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South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, as expected, in a bid to curb inflation and prevent capital outflows as the U.S. Federal Reserve prepares for further rate hikes.Jung Young Jae | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open higher on Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains, as strong earnings from Nvidia and Oracle lifted investor sentiment. U.S. stocks rose overnight, with tech stocks leading the way.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.8%, hitting a record high in early trade.Japanese Nikkei Stock Average Futures in Osaka traded at 59,650,…

Constitution Hill has been ruled out of the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival by trainer Nicky Henderson.The 2023 Champion Hurdle winner, who had failed in three of his last four starts before winning on the Flat at Southwell last week, had been the subject of big market swings before being ruled out on Wednesday. Nicky Henderson told Unibet: “Michael Buckley and I, not surprisingly, have spent a lot of time looking at ourselves and thinking about the future of Constitution Hills and have unfortunately come to the conclusion that I will not be competing in the Unibet Champion Hurdle…

Peter Steinberger, creator of the viral AI agent OpenClaw and subsequently hired by OpenAI, has advice for those experimenting with AI technologies, including AI agents. From his own experience, the best way to build today is to explore, be playful, and not expect to become an expert at what you do right away. “I’d like to say there was a unified plan from the beginning, but a lot of it was just exploration,” Steinberger said. “I wanted things, but they didn’t exist. And… let’s say I inspired them to exist.” Developers were chatting with Romain Huet, Head of Developer Experience…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas on January 6, 2026.Bridget Bennett Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia on Wednesday reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results, led by a 75% increase in revenue in its core data center business. Shares rose as much as 2% in extended trading. Here’s how the company performed compared to the expectations of analysts surveyed by LSEG:Earnings per share: $1.62 adjusted vs. $1.53 estimated Revenue: $68.13 billion vs. $66.21 billion estimatedNVIDIA’s total revenue for the quarter increased 73% from $39.3 billion in the year-ago period. The company currently derives more than 91%…

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York holds a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 13, 2026, as Congress approaches a midnight Friday deadline for a funding deal for the Department of Homeland Security.Annabelle Gordon ReuterAs they gathered in northern Virginia for their annual policy advocacy meeting on Wednesday, House Democrats rallied as if they were on the brink of victory.“House Democrats are on the verge of takeover. It’s over for MAGA extremists,” Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D.N.Y.) said at a leadership press conference to begin the retreat. “It’s over because people know that Donald…

Cuban troops shot and killed four people who entered Cuban waters in a Florida-registered speedboat Wednesday in a dramatic gunfight just off the island’s coast. Six other people on board were injured and are receiving medical treatment. Cuban border guards approached the boat to check it after it entered Cuban territorial waters at Falcon’s Cay in the state of Villa Clara, the ministry said. Falcon’s Cay is only about 100 miles from Florida. According to the statement, Cuban troops then opened fire on the boat, injuring the boat’s captain. Then the Border Patrol fired back. The nationality of the person…

Gianluca Prestiani will miss Benfica’s Champions League match against Real Madrid on Wednesday after UEFA rejected the Portuguese club’s appeal against his provisional suspension. Prestiani traveled to Spain with the Benfica team after club president Rui Costa said he was “not a racist” following racist comments directed at Vinicius Junior.Speaking to the media ahead of Benfica’s Champions League play-off second leg against Real Madrid, Costa added: “We will not allow racist players in our team.” UEFA has launched an investigation into allegations of “discriminatory behavior” during the first leg of Real’s Champions League knockout round, and at the request of…

Last month, OpenAI announced that it would be introducing ads to ChatGPT’s free and Go tier users. The company rolled out ads to U.S.-based users earlier this month after criticism from rivals such as Anthropic, which ran a spate of Super Bowl ads. On the sidelines of the India AI Summit, TechCrunch spoke to OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap about how the company approaches advertising. Lightcap said the process is iterative and the company needs to get user privacy and trust right. “Well, this is certainly going to be an iterative process. We’re committed to getting this right. What does that…

JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the company’s new headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in New York on October 21, 2025.Eduardo Munoz | ReutersJP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank is taking steps to address the impact of artificial intelligence on its workforce, and part of this requires a broader societal response to the potentially disruptive nature of AI.At an investor conference late Monday, Dimon outlined the bank’s internal plans to shift employees into new roles as automation accelerates.”We already have a massive relocation plan for our people,” Dimon said. “In…