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Anthropic says its newest AI system can detect serious cybersecurity risks, but the new technology is so powerful that the company is holding back public release. The nearly autonomous system can detect banking software vulnerabilities and spawn sub-agents that operate without human oversight at unprecedented speed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jay Powell took the unusual step of calling in major bank leaders to discuss the risks raised by the new model. Experts weigh in on whether regulation and open-source tools can keep the financial system safe. (Source: Bloomberg)...

The IMF is more important than ever in times of crisis...

S&P Global Ratings cut the outlook on Finland's debt to negative from stable, as the Nordic nation's debt pile keeps growing....

Airlines around the world are raising prices for bags and seats, dialing back profit forecasts and openly discussing ways to link up with rivals as the chokehold from war-related fuel costs tightens....

Amid Iran-war upheaval, some emerging markets are doing just fine....

Chinese weather authorities warned of heavy rainfall across southern regions from April 26 to April 29, with downpours expected to hit areas already saturated by earlier storms, raising the risk of flooding and landslides....

Thousands of Malaysians gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, reiterating calls for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into allegations involving outgoing anti-graft chief Azam Baki....

Barry speaks with David Gardner, Author and Co-Founder, at the Motley Fool. They discuss David's new book book "Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of he Future and Build Lasting Wealth." They also discuss the pros and cons of different investing strategies and trends. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Business activity in the euro area contracted for the first time since 2024 on a pronounced weakening in the services sector as war in the Middle East suppressed demand....

METR, which stands for Model Evaluation and Threat Researc, is focused on understanding the degree to which AI models can engage in autonomous, complex tasks. METR see this is as a particularly important benchmark, given the risk that AI could one day be engaged in recursive self improvement, taking humans out of the loop. But how do you really gauge a model's ability to do complex problems. And what is being measured for exactly? On this episode we speak with METR's President Chris Painter as well as Joel Becker, a member of the technical staff who works on evaluation methods for the organization. We discuss both the mechanics and the philosophy of METR's work, and what it means when we see a a chart showing that Clause Opus 4.6 can do a task that would take a human nearly 12 hours. (Source: Bloomberg)...

“If I am elected mayor, my single biggest priority will be to build thousands more homes every year,” Sadiq Khan wrote in his 2016 election manifesto to run the UK capital....

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Russia carried out one of the largest attacks on Ukraine overnight, killing four people and leaving over 30 wounded across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Telegram....

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's bid for a meaningful rebound in 2026 is getting harder to deliver by the week, despite the huge stimulus flowing into Europe's biggest economy....

Eigentlich hatte Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz für 2026 den lang ersehnten Wirtschaftsaufschwung versprochen. Mit dem Iran-Krieg schwindet diese Hoffnung zunehmend. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Investor Adam Levinson said he remains bullish despite recent market volatility, and is buying the dip ahead of an expected rally on a resolution in the Iran conflict....

China's central bank and foreign‑exchange regulator reiterated the need to curb excessive — or “involution‑style” — competition within the country's finance industry, framing it as a governance and discipline concern....

US officials reversed themselves and will now allow Nicolás Maduro and his wife to pay lawyers with Venezuelan funds as they defend themselves in the drug-trafficking case against them in New York....

Chinese President Xi Jinping said that Beijing has always viewed its relations with Laos from a strategic and long-term perspective, describing the country as a key priority in China's diplomacy with neighboring nations....