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Amazon is adding new features to Alexa+ that add conversational AI to Ring doorbells, allowing users to manage deliveries, decline salespeople, and leave messages when family and friends are not available. The feature, called “Greetings,” helps Ring determine who’s visiting your home based on what they’re wearing, what they’re doing, and what they’re carrying, and responding accordingly. For example, if the system detects a person in a delivery suit dropping off a package, it will respond based on your instructions. This feature adds settings that allow delivery people to specify where to place packages and direct them to water or…
The White House on Wednesday revealed new information about the Trump account, including additional donations from billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio and his wife Barbara, intended to fund their children’s savings accounts. Last week, a number of companies, including BNY and BlackRock, also announced they would match employees’ contributions to Trump accounts to encourage early wealth accumulation.The Trump account, also known as a Section 530A account, was created under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that Congress passed in July. The account will be available to families starting in mid-2026, according to Wednesday’s update on trumpaccounts.gov. The IRS and…
Russian personnel with links to the country’s military and security services have engaged in spying in European waters while working covertly on ships carrying Russian oil, Western and Ukrainian intelligence sources exclusively told CNN. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow has built up a so-called shadow fleet of hundreds of tankers. These vessels carry Russia’s oil from its Baltic and Black Sea ports despite Western sanctions, earning the Kremlin hundreds of millions of dollars every year. In recent months, some of these ships – often registered to unrelated countries – have acquired extra crew members shortly before…
Thursday’s newspaper top news and transfer rumors…premier leagueChelsea’s 2026 reinforcements will focus on strengthening the club’s midfield options and taking some of the load off Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandes – Daily Telegraph Manchester United target Karim Adeyemi is thought to be ready to push for a move from Borussia Dortmund, with his wife being the catalyst for a possible move – Daily Mail Chelsea have been urged to ‘put up or shut up’ and decide whether to move to Earl’s Court after Kensington and Chelsea Council approved alternative plans for the site – The GuardianChelsea never saw Enzo Maresca’s…
Swedish vibecoding startup Lovable has more than tripled its valuation in just five months. Stockholm-based Lovable announced Thursday that it has raised $330 million in a Series B funding round led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures at a valuation of $6.6 billion. Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Databricks Ventures also participated, as well as other investors. The raise comes just months after Lovable raised $200 million in a Series A round that valued the company at $1.8 billion in July. One of the first companies to capitalize on the AI boom, Lovable has built a “vibe coding” tool that allows…
People shop for groceries at a store in Port Washington, New York, USA on November 19, 2025. Shannon Stapleton ReuterConsumer prices rose less than expected in November, giving investors hope that inflationary pressures may be cooling enough to ease U.S. monetary policy than Wall Street expected. The consumer price index rose at an annual rate of 2.7% last month, according to a delayed report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected the CPI to rise 3.1%. Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was also lower than expected, rising 2.6% in 12…
Polymarket banner outside the New York Stock Exchange, October 7, 2025.Kevin Stankiewicz | CNBCAnnual trading volume in prediction markets could reach $1 trillion by the end of this decade, according to a new report from Eilers & Krejcik, a research firm specializing in sports and interactive gaming.”A number of factors, particularly legal and regulatory challenges, can slow or derail the growth of prediction markets,” Chris Grove, partner emeritus and strategic advisor at Eilers & Krajcik, told CNBC. “But the basic elements of consumer demand and a diverse array of brands looking to meet that demand are clearly in place.”That growth…
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation at the White House Diplomatic Reception Room in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2025.Doug Mills via ReuterThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. President Trump’s defensePresident Donald Trump, whose approval ratings are low, touted his economic and other policies and attacked his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, in a speech at the White House. “I inherited a mess,” Trump said of returning to the White House last January. “And I’m fixing it.”Here’s…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during a joint press conference in the Kremlin, July 5, 2024.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOne of Russia’s last remaining allies in the European Union told CNBC that he believes the proposal to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction through frozen Russian assets has no way forward. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is considering using seized Russian assets held in Europe to provide further financial support to Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with CNBC as officials arrived for a European Council meeting that proposals…
Jake Paul believes he is “more important” to boxing than Anthony Joshua and insisted sports fans should “want me to win” the fight in Miami.The pair exchanged heated words at the final press conference ahead of the game in Miami early Saturday morning British time. Joshua returns to the ring for the first time since his knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2025, and although he insisted this was not his “biggest payday”, Paul will be in his 14th boxing match following his points win over former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in June. “This is Giants vs.…