• AI-enabled Pixel Value Reduction curbs energy use and extends video viewing by up to 22% | 2026-04-15
  New report outlines how InterDigital’s AI-driven PVR technology can improve video watch time while cutting energy use across devices and networks...
• Democrats cautioned against angering $300mn AI lobby ahead of US midterms | 2026-04-15
  Pro-industry campaign groups deploy millions amid growing public support for tighter regulation
• Nvidia, AMD Could Ride 80% Earnings Explosion BlackRock Just Flagged | 2026-04-15
  BlackRock expects an 80% jump in semiconductor earnings in 2026. But the Strait of Hormuz shutdown doesn't bode well for this forecast.
• Anthony Scaramucci Asks 'Is This AI?' As Rick Scott Backs Blocking Strait Of Hormuz, Says Crushing China's Economy Would Be 'Wonderful' | 2026-04-15
  Anthony Scaramucci questioned a viral clip of Rick Scott backing a Strait of Hormuz blockade and suggesting crippling China's economy.
• Hedge Fund MS Capital Says It Won $1 Billion Mandate for China | 2026-04-15
  Quantitative hedge fund Meridian & Saturn Capital said it won a $1 billion mandate to trade Chinese stocks, another sign investors are boosting allocations to the world’s second-largest economy.
• Chinese Shares Erase Post-Iran War Losses on Economic Resilience | 2026-04-15
  China’s onshore stocks have recouped their losses since the Iran war began, outperforming the broader Asian market with a more resilient economy and efforts to insulate it from an oil shock.
• Safe Pro Successfully Completes U.S. Army Exercise Featuring Rapid Threat Detection in Active Minefields Powered by Patented AI Edge Processing Using Drones | 2026-04-15
  Safe Pro Successfully Completes U.S. Army Exercise Featuring Rapid Threat Detection in Active Minefields Powered by Patented AI Edge Processing Using...
• More Japanese firms say no to rate hikes as Iran war clouds outlook: Reuters poll | 2026-04-15
  The number of Japanese firms that do not want the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates has risen ​sharply since the start of the year as the Iran war clouds the outlook for global growth and corporate earnings, ‌a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.
• More Japanese firms say no to rate hikes as Iran war clouds outlook: Reuters poll | 2026-04-15
  TOKYO, April 16 : The number of Japanese firms that do not want the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates has risen sharply since the start of the year as the Iran war clouds the outlook for global growth and corporate earnings, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.The U.S.-Israel war on Iran, launched on Febr
• US import prices increase below expectations; sharp rise anticipated due to Iran war | 2026-04-15
  WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - U. import prices increased less than expected in March, though the trend still pointed to firming imported inflationary pressures as the Middle East conflict boosts oil prices and snarls supply chains.
• US import prices increase below expectations; sharp rise anticipated due to Iran war | 2026-04-15
  U.S. import prices increased less than expected in March, though the trend still pointed to firming imported inflationary pressures as the Middle East conflict boosts oil prices and snarls supply chains.
• Why BLTs and salad just got more expensive — tariffs, war send tomato prices soaring | 2026-04-15
  Tomato prices have risen sharply in recent months, driven largely by trade policy, economists said.
• Analysis:Dollar sheds bulk of Iran war premium, but few expect a sharper drop | 2026-04-15
  NEW YORK, April 15 : The U.S. dollar has given back most of the gains sparked by the Iran war, as a tentative ceasefire revived appetite for riskier currencies, but investors said robust demand for U.S. assets and waning prospects for U.S. interest-rate cuts should buttress it against sharper declines.The dol
• Dollar sheds bulk of Iran war premium, but few expect a sharper drop | 2026-04-15
  The U.S. dollar has given back most of the gains sparked by the Iran war, as a tentative ceasefire revived ​appetite for riskier currencies, but investors said robust demand for U.S. assets and waning prospects for U.S. interest-rate cuts should buttress it against sharper ‌declines.
• The market is bullish again, but it's 'not a close-eyes-and-buy' market | 2026-04-15
  The US exceptionalism trade shouldn't be taken for granted, but the AI trade is roaring back.
• China’s Xi meets Russian FM Lavrov, calls relations with Moscow ‘precious’ | 2026-04-15
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with top Chinese leadership to discuss the Iran war and other concerns.
• How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration | 2026-04-15
  The largest restored wetlands in Massachusetts now cover hundreds of acres of what used to be cranberry farms.
• Games for Change and Tencent Games expand Raising Good Gamers with new programme to help families navigate positive play in video games | 2026-04-15
  /PRNewswire/ -- Games for Change, in partnership with Tencent Games, today announced the launch of a new programme that builds on the Raising Good Gamers...
• What's Going On With Boeing Stock Today? | 2026-04-14
  Boeing (NYSE: BA) gains as stronger Q1 deliveries across commercial and defense segments and a Viasat antenna evaluation highlight operational momentum ahead of earnings.
• Boeing Announces First Quarter Deliveries | 2026-04-14
  /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the first quarter of...

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