ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 882.70 points or 1.38% to 65,018.95 • Shanghai increased 36.267 points or 0.94% to 3,911.871 • Hang Seng increased 146.49 points or 0.60% to 24,750.78 • ASX 200 decreased 1.20 points or -0.01% to 8,731.20 • SENSEX decreased 19.63 points or -0.03% to 74,294.96 • Nifty50 increased 75.80 points or 0.33% to 23,346.40 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00001 or 0.00% to 0.71108 • NZDUSD decreased 0.002 or -0.35% to 0.57110 • USDJPY increased 0.865 or 0.55%…
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Newly unsealed court files show that what AI companies say behind the scenes doesn’t always line up with what they tell the public. In a legal brief unsealed this week, an executive at Microsoft described OpenAI’s choice to train its models on news articles and other human-published content as the “largest theft of labor in human history.” The brief came to light through a copyright lawsuit the New York Times filed against Microsoft and OpenAI in 2023 over their practice of using the paper’s news stories to train artificial intelligence. Microsoft’s Director of Applied Science Brent Hecht made the statement,…
Apple CEO John Ternus called its new foldable iPhone “the most transformational change to iPhone since the original.” Samsung’s response: meh. Samsung has been mocking the $1,999 iPhone Duo ever since Apple unveiled it, notes the Wall Street Journal. The opening jab arrived with a “Welcome to Foldables” video showing off its own Galaxy Z Fold 8, calling it “the world’s lightest fold.” Once the iPhone Duo went official, Samsung’s tone got sharper. “So far, so same,” the company’s social media account posted. Then came the knockout blow: “Let us know when you’re done reheating our leftovers.” Let us know…
IHOP just brought its Stuffed French Toast out of retirement after six years, calling it “the number one requested item on social media.” The idea for Chipotle’s new Chili Lime Chips came from watching customers crush bags of chips over their burrito bowls. Taco Bell now lets loyalty members build, name and share their own custom orders through a “Fan Style” menu. None of this is an accident. Franchises are turning viral customer hacks into official menu items — and it’s paying off, according to . IHOP’s same-store sales rose 1.5% in the second quarter. Its Dubai Chocolate Pancakes, which…
QUESTION: Hello Martin, NBC just reported – “Pentagon weighs pulling nearly a third of U.S. forces from Europe” (LINK). Is this in line with your recent briefing where they told you Trump is going to try to get peace in Ukraine? P REPLY: Yes. This is in line with the warnings of our models and the turning point that took place on September 2nd, 2026. The crisis stems from the decline and fall in process of the EU in Brussels. As reported, Meloni is insisting that sovereign over culture return to the member states. The EU needs an external enemy to…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Entrepreneurs often overlook personal planning, leading to post-exit regret. Like any business plan, a personal plan needs continual measurement to track progress. Personal planning must start early to find the best results. For many, nothing says “I made it” like a superyacht. From the old Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous episodes to cable’s Below Deck, yachts have been positioned as more than just boats. They’re a message to everyone: I’ve unlocked the world. Imagine standing on the deck of your own custom-built superyacht. Twenty years ago, you started planning…
Want more variety in your cream cheese? Kraft Heinz is betting on it. The brand launched three new flavors: Mike’s Hot Honey whipped cream cheese, salted caramel, and a seasonal cranberry orange. The Mike’s Hot Honey version is exclusive to Walmart until it expands to other retailers in January, and the cranberry orange is only around for a limited time. It’s the first wave of a much bigger push. Philadelphia used to roll out just one or two new flavors a year. Now it’s planning 10 new varieties over the next two years, according to CNBC. Kraft Heinz’s spending on…
A few years ago, I ended a client relationship over what I’ll call “values misalignment.” It had been steady work for many months. But the company’s public positions on several issues were in direct opposition to things I believed in. Even though my work was mostly behind the scenes, I didn’t want to be associated with the company in any way. It wasn’t worth the stress. Most solopreneur advice about difficult clients assumes that the client is the one who leaves. Or it tells you how to manage your boundaries in order to maintain a good working relationship. There’s also…
Anthropic’s Claude is helping the company develop the next, more intelligent version of the model, the artificial intelligence lab said in an announcement Thursday.Claude is leading 26% of Anthropic’s model research and development, which the company said means it can complete most of a given task “end-to-end from a high-level prompt” while still being under human supervision. The model is not yet working completely autonomously.Still, about 90% of the company’s research and development is done in “collaboration” with Claude, which Anthropic said means the model can do “large chunks of work under close human direction.”The announcement came as some leading…
When thinking of American food, cheeseburgers naturally come to mind. But are they truly a product of the United States? Since today (Friday, September 18, 2026) is National Cheeseburger Day, it’s the perfect opportunity to investigate. Let’s work up an appetite by mulling this over before getting into all the best freebies and deals to celebrate. Who invented the burger? Like many culinary delights, the burger wasn’t so much invented but evolved in the great melting pot of the United States. One of its inspirations can be traced back to German immigrants of the late 1840s who brought over Frikadellen,…