The Iran War Brings More Inflation and New Strength to the Yuan

Apple Shares Jump On Report Next iOS Will Allow Users To Choose Rival AI Models Having appeared to be behind the game on its AI offerings for months, Apple will reportedly allow users choose from a range of outside artificial intelligence services to power features across its software, building on a strategy to turn its devices into a comprehensive AI platform. Bloomberg reports that, according to people with knowledge of the matter, Users will be able to select from multiple third-party AI models for tasks like generating and editing text and images, according...

New CFTC Prediction Market Proposal Would Ban War And Terrorism Bets While Allowing Sports Markets The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unveiled a proposed framework for prediction markets that would prohibit contracts tied to violent or harmful events, including terrorism, war, and political assassinations, while largely preserving sports-based markets, according to Bloomberg. Under the proposal, "gaming" would be interpreted more narrowly, focusing on activities driven primarily by chance. As a result, most existing sports event contracts would remain permissible. According to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, the agency's goal is to "protect...

Israel Creates Fake Think Tank In Likely Attempt To Dupe AI Chatbots Authored by Nick Cleveland-Stout via Responsible Statecraft, At a glance, the Hanover Institute for Public Policy looks like a new think tank dedicated to Israel/Palestine. The organization churns out think-tank style reports on questions such as "Does AIPAC Use 'Dark Money in Elections?" and "Is Israel Carrying out a Deliberate Campaign of Starvation in Gaza?" A banner depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed with the Capitol dome in the background as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather on the day of...