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The Senate on Thursday passed the largest housing affordability bill in 30 years, including a ban on investors buying single-family homes, by a vote of 89-10.But the bill faces a fight in the House, which passed its own bipartisan bill in February. House Republican leaders have already signaled they will not take up the Senate-passed bill, saying the bill requires negotiation. House Minority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) told House Republicans in a closed session earlier this week that the bill would likely stall due to disagreements in both chambers.One of the biggest problems is that investors and companies that already…

Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ has a new personality. The company announced Thursday that it is expanding the lineup of personality styles users can choose from, including adding an adult-only “Sassy” option. Amazon notes that users must undergo an additional security check in the Alexa app before choosing to use the Sassy personality. Personality styles will also no longer be available if Amazon Kids is enabled, according to Amazon. This new option joins options like Brief, Chill, and Sweet that launched last month. Image credit: Amazon When you turn on the Sassy option in the Alexa mobile app, you’ll be warned…

An Uber sign is placed on a vehicle at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on Monday, February 2, 2026 in San Francisco, California, USA. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFor more than a decade, Alvaro Boraines has been a rideshare driver, transporting passengers around Los Angeles in his SUV. He’s never seen anything like what happened with Gus this month.”It’s changing very quickly,” Boraines told CNBC. “That’s insane.”In Boraines’ eyes, prices have skyrocketed “overnight” in the wake of the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran. Boraines has tried to avoid short rides to ensure he makes a profit…

Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/GettyBritish regulators are calling on social media giants to implement stricter protections for children on their platforms after lawmakers rejected a blanket ban on under-16s.Online safety group Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office announced Thursday that they have written to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, asking them to address a range of child safety issues, from introducing strict age verification measures to tackling child grooming on their platforms.The move comes after British MPs voted against a proposal to include a social media ban for under-16s in the Child Welfare Bill being debated earlier this month.The UK government…

Omar Marquez | Light Rocket | Getty Imagesgoogle is adding Gemini AI technology to new features in its mapping services as it integrates its artificial intelligence tools deeper into its broader product portfolio. Miriam Daniel, vice president of Google Maps, said in a blog post Thursday that the new button, called “Ask Maps,” will feature a chatbot that allows users to ask complex questions outside of typical navigation topics. Users can now ask questions like, “My phone isn’t working. Where can I charge it without waiting in a long line to get coffee?” or “Are there any public tennis courts…

The head chef and co-founder of Noma, one of the world’s most acclaimed restaurants with three Michelin stars, has resigned after being accused of physically and emotionally abusing staff. René Redzepi announced on social media on Wednesday that he is stepping down as the manager of a Copenhagen restaurant. This follows a March 7 report in the New York Times detailing allegations of abuse by Redzepi from 2009 to 2017. The report, which spoke to 35 former employees, said Redzepi “punched employees in the face, poked them with kitchen utensils, and slammed them against walls.” “The past few weeks have…

Jonny Clayton vowed to ‘attack’ to maintain top spot in the Premier League table ahead of night six on March 12, speaking live on Sky Sports. He explained that consistently winning the first matches and getting those two points was the basic expectation for himself with the extra points and a real bonus. The 2021 league champions built a five-point lead over the rest of the teams and improved their position in the standings with victory on the third night. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the semi-final match between Luke Littler and Johnny Clayton…

When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At the time, the concept of AI agents was still largely experimental and error-prone. As AI technology has matured, so have Gumloop’s services. The company claims that teams at organizations like Shopify, Ramp, Gusto, Samsara, Instacart, and Opendoor can now deploy reliable AI agents that autonomously handle complex multi-step tasks without the need for engineers. Employees can share the agents they build with colleagues, creating a compounding effect that accelerates internal automation. “They get addicted and start building more and more…

gold It soared during last year’s 12-day war with Iran, but gave up that gain after a cease-fire was announced. But two weeks after the latest dispute, the price has barely moved.After the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, gold rose from $5,296 to $5,423 per troy ounce, consistent with the axiom that geopolitical turmoil drives investors towards traditional “safe-haven assets.”But the decline saw the price drop more than 6% to $5,085 on March 3. It traded between $5,050 and $5,200 this week as the conflict escalated. Spot gold was last trading at $5,175 per troy…

Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emile Michael said Thursday that Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence model “contaminates” the Pentagon’s supply chain because it incorporates “different policy preferences.””We cannot allow companies with different policy preferences that are built into their models, through their constitution and their soul and their policy preferences, to contaminate our supply chain so that our warfighters are getting ineffective weapons, ineffective body armor, ineffective body armor,” Michael said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “That’s where the supply chain risk designation comes from.” Anthropic is the first U.S. company to be publicly certified for supply chain risks, an unusual step historically…