Microsoft shares fell 3% after Anthropic announced new workplace tools for Claude that could compete directly with Office software. The release includes Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards, and Claude Data, CNBC reported. "Starting today, Claude can build spreadsheets, whiteboards, and dashboards with your team," Anthropic said in a blog post announcing the suite. Nvidia stock dipped … Read more
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that restarting open war with Iran is highly unlikely as long as indirect negotiations continue to progress. Speaking in a 20-minute phone interview with CNN, Trump conditioned any lasting peace on whether Tehran signs a very strong agreement to constrain its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. … Read more
A “Welcome Home Son” banner hung over the pavement outside a modest row house in Hull on Monday as Karl Bushby threw his arms around his tearful mother, Angela, completing a walk he started 28 years earlier. The 57-year-old former British paratrooper arrived at his childhood home on foot, having travelled roughly 50,000km (31,070 miles) … Read more
Trump’s Focus on Tariffs and Critical Minerals Sets Tone for Asean Summit US President Donald Trump’s attendance at the Asean summit in Manila from November 16 to 18, 2026, marks an important moment in US-ASEAN economic diplomacy, with trade pressures and strategic concessions at the forefront. Experts highlight that Trump’s agenda centers on securing supply-chain … Read more
International concern has escalated following the death of a 28-year-old lab technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, with the World Health Organization urging Moscow to clarify reports of a second employee falling ill with pneumonia of undetermined cause. The worker, identified in local reports as Darya Shipilova, was hospitalized on September 29, … Read more
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran on Saturday that President Donald Trump remains determined to block it from acquiring nuclear weapons, leaving Tehran to choose between relinquishing its nuclear ambitions or facing further American action. Speaking to reporters, Hegseth declined to confirm whether Washington plans to deploy a third aircraft carrier to the region. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a productive social media exchange with US President Donald Trump, reviewing bilateral cooperation across trade, defense, energy, and critical technologies while discussing regional security. The conversation arrives on the heels of a sweeping US sanctions package targeting Russian and Iran energy exports, which introduces potential tariffs of up to 100 … Read more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has emerged as a key ally to President Donald Trump as Washington debates artificial intelligence regulation, according to industry experts and reports from CNBC. During a public phone call at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles on Monday, Trump told Huang that “the robots are not going to be taking over … Read more
American artificial intelligence giant Anthropic accused its Chinese rivals DeepSeek and Moonshot on Thursday of covertly routing customer requests to its Claude models, then displaying the responses to users as if they originated from their own systems. According to Anthropic’s 154-page report published Thursday, Kimi model developer Moonshot secretly directed user prompts through Claude, utilized … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that he spoke with US President Donald Trump in recent days, emphasizing that Ottawa remains prepared to reach a fair trade deal despite escalating economic tensions and retaliatory tariffs, according to reports. Trade Talks Stall Amid US Tariffs and Canadian Retaliation Ever since Trump took office again last year, … Read more