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Tue, Apr 22 20252:50 AM EDTJapanese yen strengthens past psychological 140 level against U.S. dollarThe Japanese yen has appreciated beyond the psychological 140 level against the dollar as investors continue to flock to the safe haven currency amid market turmoil.The recent U.S. dollar sell-off has seen safe haven currencies like the Swiss franc and yen strengthen, with the latter appreciating over 10% against the greenback since the start of the year, data from LSEG showed. The last time the yen fell below the 140-level was in September 2024.The bullish case for the yen is particularly noteworthy on the back of…

For CNBC’s Jim Cramer, right now, it’s hard to hold on to two favorite stocks, Nvidia and Apple, as he unpacked on Monday the Trump administration’s harsh commerce policies and attitude towards China.”Until Trump became president, our policy was peaceful co-existence and commerce with China, even if they didn’t play by the rules on trade,” Cramer said. “But now our policy is nothing but scorched earth without military confrontation.”Stocks plummeted on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sinking 2.48%, the S&P 500 dropping 2.36% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shedding 2.55%. The volatile state of global trade policies continued…

Join this free virtual event, featuring Ali Ghodsi, the trailblazing co-founder and CEO of Databricks, alongside Dario Amodei, the pioneering co-founder and CEO of Anthropic. Uncover how their revolutionary collaboration is poised to fast-track the advancement of domain-specific AI agents. Not only will you experience an engaging exchange between the visionary leaders of two AI industry giants, but you’ll also receive exclusive access to three additional sessions that delve deeper into their transformative dialogue. What you’ll learn: What AI agents are — and why they’re important. Details of the Databricks and Anthropic partnership. How Databricks applies data intelligence to AI…

ChatGPT search, OpenAI’s feature within ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to access and incorporate up-to-date information from the web into its responses, is growing at a fast clip in Europe. A report filed by one of OpenAI’s EU corporate divisions, OpenAI Ireland Limited, reveals ChatGPT search had roughly 41.3 million average monthly active “recipients” for the six-month period ending March 31. That’s up from approximately 11.2 million average monthly active recipients in the six-month period ending October 31, 2024. OpenAI regularly publishes information on ChatGPT search to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which regulates many aspects of…

An AI doctoral student in California had their SEVIS record — the digital proof of their valid student visa — terminated, putting their immigration status at risk. Speaking to TechCrunch, the student, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal, said they were notified via their college’s international student center that they’d been identified in a criminal records check. The student said that they’d been studying in the U.S. for nearly a decade starting as an undergraduate, and that they have no criminal record. “The most likely cause may be an interaction with the police many years ago, even before I entered graduate…

This June, the most influential minds in artificial intelligence will converge at TC Sessions: AI — and your brand has a unique opportunity to be part of the action. From June 1–7, TechCrunch is curating a weeklong series of Side Events that orbit the main stage event on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. This is your moment to host a high-impact gathering — whether it’s an intimate meetup, a thought leadership salon, a VIP mixer, or a hands-on demo experience — and position your brand in front of 1,200+ AI leaders, investors, and builders. Get started here before…

The countdown is real! Exhibit tables for TechCrunch Sessions: AI are almost gone, and the May 9 deadline is closing in fast. If you’ve been meaning to showcase your AI innovation, this is your last window to make it happen. No more “maybe next year.” No more waiting for the perfect moment. This is it! Book your exhibit table here. On June 5, the AI world converges at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall — and if your product, platform, or prototype deserves attention, it needs to be there too. More than 1,200 AI decision-makers, investors, engineers, and founders will walk the…

A little-known VOXEL trading pair on cryptocurrency exchange Bitget suddenly clocked over $12 billion in volume on April 20, dwarfing the metrics of the same contract on Binance.The activity centered on VOXEL/USDT perpetual futures, where traders reported instant order fills — an anomaly many described as a bug that allowed savvy traders to rack up outsized profits by exploiting unusual price behavior.The atypical metrics drew Bitget’s attention. In the fallout of its early investigation, the exchange suspended accounts suspected of market manipulation and rolled back irregular trades that occurred throughout the day. Traders who copped losses during that period were…

Meta is using AI technology to search for kids who are lying about their age on Instagram in order to bypass safeguards, the company announced on Monday. When Meta finds an account that it suspects belongs to a teen, the platform will enroll them into a restricted Teen Account, even if the account lists an adult birthday. Teen Accounts, which launched on Instagram last year, enroll young users into an app experience with built-in protections. The safeguards are applied to teens automatically, and limit who can contact a teen on the app and restrict the type of content the account…

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, the release of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the highly-anticipated launch of its text-to-video model Sora. OpenAI also faced its share of internal drama, including the notable exits of high-level execs like co-founder and longtime chief…