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CNBC Daily Open: Is the AI industry in a bubble, as OpenAI CEO says?
In the real world, bubbles delight because they reflect their surroundings. But the bubble Altman described could be one doesn't show the face of its observer.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:
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Four key takeaways from Ukraine talks in Washington
Ukraine's President Zelensky managed to avoid another disastrous Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Analysts downplay AI bubble worries as Altman says some investors will be left 'very burnt'
Tech's biggest names all raised capital expenditure guidance to keep pace with AI demand, with Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta all set to spend big.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:OpenAI's Altman warns the U.S. is underestimating China's next-gen AI threat
Despite escalating U.S. export controls on semiconductors, Altman is unconvinced that the policy is keeping up with technical reality.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Watch: Destruction in Pakistan after flash floods that have killed hundreds
The majority of fatalities were recorded in the northwest Buner district, where at least 200 people were killed.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Payne Haasโs allegiance switch to Samoa: a threat or an opportunity for rugby league?
If rugby league stays flexible and open-minded when it comes to national allegiances, it could be a way for the sport to win hearts and minds across the Pacific.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: Shadow Treasurer Ted O'Brien and industry chief Andrew McKellarโs tax and red tape wishlists
Both men say the government has a โspending problemโ and are urging the federal government to think beyond raising taxes โ especially for business.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs Ukraine peace juggernaut careers onwards
Lack of clarity over US security guarantees shows primacy of form over substance
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall as investors assess outcome of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
Investors are also looking ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's annual speech at the central bank's summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:SoftBank to buy $2bn in Intel shares as it grows US investments
Masayoshi Sonโs investment group touts โcommitment to advancing US technology and manufacturing leadershipโ
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Myanmar Military Administration Sets Date For Long-awaited Election
Junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has declared that โproblems arising from political differences must be resolved through political means.โ
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:BHP reports lowest profit since start of pandemic
Minerโs worst performance since 2020 driven by falling iron ore and copper prices
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Man dies after assault outside service station in Dandenong
Paramedics tried to save the man but he died on a footpath in Melbourne's south-east.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Meta and Character.ai probed over touting AI mental health advice to children
Texas attorney-general joins Senate in investigating Metaโs practices around minors using its technology
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Intel is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank
SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel's common stock, acquiring roughly 2% of the struggling chipmaker.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Missouri attorney general to serve as co-deputy FBI director
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is joining the Justice Department as the co-deputy director of the FBI, he announced Monday. Bailey is set to share duties as deputy FBI director with Dan Bongino, a staunch Trump ally whose future in the role came into question amid clashes over the case of the disgraced financier Jeffrey...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Russia-Ukraine peace deal details elusive after Trump hosts European leaders
President Trump and European leaders met for a one-of-a-kind summit at the White House on Monday to push toward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. But by the end of a marathon day of meetings, details on what such an agreement might entail remained elusive. One major bit of news did emerge: Trump announced...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:New Jersey Orders Probe, Demands Transparency From PJM
New Jersey has reached the forefront of a regional revolt against PJM Interconnection, the grid operator serving 65 million people across 13 states and the District of Columbia. Gov. Phil Murphy signed two measures into law last week, pressing for reforms to PJMโs controversial capacity market and forcing its utilities to disclose how they vote [โฆ]
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Why scientists hope seabed mud could reveal Antarctic Ocean secrets
How long tubes of mud - drilled out of the Antarctic seafloor - could reveal how the frozen continent is changing.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Trump administration restores public spending data after legal fight
The Trump administration restored a public database that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies following a recent order by a federal appeals court. Public access to the data was restored over the weekend, not long after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered the website be restored in...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:โSpac Kingโ Chamath Palihapitiya returns with a new blank-cheque vehicle
Investor known for his high-profile role in the 2021 Spac boom plans to list a new company
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Hopes bumper cotton crop will lure Far North Queensland growers back
The cotton industry in Far North Queensland may be in its infancy, but after the success of this year's crop, growers can see a promising future.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:6 fact checks from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down Aug. 18 at the White House to discuss how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:German leader presses for ceasefire before Putin-Zelensky meeting
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday pressed for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine before President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet. โI canโt imagine that the next meeting would take place without a ceasefire. So letโs work on that, and letโs try to put pressure on Russia because...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:How the youngest of a new generation helped build Canberra's brave new world
At 21 and on the back of a breakout season, Ethan Strange has the ball on a string, Canberra's finals fate in his hands and the rugby league world at his feet.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:5 oddest moments from European leadersโ trip to see Trump
When the U.S. president is involved, anything can happen. EU leaders appear to have gotten off quite lightly this time.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Want to reduce microplastics in your home? Here's where to start
While the health effects of inhaling and consuming microplastics are not yet fully known, we asked a microplastics researcher how they minimise contact with them.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Australian Foreign Ministerโs Vietnam Trip Should Promote Rights
Click to expand Image Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (R) greets Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (L) during the 50th ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne on March 5, 2024. 2024 William West/AFP via Getty Images This week, Australiaโs Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to Vietnam to meet her counterpart, Bui Thanh Son. Australiaโs relationship with Vietnam is important given Vietnamโs...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:India's social media stars are turning to businessโand the industry is booming
A big shift is happening in India's creator economy: More social media stars are leveraging their online followings to build businesses.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy gets promises of long-term U.S. support in White House talks with Trump
Leaders from across Europe descended on Washington in a remarkable show of support for Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who came to the White House to meet President Trump. The hastily arranged summit followed Fridayโs Anchorage meeting between Trump and Russian President Putin. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Would ceding territory to Russia actually bring lasting peace to Ukraine? Experts weigh in
For perspective on Monday's meetings at the White House and the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, Geoff Bennett spoke with Charles Kupchan and David Kramer. Kupchan served on the National Security Council staff during the Obama and Clinton administrations, and Kramer was Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor during the George W. Bush administration.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Clayton to stay in post as Wall Streetโs top prosecutor
Manhattan judges say Donald Trumpโs pick can continue as US attorney for Southern District of New York
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Pilbara a step closer to producing extraordinarily lucrative 'green iron'
WA's environmental regulator approves a major hot briquetted iron project that could help boost Australia's iron ore export revenue. But is it as green as it sounds?
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Fact-checking Trump’s claim the U.S. is the ‘only country’ that uses mail-in voting
President Donald Trump vowed to take action against voting by mail, which he said makes the United States an outlier.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:'Ketamine Queen' to plead guilty to selling drugs that killed Matthew Perry
Jasveen Sangha is the fifth and final defendant to be charged with the actor's death.
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