Airwallex raises $320 million to power finance run by AI agents
The Airwallex logo appears on a laptop computer screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on December 8, 2025.
Finance
Chicago Fed’s Goolsbee says inflation is too high; Williams sees price pressures easing
Two Federal Reserve officials on Thursday indicated some optimism on inflation, though neither indicated a likelihood that interest rates will
IMO pauses Hormuz ship evacuation plan after vessel attack
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 11, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/isna | Via
tech rout in Asia and Wall Street
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi |
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub to open new rare disease funding round
Biohub, a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative-funded non-profit research organization, announced Thursday that it will open another round of funding through its
Why some Washington lawmakers want to tax high earners
A person holds a sign reading “Save Our Social Security” during a rally against President Donald Trump’s tax plan, near
Trump keeps turning Republican wins into loyalty tests, GOP liabilities
US President Donald Trump, alongside Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks to the press on the
On Semi strikes $7 billion deal for Synaptics in physical AI push
On Semiconductor has agreed to buy Synaptics in a nearly $7 billion all-stock deal to bolster its push into physical
Microsoft lifts price of Xbox consoles due to soaring component costs
Fairgoers play at the Xbox booth at the Cologne Trade Fair Center during the opening day of Gamescom 2025 in
Democrats probe Trump’s troubled $16 million reflecting pool renovation
Workers clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker