The UK-based AI Security Institute found that an AI agent powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 model researched the human maintainers of an open source project, created multiple fake identities, and used those identities to socially engineer a real maintainer into approving a malicious code …
Crude oil prices rebounded Wednesday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed they had struck a Saudi Arabian tanker in the Red Sea with a missile near the coast of Yanbu, a major port used for Saudi crude oil exports. Brent crude rose more than …
U.S. Treasury yields continued moving lower Wednesday as investors weighed how a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could shape the broader U.S. economic and inflation outlook. The 10-year Treasury yield, a key benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card rates, …
President Trump said his administration held all-day negotiations with Iran on Tuesday, describing the talks as very good discussions during a television interview and predicting that the Strait of Hormuz would open very soon. Trump also warned that Iran would face severe consequences if …
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both closed at record highs Tuesday, with the S&P 500 climbing 1.79% to 7,736.52, its first fresh high since June, while the Dow surged 907.47 points, or 1.71%, to close at 54,085.88. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, …
OpenAI and its subsidiary Statsig, a product development software company, agreed to pay 3.2 million dollars to settle U.S. Justice Department claims that they favored foreign workers holding temporary employment visas while discriminating against U.S. job applicants during recruiting and hiring. The Justice Department …
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will do whatever it takes to support Japan's effort to stabilize the yen in a manner that also benefits the American economy and taxpayer, speaking two days after confirming the Treasury had joined Japanese authorities in …
The number of U.S. workers voluntarily leaving their jobs rose by 79,000 to 3.23 million in June, an increase from a revised 3.15 million in May. Leisure and hospitality led the sector-level gains, adding 40,000 quits, driven primarily by accommodation and food services, while …
Anthropic named Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar as its first chief global affairs officer, a newly created position intended to manage the artificial intelligence developer's relationships with the U.S. government and the growing number of countries where the company is expanding its operations. Cuéllar will report directly …
New Jersey filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in federal court in Newark, alleging the company used its dominant market position to impose low pay and poor working conditions on thousands of independent delivery drivers operating through its Delivery Service Partner program. The …