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Chris Fall, director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), has resigned, the agency confirmed to multiple media outlets. He was appointed just three months ago, after the previous appointee, Colin Burns, resigned less than a week later, The Washington Post reported at the time. Burns previously worked for Anthropic and was “forced out” of his job in April amid the Trump administration’s dispute with the company, sources told the Post. The reason for Fall’s departure has not been disclosed. Prior to leading CAISI, Mr. Fall served as Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after landing on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 19, 2026. Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesHello, my name is Hui Jie from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. US President Donald Trump’s administration is extremely busy. Canada is subject to new tariffs, while military strikes against Iran continue. In the technology space, Nvidia may be at the top of the AI ​​hardware space, but other players such as AMD are also making some strides. What you need to know todayUS President Donald Trump has reinstated tariffs, a…

On June 21, 2026, a commercial ship is anchored off the coast of Sultan Qaboos near Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman.Elke Scoliers | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesShip traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed since US President Donald Trump’s blockade went into effect last week, with shipowners increasingly avoiding one of the world’s most important energy corridors as fighting between the US and Iran escalates. The renewed U.S. offensive against Iran, Tehran’s declaration of a total ban on maritime traffic and new attacks on commercial vessels have led to sharp declines in strait transits in several shipping…

July 20thReuters — Nicaragua’s longtime president, Daniel Ortega, said the Central American country would no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of contesting the election when his term ends next year and further entrenching the rules he shares with his wife. Ortega, who has been in power continuously since 2007 following an early presidential term in the 1980s, did not provide details about implementing the ban, but said the move would close the door to opposition forces. “There will be no more elections here for them to seize the government and seize power,” Ortega said in a speech Sunday night…

Anthropic can finally start writing checks to the group of authors and book publishers who sued AI Labs for copyright infringement. A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a landmark $1.5 billion settlement in Anthropic’s copyright class action lawsuit, Reuters reports. Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval to the settlement last year, ruling that Anthropic illegally downloaded and stored millions of copyrighted books. Mr. Alsup has since retired, and Judge Araceli Martinez-Holguin signed the settlement on Monday. The payments will include an estimated $3,000 per work for…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the initial public offering (IPO) of Pershing Square Capital Management LP on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in New York, USA. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStock futures were little changed Monday night after rising oil prices weighed on major indexes. Investors also focused on corporate earnings this week.futures The gain relative to the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 14 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures It was stable.In normal transactions, Dow It fell 307.16 points (0.59%), weighed down by a 2%…

The U.S. government has vowed to avenge U.S. military casualties, and Iran has insisted on attacks on U.S. locations across the region.Published July 21, 2026July 21, 2026The US has carried out 10 consecutive nights of strikes against Iran, with Iranian media reporting explosions in Sirik, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island and Isfahan.The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the operation on Monday night, claiming the attack was “aimed at further diminishing Iran’s military capabilities that can be used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) issued a statement claiming that it retaliated by firing a…

Fuping County, China — Soccer players in red jerseys jump and spray champagne on cheering teammates, confetti and streamers flow around them and the crowd’s jubilation is captured on mobile phones. This was not Spain’s World Cup victory clinched in New Jersey on Sunday, but one celebrated the day before in a stadium lined with Communist Party slogans in Fuping county, in the mountains and countryside of northern China’s Hebei province. The match is one of many to be played across the country as teams battle for a spot in the national ‘Village Super League’ finals. The amateur tournament has…

The impressive capabilities of Chinese research institute Moonshot’s Kim K3, the largest open-weight large-scale language model, have sparked a debate that confuses two things: the economic potential of the US AI giant and the future of LLM as a technology. Dean W. Ball, head of strategic futures at OpenAI, went so far as to argue that because the open weight model would necessarily prevent Frontier Labs from making capital investments, the U.S. government should find an excuse to create regulatory fear, uncertainty, and mistrust about the new model. People were outraged when tech luminaries like Yann LeCun and Martin Casado…

CHANGCHUN, CHINA – JULY 11: People visiting the 23rd Changchun International Automobile Expo held on July 11, 2026 in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. The exhibition was attended by 53 Chinese and foreign car manufacturers and exhibited more than 1,000 vehicles. (Photo credit: Zhang Yao/China News Service/VCG, Getty Images)China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesChina’s auto market looks set for its worst year since 2021 as consumer demand for passenger cars slumps after record sales in 2025.With passenger car sales down 20.2% in the first half of this year, the China Passenger Vehicle Association has revised down its…