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U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino believes the group could be the best team in the world in the next five to 10 years, giving the program a major vote of confidence as the 2026 World Cup nears. Pochettino, whose contract runs through next summer’s tournament, is unlikely to be in charge by the time his prediction could …

CEO Jensen Huang discussed the impact of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence model in a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer at Nvidia‘s annual GTC conference. Huang asserted that the groundbreaking model will actually require more computation than many in the industry thought. According to Huang, DeepSeek’s R1 model is “fantastic” because it is “the first open-sourced reasoning model.” …

As they ready themselves for their Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Canada on Thursday night (10:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+), Mexico are deep in the heart of a debate any national side would want to have. Raul Jimenez or Santiago Gimenez, if not both, which of their star forwards should Javier Aguirre trust to lead the line for El Tri? It …

The “good ship Transitory,” despite an ominous record, appears ready to sail again for the Federal Reserve. Economic projections the central bank released Wednesday indicate that while officials see inflation moving up this year more rapidly than previously expected, they also expect the trend to be short-lived. The outlook spurred talk again about “transitory” inflation that caused a major policy …

It’s almost time for the Concacaf Nations League semifinals where Mauricio Pochettino will have his first chance to win a trophy as manager of the United States men’s national team. While he won’t have his entire first-choice squad available with injuries keeping players like Sergino Dest, Antonee Robinson, and Folarin Balogun out of the side, that doesn’t mean that Pochettino …

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 12, 2025.  Nathan Howard | Reuters Federal Reserve officials slashed their economic outlook in the latest projections released Wednesday, seeing the U.S. economy growing at a pace lower than …

Getty Images Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers has called for an improvement in pitch standards to be a “next step” in the women’s game after her side lost 2-0 to Real Madrid on a surface described as a “disgrace” by club legend Ian Wright. Goals from Linda Caicedo and Athenea del Castillo either side of half time left Arsenal with …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year. Faced with pressing concerns over the impact tariffs will have on a slowing economy, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee kept its key borrowing rate targeted in a range between 4.25%-4.5%, …

Imagn Images It’s a groundbreaking moment in American soccer. The United Soccer League has voted to adopt a promotion and relegation system. This will make the USL the first American professional sports league to work on implementing the global tiered model, which is the standard for top leagues around the world like the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 …

A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency XRP. S3studio | Getty Images XRP surged after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is no longer pursuing its appeal in the case against the payments company. The price of XRP was last higher by nearly 14% at $2.57. “It’s been almost four years and about three months …