Chatbot Grok Makes Sexual Images of Kids as Users Test AI Guardrails January 5, 2026 By Olivia Solon and Mark Bergen Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has created sexualized images of people including minors on the social media platform X...
Howden Buys M&A Insurance Broker Atlantic Group in US Expansion January 5, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper UK insurance broker Howden agreed to buy M&A protection specialist Atlantic Group as the City firm presses ahead with a...
Swiss Bar’s Owners Face Criminal Negligence Probe After Fire January 5, 2026 By Paula Doenecke Valais public prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the operators of Le Constellation Bar in Crans Montana, Switzerland, after...
UK Set New Annual Heat and Sunshine Records Last Year January 5, 2026 By Joe Wertz The UK just wrapped the warmest and sunniest year ever recorded. The average temperature for the UK in 2025 was...
Europe Saw Record Surge in Renewable Output, Driving Below-Zero Power Prices in 2025 January 5, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat Surging renewable output overwhelmed Europe’s power grid in 2025, driving electricity prices below zero more often than ever before. Negative...
US Military Operation in Venezuela Disrupts Caribbean Travel January 5, 2026 By Matt O'Brien, Josh Funk and Audrey McAvoy The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday also...
Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Tests Investor Appetite for Geopolitical Risk January 5, 2026 By Ankur Banerjee and Rae Wee Markets may have shrugged off the audacious U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but some investors warn that geopolitical...
‘Trump’s EPA’ in 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach to Deregulation January 5, 2026 By Michael Phillis, Alexa St. John and Matthew Daly The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water...
High-Net-Worth Risk Appetite Drops as Some Regions Show Stabilization January 5, 2026 By Allen Laman Risk appetite among high-net-worth individuals has dropped sharply, according to a new high-net-worth outlook from HUB International. Per the report,...
’60 Minutes’ Homeowners Ask Court to Force DFS to Divulge Heritage Probe Info January 5, 2026 By William Rabb If Florida property insurance companies and regulators hoped a complaint about altered adjusters’ reports would quietly fade away, a lawsuit...