Anthropic disclosed that operators linked to Alibaba’s Qwen lab ran 28.8 million interactions through 25,000 fraudulent accounts over 45 days, harvesting its Mythos model’s outputs to train rival AI systems.
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Eli Lilly climbs 7% as EU regulators back Jaypirca across all CLL treatment lines
Shares in Eli Lilly rose 7.13% to $1,208.12 on June 26 after the EMA’s committee recommended approving pirtobrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia across all treatment lines.
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US economy expanded 2.1% in Q1 2026 but corporate confidence warns of a rougher second half
The Bureau of Economic Analysis confirmed 2.1% annualised GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026 on June 25, a rebound from Q4’s 0.5%, even as CEO surveys signal gathering headwinds ahead.
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Royal Marines seize Russian oil tanker as West tightens shadow fleet sanctions
Royal Marine Commandos seized the SMYRTOS tanker carrying $30 million in Russian crude on June 14, part of a coordinated UK-EU push that has now sanctioned more than 600 shadow fleet vessels.
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Bolivia’s Paz invokes state of emergency as road blockades cut La Paz off from oxygen
President Rodrigo Paz declared a 90-day state of emergency on June 20, deploying the military to remove roadblocks that had killed at least 17 people and left La Paz hospitals without oxygen.
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Qualcomm closes $3.9 billion Modular deal and advances Tenstorrent talks in $14 billion AI chip push
Qualcomm confirmed the $3.9 billion acquisition of AI software startup Modular on 24 June while continuing talks to buy chip designer Tenstorrent for up to $10 billion.
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SK Hynix targets $29 billion Nasdaq listing to fund AI memory expansion
South Korea’s SK Hynix filed to list ADRs on Nasdaq on 10 July, seeking to raise roughly $29 billion in what would rank among the largest US share offerings on record.
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US May PCE hits 4.1%, highest since April 2023, as core inflation accelerates
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 4.1% year-on-year in May 2026, the fastest pace in over three years, while core PCE climbed to 3.4% — its highest since late 2023.
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Senate passes Iran war powers resolution in historic first for both chambers
The Senate voted 50-48 on 23 June to direct Trump to end US military hostilities against Iran, the first time both chambers of Congress have passed such a measure.
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Venezuela’s twin earthquakes kill 235 and leave tens of thousands missing
Back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck near Caracas on 24 June, killing at least 235 people in Venezuela’s worst seismic disaster since 1900.