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President Trump is threatening to hit the European Union with a trade investigation over fines that the bloc imposed on U.S. tech companies.

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.

The attorneys general of California and Delaware on Friday warned OpenAI they have "serious concerns" about the safety of its flagship chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for children and teens.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer shook up his Cabinet Friday after his top deputy stepped down over a tax error on a home purchase, leaving a big hole in the center-left Labour government.

U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool due to uncertainty over President Donald Trump's economic policies.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk could be in line for a payout of $1 trillion if his electric car company meets a series of extremely aggressive targets over the next 10 years, according to documents released by the company.

The U.S. added only 22,000 jobs in August, according to federal figures Friday that increased worries about the employment market.

The House Freedom Caucus is putting the "finishing touches" on a proposal to freeze government funding levels for another year - and potentially through the 2026 midterm elections, the group's chairman said Thursday.

Customs and Border Protection agents in Seattle have stopped a shipment of 11,134 fake Labubu collectible dolls valued at nearly $514,000.

President Trump urged European leaders on Thursday to stop buying Russian oil that helps Moscow fund its war against Ukraine, a White House official said.