Off-MLS listings draw antitrust attention as studies conflict on price

Anthropic is sharing three new metrics that it says could help artificial intelligence companies monitor the pace of development, days after CEO Dario Amodei rocked the industry by calling for a coordinated slowdown. In a blog post on Thursday, the company said it measured AI-led research and development, oversight of AI agents and compute allocation…

A Martin & Co franchisee has completed the acquisition of a third lettings agency within a 12-month period, marking continued consolidation within the Worcestershire lettings market. Nirvair Sander, who operates the Martin & Co Worcester franchise, has purchased Parsons Choice, a lettings agency based in Stoke Prior. The transaction follows two previous acquisitions completed in…

Two months after he was blocked by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has resumed his effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook as part of an effort to stack the central bank’s board with more allies.

The British Columbia Real Estate Association says there were 5,653 residential property sales last month on the Multiple Listing Service, a 4.7% decrease from the same month last year. The average home price in the province also fell to just under $925,000 from the same period last year.  Association chief economist Brendon Ogmundson says in…

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