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As a wave of protests tests the Iranian regime’s ability to manage dissent, the countries with arguably the most to gain remain reluctant to intervene, waiting behind the scenes even when its regional adversaries are at their most vulnerable in years. Israel, which has publicly threatened Iran for months, has remained silent, watching the protests unfold and giving US President Donald Trump leeway to make his own decisions about whether to take action. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held several security talks regarding the situation in Iran in recent days, sources said. But the longtime leader, who launched a surprise…
Qingdao, China – January 13, 2026 – A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on January 13, 2026. Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChina’s export growth in December was much stronger than expected, with the annual trade surplus at a record high, while imports rose at the fastest pace in three months. Exports rose 6.6% in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, according to Chinese customs statistics on Wednesday, beating the median analyst estimate of a 3% increase and accelerating from a 5.9% increase in November.Imports…
airbnb Ahmad Aldar, former head of generative artificial intelligence, was appointed. meta platformCEO Brian Chesky announced the company’s new head of technology on Wednesday. “I’m really, really excited about Ahmad because we have the opportunity to make AI good for travel and make AI good for e-commerce,” Chesky told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin.Aldahl previously led Meta’s old GenAI division and was later named co-head of AI products when the social media company split the division due to poor reviews of the developer’s Llama 4 model. Meta later hired Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang as part of a $14.3 billion deal…
Nikki Glazer reveals Taylor Swift Easter egg in Golden Globe Awards 2026 opening monologuetaylor swift His latest philanthropy has taken him back to his hometown roots. Amid all the holiday donating buzz, the “The Life of a Showgirl” singer made a “generous gift” to The Store. brad paisley and wife Kimberly Williams-Paisleyis a nonprofit organization based in Tennessee. “”We are extremely grateful to Taylor Swift for including The Store in her year-end donation. Thanks to her generous donation, we can continue to provide families across Middle Tennessee with groceries with dignity and choice, especially as we prepare to open our…
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Nicholas Leonard and Derek Caneja wanted to build AI voice agents, but when it came time to build their product, they realized that many of these voice agents had design flaws. Some of these agents were built using no-code tools, which meant they could be shipped quickly to production, but the quality of the product was often poor. Other agents were made by companies that had the time and resources to spend months building specialized tools. “Developers and businesses needed an alternative,” Leonard told TechCrunch, adding that he and Kaneja also recognized that the future of software would be “coded,…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Wednesday. Yesterday’s inflation data reminded me that my preference for beef over chicken is hurting my grocery bill.Stock futures are falling this morning. The three major indexes have come out of the decline.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Check priceA produce worker stocks a shelf near romaine lettuce (top shelf, right) at a Washington, D.C., supermarket on November 20, 2018.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesThe so-called “core” values of the consumer price index for December were…
Former British ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson has apologized for continuing his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following his conviction. Mr Mandelson, who was removed from his ambassadorship in September over his ties to the disgraced financier, had come under fire for issuing a limited apology on Sunday for system failures that disappointed Mr Epstein’s victims. But on Monday, he issued a fuller apology in a statement to the BBC’s Newsnight programme. “Yesterday, I did not want to be held accountable for his (Epstein’s) crimes, which I was neither ignorant nor indifferent to because of the lies he…
An unknown Jordan Smith has won $1 million in prize money for a star-studded tennis field that included No. 1 Jannik Sinner.Published January 14, 2026January 14, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareAmateur Jordan Smith sensationally upset a star-studded field to win the high-pressure One Point Slam ahead of the Australian Open on Wednesday, taking home A$1 million (US$670,000) in prize money.The innovative sudden-death contest, held at a packed Rod Laver Arena, pitted 24 professional athletes led by Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff against 24 amateur athletes and a celebrity wildcard.Recommended stories list of 3…
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance (left) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio join President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is poised for tense talks with Greenlandic and Danish officials on Wednesday as the US president continues to push for control of Greenland.Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lökke Rasmussen are scheduled to convene at the White House for talks with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State…