Apple sues OpenAI for alleged theft of confidential info — and says that’s just ‘the tip of the iceberg’

We thank Steven Berry, Mikhail Chernov, Carter Davis, Zhiyu Fu, William Fuchs, Satoshi Fukuda, Xavier Gabaix, Sergei Glebkin, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Elise Gourier, Lars Peter Hansen, Kristy Jansen, Ralph Koijen, Jane Li, Lira Mota, Daniel Neuhann, Anna Pavlova, Aleksandra Rzeźnik, Milena Wittwer, Hanbin Yang, Motohiro Yogo, and seminar and conference participants at Minnesota Carlson, Chicago Booth…

The views expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management. Introduction Budgets are the central policy instrument for articulating government priorities, allocating scarce resources, and determining the fiscal stance. They set out governments’ expectations for revenues, borrowing, and spending based…

Minutes Item 1 – Introduction and background The Chair opened the meeting, highlighting the importance of the decisions to be made in selecting a shortlist of wildlife, thanking panel members for their involvement, and asking them to introduce themselves. The team outlined trends in cash demand, highlighting the continued role played by cash in society,…

Lebanon’s political circumstances, together with Iran’s strengthened regional position, make Hezbollah’s complete disarmament highly unlikely. By conditioning Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon on this outcome—but with no provisions about cutting Hezbollah’s Iranian lifeline—the new framework agreement is dead on arrival.