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1. One more thingHewlett Packard Enterprise will ring the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange on October 15, 2025. new york stock exchangeof S&P500 The stock closed at an all-time high for six days in a row, and yesterday closed above 7,600 for the first time in history. of Dow Jones Industrial Average He also recorded his best result ever, becoming the first player of the year to win on five consecutive days.The main movements are:2. Transaction negotiationsU.S. President Donald Trump (center) listens as U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (left) speaks with Secretary of State Marco…

The UK has just imposed legal guardrails against Google’s onslaught of AI search. On Wednesday, Google announced its compliance with UK regulatory requirements. The regulatory requirements say tech giants must offer publishers a way to opt out of aggregation in AI search. To opt out, publishers will be able to use a new toggle in Google’s Search Console, a free service that allows website owners to manage their web presence in Google’s search results. If you opt out, your publisher’s site will no longer appear in Google’s generated AI search features, such as AI Overview, AI Mode, and AI Overview…

A banker works in front of multiple monitors in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on May 12, 2026. Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s stock market has already doubled this year, but some strategists say the rally could continue as the country’s artificial intelligence semiconductor giant continues to drive revenue growth.Goldman Sachs on Wednesday raised its 12-month target for the benchmark Kospi to 12,000, implying an upside of more than 35% from current levels.”Earnings are driving returns for Asian stocks,” Goldman strategists led by Timothy Mo said, adding that they remain overweight…

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a raft of rules aimed at strengthening homegrown chips, AI and cloud services as the European Union scrambles to develop technological sovereignty amid heavy reliance on products and services from the United States and China.The proposal, which must be approved by all 27 member states, includes new measures to boost advanced chip manufacturing and domestic cloud computing.The EU is considering restricting the use of US cloud platforms to process sensitive government data, officials told CNBCAmid rising geopolitical tensions around the world, there are increasing calls from key technology providers outside Europe to diversify into…

Netanyahu blasts ‘fraudulent lies’ in digital information battleIsrael is fighting a battle against “horrendously unfair and fraudulent lies,” Netanyahu said.Addressing global criticism of the war, Netanyahu took aim at certain Western television stations and social media outlets, adding that the country must “get better” at fighting what he called the “digital information battle.””The question is, do you succumb to the lies? No, I protect my people,” he said. “They hate us because we do defend ourselves. What do we do? Stop defending ourselves? Of course not — we have to fight.”— Hugh LeaskIsraeli economy expected to outperform in 2026Israeli Prime…

summary The death of an 18-year-old student, who was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from a stab wound, has sparked outrage across the UK. Far-right leaders are accused of using Henry Nowak’s murder to stoke racial tensions ahead of a crucial by-election. The victim’s father appealed that his son’s death not be used to create division and hatred. AI-generated summaries were reviewed by CNN editors. The death of a white student who was handcuffed by police after being stabbed has sparked nationwide protests in Britain, with officers condemned for their actions and far-right leaders accused of using the…

Customer support and service is one of the hottest areas for voice AI right now. But building a product that sounds human and responds without noticeable lag has proven much more difficult in some markets than others. Also, most of the major companies were not created with Africa or the Middle East in mind. AethexAI, a startup founded last year to fill this gap, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding led by 4DX Ventures with participation from Enza Capital, Dorm Room Fund, Mojo Ventures, and Stanford GSB 26 Fund. Private investors include Stanford University faculty, telecom executives, and AI…

Tourists sit on the bollards of the Sydney Opera House.AFP Contributor | AFP | Getty ImagesAustralia’s economy lost momentum in the first quarter, dampened by weak household spending, weak government spending and disruptions to mining and exports from severe weather. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed the country’s GDP expanded by 2.5% year-on-year in the first three months of this year, but this was lower than economists had expected for 2.6% growth and slowed from 2.6% growth in the previous quarter. Australia’s GDP rose 0.3% quarter-on-quarter, while a Reuters poll expected a 0.5% increase, slowing…

January 30, 2025 at the Morgan Stanley offices in the Canary Wharf financial district in London, England.Mike Kemp | In Photography | Getty Imagesmorgan stanley It will soon open up key wealth management funnels to artificial intelligence agents at thousands of companies, CNBC has learned exclusively. This was one of the earliest examples of a major Wall Street bank opening up its platform to outside AI tools. Mark Mitchell, chief product officer at Morgan Stanley at Work, said the move will allow clients’ autonomous agents to bypass traditional software interfaces built for human users and pull data and insights directly…

President Donald Trump has appointed businessman and federal housing regulator Bill Pruitt as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI).President Trump made a surprise announcement on social media on Tuesday that Pulte would replace former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who most recently served as director of national intelligence.President Trump said Pruitt would succeed Gabbard, who resigned last month after disclosing her husband’s cancer diagnosis, and would continue in other roles.Who is Bill Pulte?Pulte, a 38-year-old Northwestern University graduate, has been director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) since March 2025.He is the heir to his family’s housing development company, Pulte…