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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Venezuela will purchase American products with revenue from its oil sales.”I have just been informed that Venezuela is going to be purchasing ONLY American Made Products, with the money they receive from our new Oil Deal,” Trump said in a post his social media platform Truth Social. The president said the purchases will include agricultural products, medicine, medical devices and equipment to improve Venezuela’s grid and energy facilities. Trump said Tuesday that Venezuela would turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. after the overthrow President Nicolas Maduro. The…

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Card during a launch event at Apple headquarters on March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California.Noah Berger | AFP | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase has reached a deal to take over the Apple credit card from its original issuer, Goldman Sachs, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction.The arrangement, to be announced soon after a year of negotiations between the parties, means that a giant in credit cards and retail banking overall will grow even larger. JPMorgan will take over roughly $20 billion in card loans from Goldman, which began to pivot away from…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2025.Kim Kyung-hoon | ReutersOpenAI on Wednesday announced ChatGPT Health, which will allow users to securely connect their medical records and wellness apps to the artificial intelligence chatbot.ChatGPT Health is not intended for diagnosis and treatment, and it’s not supposed to replace medical care, OpenAI said. Rather, the experience is supposed to help users navigate everyday questions, and it aims make ChatGPT’s responses more relevant by grounding them in a user’s own health information. “ChatGPT Health is another step toward turning ChatGPT into a personal…

Politicians, civil society urge restoration of political activities, release of political workers, including femalesNational Dialogue Committee (NDC) convenes a conference in Islamabad to discuss political situation in the country. Photo: X The National Dialogue Committee (NDC) has called for immediate and comprehensive negotiations between the government and opposition in order to address Pakistan’s worsening political and economic situation. According to the declaration issued after the committee’s conference held in Islamabad, the forum recommended that President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lead negotiations on behalf of the government, while the opposition…

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.Klaudia Radecka | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesGoogle and Character.AI will settle with families who sued the companies over harm to minors, including suicides, allegedly caused by artificial intelligence chatbots. According to court documents filed this week, the families and companies have agreed to work out settlement terms.In one case, plaintiff Megan Garcia sued Google and Character.AI after her son died from suicide. The complaint claims that Character.AI’s chatbot engaged the plaintiff’s 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, in harmful interactions, and alleges negligence, wrongful death, deceptive trade practices and product liability.”Parties have agreed to a mediated settlement in…

Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stand guard after a driver of a vehicle was shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. Tim Evans | ReutersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fatally shot a woman in her car on Wednesday on a residential street in Minneapolis, authorities said.Videos of the incident that were posted on social media show the woman being shot within seconds by an ICE agent who was standing at the front of her SUV when she began driving off after being told to exit her vehicle.Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and another top…

The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from the Los Angeles-area Hollywood Burbank Airport, April 28, 2021.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesAvelo Airlines will stop flying deportation flights for the U.S. government and will also cut commercial routes and reduce headcount, its chief executive told staff.The airline, which debuted in 2021 with a focus on connecting smaller cities, last year exited a host of destinations on the West Coast and also turned to flying deportees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which sparked protests and backlash from some politicians.”We moved a portion of our…

Investors should consider diversifying their portfolio beyond stocks and bonds in 2026, including moving into gold and private credit, according to BlackRock. The asset manager anticipates another good year for risk assets, although selectivity will be key due to rich valuations, labor market weakness and uncertainty about the path of interest rates, said Gargi Chaudhuri, chief investment and portfolio strategist for the Americas and co-author of BlackRock’s 2026 investment directions outlook . At the same time, bonds returned to their traditional role as a portfolio ballast, with the belly of the curve in particular showing more of a negative correlation…

CM says past operations devastated province as DG ISPR links rising terror to ‘politically permissive environment’ PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi became emotional on Wednesday while responding to criticism from the military leadership over his government’s counterterrorism stance, saying he has already seen the devastation caused by past military operations and does not want them repeated. Addressing the convocation of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University in Peshawar, Afridi addressed remarks made a day earlier by Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, who questioned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s narrative on counterterrorism and linked rising militant violence in the…

Anthropic has signed a term sheet for a $10 billion funding round at a $350 billion valuation, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday.Coatue and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC are leading the financing, according to a source familiar who asked not to be named because the discussions are confidential. A representative for Anthropic declined to comment. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the funding round. Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI research executives, including its CEO, Dario Amodei. The company is best known for developing a family of large language models called Claude.Amazon has invested billions of dollars in Anthropic, and…