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A Canadian cybersecurity executive who specializes in negotiating with ransomware hackers has reportedly been arrested on federal charges in Pennsylvania.Edward Dubrovsky, 54, was arrested Thursday in the Philadelphia area, according to federal court documents cited by Reuters. The arrest comes as the FBI investigates ShinyHunters, a hacking group that recently claimed to have stolen information concerning nearly every FBI employee. Authorities have not publicly confirmed whether Dubrovsky's arrest is connected […]

Halloween candy is getting more expensive this year, but Americans aren't letting higher prices stop them from stocking up on treats.Prices for candy and chewing gum rose 8.1% in August from a year earlier, according to the latest available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's more than double the 3.4% increase in overall consumer prices during the same period.Despite the higher costs, Americans are expected to spend $4.1 […]

Denny’s CEO Christopher Bode says a lesson from a longtime mentor has become a guiding principle as he works to turn around the iconic diner chain.Bode, who took the helm of Denny’s this year, told FOX Business that he follows a simple phrase he learned earlier in his career from former Dunkin’ Brands CEO Jon Luther."Manage what you must, not what you can," Bode said. The Denny’s chief said he now […]

FOX Business has exclusively obtained Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s response to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s latest letter about the rise in the 10-year treasury yield. "Happy Indigenous People's Day in advance to you and your family," Bessent handwrote at the end of his scathing letter, mocking her former claim of Native American heritage. The senator has sent more than 100 letters to the Treasury Department asking for information in the past 21 months.Bessent’s […]

An artificial intelligence-focused academy backed by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is betting that a new generation of tech workers may be better served building products and companies than following a traditional four-year college path.The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a private, in-person program in San Francisco, is recruiting roughly 50 students for a tuition-free Founding Class Fellowship beginning in fall 2027. The academy was incubated by Andreessen Horowitz, also known as […]

An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Anthropic submitted a false tip about an unsolved murder through a Philadelphia police website during an automated test.The Philadelphia Police Department said Anthropic notified authorities on Oct. 7 about the incident and explained that the submission resulted from an automated testing process."The tip was flagged as spam and was never forwarded to the Real-Time Crime Center for investigative vetting or dissemination," police said.The […]

Millions of Walmart shoppers who purchased grill-cleaning brushes over the past five years are being urged to stop using them because tiny metal bristles could end up in their food and cause serious internal injuries.Walmart has recalled nearly 4.5 million Expert Grill brushes over concerns their wire bristles can break loose during cleaning and become lodged on grills or in food, potentially leading to injuries that require surgery, according to […]

President Donald Trump announced Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to "immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter."Trump said the agreement came after the two had a "highly successful discussion." He added on Truth Social, "Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a […]

The federal government's budget deficit totaled $2 trillion in fiscal year 2026 as the cost of servicing the nation's more than $40 trillion national debt surged.The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released data on Thursday showing the federal budget deficit rose to $1.993 trillion in fiscal year 2026, which concluded at the end of September.That figure represents a $218 billion increase from the $1.775 trillion deficit in fiscal year 2025, […]