Japan raises interest rate to highest since 19951 hour agoPeter HoskinsBusiness reporterAFP via Getty ImagesJapan's central bank has increased its main interest rate to a new 31-year-high after a surge in global energy prices. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its so-called policy rate to 1% from 0.75% - its highest level since 1995.The decision comes as some other central banks have...

Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understandsAnthropic has spent much of this week fighting to get its newest AI models back online after the Trump administration abruptly ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the US and its own employees, forcing Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone.“To my knowledge, this is the...

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 14, #802Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle has a very fun topic, and once you get it, the answers aren't that tough...

Nigerian twin brothers marry set of twin sisters - and say they want to twin childrenTwins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint weddingAFP via Getty ImagesWhen guests gathered at a church in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare.A pair of twin brothers - Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye - were marrying twin sisters Taiwo and Kehinde...

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