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Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank
on October 17, 2026 at 4:11 pm
Belgian foreign minister says his government will ‘press for EU sanctions against those responsible for this violence’
States sue OpenAI, saying it gives life to ‘cyberhacking agents’ while ChatGPT hurts children and deceives adults
by Marc Levy, The Associated Press on October 17, 2026 at 2:32 pm
OpenAI said it has built safety protections into ChatGPT for children, and that it would continue to do so to improve the model.
The Iran war has cost the average U.S. household the equivalent of almost $2,000, and the energy portion goes up $50 a week, top economist says
by The Associated Press on October 17, 2026 at 2:22 pm
The tally includes $1,100 in higher energy prices, $540 in higher interest rates and $360 in military costs.
Congress passed the Russia sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham with bipartisan support. Trump just put it on hold a month after signing it
by Will Weissert, Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press on October 17, 2026 at 2:01 pm
Trump's unexpected decision comes a week after he stunningly said the U.S. had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia.
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei is steering a possible $2 trillion IPO—but he says up to 40% of his time goes to making sure company culture is good
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on October 17, 2026 at 1:28 pm
Dario Amodei says constant communication and avoiding "corpo speak" keep Anthropic's 3,500 employees aligned as the AI race heats up.
Mark Cuban is worth $10 billion—but in college, he paid for junior year with a dorm-room chain letter he admits was ‘basically a scam’
by Sydney Lake on October 17, 2026 at 1:26 pm
Cuban, who grew up in a working-class family, says his early hustles laid the groundwork for a career that took him from a crowded Dallas apartment to […]
Jeff Bezos says ‘millions of people’ will be living in space by 2045—and robots will commute on our behalf to the moon
by Orianna Rosa Royle on October 17, 2026 at 1:21 pm
No one enjoys the dreaded commute to work, and by 2045, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicts we’ll have robots to do that for us. After all, in his vision […]
Zelenskyy says Starlink speed limits in Ukraine are a ‘planned operation’
on October 17, 2026 at 12:53 pm
President says restrictions only apply in Ukraine and are hampering efforts to intercept Russian attacks