By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI is winding down Sora, the video generation app it launched to much fanfare last year that signaled a bigger push into creative tools and social media. OpenAI is shuttering the standalone app to focus on other priorities, the company said on Tuesday. “As we focus and compute demand
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A jury on Tuesday found Meta violated New Mexico law in a case accusing it of failing to warn users about the dangers of its platforms and protect children from sexual predators. The jury found Meta liable on all counts, including for willfully engaging in “unfair and
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, told a judge this month that his office didn’t have evidence of any crimes by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a costly renovation of the central bank’s headquarters – despite subpoenas over the matter, which the judge later quashed. At a high-stakes
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By Chris Isidore, Hanna Ziady, CNN London/New York (CNN) — An explosion and fire at a major refinery in Texas is sending gas and diesel futures sharply higher in Tuesday trading, adding to the upward pressure on both caused by the war in Iran. The explosion at the Valero facility in Port Arthur, Texas, occurred
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Undeterred by a federal judge’s recent rebuke, the Pentagon has announced another set of restrictions on the press corps that regularly covers the US military. The changes will further reduce day-to-day press access, ultimately eroding the public’s understanding of what the military is doing. Under the new rules, announced
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By John Towfighi, Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks rose and oil prices fell sharply after President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would postpone further strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, pending the outcome of negotiations. The Dow closed higher by 631 points, or 1.38%. The S&P 500 gained 1.15% and
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Artificial intelligence could widen the problem of income inequality, said BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in his annual letter to shareholders. And, while that might not be a particularly new point of view, his proposed solutions are not as typical. In his letter, released Monday, he said he believes that
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — “Linda from Arizona,” a caller on a conservative talk radio show, might deserve the credit or blame for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deploying to airports across the United States today. The caller said on “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” last Friday, “I think I have
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has topped $4 for the first time since 2022. That price level is relative: A $4 gallon of gas would be welcome in California, Washington state or Hawaii, where the state averages run north of $5 per gallon;
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By Hanna Ziady, Helen Regan, CNN London/Hong Kong (CNN) — Oil prices slid Monday after President Donald Trump suggested that ongoing talks between the United States and Iran could end the war. Iran, however, denied that talks were taking place. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell more than 7% to around $104 a barrel,
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KVRR, US SENATE, CNN By Gordon Ebanks, CNN (CNN) — The war in Iran is pushing up prices for already-strained farmers, with higher costs for fertilizer and energy on top of last year’s tariffs. And the increasing pressure on American agriculture could lead to even bigger price tags at the grocery store. John Yeley, an
Continue Reading By Gordon Ebanks, CNN (CNN) — The war in Iran is pushing up prices for already-strained farmers, with higher costs for fertilizer and energy on top of last year’s tariffs. And the increasing pressure on American agriculture could lead to even bigger price tags at the grocery store. John Yeley, an Illinois farmer who grows
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kirell, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — If you only watched Fox News over the weekend, you didn’t hear about President Donald Trump’s widely condemned reaction to Robert Mueller’s death. “Robert Mueller just died,” Trump posted to Truth Social shortly after the news of the former FBI director’s death became public on Saturday afternoon.
Continue ReadingBy Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Oil prices rose Sunday after Iran threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely in response to President Donald Trump’s ultimatum on the restoration of oil traffic through the critical waterway. Brent crude, the global benchmark, climbed 1.69% to about $114.09 a barrel at the open. US crude
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By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Gerald Rodriguez, the general manager of an NPR affiliate in rural Colorado, expected federal funding for public media to shrink. He didn’t expect it to disappear almost overnight. “What we thought would happen is that they would just cut the funding a little bit,” Rodriguez told CNN. “But, no,
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — The much-touted new tax breaks for tips, overtime, seniors and car loan interest have a lot of income tax filers expecting a big bump in their refunds this year – or a big cut in their tax bill. That certainly may be the result for some people. But for
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Looking out his shop window, across the street, just to the right, Paloma Clothing co-owner Mike Roach sees one of Portland, Oregon’s, most expensive gas stations. His customers can see the price, too: $4.85 a gallon. “It’ll really get people’s eyeballs popping when it goes over $5,” Roach said.
Continue ReadingBy Eleni Giokos, CNN (CNN) — Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz carry around 20% of the world’s supply. But for countries on the Persian Gulf, the waterway is more than just an energy route – it’s a lifeline for more than 100 million people. Now, as the United
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The war with Iran is disrupting global oil flows, damaging energy infrastructure and raising fears of prolonged conflict. But gold, usually considered a safe haven during periods of economic uncertainty, has slumped. Gold dropped 11% this week, posting its biggest weekly loss since 1983. The yellow metal
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By Clare Duffy, Auzinea Bacon, CNN New York (CNN) — A California jury on Friday largely sided with Twitter shareholders who accused billionaire Elon Musk of making false statements and intentionally driving down the social media company’s stock ahead of his $44 billion acquisition in 2022. But they absolved Musk of claims of engaging in
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