SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico jury determined Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms, a verdict that signals a changing tide against tech companies and the government's willingness to crack down.

A judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration’s rationale for banning the federal government from using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC, a move that the Claude chatbot maker claims could cost it billions in lost revenue.

SK Hynix Inc. said it seeks to list in the US this year, part of a bid to raise money to keep pace with artificial intelligence’s voracious demand for memory.

OpenAI is nearing a deal to raise about $10 billion from venture investors, according to people familiar with the matter, bringing the total haul from its latest funding round to more than $120 billion.

Arm Holdings Plc, which made its name licensing technology to semiconductor makers, will begin selling its own chips for the first time, adding a business that it expects to generate about $15 billion annually within five years.

Hundreds of service stations across Australia have reported fuel shortfalls, as the war in the Middle East disrupts global supplies.

Yuan bond issuance by foreign borrowers has surged in mainland China this month, eclipsing the momentum of such fundraising offshore and highlighting the appeal of a vast local market less affected by the Iran war.

Oil fell and US equity-index futures climbed as optimism grew over Washington’s efforts to end the nearly month-long Middle East conflict. The dollar weakened.

Singapore will stick to its rules-based trade principles even if it comes at a short-term cost, the Business Times reported Wednesday, citing the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.

Gold steadied after snapping a nine-day decline, as investors weighed reports that the US is seeking a diplomatic route to ending the war with Iran even as it sends more troops to the Middle East.