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Students sit in an auditorium until class ends at the University of Texas at Austin on February 22, 2024, in Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration announced Thursday that it will reduce interest rates by 1 percentage point starting July 1 for federal student loan borrowers who enroll in AutoPay. Autopay borrowers currently receive a discount of 0.25 percentage points.Federal student loan holders who have not yet enrolled in Autopay must do so by September 30th if they want to benefit from lower interest rates. Discount lasts until June 30, 2028.Read more CNBC’s personal finance coverage“The Trump Administration is…
Karamo Brown, famous for his pep talk on Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” has entered the wellness and AI space with his new app, Kē. After spending a year and a half focusing on her own journey, from fitness and nutrition to meditation, sobriety, relationships and personal growth, Brown wants to help others do the same. Kē offers a number of features designed to support users, including personalized fitness plans that match users’ existing training equipment and schedules, and nutrition coaching that suggests meal plans based on users’ home diets. Users have the flexibility to request adjustments to their fitness and meal…
A Waymo self-driving taxi in front of Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, on February 3, 2026.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWaymo is recalling about 3,900 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix a software issue after some vehicles entered highway construction zones, according to a notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.Voluntary recall means alphabetThe filing is the second in more than a month, following 13 known incidents in which Waymo robot taxis entered construction zones on freeways in Phoenix and entered lanes of freeways under construction in the San Francisco area, according to filings released…
It was no picnic for me either, Pal.At that time, Hiro said, “All’s well that ends well.” “About two months after filming was completed, Jim and I spoke again,” he told the Times. “He praised me and told me I did a great job and thanked me. I thanked him too, because he went through all of that. I think How the Grinch Stole Christmas was the hardest movie I’ve ever worked on. It’s a fond memory, but if we had to do it again…we wouldn’t do it!” After all, Hiro, a two-time Oscar winner for 2017’s Darkest Hour and…
The forward will be able to join up with the Toronto squad when they play against Germany on Saturday.Published June 18, 2026June 18, 2026Ivory Coast forward Elie Wahi has been granted travel permission to visit Canada for this weekend’s World Cup match against Germany, the country’s soccer federation announced, hours after announcing he could not travel because he had not received a visa.”The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has reported that Elie Wahi’s management situation remains favorable. The necessary permits for his entry into Canadian territory have now been obtained,” the Ivorian Football Federation’s official X account said in a statement…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City.Spencer Pratt | Getty ImagesWhile many traders focused on Treasuries following new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s first meeting, it was another corner of the bond market that caught the attention of options traders.of iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) Put volume rose on Thursday.In one eyebrow-raising trade, an investor paid $1.3 million to buy 20,000 shares of a Jan. 27 75-strike put. The volume of puts was five times that of calls, with 190,000 of the 226,000 HYG options traded Thursday, according…
When Tony Fadell entered New York City’s 28th Street subway station, he didn’t expect to encounter an ad for a product he designed more than 20 years ago. But there was a 5-by-4-foot poster promoting the iPod Shuffle, luring passersby with the promise of “zero screen time.” “My first thought was, ‘Wait a minute, why didn’t someone change the ads?'” Fadell, known as the father of the iPod, told TechCrunch. “For someone like me who knows that, it’s like looking at a picture of your child.” As Fadel stood at the station, he was surrounded by people wearing wireless Bluetooth…
Brazil’s record goalscorer continues to be plagued by injuries even after being selected for the 2026 World Cup squad.Published June 18, 2026June 18, 2026The Brazilian Football Federation has confirmed that Neymar will miss the second leg of the World Cup in Brazil due to a lingering calf injury.The association announced in a statement Thursday that the forward will not accompany the rest of the team to the Group C game against Haiti in Philadelphia.”He plans to remain in New Jersey to optimize the final stages of the recovery process,” it added.Neymar is Brazil’s top international scorer with 79 goals, surpassing…
Oil prices were little changed Thursday after Vice President J.D. Vance announced that more than 12 million barrels of tankers had passed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight. “This is the highest amount since the conflict began,” Vance told reporters at a White House press briefing. CNBC could not immediately confirm the number. Before the Iran war, approximately 14 million barrels of oil per day and 6 million barrels of refined products passed through Hormuz.brent crude oil Futures, an international benchmark, rose 30 cents to close at $79.85 a barrel. E.T. West Texas Intermediate Futures It fell 19 cents to…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday directed power grid operators to quickly respond to interconnection requests from data centers and other large electricity users. Under the order, six major power grid operators will have to prove that their data centers “can be connected to the power grid in a timely and orderly manner.” Data centers are responsible for paying interconnect costs. Commissioners unanimously approved the order. FERC also provided an avenue for grid technology startups and directed grid operators to consider “alternative transmission technologies.” Although the commission did not mention specific technologies, the directive could include solid-state transformers…