Commerce Department gives green light for Anthropic to bring back Fable 5

The public will once again be able to access Anthropic’s powerful Fable 5 model, the AI giant said Tuesday, weeks after the Commerce Department required the company to disable the model over potential security risks. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Access will be restored … Read more

On the Mississippi, romance meets commerce – and today, the river is all business

The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable. – Mark Twain Before the Mississippi River became Joan Stemler’s life’s work, it was the geography of a child’s curiosity. She was raised on a farm in Columbia, Illinois, behind a levee, in … Read more

Future-Proofing with UCP: The New Infrastructure for Agentic Commerce

The e-commerce landscape has officially transitioned from “search and click” to Agentic Commerce—a world where AI agents don’t just find products; they evaluate and purchase them on behalf of the consumer.  At the center of this shift is Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a foundational standard announced by Sundar Pichai early this year to define … Read more

How Iran’s threats against ships in Strait of Hormuz endanger global commerce, energy supplies

How Iran’s threats against ships in Strait of Hormuz endanger global commerce, energy supplies – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran’s threats to set ships ablaze have caused traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slow to a crawl after two of the world’s largest shipping companies said they’re suspending travel through the waterway. Here’s why … Read more

Howard Lutnick, Commerce secretary, agrees to interview with House committee in Epstein probe

Washington — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to answer questions from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its investigation into the government’s handling of the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the committee confirmed Tuesday. “Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight … Read more

Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify in House Epstein probe, Comer says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before the House Oversight Committee for its probe into Jeffrey Epstein. Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., confirmed Lutnick’s appearance in a statement sent to Fox News Digital and other outlets on Tuesday. “Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear … Read more

WordLift Starts Onboarding First Clients for Agentic Commerce Pilot

Next-generation semantic infrastructure for AI-driven transactions. ROME, Italy, December 22, 2025 – WordLift today announced the start of onboarding for a first batch of customers to pilot WordLift Agentic Storefront, a new capability that turns product and service data into agent-ready, transactable experiences for AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot. AI is shifting … Read more