Underlying US inflation was subdued in July, likely easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.| The consumer price index, excluding often-volatile food and energy categories, increased 0.2% from a month earlier, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Wednesday.

Anthropic PBC is in talks to buy the artificial intelligence startup Decart AI for about $6 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Decart makes so-called world models, which aim to simulate the physical world, as well as software that can reduce the cost of training AI by helping chips work more efficiently.

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01:17:43 – Lovable CEO on Growth, Demand
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