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Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company’s Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the ...

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Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in murder-suicide

Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in murder-suicide

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death, alleging that the artificial intelligence c...

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How Trump’s trade deal and aid package affect American farmers

How Trump’s trade deal and aid package affect American farmers

RANDOLPH, Minn. (AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wh...

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What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for you

What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for you

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three...

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Federal Reserve likely to cut rates, may signal just one more reduction next year

Federal Reserve likely to cut rates, may signal just one more reduction next year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will almost certainly reduce its key interest rate Wednesday, but the bigger question for financial markets and the economy is what signals Chair Jerome Powel...

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Asian benchmarks mostly decline as investors anticipate US rate cut

Asian benchmarks mostly decline as investors anticipate US rate cut

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower, trading in a narrow range ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting later Wednesday that’s expected to result in the third cut to interest rates this year. J...

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