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The US has revoked legal residency for two relatives of slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and detained them, the State Department confirmed. The move signals continued pressure on those connected to the IRGC figure.
The action reflects ongoing US-Iran tensions and raises questions about due process for legal residents with ties to designated adversaries.
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The IMF warns the Fed has little room to cut rates in 2026, with core PCE inflation at 2.9% and unlikely to reach the 2% target by year-end. U.S. growth is forecast at 2.4%, though tariffs of 7–8.5% risk dampening activity and harming trading partners.
Persistent inflation limits Fed flexibility, signaling borrowing costs will stay elevated longer, affecting consumers, businesses, and global markets.
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Markets opened 2026 on weak footing, creating potential entry points for patient investors. Analysts have identified 15 high-potential stocks across resilient sectors amid ongoing global uncertainty and volatility.
Early-year market dips can offer strategic buying opportunities for long-term investors willing to navigate short-term turbulence.
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A lawsuit alleges Perplexity's Incognito Mode shared millions of user conversations with Google and Meta for advertising revenue, contradicting its implied privacy protections. The case raises broader questions about transparency in AI products.
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Compliance startup Delve has parted ways with Y Combinator, which removed the firm from its portfolio directory. The split follows controversies including malware found in a customer project. Delve's CEO cited rapid growth issues and claimed the startup faced malicious attacks.
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Slack is repositioning itself as an agentic operating system for work, with an upgraded Slackbot designed to autonomously handle digital tasks on behalf of users. The move signals a broader shift in how workplace tools are integrating AI.
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As stock markets open 2026 on soft footing, speculation is growing that the AI boom could produce the world's first trillionaire. Analysts point to tech-driven growth as the primary investment opportunity fueling such projections.
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The U.S. federal deficit narrowed from 6.3% to 5.9% of GDP in fiscal 2025, a modest improvement. However, total government debt stands at 123.9% of GDP, with the IMF projecting it will surpass 141.5% by 2031.
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Nearly half of US data centers planned for 2026 face delays or cancellation, despite over $650 billion in AI infrastructure investments. The bottleneck lies in electrical infrastructure, with critical shortages of transformers and switchgear slowing construction timelines.
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ElevenLabs has launched ElevenMusic, a new app that lets users generate and remix songs using text prompts. The release marks the company's expansion beyond voice AI into broader multimodal creative tools.
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