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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, for high-stakes discussions about Russia’s war in Ukraine.  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the goal of the meeting is “for the president is to walk away with a better understanding of how we can end this war.” A top Kremlin aide said economic cooperation between Washington and …

Rewatching Steven Spielberg’s 2001 film AI: Artificial Intelligence, it feels as plausible as ever, but also more misguided. In 2001, AI was barely a thought in everyday life. It was the thing that destroyed the world in Terminator, and still a lofty goal in tech circles. Today, as the technology continues to grow and dominate daily conversation in almost every …

FILE – President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit on July 7, 2017, in Hamburg, Germany. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska today, a momentous summit on American soil with a leader isolated by the West over his invasion …

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 12, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images S&P 500 futures are near flat Thursday night following the benchmark index’s third straight record close. Futures tied to the benchmark index ticked down 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures shed 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average …

Researchers think that members of the most recently identified “hominin” group (the Denisovans) mixed with early modern humans and passed along parts of their DNA. Evidence points to several separate interbreeding events, each leaving a genetic imprint that influenced the course of human history. In 2010, scientists released the first draft of the Neanderthal genome. Comparing it with modern human …

Stock Market Today: S&P 500 logs fresh record, Dow and Nasdaq end lower following hot PPI reading; small caps decline  MarketWatch S&P 500 ekes out a third day of gains as traders shake off a hot inflation report: Live updates  CNBC Hot U.S. inflation data rattles global bond markets  Reuters Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Ekes Out Record After Hot PPI Report  Barron’s Bond …

In case you missed it — this is the post for people who mainly only read headlines — Apple has announced that it will be releasing iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 later today. Apple shared this information in a press release on its Newsroom website. The software updates will re-enable the Blood Oxygen feature on Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, …

Apple has announced that it will release a software update for iPhone and Apple Watch later today with a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature” for Apple Watch users in the United States. This comes over 18 months after Apple began selling the Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature in America due to a patent dispute. The new feature will be …

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Waver Ahead of Wholesale Inflation Data  The Wall Street Journal S&P 500 futures fall slightly after two days of big gains, some weak earnings: Live updates  CNBC World equities hit record highs, US yields fall on optimism for Fed rate cut  Reuters Stock Market News for Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Records, Dow Rises …

China and Hong Kong stocks open mixed Chinese and Hong Kong stocks traded mixed Thursday.  As of 9:32 a.m. local time (9:32 p.m. ET Wednesday), the Hang Seng Index rose 0.58%, while mainland’s CSI 300 was flat. Asia-Pacific markets start the day mixed Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark fell 0.31%, reversing course from its record high …