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Inflation Cooled More Than Expected. Traders Now Think the Fed Will Hold Rates Steady in July

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.5% over the past 12 months through June, slowing from the 4.2% annual increase recorded in May.

International Business Times · Jul 15

U.S. Workers Are Becoming More Productive Than Ever. Economists Say AI Isn't the Main Reason Yet

American workers are producing more output than in recent decades, but economists say artificial intelligence is not yet the primary driver of the surge.

International Business Times · Jul 15

U.S. Seismologist Visited China To Study North Korean Nuclear Tests. Now He Is Accused Of Spying And Faces Life In Prison

A Chinese-born U.S. citizen and seismologist faces spying charges in China for detecting and analyzing North Korean nuclear tests.

International Business Times · Jul 14

From Robotaxi Fleets to Simulation Labs: One Engineer's Journey

Akshat Gattani has spent most of his career inside that hidden layer. First at a major robotaxi operator, and now as a technical program management leader at a Sunnyvale-based company powering physical AI across automotive, defense, trucking, mining, construction, and agriculture.

International Business Times · Jul 14

Kinect Real Estate Partners Launches Opportunity Zone Fund Around Shovel-Ready Gresham Site

Fund is a single-project vehicle: investors know the site, the entitlement status, and the submarket before they commit, rather than betting on a pipeline that will be assembled over several years.

International Business Times · Jul 14

Speechify's Simba 3.2 Reaches No. 1 on Global AI Voice Leaderboard

Speechify, the company behind the consumer products used by more than 60 million people, is now positioning its developer arm, SpeechifyAI, as a third path built for scale rather than the benchmark leaderboard alone.

International Business Times · Jul 14

Trump Appealed The Ruling in The Sexual Assault Lawsuit Started By E. Jean Carroll. Now He Has Paid Her Millions

Writer E. Jean Carroll has received more than $5.6 million from President Donald Trump, bringing to a close one chapter of the years-long legal battle stemming from a jury's 2023 finding that Trump sexually abused and defamed her.

International Business Times · Jul 14

Aeras Aviation President Maurizio Pozzi on Financial Discipline in the Engine Aftermarket

Maurizio Pozzi, President and Co-Founder of Aeras Aviation, is focused primarily on financial strategy, asset development, corporate growth and the financial structure of the business.

International Business Times · Jul 14

We Do Not Have Life, We Are Life, and That Changes Everything About How We Heal, Grow, and Truly Live

Every profile asks us to summarize ourselves. Every conversation invites us to identify with another category. Eventually, we stop asking whether those identities describe us or simply describe experiences we have had.

International Business Times · Jul 14

Mitch McConnell's Photo Meant To Quiet Health Rumors. It Sparked A New Wave Of Online Scrutiny.

A photograph released by Sen. Mitch McConnell's office to address weeks of speculation about his health has instead become the center of a new debate over misinformation, digital trust and the ease with which authentic images can be questioned online.

International Business Times · Jul 14