Fed dissent grows as some officials weigh return to interest rate hikes amid stubborn inflation

Fed dissent grows as some officials weigh return to interest rate hikes amid stubborn inflation

The Lonski Group President John Lonski weighs in on the Federal Reserve’s next rate decision, President Donald Trump’s anticipated speech on the economy and the president’s call for a credit card interest rate cap on ‘Varney & Co.’ Federal Reserve policymakers were mostly in agreement on the decision to leave interest rates unchanged despite two…

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FCC chair rips Colbert 'hoax' after CBS denied blocking Talarico interview, says media fell for it

FCC chair rips Colbert ‘hoax’ after CBS denied blocking Talarico interview, says media fell for it

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday took several swipes at the media he said promoted a “hoax” surrounding Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico. The “Late Show” host made headlines Monday when he accused CBS of blocking his interview with the Senate hopeful amid the FCC’s crackdown on the longstanding…

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Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle ebooks with audiobooks

Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle ebooks with audiobooks

Only days after Spotify announced its foray into physical book sales, which included an audiobook feature that lets you sync your listening and your offline reading progress, Amazon-owned Audible has launched a feature that brings ebooks together with audiobooks. The company announced on Wednesday an “immersion reading” feature in the Audible app, which allows readers…

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U.S. court bars OpenAI from using ‘Cameo’

U.S. court bars OpenAI from using ‘Cameo’

A federal district court in Northern California ruled in favor of Cameo, a platform that allows users to get personalized video messages from celebrities, and ordered OpenAI to stop using “Cameo” in its products and features. OpenAI was using the “Cameo” name for its AI-powered video generation app Sora 2. Users could use that feature…

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