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Steven Spielberg takes top spot in box office with ‘Disclosure Day’ performing as expected

“Disclosure Day” collected $92.9 million worldwide over the weekend, good enough to give the 79-year-old his best opening weekend for an original...

yesterday 0

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Jake Coyle

Top analyst: 71% of SpaceX’s $2 trillion value rests on AI. Grok’s numbers are ‘almost comical’ by comparison

Keith Snyder at CFRA can’t justify SpaceX’s $2 trillion post-IPO market cap without assuming growth that current Grok adoption data doesn’t support.

yesterday 1

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Mia Osmonbekov

The Southeast Asia 500 has a new engine: Vietnam

Thailand and Indonesia have the most companies on the list. But Vietnam is responsible for roughly a quarter of this year's total revenue growth.

yesterday 0

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Andrew Staples

Agentic AI systems are doing more and more work. Now humans need to figure out how to verify it all

At Fortune Brainstorm Tech, industry executives discussed the challenges and techniques for bringing accountability into AI.

yesterday 1

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Alexei Oreskovic

Basketball vs. the Beautiful Game: the fight for America’s summer sports attention

Two mega-events, record ratings, and billions in broadcast rights: the collision that will reshape sports media for a generation.

yesterday 2

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Nick Lichtenberg

‘All of this sould prompt reflection’: Sheinbaum says World Cup tickets are too expensive for most Mexicans

“Soccer has to be something else,” she said, "a space for bringing people together, like all sports.”

yesterday 0

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The Associated Press

Gavin Newsom accuses Trump of launching political probe into him. The real issue may be his wife’s taxes

Federal agents have contacted friends, former employees, and organizations tied to Newsom and his wife.

yesterday 2

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Sophie Austin

New Mexico is in a historic drought. Oracle and OpenAI designed their newest data center with that in mind

New Mexico lost 209,000 acres of forest to drought and insects last year. Now a data center may pull millions of gallons of water from the same area.

yesterday 0

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Catherina Gioino

‘Fix this code’—the three little words behind the U.S. government decision that shut down Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos AI models

The Fable jailbreak was trivially easy, an independent security researcher found. But she and other experts say Fable’s value to cyber defenders...

yesterday 1

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Jeremy Kahn

UFC fighters at the White House got paid with Trump family stablecoins—but an ethics expert says a gap in the law allows this

The use of USD1 for UFC bonuses exposes how presidential exemptions from key ethics rules blur the line between public duty and private profit.

yesterday 1

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Camila Grigera Naon

Australia’s richest person just bought a SpaceX stake worth more than $1 billion. ‘Elon has done what very few people in history have done’

Gina Rinehart, a mining mogul, is backing the rocket maker, citing Musk’s record on space travel and government.

yesterday 1

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Jacqueline Munis

The Strait of Hormuz is finally reopening, but energy flows may not get back to normal until next year

“Our working assumption is that ~80% of energy flows will resume by the end of Q3, but a return to ‘normal’ could stretch into 2027.”

yesterday 2

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Jason Ma

The $18 expense report and the defunded intern programs: symbols of corporate America’s dysfunction

Exec from Okta, IBM, FedEx Freight and BCG on the issue with flawed systems and their flawed designers still being around: "We just don't think that...

yesterday 1

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Nick Lichtenberg

Here’s how SpaceX’s debut stacks up against other major IPOs

After a strong start, questions remain on how the company will reach profitability.

yesterday 1

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Jacqueline Munis

Hundreds of Stanford students walked out of their grad ceremony to protest Google CEO’s commencement speech. It wasn’t all about AI

Sundar Pichai went out of his way to avoid mentioning AI. It wasn’t enough to stop Stanford’s student protesters.

yesterday 1

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Tristan Bove

Why Patagonia is risking its progressive brand image with a lawsuit against a drag queen

Many in the LGTBQ community are fuming that the outdoor clothing brand is suing Pattie Gonia, a queer environmentalist. Patagonia says it had no...

yesterday 2

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Phil Wahba

The billionaire founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners makes plea to businesses adopting AI: ‘Don’t destroy your intern program’

Robert F. Smith, who has made a career in technology, said young people must be part of companies' workforces.

yesterday 3

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Jeff John Roberts

Beagle breeding farm to shutter for good after rescue group buys nearly 1,500 dogs following violent protests where cops teared gassed activists

The farm was the site of recent violent protests after police had to use tear gas and pepper spray to repel a large group of animal welfare activists.

yesterday 8

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The Associated Press

Silicon Valley legend Vinod Khosla tears into ‘idiotic, short-sighted and very selfish’ Gen Z Stanford protests of Google CEO: ‘the stupidity’

When hundreds of Stanford graduates walked out on Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Vinod Khosla didn't hold back about the students at his alma mater.

yesterday 2

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Nick Lichtenberg

Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson just led New York to an NBA title—and says his basketball legend dad got him ready for the moment

NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to victory, scoring nearly half the points in the game. And he credited his drive to his father, Rick...

yesterday 2

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Emma Burleigh

Team USA star Ricardo Pepi grew up in a trailer in El Paso—and his parents pawned their car title to fuel his soccer dream. Now, he’s in the World Cup

When Ricardo Pepi stepped out for the US World Cup opener, it marked more than a debut, it was payoff for parents who raised him in a trailer on...

yesterday 2

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Preston Fore

Iran emerges from war with its economy in free fall and inflation on some food items above 400%. If the regime doesn’t fix it, ‘there will be trouble’

"But even with aid, Tehran’s ability to manage its domestic woes will remain limited, and the internal pressures will build."

yesterday 1

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Jason Ma

The $1 billion game that says AI can’t replace human creativity

As Silicon Valley races to automate everything, Candy Crush maker King is taking a different view. General manager Paula Ingvar says the hit game’s...

yesterday 2

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Kamal Ahmed

Michelle Obama clarifies her famous ‘Go high’ motto: It’s not about anger or pain, but more about putting a safety lock on a gun

Nearly a decade after "when they go low, we go high" went viral, the former first lady says leadership is "like a gun": "Learn how to use it, put the...

yesterday 2

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Sydney Lake

The U.S. says Iran will give up its uranium. Iran says it won’t. They’re due to sign a deal on Friday

Pakistan's prime minister declared a permanent end to military operations "on all fronts, including Lebanon" — a claim Israel has not confirmed.

yesterday 1

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Munir Ahmed

Current price of oil as of June 15, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

yesterday 1

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Joseph Hostetler

Gene Shalit, who made film criticism a television institution, dies at 100

The "Today" show's arts editor for four decades, he was a lot more than puffy hair, a handlebar mustache and a love of puns.

yesterday 1

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Mark Kennedy

BYD wants to become the world’s largest automaker in five years. Stella Li is the executive selling that vision to the world

Stella Li has driven BYD’s rapid rise into the world’s largest EV maker, spearheading its global expansion across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

yesterday 1

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Beatrice Nolan

America’s nonprofits and foundations launch huge PR campaign because Washington is treating them like an enemy

JD Vance calls the Ford and Gates foundations "cancers," but the Council on Foundations is betting its "Generosity Builds" campaign can help.

yesterday 1

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James Pollard

‘It’s not going to work’: New York’s 3D printer gun-blocking law isn’t even supported by its own supporters

"It’s more of a political statement than anything else," said Bill Decker, executive chairman of the Association of 3D Printing.

yesterday 1

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David A. Lieb

The Gilgo Beach serial killer is reading crime novels and trying to befriend other serial killers in jail, sheriff says

"He doesn't seem uncomfortable in his cell," Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon said. "No emotion, no despair."

yesterday 2

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Philip Marcelo

Mitch McConnell, 84, hospitalized with no details released; term ends in January

The longest-serving Senate leader in history was admitted Sunday under a statement offering no diagnosis, prognosis, or location.

yesterday 9

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The Associated Press

Exclusive: The researchers who built AI-generated DNA just raised $50 million to reinvent biology

Radical Numerics is betting that the future of bio-defense and AI drug discovery lies in understanding entire biological systems—not individual...

yesterday 3

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Lily Mae Lazarus

This tech CEO fired 80% of his workforce over AI resistance. Here’s what he’s learned since then

IgniteTech's CEO said the AI adoption is failing due to workforce reluctance to embrace the technology.

yesterday 1

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Kristin Stoller

Starbucks Korea called a tumbler ‘SS Tank’ on a military anniversary. Now every store is closing early

The slogan "Thwack it on the table!" — a phrase lifted from a 1987 torture cover-up — turned a tumbler launch into a crisis and a police...

yesterday 1

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Kim Tong-Hyung

Trump sets dinner date at Versailles Palace with Macron after G7 Summit

Macron adjusted the G7's dates to accommodate Trump's 80th birthday MMA event, then locked in a one-on-one Wednesday dinner at Versailles.

yesterday 2

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Darlene Superville

‘Duce! Duce!’ Tens of thousands march in Rome as a fascist-tinged deportation petition hits Parliament

Dek: The "Remigration and Reconquest" initiative cleared 50,000 signatures one day after new EU asylum rules took effect.

yesterday 10

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The Associated Press

FDA recalls Nara Organics baby formula after infant botulism cases in 3 states

Three babies ages 2–5 months were hospitalized in California, Pennsylvania and Washington after consuming the formula, which is manufactured in...

yesterday 10

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The Associated Press

Meloni was about to become Italy’s longest-serving leader. Then ‘Il Generale’ stole her right flank

Roberto Vannacci, author of a banned-then-bestselling anti-gay polemic, launched his "real right" party Sunday with 100,000 members.

yesterday 1

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Giada Zampano

SpaceX tokens are a bust on IPO day—but blame supply and demand, not crypto

Tokenized stocks didn’t pan out, but the underlying idea is sound.

yesterday 10

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Jeff John Roberts

The management lesson behind FedEx Freight’s break from FedEx

Inside FedEx Freight's case for independence and why its CEO believes scale can sometimes become a constraint.

yesterday 2

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Ruth Umoh

The SpaceX IPO marks a lopsided win for venture

SpaceX shares closed on its first day of trading up 19%, sending the company's valuation above $2 trillion in a genuinely historic IPO. What happens...

yesterday 10

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Allie Garfinkle

Trump gets the peace deal he wants and rages against Israel’s Netanyahu: ‘He has no f—ing judgement. I let him know that’

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

yesterday 9

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Jim Edwards

Trump says U.S.-Iran peace deal is done, but hard questions still loom

Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.

yesterday 9

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Diane Brady

Animoca Brands cofounder Yat Siu argues Asia will fuse AI and the blockchain before the West does

“In Asia, we don’t have this problem since we’re much more comfortable with money.”

yesterday 10

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Angelica Ang

Meet Gwynne Shotwell, the engineer-turned-COO who runs SpaceX in platform heels and is now worth over $2 billion

"I need more data than Elon does to make a decision," Gwynn Shotwell once said.

yesterday 10

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Eva Roytburg

Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say

In addition, some producers in the Middle East paused extracting oil from the ground, known as a shut-in, when they ran out of storage space.

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Cathy Bussewitz

Iran proved it can close the Strait of Hormuz, but the U.S. is advertising very loudly that the world’s top superpower can at least punch open a hole

Hegseth said the U.S. naval blockage in Iran is "impenetrable" and 125 million barrels of oil have now exited the Gulf, "showing that we control the...

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Jason Ma

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warns U.S. restrictions on new Anthropic AI models show danger of relying too much on American providers

“You’ll hear me say this over and over again. It is never a good idea to have one option.”

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Rob Gillies

Iran pushes differing versions of deal as U.S. sticks to timeline

The versions diverge in key respects, making it hard to assess how much of a win the deal will be for either side.

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Salma El Wardany