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Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Josh Turek (left) and Zach Walls.Getty ImagesIowa Democrats will vote Tuesday in one of this year’s most-watched primaries, a key test of the party’s strategy to take control of the Senate in this year’s midterm elections.Voters will choose between the front-runners, state Rep. Josh Turek and state Sen. Zach Walls. Both men are vying to become Iowa’s first Democratic senator since Tom Harkin, who was last elected in 2008. Whoever wins the primary will face off against Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who represents the state’s 2nd Congressional District, and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, who is…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at giving the government a chance to review powerful AI models before they are made public. The order requires certain AI companies to voluntarily submit new models to the government for testing or evaluation 30 days before releasing their products to the public. A previous draft order called for a voluntary review up to 90 days in advance, but AI industry stakeholders had pushed for a deadline closer to two weeks. President Trump had been scheduled to sign a tougher version of the executive order in late May, but his signature…
Audemars Piguet and Swatch Royal Pop Watch. Provided by: SwatchWhen famous luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet announced a collaboration with Swatch last month, some Audemars collectors feared the worst.Rapper DDG said he would sell his $180,000 Audemars Piguet if the collaboration becomes too big and the brand becomes cheap. Members of the self-proclaimed horology community have warned that one of the “holy trinity” of watch brands known for their innovative complications, features and design has been made of plastic.However, even weeks after the release of the AP-Swatch Royal Pop collection, AP prices on the secondary market have remained stable. Despite…
U.S. President Donald Trump points while signing an executive order on AI next to Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025.Al Drago | ReutersPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring artificial intelligence companies to provide models to the federal government to evaluate their capabilities before full release.The order requires companies to voluntarily participate in a benchmarking process to assess a model’s “advanced cyber capabilities” and determine whether it should be considered a “covered frontier model.” It would…
The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed imposing new 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil in response to allegations of unfair trade practices.U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer announced new punitive tariffs late Monday, stemming from issues such as digital trade and illegal deforestation.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe new tariffs will be imposed under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Policy. The law gives the U.S. government broad powers to impose trade sanctions based on violations of trade agreements or trade practices deemed “unfair” under the Trade Act of 1974.Greer said the investigation began in July.…
An advertisement for Polymarket at a subway station in New York, USA, on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPrediction market platform Polymarket has completed its first block trade in an artificial intelligence computing infrastructure related contract shared exclusively with CNBC. The six-figure deal was between digital asset brokerage firm FalconX and trading technology startup Anera Labs. FalconX and Anera Labs traded under an agreement related to a benchmark that tracks the Ornn Compute Price Index. Nvidia’s H100 GPU chip rental price. “Prediction markets are emerging as one of the most powerful venues for institutional block…
Important pointsJim Cramer said he was concerned about the rise in Marvell’s stock price after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the company “the next trillion-dollar company.” He remains bullish on Marvell and CEO Matt Murphy, but cautioned against chasing the hype surrounding artificial intelligence stocks, which are soaring without fundamental drivers.CNBC’s Jim Cramer said it was concerning that Marvell Technology stock soared on Tuesday following comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. “I don’t like it,” Kramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “These are big moves, and they’re not based on anything other than what one person is saying.” On…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesSecretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States is in talks with Iran and that Iran has agreed to negotiate parts of its nuclear program, which it had previously refused to discuss, as lawmakers called on the Trump administration for a strategy to end the war.”Talks with Iran are different than talks with Switzerland,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “We need to use an…
Anthropic announced Tuesday that it will expand Project Glasswing, a collaborative industry initiative to use AI to discover and fix critical software vulnerabilities, to approximately 150 new organizations in more than 15 countries. The news comes a day after Anthropic announced it had secretly filed for an initial public offering after a $65 billion funding round at a valuation of about $1 trillion. Anthropic’s Claude Mythos is at the heart of Project Glasswing. The AI company called the model its most powerful yet, able to identify thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities over several weeks. In early April, Anthropic granted 50 early…
A government report on Tuesday showed that while the number of job openings reached the highest level in nearly two years in April, employment fell sharply, showing that demand in the labor market is increasing but hiring is slowing.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the number of job openings reached 7.6 million in the month, an increase of 731,000 from the previous month and the highest level since May 2024. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were looking for 6.8 million job openings from the BLS job openings and turnover survey.Due to the rapid increase in job openings, available jobs…