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SAN FRANCISCO – When companies like Anthropic, Google and OpenAI build their artificial intelligence systems, they spend months adding ways to prevent people from using their technology to spread disinformation, build weapons or hack into computer networks.

The CEOs of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok and Snap have been invited back to Capitol Hill to answer questions from U.S. lawmakers about children’s online safety, according to a Senate aide.

Incoming Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh's plans to shrink the U.S. central bank's "footprint" in financial markets could be constrained by rising federal debt and the potentially lost luster of U.S. Treasuries, analysts said, with rising long-term interest rates a sign of the challenge awaiting the new Fed chair.

The chief executives of GE Aerospace and Boeing on Friday met the leaders of China's powerful state planner, as U.S. President Donald Trump touted a deal that would see Beijing buy hundreds ​of jets and engines from the two companies.

WASHINGTON – A hallmark of President Donald Trump’s second term has been his penchant for negotiating economic deals with countries that pledge to invest trillions of dollars in the United States.

A jury on Wednesday awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Rose Stumo, a 24-year-old who died when a Boeing 737 Max plane crashed in Ethiopia in March 2019, the second deadly Max crash in a matter of months. The trial, which started May 4 in a Chicago federal court, resolves one of the last remaining cases filed against Boeing by the families who lost loved ones in those crashes. It also ...

Gas prices are soaring because of the war in Iran. Paychecks are failing to keep up with inflation. Consumer sentiment is abysmal. For now, Americans are still spending. Retail sales, which are not adjusted for inflation, rose 0.5% in April from the previous month, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. Sales, excluding cars and gasoline, increased 0.5%.

AT&T Inc., T-Mobile US Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. announced a rare joint venture Thursday that aims to make satellite capabilities more widely available to mobile phone customers.

LinkedIn is reportedly laying off hundreds of employees, marking the latest job cuts at Big Tech companies. The Microsoft subsidiary's cuts, first reported by Bloomberg, are expected to affect engineering, product and marketing roles, keeping with the trend of the tech industry's spree of layoffs over the past year.

Shoppers who noticed their grocery runs were taking a larger bite out of their budget last month were proved correct by Labor Department data released this week showing food-at-home costs rose 0.7% in April, marking the largest monthly increase since 2022.

Starbucks stands to benefit from a $30 million grant that might be awarded by Tennessee for the coffee giant's operational expansion into Nashville. The Tennessee State Funding Board's agenda for a meeting on May 20 includes an item tied to the Seattle-based coffee giant: the consideration and approval of a $30 million economic development grant. The money is tied to the company's decision to ...

The Senate confirmed former finance executive and former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh as the U.S. central bank’s new chair on May 13, elevating him to a role that will make him one of the most influential economic policymakers in the world.

The day before Valentine’s Day, rumors surfaced about a San Diego company’s plans to raise a billion dollars. Executives at the company didn’t respond to requests for comment. Industry insiders wouldn’t speak on record about the raise — but they didn’t display doubt about the deal either.

Artificial intelligence algorithms are coming to some of the most valuable real estate in retail: the Amazon.com Inc. search bar.

Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank may need to raise interest rates if inflation pressures do not abate.

Online marketplace eBay on Tuesday rejected a proposal by GameStop to combine the two companies in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $55 billion, calling it "neither credible nor attractive."

The summer travel season is fast approaching, and Fort Worth-based American Airlines says it will fly more customers than any previous one before.