Major headlines drawing global financial media attention overnight and this morning include:

Trump launches AI-driven America.gov website as one-stop gateway to government services

President Donald Trump unveiled a new artificial intelligence-powered website on Tuesday, aiming to create a one-stop portal for government services. The move sees Trump further embracing AI at a time when public skepticism about its economic and social impact is growing.

Trump signed an executive order requiring all federal agencies to integrate their public-facing systems with the new website, America.gov, saying "all of these interfaces will plug directly into our great, brilliant brain, a super brain." Trump promoted the website during a full-day event that included tech industry leaders such as Tesla's Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and Blue Origin LLC's Dave Limp. Through the site, the public will be able to apply for benefits, arrange mail forwarding, or request name changes.

UK Prime Minister Burnham pledges to explore new options for UK-EU relations, leaving room for a return to the EU

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has opened the door to the possibility of Britain rejoining the European Union after the next general election, pledging to put forward different options for a new UK-EU relationship. Speaking Tuesday at the Labour Party's annual conference in his first address as prime minister, Burnham said he would try to build consensus on Britain's needs in order to explore a more radical approach to rebuilding UK-EU relations. After the speech, Burnham's spokesman declined to rule out a commitment to rejoining the EU before a general election expected by August 2029 at the latest. Burnham told Labour members that the 2016 Brexit referendum made Britain weaker and failed to deliver the "take back control" over borders and rule-making that the Leave campaign promised.

Trump meets AI industry leaders, opposes new federal safety regulation

Amid growing global concerns about the threats posed by artificial intelligence, U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the idea of introducing new federal regulations on AI after meeting with industry executives at the White House. Speaking Tuesday after lunch with more than 20 Silicon Valley leaders, Trump said existing laws are sufficient to protect Americans from AI's potential risks. Attendees included Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. During a brief appearance with reporters in the White House East Room, Trump said: "Some people think there should be a lot of self-regulation, and agencies like the Department of Justice and the FBI already provide regulation, but self-regulation is very important."

OpenAI launches always-on agent Dots, adds a new $500 monthly tier

OpenAI has launched a continuously operating AI agent, competing with similar products from companies such as Meta. OpenAI said Tuesday that the product, called Dots, can operate computers and pull information from various connected applications to conduct research, draft documents, and develop software. Users can message or call the agent through ChatGPT, or message it via Slack or Microsoft Teams, according to the company. Eventually, users will also be able to communicate with it via text message. OpenAI said its engineers are using the virtual assistant to fix dozens of software vulnerabilities every day.

Ternus aims to reshape Apple, "do more with fewer people"

Apple's new chief executive, John Ternus, has begun reshaping the iPhone maker just weeks into the job, hoping to speed up product development, broaden the device lineup, and build a leaner, more engineering-focused organization. People familiar with the matter said Ternus has discussed the plans internally with colleagues, with initial ideas including reducing reliance on the traditional spring and fall product launch cycles and eliminating some middle-management positions to reduce layers between engineers and executives. Ternus believes that in the AI era, Apple must ship products faster and take bolder risks in product development to stay competitive.

New York Fed president says another rate hike may come by year-end, colleagues stress need for further tightening

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said one more rate increase this year may be appropriate to help contain inflation, but added that after the Fed's rate hike earlier this month, there is no rush to act. "If the economy evolves broadly in line with my forecast, it may be appropriate to raise rates further later this year, which would help bring inflation back to target in a more timely way," Williams said Tuesday in prepared remarks for an event in Buffalo, New York. Fed officials raised rates in September for the first time since 2023. Williams said the move gives the Fed time to gather more data and form a clearer picture of the economic outlook. "After our policy action at the September meeting, there is no need to rush, and we have time to gather more information," he said.