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DoorDash to pay $131.5m after underpaying New York workers
Company to award backpay to 264,000 workers as mayor Zohran Mamdani condemns use of ‘greedy algorithms’DoorDash said it would pay $131.5m to settle a New York City government in…
Trump admin says it will save $2.2 billion by kicking off 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
Officials allege the enrollees were ineligible, fraudulently enrolled or did not exist, while another 419,000 enrollments face review.
After 40 investors rejected Jeff Bezos’ Amazon pitch, his parents offered $245,573 of their retirement savings
Bezos’ stepfather’s first question about the company was “What’s the internet?” the Amazon founder previously said.
OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna Minutes After Anthropic Drops Claude Opus 5.5
OpenAI cut prices 50% on its mid-tier models the same day Anthropic shipped a cheaper flagship, escalating a rivalry now measured in minutes.
‘I have a big decision to make’: Trump had a ‘good meeting’ with Iranian officials warning he may ‘annihilate the Islamic Republic’
Trump has accused Iran of "behaving badly" and stalling to make a deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz because the regime is "weak and desperate."
Bitcoin Breaks Out as Nasdaq Hits Records and Oil Slides on Iran Hopes
A stretched but firmly bullish Bitcoin chart is riding the same tailwind lifting stocks: falling oil, a record Nasdaq, and a Fed that hiked rates while quietly pumping liquidity i…
Bernstein Predicts $10 Trillion Prediction Market by 2035—10X Its Original Forecast
Bernstein now projects prediction markets will handle $10 trillion a year by 2035, up from its own $1 trillion by 2030 forecast made just five months ago.
What AI slowdown? OpenAI, Anthropic release dueling models as price wars heat up
The rival AI labs release lower cost versions of their flagship models within hours of each other. Is it a race to the bottom?
Chase Freedom Flex Ditches Foreign Transaction Fee, Cell Phone Insurance
The Chase Freedom Flex will also feature a heightened welcome bonus for a limited time.
The Guardian view on Keynes in the West End: James Graham’s latest play captures the zeitgeist | Editorial
As the chancellor, John Healey, ponders options ahead of his first budget, the playwright’s new work offers lessons from the pastStill only 44, James Graham has become a formidabl…
The backwards AI pacing debate and how far business is from the frontier
In every tech revolution, the greatest fortunes went to those who understood that a frontier is worthless until the settlers have arrived.
Anthropic’s New Claude Opus 5.5 Matches Fable at 60% the Price
Anthropic's new flagship claims Fable 5.1-level performance at a fraction of the cost—but GPT-6 Astra still beats it on two published benchmarks.
Canada's 'Big Six' banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative
Initial testing will focus on moving digital commercial deposits across participating institutions before linking to broader digital asset ecosystems.
The real AI threat isn’t China, it’s accelerationism
The U.S. and China should make AI safety a shared priority, not a race for dominance.
‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointedThousands of farmers have been left empty-handed with the government’s 2026 nat…
Dogecoin Jumps to Highest Price in Months: Here's What's Going On
Dogecoin is rallying, and once again, Elon Musk may have something to do with it.
The 10-year Treasury yield just hit 5% for the first time since 2007 — is a 1970s-style ‘stagflation’ on the return?
From the pandemic to the war in Iran, the bond market has been on quite a ride to the 5% benchmark.
Keeping billionaires and the taxman happy | Letters
Stephen Gillian says the super-rich could help guarantee a decent wage for low-paid people in return for some tax benefits. Plus letters from Les Bright and Steve BrownI have a si…
Davey promises tax cuts for millions if UK rejoins EU single market
The Lib Dem leader vows to raise tax thresholds if he becomes PM, in a speech to his party conference.
If AI is going to destroy humanity, Scott Bessent says hyperscalers, not government, must take the fall: ‘We cannot absolve you of responsibility’
"That's good business for them, bad business for the American people."
Zcash gets first European ETP following US ETF launch
21shares listed physically backed ZEC and ETHFI products on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, as issuers broaden their offerings beyond major cryptocurrencies.
Jim Ratcliffe halts production at Hull chemical plants over ‘ridiculous’ gas prices
Billionaire owner of Ineos says company ‘cannot compete’ with global market despite efficiency of Humberside sitesBillionaire industrialist Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pausing production…
Walmart’s new pricing patents spark fears of surveillance: ‘Are they going to charge you a different price if they know who you are?’
Walmart’s pricing patents have raised fears of personalized prices. Two experts say they describe pricing items, not people.
Bitcoin price seeks $86K as new support after oil dips below $90
Bitcoin price action avoided a significant drop below $86,000 as US president Donald Trump pledged a deal with Iran after November’s midterm election.