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By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Among the AI heavyweights, Europe has long been missing a contender. The US has produced OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and SpaceXAI; while China has a whole host of AI labs. Now, one French startup is trying to best them all – and at a lower price. On Tuesday, Paris-based

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Eric Wright thinks Kalshi could change lives on his Indian reservation. He’s the administrator for the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, a small Native American tribe in such an isolated area of northern California that it doesn’t have potable drinking water. But Wright hopes revenue from the tribe’s new Kalshi-backed

By Alicia Wallace, Natasha Chen, CNN Wilmington, California (CNN) — The rattling whir of a diesel generator fills a corner of the truck yard. For JD & LA Trucking, it’s the sound of business, the company’s bread and butter (… and poultry, produce and other perishables): The generator keeps refrigerated containers at the proper temperature

CNN, BFMTV By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — France’s unprecedented wave of student protests has laid bare the country’s growing financial pressures, which will only become more difficult to tackle as Europe’s second-largest economy tries to rein in a ballooning budget deficit. The country’s finances are in a precarious state. Public debt was more

By Brian Stelter, Andrew Kirell, CNN (CNN) — CNN’s new owner, David Ellison, says he supports CNN’s legal action against the Trump administration over White House access, and will not interfere in the news organization’s coverage. “We believe in editorial independence, and we will never interfere,” Ellison said, reiterating the reassurances he made while seeking

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Emmy Awards are headed to Amazon Prime Video, ending the ceremony’s decades-long rotation among the broadcast television networks. Under a six-year deal announced Tuesday morning, the Emmys will exclusively stream on Prime Video beginning in September 2027. Viewers will be able to watch for free, without a subscription.

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The artificial intelligence boom keeps rolling, sending stocks climbing: The S&P 500 rose 0.58% on Tuesday and closed at 7,819 points, a record high. The S&P 500 clinched its first record high since mid-August and closed above 7,800 points for the first time ever. Wall Street is

By Brian Stelter, Clare Duffy, CNN (CNN) — The mega-merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, which took effect on Tuesday, symbolizes Big Tech’s ascendance in Hollywood. It also represents an opportunity for the newly combined company, Skydance, to take cues from tech companies and transform the entertainment industry. Tech is a big part of

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks is on a mission to recapture its roots as a place to sit down for a cup of coffee. But it doesn’t think it needs a big footprint to deliver on that promise. A new café prototype that opened last month in San Antonio has all

By Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Disney raised prices on many of its theme park offerings today, coinciding with the start of the company’s new fiscal year. But consumers aren’t pushing back the way they did a few years ago. Disney’s price hikes are an annual October ritual for the company, and it’s

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Wall Street rolled into 2026 on a hot streak and continued with a booming first half. Profits surged, fueled by massive spending on artificial intelligence, elevated trading activity in a volatile market and dealmaking that has benefited from a relaxed regulatory environment under the Trump administration. Wall

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Monday aimed at bringing down near-record diesel prices by waiving restrictions on cheaper red-dyed diesel. The order, unveiled at a campaign event in Nebraska, a state hit hard by the spike in diesel prices, amounts to a pre-election tax holiday. Red-dyed

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The White House is refusing to allow Politico on Air Force One on Monday, which means the news organization cannot fulfill its press corps pool responsibilities. A Politico spokesperson confirmed that the publication was excluded from the out-of-town travel pool, a small group of reporters who travel with the

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Mark Thompson, who has led CNN for the past three years, will remain at the helm as the Ellison family acquires the news network’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery. With the merger of Paramount and Warner set to take effect Tuesday, the combined company, named Skydance, announced its leadership

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — In 2024, software engineer Laura Housh began using AI as a helper for coding and other tasks. Two years later, Housh says she has a love-hate relationship with AI. “I’ve tried to use it for coding, and I just can’t get behind it,” she said. AI can provide direction

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Wall Street is gearing up for Anthropic’s expected mega initial public offering, a major test of investors’ appetite for one of the AI industry’s leading firms. Just weeks ago, its CEO called for an industry-wide slowdown over growing safety concerns. The IPO could take place as soon

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee-based couple Mariza and Geffrey Gordon have been living paycheck to paycheck, saddled with a number of debts. They want to break out of that cycle. They were a dual-income couple when they signed up for CNN’s Savings Challenge, but soon after Mariza learned she was getting laid off