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ChatGPT reached 1 billion monthly active app users worldwide in May 2026, marking a record milestone in global AI adoption.

Gold prices rose as U.S. Treasury yields eased, supporting bullion while investors tracked Fed policy, jobs data and metals demand.

European Parliament trade MEPs advanced EU-US tariff legislation covering U.S. goods, safeguards and a June plenary vote in Brussels.

Dollar trading stayed steady near 99 while Bitcoin and Ether declined, leaving global currency moves muted and crypto markets weaker.

Anthropic raised $65 billion in Series H funding, lifting its valuation to $965 billion and placing it ahead of OpenAI among private AI firms.

Eleven people died after a chemical tank rupture at a Longview paper mill, prompting recovery operations and federal review.

Tom Barrack now holds new envoy titles for Syria and Iraq, adding to his US ambassador role in Turkey under the Trump administration.

Gold prices rose as a weaker dollar lifted bullion demand, while lower oil prices and gains in silver, platinum and palladium shaped trading.

California state and local teams respond in Orange County as hazardous materials crews work at the Garden Grove chemical tank site.

SpaceX launched its upgraded Starship V3 after a countdown halt, marking Flight 12 from South Texas with payload tests and ocean splashdown.