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OpenAI on Tuesday released two open-weight language models for the first time since it rolled out GPT-2 in 2019.The text-only models are called gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, and are designed to serve as lower-cost options that developers, researchers and companies can easily run and customize, OpenAI said.An artificial intelligence model is considered open weight if its parameters, or the elements that improve its outputs and predictions during training, are publicly available. Open-weight models can offer transparency and control, but they are different from open-source models, whose full source code becomes available for people to use and modify.Several other tech companies, including…

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Southeast Asians are skipping trips to the United States this year — for a variety of reasons.Singaporeans, however, are rejecting it at greater levels than others, a survey of 6,000 regional travelers showed.  The survey commissioned by CNBC Travel showed 7% of Singaporeans said their interest in visiting the U.S. increased this year, while more than half (55%) said their interest had decreased.  Both numbers veer sharply from the 44% of Southeast Asian respondents who said their interest in the U.S. increased this year, and the 18% who said it fell, according to the survey conducted by the market research…

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(This is an actual research report from Trivector’s Adam Parker, reprinted for CNBC Pro subscribers with permission. Click here to subscribe to Trivector.) Investors with whom we are speaking appear well-aware of the potential negatives for the U.S. equity market. However, this awareness seems to be taking a back seat to FOMO (fear of missing out) on the current uptrend in the market. We share in some of that optimism as we see a path to 10% EPS growth for the S & P 500 , with a low 20x price-to-forward earnings ratio – elevated versus history but justified by…

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A Rivian R1T electric vehicle (EV) pickup truck is parked at the Rivian Venice Hub on November 13, 2024 in Venice, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesRivian Automotive reported a higher-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday as disruption in supply of rare earth metals used to make parts of its electric vehicles raised costs and income from credits sold to traditional automakers dwindled.China’s curbs on the export of heavy rare earth metals — essential components for motors — sharply increased material costs and disrupted supply chains, driving up the cost of EV production in the U.S.The company reported an adjusted loss per…

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A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | ReutersThe State Department is set to launch a new pilot program later this month that will require foreign visitors planning travel to the U.S. from certain countries to post bonds of up to $15,000, according to a temporary final rule published in the Federal Register Tuesday.The program, scheduled to begin Aug. 20 and last until Aug. 5, 2026, will specifically apply to people in certain foreign countries applying for B-1 or B-2 visas for business or tourist…

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