Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time in nearly a year, from 4.25% to 4% – live updates

Quarter point reduction comes amid concern of political pressure on the independent central bank from the Trump administrationIn economic projections released after the Fed’s rate-cute decision, members of the Fed’s board submitted their economic predi…

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Gemini 2.5 Deep Think turns in a gold medal performance at the 2025 ICPC World Finals programming competition; only four out of 139 human teams won gold medals (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica)

Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica:
Gemini 2.5 Deep Think turns in a gold medal performance at the 2025 ICPC World Finals programming competition; only four out of 139 human teams won gold medals  —  Like the rest of its Big Tech cadre, Goog…

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