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Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs

Volkswagen is bracing for the most significant restructuring in its nearly ninety year history after its board approved a plan to eliminate an additional 50,000 jobs. This latest decision pushes the total number of expected role cuts to 100,000 by 2030. Chief Executive Oliver Blume described the move as a strong signal regarding the company’s

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OpenAI unveils GPT-6 Astra with major advances in AI capabilities: ‘Now in the AGI era’

OpenAI officially entered what its leadership calls the AGI era on Thursday with the unveiling of GPT-6 Astra. This latest model represents a massive leap forward in artificial intelligence, specifically targeting high level professional work, scientific research, and complex coding. The rollout begins immediately for enterprise customers with Daybreak access, followed quickly by users of

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Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets

Tesla is signaling a potential shift in its ambitious robotaxi strategy by inviting outside businesses to express interest in purchasing and managing Cybercab fleets. In a newly published form released ahead of a major event in Austin, the electric vehicle giant is gauging appetite from companies that might want to buy these autonomous vehicles or

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Tesla unveils new Cybercab robotaxi at exclusive Austin event. Follow along here.

Downtown Austin became the center of the automotive world on Thursday as Tesla officially launched the Cybercab, a move intended to pivot the company from a traditional electric car manufacturer toward an artificial intelligence powerhouse. The atmosphere surrounding ACL Live was electric, with crowds gathering hours early and many guests dressing in gold to match

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GPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Era

OpenAI has officially pulled back the curtain on its latest powerhouse, GPT-6 Astra, a model the company describes as a massive leap forward in how machines interact with the digital world. According to recent announcements, Astra isn’t just another chatbot but a sophisticated tool capable of navigating web browsers, writing complex code, and tackling high-level

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Microsoft discloses Azure revenue as part of major financial reporting changes

Microsoft is shaking up its financial reporting strategy to better align with the era of artificial intelligence, moving toward a simplified structure that offers investors an unprecedented look at its core operations. Starting in late October for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, the tech giant will collapse its previous three business segments into just

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Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for nearly $13B

Nvidia has announced a massive move to solidify its dominance in the artificial intelligence landscape with plans to acquire the developer platform Hugging Face for approximately 12.9 billion dollars. The deal, which includes roughly 11.9 billion dollars for shareholders and another billion set aside for employee retention, represents a strategic bet by the chipmaking giant

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Economy

Fed Governor Waller indicates he will support holding rates steady at September meeting

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled on Thursday that he is leaning toward maintaining current interest rates at the central bank’s upcoming September meeting, provided that incoming economic data remains stable. In a candid conversation with Reuters, Waller suggested that while inflation still sits meaningully above the Federal Reserve’s two percent goal, recent trends indicate

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Dutch central bank moves gold bars out of U.S. and Canada, citing ‘crisis preparedness’

The Dutch central bank has quietly relocated roughly 86 metric tons of gold from vaults in the United States and Canada to the United Kingdom, a move officials say is designed to bolster the nation’s crisis preparedness. Between March and August, just over a quarter of the reserves previously held in New York and Ottawa

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Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold from U.S., Canada to London

De Nederlandsche Bank has shifted eighty six tonnes of its gold reserves from New York and Ottawa to London in a strategic move designed to bolster its crisis preparedness. According to the Dutch central bank, relocating these assets allows for better liquidity and faster access during times of economic instability. Officials noted that gold held

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