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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2023 tour will be postponed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice.The Boss, who last week celebrated his 74th birthday, is “steadily recovering” from peptic ulcer disease, a press release read. “Out of an abundance of caution,” the remainder of this year’s tour has been pushed to next year.Earlier this month, Springsteen announced that he would be postponing all of his September 2023 dates while he was treated for symptoms related to the disease, which causes ulcers to form in the stomach or small intestine that can cause heartburn, nausea and stomach pain.Those postponed shows included stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Albany and Syracuse in New York, Pittsburgh, Washington, and shows in Connecticut and Ohio.The newly postponed shows include shows all across Canada, in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal — as well as two dates in Toronto.The Boss’ West Coast run of Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco has also been postponed.Rescheduled concerts will be announced this week and will take place at the original venues.Peptic ulcer disease can be dangerous, leading to bleeding and emergency situations such as perforation of the ulcer through the stomach.

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly considering a move into the stock market with the addition of stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its trading platform, according to a Bloomberg report today.

OpenAI has rocketed to between $80 billion and $90 billion in talks with potential investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The estimated worth for the company behind generative artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT is nearly triple that of just a year ago, according to the report in the financial daily citing unnamed people familiar with the discussions.

By Trevor Hunnicutt

Americans outside the wealthiest 20% of the country have run out of extra savings and now have less cash on hand than they did when the pandemic began, according to the latest Federal Reserve study of household finances. 

Target said it's closing nine stores in four states, including one in East Harlem, New York and three in San Francisco, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its workers and customers

(Reuters) — Target said on Tuesday it would close nine stores across four U.S. states, including California, citing that theft and organized retail crime was threatening the security of the retailer's employees and customers.

(Reuters) — Organized crime rings in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston are targeting retail inventories, causing more financial loss, according to a report by the National Retail Federation (NRF), a trade group representing U.S. retailers.

China is willing to play a «constructive» role in the success of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, its top diplomat said on Tuesday, after President Xi Jinping's absence at the annual Group of 20 summit in India. «As the world's largest developing country and an important member of APEC, China is willing to comply with the expectations of the international community and play a constructive role in the success of APEC this year,» said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Xi, with no official explanation, did not go to the G20 summit in New Delhi this month, with the Chinese premier, Li Qiang, attending in his place. That prompted the United States to say China was «giving up» on the G20 and was building an alternative world order. «Of course, we and all parties hope that the United States will recognise its responsibility as the host, demonstrate openness, fairness, inclusiveness, and responsibility, and create better conditions for the smooth holding of the meeting,» Wang said at a news conference, when asked whether Xi would attend APEC. Dialogue between China and the United States has been gradually resuming despite tensions between the two superpowers, especially over Taiwan.

Philadelphia Eagles maintained their unbeaten start to the NFL season with a comprehensive 25-11 victory on the road over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts rushed for one touchdown and threw for another as last season's Super Bowl runners-up improved to 3-0 — the franchise's best start to a season since the 1992-1993 campaign. Hurts finished with 277 passing yards from 23-of-37 attempts while rushing 28 yards from 10 carries, including one of the Eagles' trademark «tush-push» close-range touchdowns. Philadelphia running back D'Andre Swift had 130 yards from 16 carries while wide receiver A.J. Brown caught the eye with 131 yards from nine receptions. The Eagles are now only one of three teams in the league with a 3-0 record, joining the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins. Hurts warned after the game that the Eagles still had plenty of room for improvement as they target a swift return to the Super Bowl this season. «We found a way to win, and we found a way to execute,» Hurts said.

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the company

Amazon.com on Monday said it will invest up to $4 billion in cash in the high-profile startup Anthropic, in its effort to compete with growing cloud rivals on artificial intelligence. Amazon's employees and cloud customers will gain early access to technology from Anthropic as part of the deal, which they can infuse into their businesses. The San Francisco-based startup also committed to rely primarily on Amazon's cloud services, including training its future AI models on large quantities of proprietary chips it would buy from the online retailing and computing giant.

Apoorva Mehta, more than a decade ago, is now a publicly traded company on the US stock exchange Nasdaq.Instacart, the San-Francisco-based startup, listed its shares on the Nasdaq on Tuesday at $30 a piece, aiming to raise $660 million at a valuation close to $10 billion. Although its market value at public listing was only a fraction of its 2021-valuation of $39 billion, the IPO coincides with a resurgence of optimism from tech companies towards the public market.

San Francisco 49ers made headlines on Friday with the announcement of multi-year contract extensions for their head coach, Kyle Shanahan, and general manager, John Lynch. This significant move secures the leadership duo for the long term and signals the team's commitment to building on their recent success.

The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance have launched a pair of economic working groups in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations

Tom Nides, one of Wall Street and Washington’s most connected executives, is joining Wells Fargo & Co. as vice chairman as the firm continues to work its way past years of scandal. 

Vivek Ramaswamy will be hosting an ‘intimate dinner’ for fundraising for his presidential campaign with Silicon Valley bosses. The Indian-American Republican presidential candidate despite all his controversial remarks seems to have become a more favourable candidate defeating De Santis for the US Polls 2024. According to pamphlet that has been shared on social media, the “intimate dinner and discussion" with Ramaswamy will be held at the home of investor and CEO of Social Capital Chamath Palihapitiya San Francisco Bay Area.

New York Giants' running back Saquon Barkley has officially confirmed that he is dealing with a high ankle sprain. The injury occurred during the team's victory over the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday and was initially thought to be a regular sprain.

National Investigation Agency on Thursday released pictures of 10 accused and sought information about them from the public. Once the perpetrators are identified, look out notices will be issued against them, said officials. According to the NIA, the case was registered after an attack on the Indian consulate in the US city during the intervening night of March 18-19 when some pro-Khalistan entities allegedly trespassed into the consulate and tried to burn it down. The same day, Khalistani supporters, raising slogans, had broken through the makeshift security barriers raised by the San Francisco Police and put up two so-called Khalistani flags on the consulate premises, damaged the building and assaulted and injured the officials, said an NIA in a statement. On the July 1-2 night, some accused persons trespassed into the consulate and attempted to set it on fire while officials were inside the building, it said. The NIA initiated a probe into the matter after registering a case on June 16 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.

• Training AI-powered models requires high levels of energy and water consumption, but they can also be used to help offset greenhouse-gas emissions and control water consumption by making systems more efficient • Energy management and water-and-wastewater management aren’t considered financially material for the technology and communications sector, although it contains most AI-focused companies • Among the 10 largest companies in the Wisdom Tree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Index, Microsoft and Alphabet lead in energy management, while Nvidia, Meta Platforms and Microsoft are among the leaders for water-and-wastewater management, Dow Jones sustainability data shows The increasing development and implementation of artificial intelligence by businesses has both positive and negative sustainability implications for companies, specifically those in the technology and communications sector. Training AI-powered models, such as the one behind ChatGPT, requires significant levels of energy and water consumption, as data centers use large amounts of water for cooling.

Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said he doubts that Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, “meant what he said” when he made a series of antisemitic and offensive remarks last year