Exchange. new york stock exchangeEven after bond markets fell again on Friday, investors are turning their attention to U.S. Treasuries in hopes of yields peaking.benchmark 10 year bond We spent the day worrying about the psychologically important 5% level as oil prices soared and new consumer surveys showed inflation expectations remained well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.Still, some market participants see some silver lining in the market’s weakness this year due to concerns about rising prices, tensions in the Middle East and intense competition from artificial intelligence hyperscalers that…

space xStarlink internet systems continue to be suppressed in Ukraine as risks to the war-torn country increase, Ukrainian officials and national security experts said.”Every day matters for Ukraine, because every Ukrainian life matters,” Denis Shinik, Ukraine’s deputy ambassador to the United States, wrote in a post on X on Friday.”Our people are waiting for good news, hoping that restrictions will be lifted and that our nation’s defenders will have the capabilities they need to protect lives,” Szynik said. “Unfortunately, as of today, nothing has changed. We continue to wait.”Since October 14, Ukrainian authorities have accused SpaceX of undermining their country’s…