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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Google is rolling out new controls for schools to limit students’ access to the company’s AI tools. But if schools opt out of AI altogether, they’ll also lose access to Google Search. The policy change could mark a major shift in how students and educators interact with

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — In 2021, a group of employees at OpenAI left to start a new company focused on the safe development of artificial intelligence. They named it Anthropic, a word that means “relating to humanity.” Later this month, that company is expected to make its debut on Wall Street in what

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A highly contentious midterm election is contributing to higher ratings for many news brands. But not at the Fox News Channel. Fox News remains the most-watched cable channel overall, but its ratings have fallen sharply in recent weeks, prompting speculation that Fox’s Republican-heavy audience is feeling deflated by the

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — People already use OpenAI’s ChatGPT for things like helping with homework and creating presentations. Now, the tech giant claims its AI models are getting better at everyday tasks largely left up to humans — like shopping and creating a budget. OpenAI on Monday announced a new internal tool for

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — America’s housing market is paralyzed, with buyers pulling back and builders growing more pessimistic ahead of the midterms. Adding to the strain: Mortgage rates have surged back above 7% in recent weeks, hitting a three-year high of 7.4% last month. The average 30-year fixed rate eased slightly to 7.24%

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said it has resumed withdrawals after a record $6.3 billion was stolen from its digital wallets last week. “Today, we’re beginning the phased resumption of withdrawals, taking a careful approach to ensure services return safely and securely,” Binance co-CEO Richard Teng posted on

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — In early October, AI giant Anthropic inserted new language into its AI usage policy. Alongside banning users from trying to get Claude, the company’s AI system, to help them create bioweapons or sell illegal drugs, the company added a new line: Users should not “engage in sustained and needless

By Andrew Kirell, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Saturday again dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its reporting on a lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump’s name. For the second time this year, US District Judge Darrin P. Gayles ruled that Trump failed

By Jon Sarlin, CNN (CNN) — On Thursday, Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, saw more than $6 billion hacked from its system. Evidence pointed to North Korean hackers, who drained the accounts in a matter of minutes. But what does a hacker do with billions of dollars in stolen crypto? Perhaps no one on

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — In CNN’s first update on math teacher and tennis coach Jeff Kizer, we described him as “chill” when it came to money and noted he didn’t see it as a source for happiness. But being chill didn’t mean Jeff hasn’t been worried about his financial prospects. A financial plan

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — There is nothing more agitating for everyday investors than markets falling out of bed and rising inflation eating away at their wallets. Certified financial planner Douglas Boneparth offers his best advice for how to quell that agitation with a smart, long-term investment strategy A reader from Maryland asks: How

By John Towfighi, Lucy Bayly, CNN (CNN) — Wall Street suffered a steep day of losses Friday after the latest tech earnings reignited concerns that massive spending on AI may not deliver the returns that investors expect. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.86% and the S&P 500 fell 1.82%, each suffering their worst day since June.

By Zahra Ullah, Anna Chernova, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last independent news outlets, announced on Friday it would close down operations due to pressure from authorities. “Novaya Gazeta has been killed,” Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a video statement. “On November 9, we will turn off the lights in the

By Chris Isidore, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Big Oil minted big money as the Iran war delivered American drivers the highest gas prices on record for the third quarter. The two biggest US oil companies posted huge jumps in profit on Friday. ExxonMobil earned $15.4 billion in the third quarter, slightly more than doubled

By Soph Warnes, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — For decades, the United States and Canada worked to build one of the world’s closest economic partnerships, with supply chains, businesses and trade increasingly intertwined. But now, with the two countries in the thick of a trade war, Canada is taking a dramatic step to reduce its