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GM Gives Us All The Details On Its New V8s: More Power, Better Towing - motor1.com

GM Gives Us All The Details On Its New V8s: More Power, Better Towing - motor1.com

GM’s new V8s are bigger and more powerful than before, with the 6.6-liter making 481 horsepower and the 5.7-liter towing up to 13,700 pounds.

Major airlines cut flights as higher jet fuel prices hit carriers - Fox Business

Major airlines cut flights as higher jet fuel prices hit carriers - Fox Business

Executives at American, United and Southwest said higher fuel costs are squeezing airlines, though resilient travel demand has helped offset some of the pressure.

AI titans invited to Trump-Xi dinner - Politico

AI titans invited to Trump-Xi dinner - Politico

The executives' attendance signals artificial intelligence could be a key talking point during negotiations next week.

OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior - TechCrunch

OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior - TechCrunch

OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable AI models learn to hide it.

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,' new unredacted filings reveal - TechCrunch

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,' new unredacted filings reveal - TechCrunch

Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it would gut publishers.

Stocks rise, lifted by falling oil and yields as market attempts comeback after Fed sell-off: Live updates - CNBC

Stocks rise, lifted by falling oil and yields as market attempts comeback after Fed sell-off: Live updates - CNBC

In a widely anticipated move, the Fed on Wednesday raised the overnight funds rate by a quarter percentage point and signaled another hike could come this year.

SpaceX pushes next Starship launch back to Sept. 28, a 6-day delay for megarocket's 1st orbital flight - Space

SpaceX pushes next Starship launch back to Sept. 28, a 6-day delay for megarocket's 1st orbital flight - Space

The company gave no explanation for the delay.

What the Fed's interest rate hike reveals about Warsh, Trump and inflation - CBS News

What the Fed's interest rate hike reveals about Warsh, Trump and inflation - CBS News

The Fed's first rate hike in more than three years underscores the challenge of taming inflation as the Iran war drags on.

How Existential Fears Are Shaping the Debate Over AI - Bloomberg.com

How Existential Fears Are Shaping the Debate Over AI - Bloomberg.com

Some experts worry that heated rhetoric makes it hard to hold companies accountable, and sets back attempts to deal with environmental impact and job loss