Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother's kidnappers
Georgia teen pleads guilty to gun charge for running onto Capitol grounds with loaded shotgun
This week in court: 6 high-profile cases from the Tate brothers to D4vd
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US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights record
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
Mexico economy likely rebounded in second quarter
Monte dei Paschi, Banco BPM working on deal with cash component, Bloomberg News reports
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Canada celebrates new bridge to US during tariff troubles with Trump
Canadian officials are celebrating a new U.S.-Canada bridge over the Detroit River
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Trump says the US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined tech giants
President Donald Trump says the United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices
July 24, 2026
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Anthropic rolls out Opus 5 AI model in efficiency upgrade
Anthropic on Friday launched Opus 5, its latest AI model that the startup says nears the capabilities of its more powerful cousin Fable 5 at half the price.
July 24, 2026
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Meta adds new task automation features to AI assistant
Meta is rolling out new features for its Meta AI service in select markets, allowing the chatbot to complete certain tasks autonomously, the company said on Friday.
July 24, 2026
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Aerospace fights for young recruits as AI drains talent pool
For Hassan Butt, a 17-year-old British student volunteering at the Farnborough airshow this week, there was nothing
July 24, 2026
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Russian ballistic strike kills 10 after Ukraine's Zelenskyy hosts US company making Patriots
Ukrainian government and industry officials say a Russian attack on a site near Kyiv that was hosting a defense industry event killed at least 10 people and wounded nearly 100 others
July 24, 2026
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Final contenders revealed for 2026 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition
Final contenders revealed for 2026 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition
July 24, 2026
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White House says Trump, Zelenskiy to meet in Washington next week
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are scheduled to meet in Washington on Tuesday, a White House official said on Friday.
July 24, 2026
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Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late
A new lawsuit argues that voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots haven't arrived by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their vote is counted
July 24, 2026
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Formula 1 parent company reaches $3M settlement in Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023 tickets lawsuit
Formula 1 parent company Liberty Media has agreed to a settlement of about $3 million to end a class-action lawsuit brought by spectators of the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix
July 24, 2026
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US stocks face tests from Fed decision, tech-led earnings deluge
A wobbly U.S. stock market will take its cues in the coming week from a Federal Reserve meeting set to shed light on the path for interest rates, and
July 24, 2026
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Samsung, SK Hynix to announce major chip deals with US tech companies, Seoul says
South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will announce large supply deals with U.S. technology companies during President Lee Jae Myung's visit to San
July 24, 2026
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China's CATL tops quarterly profit forecasts on robust energy storage business
Chinese battery giant CATL reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit, driven by robust growth in its energy storage business that helped offset softer demand
July 24, 2026
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US agency rejects petition seeking Tesla door-release defect probe
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July 24, 2026
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Verizon lifts annual forecasts, signs $1 billion fiber deal with Google
Verizon raised its annual adjusted profit forecast and said it had secured a more than $1 billion deal with Google to provide dark fiber connectivity for
July 24, 2026
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Meta launches new app 'Seller' to provide sales tools for merchants
Meta on Friday launched a new app called "Seller" to offer dedicated selling tools to merchants using the company's Facebook Marketplace platform for buying and selling items.
July 24, 2026
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Verizon signs deal with Google worth over $1 billion
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said on Friday the company has secured a deal with Google, valued at more than $1 billion, to provide dark fiber connectivity for the search engine giant's
July 24, 2026
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How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?
A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the authors explain, the type of disaster makes a difference.
July 24, 2026
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Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater − here’s why
Wastewater from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas wells is salty and radioactive, and doesn’t suppress dust. Two researchers explain why it keeps ending up on rural roads.
July 24, 2026
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The Benadryl Challenge isn’t going away – here’s how public health officials are trying to stop this deadly viral trend
This is just one example of an online trend with real-world health consequences.
July 24, 2026
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‘Maxxing’ isn’t the best approach to any part of your health
‘Maxxing’ isn’t the best approach to any part of your health
July 24, 2026
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From steppe to sea, a Ukrainian drone unit hunts Russian ships
In a field in southern Ukraine, soldiers scrawled sardonic messages on a sleek grey attack drone that
July 24, 2026
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Ford to recall more than 565,000 US vehicles over engine compartment fire risk
Ford is recalling 565,691 vehicles in the U.S. as the engine compartment wiring harness may become damaged and short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
July 24, 2026
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US weapons makers confront Europe's drive for local control
As U.S. defence companies descended on Britain's Farnborough Airshow this week hoping to tap Europe's military spending boom, they encountered
July 24, 2026
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Vietnam proposes banning under-16s from posting on social media
Vietnam is planning to force social media platforms to ban users under 16 from posting content, commenting or reacting to posts, according to a draft decree reviewed by
July 24, 2026
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Nestle pushes for simpler US food labels to shed 'Frankenstein' ingredients image
As shoppers increasingly scrutinise ingredient labels to avoid products perceived as heavily processed, Nestle, maker of Nescafe coffee and
July 24, 2026
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Temasek eyes defence deals as Europe boosts military spending, executive says
Singaporean state investor Temasek is looking to increase its investments in defence as the war in Ukraine prompts European
July 24, 2026
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Wise tumbles after US declines national trust bank application
London-listed shares of Wise fell 10% on Friday after the money transfer group said its application to create a national trust bank in the United States was denied by regulators,
July 24, 2026
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As AI grows more powerful, a US-China feud threatens safety efforts
U.S. threats to sanction Chinese AI developers over alleged intellectual property theft and export-control violations risk unravelling efforts to establish
July 24, 2026
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China's CiDi eyes overseas sales of autonomous mining machines this year
CiDi, the Hong Kong-listed Chinese autonomous mining equipment maker, expects overseas deployments to grow this
July 24, 2026
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Wildberries, 'Russia's Amazon,' says Ukrainian drones struck three more of its warehouses
Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, Moscow's answer to Amazon, said on Friday three more of its warehouses had been attacked by Ukraine overnight, part
July 24, 2026
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China’s memory chip makers ride AI boom to new power — and U.S. scrutiny
For months, Chinese chip manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) had been
July 24, 2026
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TikTok charged with breaching EU tech rules on online safety for kids, EU says
ByteDance's social media platform TikTok has been charged with breaching EU online content rules due to design features which could expose children to
July 24, 2026
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Trump pledge on data center power supplies draws skepticism
President Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge by U.S. power producers and data centers on Thursday to fund
July 24, 2026
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Hidden camera found inside restroom at Curaleaf marijuana dispensary in Worth, Illinois
Hidden camera found inside restroom at Curaleaf marijuana dispensary in Worth, Illinois
July 24, 2026
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Intel rises as strong forecasts signal AI boost for turnaround
Intel's shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Friday after bullish forecasts signaled the AI boom was propelling the chipmaker's long-awaited turnaround.
July 24, 2026
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From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers! Cash burn and spiking crude prices dominated market headlines this week.
July 24, 2026
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Defense tech company Anduril in talks to raise funding at about $100 billion valuation
Defense tech firm Anduril is in discussions with investors for a new funding round that could see it valued at roughly $100 billion, rivaling
July 24, 2026
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EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors
The European Commission has found TikTok did not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors
July 24, 2026
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Volkswagen profits drop 10% as embattled automaker considers massive job cuts
Volkswagen profits drop 10% as embattled automaker considers massive job cuts
July 24, 2026
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China slaps export controls on 14 EU entities in retaliation for Russia-related sanctions
China says it's adding 14 European entities to an export control list in retaliation for the European Union penalizing 14 Chinese enterprises as part of its latest round of sanctions against Russia
July 24, 2026
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Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California's primary despite efforts to count every vote
Nearly 150,000 voters have had their mail-in ballots rejected for California’s June primary election, a sharp spike from previous primaries
July 24, 2026
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Tech titan’s ex-wife fails to win greater share of AI boom in decade-long ‘divorce of the century’
Tech titan’s ex-wife fails to win greater share of AI boom in decade-long ‘divorce of the century’
July 24, 2026
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No bodycam footage in fatal Madison police shooting, because the department doesn’t require cameras
As officials review widely circulated bystander videos of the fatal police shooting of a homeless man in Madison, Wisconsin, one key perspective won’t be emerging: footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras
July 24, 2026
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In a first, two Chinese scholars win the ‘Nobel Prize’ of mathematics – and China is thrilled
In a first, two Chinese scholars win the ‘Nobel Prize’ of mathematics – and China is thrilled
July 24, 2026
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Japan's Nikkei falls more than 2% on AI spending worries
Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 2% on Friday, as a sharp decline in Google parent Alphabet shares spurred concerns about heavy AI spending.
July 24, 2026
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Brazil report cites icing, pilot actions, safety culture in deadly Voepass crash
Brazilian air accident investigators said on Thursday that a buildup of ice, failures in the aircraft's de-icing system,
July 24, 2026
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What is China’s Kimi K3 and why is the US so rattled by it?
What is China’s Kimi K3 and why is the US so rattled by it?
July 24, 2026
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Singapore's GIC to invest an additional $30 billion in hedge funds
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to deploy an additional $30 billion into hedge funds and is spreading its bets
July 24, 2026
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How Trump upended the Saudi nuclear deal less than 24 hours after its signing
How Trump upended the Saudi nuclear deal less than 24 hours after its signing
July 24, 2026
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The future of peptides in the US is about to become clearer. Here’s what you should know
The future of peptides in the US is about to become clearer. Here’s what you should know
July 23, 2026
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Trump administration urges Congress to pass permanent daylight saving time
The Trump administration is urging Congress to make daylight saving time permanent, deprioritize bicycle lanes and mass transit, cut funding for electric
July 24, 2026
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Pentagon awards Oracle nearly $7 billion deal in latest software consolidation push
The Pentagon announced on Thursday a nearly $7 billion, up-to-10-year agreement with Oracle to consolidate the department's on-premises software licenses into a single
July 24, 2026
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SAP CFO says AI must move beyond chatbot 'low-hanging fruit' before seeing returns
SAP's finance chief said on Thursday that artificial intelligence in enterprise software must move beyond chatbots and coding tools into more complex business
July 24, 2026
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Nvidia, Amkor strike $1.5 billion chip packaging deal
Amkor Technology said on Thursday it had entered a multi-year agreement with Nvidia worth $1.5 billion to expand advanced semiconductor packaging and test capacity in the U.S., as
July 24, 2026
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US energy officials consider power shift in PJM electric grid
U.S. energy officials questioned PJM Interconnection's power structure on Thursday as regulators weigh reforms to the country's largest power grid, which
July 23, 2026
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New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors
New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors
July 24, 2026
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Two planes nearly collided in Boston after a false alarm and a controller forgot who he cleared for takeoff, the NTSB reports
Two planes nearly collided in Boston after a false alarm and a controller forgot who he cleared for takeoff, the NTSB reports
July 24, 2026
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Harley-Davidson posts lower quarterly results as raw material costs rise
Harley-Davidson reported lower second-quarter profit and revenue but raised its annual forecast on Thursday, as the legacy motorbike maker leaned on its wider turnaround plan to
July 23, 2026
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Short sellers notch $15.5 billion profit as SpaceX shares slide
Short sellers targeting SpaceX shares are sitting on an estimated $15.5 billion in paper profit since the rockets-to-AI firm's mid-June initial
July 23, 2026
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Google rolls out new selfie video sign-in feature
Google on Thursday launched a new selfie video sign-in feature, allowing users another option to log in to their accounts or recover them in case they are locked out due to
July 23, 2026
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Wall St opens lower as Big Tech earnings rekindle AI spending worries; oil jumps
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday, as concerns over heavy AI spending resurfaced after the first batch of Big Tech earnings, while another jump in oil prices
July 23, 2026
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Sweden declares mining national security interest to counter dependence on China
Sweden's government declared mining of critical metals and rare earth minerals a national security interest on Thursday, saying a new mining strategy was needed to
July 23, 2026
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What went wrong: How an OpenAI model went rogue
What went wrong: How an OpenAI model went rogue
July 24, 2026
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Blackstone is addressing community concerns around AI, CEO says
Blackstone is working to address the societal and environmental implications of artificial intelligence development, CEO Stephen
July 23, 2026
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How Abhijeet Dipke became the face of India's first Gen Z protest movement, and won
They were just six words posted on X in a moment of frustration: "What if all cockroaches come together?"
July 23, 2026
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Eric Trump-backed Foundation partners with AMD to develop humanoid robots
Eric Trump-backed Foundation Future Industries said on Thursday it is partnering with AMD to use its chips to co-develop autonomous humanoid robots for military
July 24, 2026
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EU countries to restore interim measure on allowing Big Tech to fight online child pornography
EU countries endorsed a proposal on Thursday to reintroduce a temporary measure allowing Google, Meta and other online platforms to detect and remove
July 23, 2026
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Raytheon wants to help produce interceptors
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday the U.S. aerospace and defence company Raytheon had expressed an interest in joint production of Patriot interceptors, as
July 23, 2026
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Kalshi hits the back of the net with $27 billion FIFA World Cup windfall
Prediction market startup Kalshi scored well during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, netting roughly double its projected user traffic and trading volume as fans scrambled
July 24, 2026
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Trump says Xi will visit US on September 24
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July 24, 2026
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Intel forecast crushes estimates as AI boom boosts chip demand; shares jump
Intel forecast quarterly profit and revenue above estimates on Thursday, pushing its shares up 5.2% in after-hours trade and helping prompt the
July 24, 2026
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GE HealthCare says CFO Saccaro to step down; reports preliminary Q2 results
GE HealthCare's Chief Financial Officer Jay Saccaro will step down from his role to pursue an opportunity outside the medical technology industry, the company said on Thursday, and
July 24, 2026
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Boeing pips Airbus in low-key Farnborough jet order race
Boeing edged Airbus in a subdued series of order announcements at the Farnborough Airshow this week, as the global
July 23, 2026
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Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers
President Donald Trump is having governors and electricity companies join a pledge aimed at shielding U.S. consumers from higher utility bills because data centers
July 23, 2026
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Ford to partner with Chinese automaker Geely in Spain in new joint venture
Ford and Chinese automotive company Geely Auto announced plans on Thursday to jointly manufacture low- and zero-emission vehicles at Ford’s Valencia, Spain factory
July 24, 2026
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DNA evidence identifies suspect in 1995 killing of mother; Case closed
DNA evidence identifies suspect in 1995 killing of mother; Case closed
July 24, 2026
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US says Saudi nuclear deal off without Israel recognition
U.S.
July 23, 2026
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Databricks expands Microsoft Azure partnership, to use more custom chips
Databricks said on Thursday it would expand its partnership with Microsoft through the 2030s, a deal under which it will increase its use of the Azure platform and Microsoft's
July 23, 2026
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Anthropic mulls mandatory employee stock trading plans after IPO, The Information reports
Anthropic is considering requiring rank-and-file employees to sell stock through preset trading plans after it goes public to avoid
July 23, 2026
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White House monitors OpenAI's 'rogue' AI incident, lawmakers propose 'kill switch'
U.S.
July 23, 2026
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China's Geely to make electric SUVs at Ford Spain plant, jointly develop model for Europe
Geely Auto will build two electric SUVs at Ford's factory in Spain and the two firms will jointly develop a new model, they said on Thursday, as Chinese
July 23, 2026
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Wall St falls as tech earnings spark AI spending worries and oil hits $100
Wall Street indexes closed lower on Thursday with Nasdaq sinking more than 2% as the latest earnings updates from large technology companies
July 23, 2026
Economy|Technology|World
Stocks sink on Big Tech cash burn; oil hits $100 for first time since May
Oil prices spiked to $100 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since May, while major tech giants knocked U.S. stocks lower and Europe's
July 23, 2026
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Saudi-US nuclear deal sparks fear of arms race across the Middle East
Saudi-US nuclear deal sparks fear of arms race across the Middle East
July 23, 2026
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Tesla's once-bullish tone on robotaxis shifts
A year ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company's robotaxi network would expand at a "hyper-exponential rate" and be available to
July 23, 2026
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Comcast's Peacock records first ever profit on World Cup, 'Love Island USA' boost
Comcast's Peacock streaming service reported its first quarterly profit on Thursday, as the soccer World Cup and the hit reality show "Love Island USA"
July 23, 2026
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AMD says its newest AI server is in full production, will ship in months
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July 23, 2026
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Trump places new condition on signed Saudi nuclear deal, says country must join Abraham Accords
Trump places new condition on signed Saudi nuclear deal, says country must join Abraham Accords
July 23, 2026
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Magnificent cash burn
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets There was a familiar playbook in response to Alphabet's earnings
July 23, 2026
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T-Mobile expects temporary hit from new pricier plans
T-Mobile said on Thursday it expects third-quarter postpaid account additions to decline sequentially as the telecom operator upgrades its rate plans,
July 23, 2026
Economy|Opinion|Science|Technology
New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share
Beyond deprioritizing scientific merit, the Trump administration’s proposal also restricts researchers’ ability to share their findings and collaborate with each other.
July 23, 2026
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What is open-source AI? A software engineering researcher explains
AI models that are open source allow developers and users to see and modify the underlying program code.
July 23, 2026
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Europe fines Google $1 billion for ‘harming’ rivals in a first under sweeping online law
Europe fines Google $1 billion for ‘harming’ rivals in a first under sweeping online law
July 23, 2026
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Replacing gas stoves with electric stoves greatly reduces asthma symptoms
People with poorly controlled asthma may be able to breathe easier by making a change in the kitchen.
July 23, 2026
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There’s a business case for companies to embrace sustainability – if it’s pitched the right way
Many sustainability programs may be aiming at the wrong target because most entrepreneurs won’t become environmental activists.
July 23, 2026
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US tests GMO flies in rush to fight flesh-eating livestock pest
At a U.S.-funded facility in Panama, scientists are preparing to launch the first outdoor tests of genetically modified
July 23, 2026
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Google hit with $1 billion EU fine, in 'constructive' talks to avoid more penalties
Alphabet's Google was fined a total of €890 million ($1 billion) on Thursday for flouting European Union rules aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech,
July 23, 2026
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IBM buys HRL Laboratories in shift to two-track quantum computing strategy
IBM has agreed to buy HRL Laboratories, a private quantum computing research lab jointly owned by Boeing Co and General Motors, the company said on
July 23, 2026