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listen to this article | 5 minutesinformationThe nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s 10-year outlook predicts that the U.S.’s long-term deficit will worsen and the debt will rise, driven primarily by increased spending on Social Security, Medicare, and debt service.Compared to CBO’s analysis this time last year, the fiscal outlook released Wednesday was slightly worse.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe CBO said the deficit in 2026, President Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year in office, will be about 5.8% of GDP, about the same as in 2025, when the deficit was $1.775 trillion.But the U.S. deficit-to-GDP ratio is expected to…

The deadliest school shooting in recent Canadian history occurred Tuesday in the small mountain town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Authorities said an 18-year-old woman killed at least eight people, including two family members, and injured at least 25 others in two separate incidents at a residence and a middle school. Flags across Canada were lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, and Prime Minister Mark Carney and other prominent figures in the country’s political world spoke in Parliament and observed a moment of silence to pay respect to the victims. British Columbia’s parliament has postponed a major address to MPs and…

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari’s failure to appoint a new permanent race engineer for the 2026 Formula 1 season will have a “negative impact” on his second season with the Italian team.Ferrari confirmed in January that Hamilton’s race engineer Riccardo Adami, who was in charge of his challenging debut season with the team, would be moving elsewhere within the organization. The team has yet to make an official announcement about his replacement, but Carlo Santi, who previously worked with Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari, is understood to have been appointed on an interim basis. Although he did not mention Santi by name,…

On Monday night, xAI co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced that he is leaving the company. “It’s time for the next chapter,” Wu wrote in a post on the late-night X show. “This is a time of possibilities. Small teams armed with AI can move mountains and redefine what is possible.” Less than a day later, on Tuesday afternoon, xAI co-founder Jimmy Barr, who reported directly to Musk, said he too was feeling better and posted a polite note about X on his way home. “A huge thank you to @elonmusk for taking us on this amazing journey. We are so…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 9, 2026 in New York City.Spencer Pratt | Getty Imagesof Dow Jones Industrial Average It fell on Wednesday after a better-than-expected January jobs report failed to spark sustained progress, ending its winning streak in three days.The blue chip index fell 66.74 points (0.13%) to close at 50,121.40. of S&P500 It fell less than 1 point to 6,941.47. of Nasdaq Composite It fell 0.16% to end at 23,066.47.The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ nonfarm payrolls report for January, which was delayed as the partial government shutdown ended on…

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins attends the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2026.Cristian Bosi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCisco reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday, but its stock fell about 7% in after-hours trading after the company’s profit outlook for the current period was just below expectations. Here’s how the company performed compared to the LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $1.04 adjusted vs. $1.02 expected Revenue: $15.35 billion vs. $15.12 billion expectedCisco’s revenue rose about 10% from $14 billion in the same period last year, according to the announcement. Net income increased to $3.18 billion, or 80 cents…

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi takes her seat before testifying during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Department of Justice Oversight” on February 11, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington, DC.Robert Schmidt AFP | Getty ImagesAt Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared to have a printout of Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s search history of the Justice Department’s database of documents related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.A photo of a black binder held by Bondi at the hearing showed the words “Jayapal Pramila Search History” and a list of documents matching the number in the Epstein files.Jayapal,…

Cuba, an island nation of 11 million people, is reeling under the yoke of massive fuel shortages that have shaken almost every aspect of life.The fueling of the humanitarian crisis is a direct result of a new aggressive approach by US President Donald Trump’s administration following the abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US forces. President Trump has gone far beyond Washington’s decades-old embargo on the island, threatening to impose crippling tariffs on any country providing fuel shipments, thereby curtailing lifeline supplies from Venezuela and Mexico.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut as the impact of U.S. policy…

Britain is being “colonized” by immigrants, who drain resources from the state, Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has told Sky News.Mr Ratcliffe, founder of chemicals group INEOS, warned that the UK faces serious political, social and economic challenges, including an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.”It’s impossible to sustain an economy with 9 million people on benefits and a huge influx of immigrants,” he said. “So Britain is colonized, it costs too much money.”The UK has been colonized by immigrants, isn’t it? So the population of the UK was 58 million in 2020 and now it’s 70 million.…

Microsoft’s Amanda Silver has been dedicated to helping developers for 24 years. And for the past few years, that has meant building tools for AI. After a long stint at GitHub Copilot, Silver is now corporate vice president of Microsoft’s CoreAI division, where he works on tools for deploying apps and agent systems within enterprises. Her work focuses on the Foundry system in Azure, which is designed as a unified AI portal for enterprises, providing a deep look into how enterprises are actually using these systems and where deployments ultimately fall short. I spoke to Silver about the current capabilities…