White House staff warned not to place bets on prediction markets1 hour agoOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesWhite House staff were warned last month not to use insider information to place bets on predictions markets.The email was sent to staff on 24 March, a day after US President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause on his threat to attack Iranian power plants and energy...

Nintendo Switches Lanes, Sues US Over TariffsTariffs implemented by President Donald Trump were struck down by the Supreme Court last month. Since then, companies that were subjected to those fees, such as FedEx and Dollar General, sued the federal government, and Nintendo wants a piece of the action. Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the federal government in the US Court of International...

A look at the economic cost of the war in the Middle East The team from NPR's The Indicator podcast takes a look at the economic costs of the war in the Middle East.

Cuba: Millions plunged into darkness as fuel crisis deepensGetty ImagesMillions of people were left without power in Cuba on Wednesday - the latest in a string of blackouts to hit the island as it struggles with fuel shortages worsened by pressure from the US.Two-thirds of the island was plunged into darkness following what officials described as an "unexpected" shutdown at one of the country's...

OpenAI’s Sam Altman announces Pentagon deal with ‘technical safeguards’ OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced late on Friday that his company has reached an agreement allowing the Department of Defense to use its AI models in the department’s classified network. This follows a high-profile standoff between the department — also known under the Trump administration as the Department of War — and...