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People look at the damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Tire, southern Lebanon, on May 28, 2026. Kawanat Haju | AFP | Getty ImagesAfter negotiations in Washington, Lebanon and Israel agreed to implement a ceasefire, according to a joint statement with the United States released by the State Department on Wednesday.The ceasefire is conditional on a complete cessation of firing by the Iran-allied Hezbollah militia and the withdrawal of all operatives from the southern Litani area, the statement said. The two countries agreed to a ceasefire last month, but hostilities remain.Israel invaded Lebanon in March in pursuit…

Loveable and Google announced Wednesday an expansion of their multi-year collaboration. Lovable, a fast-growing vibecoding startup in Stockholm, has been a long-time Google Cloud user. Under the new agreement, it will be even larger. The companies did not disclose the amount, but people familiar with the deal told TechCrunch that it involves a fivefold increase in Lovable’s footprint on Google Cloud, including AI usage. As part of the deal, Lovable will have expanded access to both Anthropic’s Claude, an AI model widely used for coding tasks, and Google’s own Gemini model, the person said. The work “Anthropic” is particularly interesting.…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) heads for a meeting with U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026.Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, including officials involved in the executive order on artificial intelligence that President Donald Trump signed this week.Altman met with members of the Trump administration at the White House, an OpenAI spokesperson said. He also met with Republican and Democratic members of Congress, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), their representatives confirmed.Johnson…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Mandel Gunn | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Republican-led US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution to block President Donald Trump from continuing his war with Iran, reflecting growing concern among members of his party over the three-month conflict.The House voted 215-208 in favor of the war powers resolution, as four Republicans joined Democrats in voting for it. This is President Trump’s latest setback in Congress, even though his party holds slim majorities in both houses…

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to attack Iran without Congressional approval.On Wednesday, four Republicans joined Democrats in Washington, D.C., to pass the bill on a 215-208 vote.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listAlthough the resolution is unlikely to pass, it represents a harsh rebuke of President Trump’s decision to join in attacks on Israel and Iran on February 28, starting a conflict that will enter its 100th day on Saturday.President Trump did not seek Congressional approval for the war, instead trying to label it a “skirmish” or a “short expedition.”Republican leaders’…

Traders at work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2026. new york stock exchangeStocks fell on Wednesday; S&P500 Oil prices and Treasury yields rose on worries that the conflict between the United States and Iran will continue to push up inflation, ending a nine-day winning streak.30 shares Dow Jones Industrial Average It pulled back 620.72 points (1.21%) to end at 50,687.07. The broader market S&P 500 index fell 0.74% to end at 7,553.68. Nasdaq Composite It fell 0.89% to 26,853.98.Oil prices rose after the US and Iran launched new attacks. West Texas Intermediate Futures It rose 2.41%…

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi answers audience questions during a recording of the podcast “On With Kara Swisher” at the Bloomberg Center at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2025. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesUber is cutting its human resources staff by 23% in an effort to streamline operations under new president Jill Hazelbaker.”Changes are necessary to maximize the effectiveness of our HR teams and the enormous potential before us,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a memo.Affected segments include recruiters and human resources professionals. Uber hasn’t disclosed how many employees it will cut, but a spokesperson for the…

If Alphabet’s record $85 billion stock sale is any indication of investor appetite for AI-related products, and it is, then it’s safe to say that investors are hungry. Google’s parent company originally planned to sell the first tranche of $40 billion worth of various equity products (two different types of stocks and smaller “depositary shares” priced to be accessible to a wider range of investors). But the offering was so oversubscribed that the company raised $45 billion instead, CEO Sundar Pichai said in a post on X on Monday. Among the buyers was Berkshire Hathaway, still known for its love…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the State Department’s fiscal year 2027 budget at the Capitol on June 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesSecretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran has dug land mines in “large parts” of the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that explosives in the strategic sea lane are more widespread than previously acknowledged. “They’re shelling commercial ships, they’re digging mines in large parts of the international waters in Hormuz,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in his first appearance before…

Bitcoin’s According to Compass Point, high-ranking convicts are also joining in the crypto sell-off, which could signal the beginning of the end of the ongoing crypto recession. Compass Point analyst Ed Engel said in a note on Tuesday that long-term holders (defined as those who have held a coin for at least 155 days, or about five months) were largely inactive from February to April, but have turned sellers in recent weeks. In the past two days, they have sold about $2.4 billion in Bitcoin, “which has a significant impact on the balance of supply and demand for BTC,” Engel…