Anthropic has commercially released Claude Opus 5, a flagship generative AI model that the San Francisco-based company says will become its new internal performance benchmark. Announced on Friday, July 25, 2026, after months of development and safety evaluations involving Silicon Valley partners and federal oversight bodies, Opus 5 is positioned...
The United States announced it will immediately begin a formal Section 301 trade investigation into the European Union after the European Commission imposed a major antitrust fine on Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google. On Thursday, regulators in Brussels concluded a lengthy competition probe, ruling that Google abused its market...
Iran launched a coordinated barrage of drones and missiles against United States military facilities across Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Iraq, in what Tehran described as a punitive response to sustained US airstrikes on its forces. The operation, carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian Army during...
RICHMOND, Virginia — A postgame fireworks display at a Richmond Flying Squirrels minor league baseball game malfunctioned on Thursday night, sending some pyrotechnics traveling horizontally into the stands and prompting fans to scramble for cover. The incident occurred at CarMax Park after the San Francisco Giants’ Double-A affiliate lost 3-1...
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury forced Polish veteran Mariusz Wach to retire at the start of the eighth round in a non-televised tune‑up bout on Friday in Pattaya, Thailand, ahead of Fury’s planned showdown later this year with fellow Briton Anthony Joshua. About 1,500 spectators watched the fight at...
United States-based SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger, reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 55 cents a share on revenue of $8.97 billion, beating Wall Street forecasts and lifting its stock about 10% for its strongest one-day gain in six months. Chief Executive Olivier Le Peuch said that increased offshore activity in...
New York, United States – Major global auction houses are reporting one of their strongest starts to a year, as surging wealth tied to technology, artificial intelligence and buoyant stock markets drives record prices for art, watches and even dinosaur fossils. In the first half, Sotheby’s posted its best performance...
Former South Carolina police officer Dan Hiers Jr., 53, has been returned to the United States from China after more than 20 years as a fugitive, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Hiers was taken into custody in Shanghai on Wednesday and escorted back by deputy marshals. He faces a...
Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has reached an agreement with former national team midfielder Andrea Pirlo to become head coach on a four-year contract, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported on Friday. Pirlo, 47, currently coaches Dubai United in the UAE First Division and previously managed Juventus to the Coppa Italia and...
A coalition of 25 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island against the Trump administration, naming FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security as defendants. The lawsuit challenges updated policy guidance for the...
