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Campbell Brown has spent his career pursuing accurate information, first as a renowned television journalist and then as Facebook’s first and only full-time news chief. Now, as she sees AI changing the way people consume information, she feels that history may repeat itself. This time, she’s not waiting for someone else to fix it. Her company, Forum AI — which she recently discussed with TechCrunch’s Tim Fernholz at StrictlyVC night in San Francisco — evaluates how its foundational models perform on what she calls “high-stakes topics,” subjects such as geopolitics, mental health, finance, and recruiting that are “vague, nuanced, and…

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at a new residential development in Fontana, California, USA. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHomebuyers appear to be getting used to the new normal of rising mortgage rates, the highest in more than a month. Buyer demand for mortgages led to a 1.7% increase in total mortgage applications last week compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances of $832,750 or less, including origination fees for loans with a 20% down payment, decreased from 0.66 to…

According to FIFA, Coldplay’s Chris Martin will be the show curator for the final, which will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19.Published May 14, 2026May 14, 2026Madonna, Shakira and K-pop megastars BTS will headline a Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup finals at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 19, FIFA has announced.It will be Coldplay’s Chris Martin overseeing the show for the first time at a World Cup final, but details released on Thursday have raised concerns about how long the half-time period will be.”This is a historic moment for the FIFA…

Check out the companies making the biggest pre-market moves: EchoStar — Shares rose nearly 4.5% after the Federal Communications Commission approved the company’s $40 billion sale of radio spectrum to AT&T and SpaceX. The company sells 50 megahertz of its spectrum to AT&T and 65 megahertz to SpaceX. Alibaba — U.S.-listed shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba fell 3% after the company posted a steep 84% drop in first-quarter profit. Alibaba also reported significant investments in AI. Nextpower — Energy stocks soared 14% after Nextpower raised its full-year revenue outlook to a range of $3.8 billion to $4.1 billion. We…

AI is now being applied to everything from healthcare to customer support, but no use case is yet as popular or profitable as writing code. Jack Newton, co-founder and CEO of Clio, a Canadian law firm management software company, believes legal tech is poised to be the next big winner of the LLM era. It’s a self-serving argument — 18-year-old Clio is a legal tech company — but the numbers are hard to ignore. Clio saw a sharp acceleration in revenue growth after integrating AI into its services in 2023. The company announced annual recurring revenue (ARR) of more than…

Clay Gravesand and AD Smith: BreakupMr. Clay expressed hesitation about marriage because of his own thoughts about his father’s infidelity, but Mr. AD reassured him that they would do well as a couple and that everything seemed to be going well between them. However, when faced with the challenge of saying yes for eternity in front of the altar, Clay said he would not do so, telling AD that it is not a “responsibility” to get married when you are not ready. Shock. “I’m going to work for you,” he told AD, “and we’re going to get through this together.…

The International Energy Agency warned in its latest monthly update on Wednesday that oil prices are likely to rise past the summer peak demand period as rapidly dwindling inventories put further pressure on the market.Global oil supplies fell by a further 1.8 million barrels per day in April, bringing the total loss to 12.8 million barrels per day since the US-Israel-Iran war began on February 28, according to the May Oil Market Report. “More than 10 weeks since the Middle East war began, global oil stocks are being depleted at a record pace as supply losses from the Strait of…

Alex Cooper leaves TikTok, weeks after slamming Alix Earle, citing treatment of womanalex cooper I hope her daddy’s gang unites. While there are rumors of discord with her, alix earl, please call her dad Podcast host reveals misogyny on social media prompted her to delete the TikTok app from her phone and guests Tana Mango She admitted to having similar experiences with sexism online. “Society really wants women to be silent,” Tana said. May 13th episode “And we have to come together as women and double, triple, quadruple the fact that no, we’re not.” Alex agreed, noting that he had…

Wholesale prices in April recorded the highest annual rise in more than three years, suggesting inflation will worsen as pipeline costs soar.The producer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 1.4% for the month, well above the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a 0.5% rise and an upwardly revised 0.7% rise in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. This was the largest monthly increase since March 2022.On an annual basis, the index rose 6%, the largest increase since December 2022.Core PPI, which excludes food and energy, accelerated by 1% compared to the expected 0.4%. PPI, which excludes food, energy…

Cuba’s dire energy problem is about to get even worse, the country’s energy minister warned on Wednesday. Cuba’s energy and mines minister, Vicente de la O Levi, said in a special television appearance on Wednesday night that oil donations from Russia in late March had been exhausted. “The situation is very tense and the heat is increasing,” de la o Levi told Cuba’s state television, referring to the Caribbean island’s scorching summer that boosts energy demand. In recent days, small groups of Cubans have taken to the streets, often at night, banging pots and pans to protest lingering energy cuts.…