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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has been invited to visit ABC’s “The View” as a guest. The no-brainer booking move was immediately sensationalized by the Daily Mail this way: “Karoline Leavitt in secret talks to join TV’s most controversial show.” Technically that’s true — a guest invite

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta on Wednesday agreed to make sweeping changes to its platforms as part of an $18 billion settlement with dozens of states over claims its platforms contributed to a youth mental health crisis. Regulators and online safety advocates called it a watershed moment, and both Meta and

By Rachel Siegel, CNN (CNN) — First came “9 to 5.” Then came the business empire, rooted in the place Dolly Parton called home. Parton, who died Tuesday, was instantly memorialized for her country music fame, glitzy glam and humanitarian touch. At The Old Mill Restaurant in East Tennessee, Tim Fulton was in his office,

By Clare Duffy, Ramishah Maruf, John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia’s earnings beat expectations and its revenue doubled from a year ago, but it was the potential for future growth that excited investors. The chipmaker has seen soaring revenue sitting at the head of the AI boom. The company earned $96.2 billion in

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Apple’s new CEO is about to have his first big moment in the spotlight. The tech giant announced it will hold an event on September 9, when it’s expected to reveal the biggest-ever change to its smartphone lineup: the first foldable iPhone. It’s the company’s first major product launch

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argued on Wednesday that artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans will outweigh any potential good. “AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice,” he said in a 6,000-word essay, entitled “The turbulent AI

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta said Wednesday it has agreed to pay about $18 billion as part of a settlement to resolve a multistate lawsuit claiming that it intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health. The settlement ends a landmark legal battle for the social media giant. As

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Many Americans feel growing unease about the proliferation of cameras — in people’s hands, on homes and businesses, in public spaces for police use — that seem to be capturing our every move, sparking backlash, protests and users ditching or destroying devices. Now Ring, one of the

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US consumers reined in their spending in July as inflation remained stubbornly high, new Commerce Department data showed Wednesday. Consumer spending, when adjusted for inflation, was flat from the month prior, a sharp slowdown from a 0.4% gain in June, according to the report. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Never doubt the power of the $30 trillion US Treasury market. It was robust enough to push back on the Treasury Department’s recent intervention while captivating Wall Street. Now investors are wondering whether the bond market’s unease is strong enough to disturb a booming stock market. Bond

By Matt Egan, CNN Iran’s status as an economic outcast is nothing new. It’s been a pariah in the eyes of much of the world for literally decades. Over the years, the United States has slapped Iran with countless sanctions targeting its banking system, shipping companies, oil industry and military. That’s why Operation Economic Outcast,

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Kelly Klein graduated from college with $100,000 in student loans that she feared would haunt her forever. “I expected I’d never pay off my student debt,” said Klein, who is 31 years old. But flash forward 10 years and Klein is now debt-free, her retirement account is

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — It’s still August. Temperatures are in the 90s for much of the country. Labor Day, America’s unofficial end of summer, is nearly two weeks away. In many regions of the country school has yet to start. But Starbucks wants you to think fall. On Tuesday, the chain rolled out

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — After successfully remaking the Whopper, Burger King is now shifting its focus from patties to poultry. Beginning September 1, new chicken nuggets will arrive on US menus as part of Burger King’s multiyear plan to improve its food and sales using consumer feedback as a guide. So

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — On September 8, Canada is set to enact tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on over 700 American goods in an effort to match US tariffs dollar for dollar, Canadian officials announced on Tuesday. Notably, Canada is doubling its duties on US steel and aluminum to 50%, in line

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday vowed an “economic D-Day” for countries that buy oil from Iran. Experts say that means one country in particular: China. Bessent didn’t name China on Monday, but he left little room for doubt. “We find that the best way to

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — As a trade war between the United States and Canada looms following the collapse of talks last week, a key issue has emerged that’s further inflamed tensions between the longtime allies: French language laws. Canada is a bilingual country and has laws protecting both of its official languages: English

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% auto tariffs on all imports from Canada is just the latest action to rattle an industry that’s endured shifting trade rules since he returned to office. Trump issued the auto tariff plans early Monday, just as trade tensions between the two neighbors ratcheted

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Alabama’s attorney general on Monday subpoenaed OpenAI for more information related to its AI agents autonomously hacking into another company’s servers in July. The subpoena is part of an investigation into whether OpenAI’s practices “violated Alabama’s consumer protection laws” and pose a risk to Alabama citizens, the attorney general’s

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A technical issue across Warner Bros. Discovery’s channels disrupted CNN, HBO and other channels during the noon hour on the East Coast on Monday. CNN viewers saw scrambled screens and pixelated chaos, leading some to search social media for information about the outage. A spokesperson called it a “technical