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Vía Navegable Argentina Takes Over the Paraná Export Waterway

ARGENTINA · TRADE Key Facts —The handover Vía Navegable Argentina (VNA) has begun operating the Paraná-Paraguay waterway under a 25-year concession. —The owners VNA is the consortium of Belgium’s Jan De Nul and Argentina’s Servimagnus…

Top Pentagon Official Rejects Anthropic Researcher’s AI Warning

A top Pentagon official is pushing back against rising fears about artificial intelligence risks days after a public warning from an Anthropic PBC engineer that AI insiders believe the technology “could kill us all by the end of the…

Starbucks is back, CEO Brian Niccol says. Here is what he's focused on next

Niccol added that he aims to "finish the job on uplifting all of our coffeehouses."

Saudis Weigh Merging EA With Savvy to Create Global Gaming Giant

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is considering combining Electronic Arts Inc. with Savvy Games, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that would bring blockbuster titles like Madden NFL and Pokemon Go under one roof.

AI chip startup Positron's valuation skyrockets in latest funding round

Macy's and American Eagle Drop, JetBlue Dips | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Macy's (M) shares are lower, erasing an earlier advance, as investors weigh much better-than-expected comparable sales and adjusted EPS in the second quarter against a less robust third-quarter guidance…

Humans need to 'surf the wave' of AI rather than get swallowed by it, Chesky says at Communacopia

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen are set to speak at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference.

Russia’s international flight network covers 37 countries — Transport Ministry

Russian Deputy Transport Minister Vladimir Poteshkin said it includes regions in the Middle East, Asia, the CIS, and Africa

Portuguese group D3 sues Meta, TikTok and YouTube over addictive design

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Ukraine Arctic Drone Attacks Reveal New Risks for Gas Market

Ukraine’s unprecedented attacks on Russia’s gas assets in a remote Arctic region region revealed new risks for the Kremlin’s battered energy industry and the global market.

Diesel Futures in US Top $5 a Gallon for First Time Since 2022

US diesel futures surged above $5 a gallon for the first time since April 2022, the latest sign of a deepening global fuel squeeze as wars disrupt supplies and rapidly erode fuel stockpiles around the world.