US debt hits US$40 trillion high, raising ‘doom loop’ risk

People pass in front of a billboard showing the US national debt in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Total US public debt surpassed US$40 trillion for the first time, and has now surged by a third in less than five years, as US lawmakers continue to shrug off calls to contend with historically wide financial deficits.

Public debt outstanding stood at US$40.05 trillion as of the close of business on Tuesday, a US Treasury Department


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Cerebras CS-4 Generates In 1 Second What A GPU Rack Needs 30 Seconds For, Powered By 4-Trillion-Transistor WSE-3 Turbo

Cerebras, the creators of the wafer-scale engine chip, have released their latest CS-4 solution that packs its brand-new WSE-3 Turbo chip.

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“In AI,

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Two Photographers Spent a Year Planning the Perfect Eclipse Photo and Success Came Down to 30 Seconds

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A text message conversation from April 9, 2024, where two people discuss planning a photography trip to Spain for the 2026 eclipse.
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Ottawa bagpiper says unprovoked knife attack won't keep him from playing

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