The White House has nominated Stuart Lewenbach, a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). An official told The Hill that the nomination is a “technical” move designed to extend OMB Director Russell Vought’s tenure as acting director of the agency, and…
VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Alphabet stock jumped 5% on Wednesday after Google debuted its latest artificial intelligence model, Gemini 3, sparking optimism from investors. The new model is an improvement on its predecessor, Gemini 2.5, which Google released about eight months ago. Google said Gemini 3 allows users to get…
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a California law requiring companies to disclose the risks climate change poses to their businesses. The Ninth Circuit issued a resolution blocking enforcement of California’s Senate Bill 261 while the case against it is pending. That law would require companies to produce a report on their climate-related financial……
Walmart is in talks to buy a startup called R&A Data, a company founded by two Israeli scientists that works to reduce scams and counterfeits on online marketplaces, according to people familiar with the matter and records reviewed by CNBC. The acquisition would come at a key time for the largest U.S. retailer as incoming…
as in australia ban on social media For teens under 16, Meta has begun notifying teen Facebook and Instagram users about the fate of their accounts. When the ban goes into effect on December 10, Meta will revoke teens’ access to their existing accounts, and will block users under 16 from starting new accounts starting…
Defensive Mauricio Pochettino criticized the idea United States of America Having “regular players” in the men’s national team gave their alternate XI an advantage Great 5-1 win Above uruguay On Tuesday night, it marked the first time the U.S. has scored five goals against a World Cup winner or any South American team. “I don’t…
Harvard announced Tuesday that it is investigating Larry Summers, a university faculty member and former president, and other school colleagues over their ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The new review comes after a set of new documents released by the House last Wednesday detailing a close friendship between Summers and… Source link
Blue Owl has decided to call off the merging of two of its private-credit funds after the deal caused some angst among investors, according to people familiar with the matter. The firm had planned to merge its smaller, non-traded Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (OBDC II), into the larger, publicly traded fund Blue Owl Capital…
OpenAI is moving deeper into retail, aiming to launch a new ChatGPT-powered app for shoppers in the coming weeks. The news follows OpenAI’s move last month to add dedicated retail apps to ChatGPIT, including Canva, Coursera, Figma, Expedia, Spotify, and Zillow. It also comes to join the race for OpenAI AI-powered commerce through new products…
