Bank of Korea raises rates to 2.75% in first hike in over three years
The 25 basis point hike by the Bank of Korea was in line with a survey of economists polled by Reuters.
Day: July 16, 2026
SpaceXAI open-sources Grok Build under an Apache 2.0 license after the tool had uploaded user repositories to a Google Cloud bucket, causing a severe backlash (Simon Willison/Simon Willison’s Weblog)
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SpaceXAI open-sources Grok Build under an Apache 2.0 license after the tool had uploaded user repositories to a Google Cloud bucket, causing a severe backlash — xai-org/grok-build, now open s…
US lawmakers question Trump’s UAE AI chip policy change
US Congress is scrutinizing Donald Trump’s decision to ease AI chip export rules for the UAE over alleged conflicts of interest
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Venezuela Earthquake: Death Count Rises To 4,829, Over 20,000 Displaced
The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes struck within a minute of each other on June 24, decimating the coastal state of La Guaira located north of Caracas.
Iran Depicts Trump in Coffin on Massive Billboard – Yahoo
Iran Depicts Trump in Coffin on Massive Billboard YahooMassive poster depicting Trump in a coffin hung in Tehran The Times of Israel”We Will Kill Trump”: Iran’s New Billboard Puts US President In A Coffin NDTVIran displ…
The ESPYS honor top athletes and sports moments, in photos
The ESPYS return to New York on Wednesday as the annual awards show honors the year’s top athletes, teams and sports moments. After a couple of decades in Los Angeles, it’s back in New York and being held at Lincoln Center.
China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time, Pew Finds
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine’s popular defence minister
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Wildfire smoke engulfs Toronto, Canada and turns its skies orange
Wildfire smoke turned skies orange over Toronto and the rest of Ontario.
Amid War, Trump Says Iran Has Freed Detained US Citizen In Goodwill Gesture
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that arch foe Iran has freed an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave the country.