In the lead-up to the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran, prediction markets saw a frenzy of activity tied to the conflict. Speculators rushed to guess when the first…
OpenAI has fired an employee following an investigation into their activity on prediction market platforms including Polymarket, WIRED has learned.OpenAI CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo, disclosed the termination in an…
Mortgage rates fell below 6% this week for the first time in three and a half years, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year…
New Real Estate ReportingStarting March 1, 2026, many common residential real estate transfers will trigger new federal reporting requirements (the “Rule”) from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).The stated purpose of these rules is to reduce the ability to use…
US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth directed the Pentagon to designate Anthropic a “supply-chain risk” on Friday, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley and leaving many companies scrambling to understand whether they can keep using one of the industry’s most…
More than 70 million Americans receive benefits from the Social Security Administration—whether retirement, disability, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). One big question recipients face ever year at tax time: Do I owe federal income tax on those benefits? For a growing number of seniors in recent years, the answer has…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldThe writer is an FT contributing editor, visiting scholar at…
This week, the Uncanny Valley team dives into the feud that has been brewing between Anthropic and the Pentagon—and what it says about how the government interacts with tech companies.…
American Express has announced plans for the construction of a 55-floor building at 2 World Trade Center in New York City. It is anticipated that the building project will be finished in 2031, the company noted. Construction is slated to…
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William J. Pulte said President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to drive down borrowing costs, deploying roughly $200 billion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase mortgage bonds — a step he said…
Riley Walz, a software engineer famous for his online stunts, is joining OpenAI to research and develop new ways for humans to interact with AI, WIRED has learned. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the hire.Walz built a reputation as Silicon Valley’s…
President Donald Trump said his administration plans to make housing more affordable for new homebuyers while keeping home values high for existing homeowners. Trump delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night and touted…
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View MoreAmerica’s hottest housing markets aren’t in flashy coastal cities — they’re in communities across the Midwest and South. Even as the national market cools, areas in states like Missouri and Kentucky are seeing double-digit price growth while remaining within reach…
Mortgage rates inched lower this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate…
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Zuckerberg repeatedly fell back on accusing Lanier of “mischaracterizing” his previous statements. When it came to emails, Zuckerberg typically objected based on how old the…
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View MorePublished: Feb. 27, 2025 at 12:43 p.m. ETThe latest look at U.S. inflation is unlikely to ease the worries on Wall Street or at the Federal Reserve, but it probably won’t add to the anxiety.The so-called PCE index, the Fed’s preferred…
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Anthropic has scored a major victory in an ongoing legal battle over artificial intelligence models and copyright, one that may reverberate across the dozens of other AI copyright lawsuits winding through the legal system in the United States. A court…
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Israel warned of new missile fire from Iran and vowed to retaliate, just minutes after it announced it had agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire with Tehran.The two countries had on Tuesday agreed to halt hostilities, heralding a possible end to…
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Donald Trump has raised the possibility of “regime change” in Iran following the US bombing of its nuclear facilities, defying his administration’s insistence that its goals for the operation were limited.In a burst of social media posts, the US president…
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