Oracle Lays Off Employees As It Curbs Costs During AI Buildout – Business Insider

Bitcoin jumped to $68,000 early Sunday, recovering nearly all of Saturday’s war-driven losses within hours of Iranian state TV confirming that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. Khamenei held ultimate authority over Iran’s military, foreign policy, and nuclear program. Under Iran’s constitution, a temporary council of the president, head…

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Google on Sunday announced a new open standard called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference. The standard, developed with companies like Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target, and Walmart, lets agents work across different parts of customer buying processes, including discovery and post-purchase support. The core idea…

Donald Trump’s pardon for a billionaire Chinese felon with financial links to his family has been called out as “corruption” on 60 Minutes. Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of cryptocurrency firm Binance, last month. He had pleaded guilty to money-laundering violations that allowed criminal groups to move money connected to drug trafficking and child abuse….

The Sonder hotel chain — which operates extended-stay hotels in downtown St. Paul, multiple locations in Minneapolis and at least 38 additional cities globally from Nashville to Rome — abruptly shut down Monday night following a licensing dispute with parent company Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott International issued a statement Sunday indicating that its licensing agreement with…

Christmas is this Thursday, and a few stores in Michigan will be open on the holiday. Here’s a list of stores and restaurants open on Christmas Day: Recommended Videos CVS: Many CVS locations will have modified hours on Christmas Day. Customers are encouraged to call ahead or double-check local hours online. Walgreens: Walgreens stores will…