BUSINESS NEWS
- As Europe weighs a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, Putin warns sending troops ‘means a war with Russia’
by Volodymyr Yurchuk, Elise Morton, The Associated Press on September 12, 2026 at 3:31 pmPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said two incidents along Ukraine’s borders with Poland and Moldova this week were a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations.
- Saudi Arabia’s nightmare scenario comes true as Houthis threaten crucial Red Sea shipping route and drone attacks force closure of major pipeline
by Elena Becatoros, Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on September 12, 2026 at 3:22 pmFor decades, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have relied on U.S. security guarantees. Those have eroded under Trump.
- Big Players ravage prediction markets
by Steve H. Hanke, Roger Koppl on September 12, 2026 at 2:54 pmThe idea that insiders hold the whip handle in prediction markets runs counter to claims made by promoters, who include Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
- (Sm)all banks should compete on technology, not fear it
by John D’Agostino, Chris B. Kennedy on September 12, 2026 at 2:38 pmCommunity banks do not need to launch their own stablecoins—but they do need to offer digital-dollar and tokenized-payment options that keep customers’ payments, data and treasury relationships within the bank.
- Anthropic CEO calls to slow the race toward AI ‘superintelligence,’ and grants outside evaluators permanent access
by Beatrice Nolan on September 12, 2026 at 2:37 pmIn an essay, Dario Amodei said Anthropic is giving outside evaluators permanent access to its safety practices.
- Mark Penn: How to save a billion and a half hours
by Mark Penn on September 12, 2026 at 2:23 pmAI promises convenience, but the internet is still clogged with cookie banners, CAPTCHAs, passcodes and unreadable fine print. It’s time to replace it.
- The world’s largest health and beauty retailer says AI will make shopping ‘more human, not less’
by Nicholas Gordon on September 12, 2026 at 1:46 pmThe biggest risk with AI, warns AS Watson CEO Malina Ngai, is using it to polish today's processes. Do that, and "you get a version of yesterday."
- The ghost cartel — your pricing algorithm may have stopped competing without your knowledge
by François Candelon, Paul-Louis Andres, Augustin Manchon on September 12, 2026 at 12:00 pmAntitrust law was built to catch human agreements. It has no name for what machines learn to do on their own.
- Boards were built for a vertical world. Risk has gone horizontal
by Jane Sadowsky on September 12, 2026 at 11:30 amGovernance may be straining against its own design.
- Saudi’s Humain turns to outside investment as the kingdom reins in fiscal spending
by Melissa Hancock on September 9, 2026 at 9:55 amHumain is lining up an IPO and billions in new capital to supercharge its data center buildout and broader AI ambitions. But sequencing projects and securing customers could prove a challenge.