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China’s ruling Communist Party is using artificial intelligence to increase surveillance and control over its 1.4 billion people, with the technology becoming even more pervasive in daily life, predicting public demonstrations and monitoring the mood of prison inmates, according to a new report. Many of these systems are already well-documented, from the army of online censors maintaining the Great Firewall to the ubiquitous surveillance cameras on nearly every street and block in urban China. But a report released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) on Monday details how government AI tools used to “automate censorship, strengthen surveillance and pre-emptively…

Celtic have appointed Wilfried Nancy as the club’s new manager on a two-and-a-half year contract.The 48-year-old joined from MLS Cup and Leagues Cup winning MLS side Columbus Crew to become Brendan Rodgers’ permanent successor after leaving Parkhead for the second time in October. Nancy’s first game will be against Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts on Sunday (live on Sky Sports). The Frenchman will take over from interim manager Martin O’Neill on Thursday. This is the first of three important games in his first week as Hoops manager, with Celtic hosting Roma in the Europa League next Thursday before facing St Mirren…

BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 3: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during a state visit at the Great Hall of the People on December 3, 2025 in Beijing, China. Adek Berry Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Xi Jinping told President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday that China is willing to increase imports of products from France in exchange for a “fair and favorable environment” for Chinese companies in European countries. The French president began a three-day visit to China on Wednesday as tensions escalate over a range of topics, including…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer analyzed Wednesday’s market rally and identified a variety of factors driving the rally, including optimism about a Federal Reserve rate cut and solid earnings in several sectors.He also suggested investors look beyond the volatile technology sector and look at sectors such as retail and banking.”For the first time, we have a true macro rally. Let’s stop obsessing over what we don’t know about technology,” Kramer said. “And instead of trading Apple and Nvidia, just own them and get a real economy stock for the long haul that could be ready to compete for a rose in the…

Past efforts in moderating content and combating misinformation and disinformation may be grounds for rejection.Published December 4, 2025December 4, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe United States is expanding its vetting process for highly skilled H-1B visa applicants and further tightening social media checks, as applicants who operate in areas such as misinformation and disinformation also face increased scrutiny.The U.S. State Department announced Thursday that all H-1B applicants and their dependents must make their full social media profiles public to ensure “no intent to harm the American people or national interests.” The move follows a similar order in…

Martin O’Neill handed Celtic their last win as they closed the gap on Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts.Daizen Maeda’s brave 11th-minute header earned O’Neill a 1-0 win over Dundee in his farewell game, replacing Wilfried Nancy, who was confirmed to take over an hour before kick-off. It was O’Neill’s seventh win in eight games since returning to Celtic Park 20 years after his first spell ended. Celtic were eight points behind Hearts when O’Neill and Sean Maloney took over as caretaker managers following the sudden departure of Brendan Rodgers in late October.The 73-year-old remains at Celtic, with one game remaining at…

cloud strike CEO George Kurtz told CNBC’s Jim Cramer how the company’s partnership with Amazon Web Services is strengthening its business.“We are now natively integrated within AWS and our next-generation SEIM is available to AWS customers,” Kurtz said of the company’s cybersecurity platform. “They can get it in the console. Billing is automatically done through AWS. And we’re actually going to drive a lot of momentum and new customer adoption because we’re part of the ecosystem there.”CrowdStrike surpassed its all-time high and closing price after Tuesday’s close. By the close of trading on Wednesday, the stock was up 1.48%.CrowdStrike can…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition government on Wednesday boycotted a Knesset vote supporting US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan. The vote, initiated by opposition leader Yair Lapid, passed with 39 votes in favor and zero votes against. Members of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition fled the parliamentary plenary session as time began to debate the proposal, rushing to the exits as the vote approached. “I admit that I am surprised and disappointed that Prime Minister Netanyahu is not here,” Lapid said as the debate began. “This is the first opportunity we have as Congress to say to President…

Igor Jesus’ first Premier League goal gave Nottingham Forest a point with a 1-0 win over unbeaten Wolves at Molineux. Rob Edwards was angered by the prospect of his team “going into games whining” this season.The Brazilian striker nodded in the only goal of a low-quality game in the 72nd minute, when Sam Johnstone met Omari Hutchinson’s cross from the right, but it just fell short. Considering what happened in the second half of the first half, it was natural for Jesus to do so. There was momentary controversy on that occasion when the Forest player appeared to have put…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. Here’s what CNBC television producers were watching Wednesday and what they’re looking at for Thursday’s session. Unemployment claims numbers will be streamed live on Squawk Box at 8:30 a.m. ET. Get the numbers and full reactions from Becky Quick, Joe Kernen, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. The consensus number is 220,000. Loonies, Toonies, and Bank of Canada, yeah “True North…Strong and Free!” Three Big Banks Report Before…