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American Airlines' AI is kicking passengers off connecting flights they could still catch

The airline's AURA system has been automatically reassigning seats before passengers miss their connections, with no human override at the gate

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Americans' credit card debt surged to $1.26 trillion, nearing an all-time record

Balances rose $21 billion in the second quarter, leaving total card debt just shy of the $1.28 trillion peak set late last year

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Google launched Pixel 11 with agentic AI weeks before Apple ships a Gemini-powered Siri

The Pixel 11 series starts at $899 and puts Gemini Intelligence at its center, arriving as Apple prepares a Gemini-powered Siri overhaul this fall

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Meta is heading to trial against 29 states over claims it addicted kids to social media

Jury selection began Wednesday in Oakland; potential damages could approach Meta's $1.5 trillion market cap

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Trump is being sued over his Truth Social paywall

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan, alleges the paid early-access service violates the First and Fifth Amendments

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Wendy's stock surges as Nelson Peltz's Trian prepares take-private bid

The activist firm is working with BlueFive Capital and franchisee Flynn Group on a proposal expected in the coming weeks

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Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers for a record $12.5 billion

The deal surpasses the $10 billion valuation set when Mark Walter bought a controlling stake in the team less than a year ago

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FAA's gamer recruitment drive breaks air traffic controller hiring records

The FAA has hired more than 2,000 candidates through the campaign and reached 94% of its fiscal year hiring goal

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10 inventions that came out of trying to survive extreme heat

These inventions born from extreme heat, from Gatorade to the pith helmet, show how people engineered survival in the world's hottest climates

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The best — and most affordable — alternatives to Barcelona in 2026, ranked

Affordable alternatives to Barcelona are easier to find than ever in 2026, and these 10 cities deliver similar beaches, food and architecture for a...

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Goldman Sachs is buying options-income ETF specialist NEOS in a $2.25 billion deal

The deal will push Goldman's total ETF assets to about $130 billion and make it a top-eight active ETF manager

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Home Depot's CEO is taking a medical leave of absence, with two executives stepping in

Ann-Marie Campbell and Richard McPhail will oversee operations while Ted Decker recovers; the company expects his return within a few months

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Former OpenAI product chief is raising $150 million for a new AI science startup

Kevin Weil is seeking a valuation of at least $750 million for the new venture, which is focused on gathering scientific data for AI models

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Stocks rose after CPI matched forecasts. CoreWeave jumped 21% on AI demand

CoreWeave and Super Micro Computer earnings lifted AI-linked stocks, while cooling inflation reduced pressure on the Fed to raise rates

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NYC Council is investigating Polymarket, Kalshi, and rivals over deceptive marketing

Council Speaker Julie Menin sent letters to four prediction market platforms, seeking answers about practices that may target minors

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Bank of America is deploying $250 billion to finance U.S. data centers and energy infrastructure

The bank's Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative targets digital, energy, and core infrastructure projects through July 4, 2027

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A prototype Microsoft Xbox Elite controller leaked with a tiny built-in screen

A Reddit user claimed to have bought the non-functional prototype for $200 on OfferUp before the post was removed

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Oracle is planning another round of layoffs as it racks up debt to fund its AI buildout

Cuts could reach double-digit percentages on some teams, with Oracle aiming to reduce payroll before September 1

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Alex Cooper's Unwell podcast network is landing its first outside investment at a $500 million valuation

WTSL, the investment firm led by former Endeavor executive Patrick Whitesell, is making the strategic investment in the podcast company

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General Motors is setting up a $4.5 billion safety net to avoid supply chain disruptions

The automaker will issue formal payment promises to a third-party firm, which will advance funds to select suppliers on GM's behalf

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Nebius stock surged after beating revenue expectations on booming AI cloud demand

The AI cloud company reported $582.3 million in quarterly revenue, up 454% from a year earlier, as demand for computing capacity grew

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Ryanair is turning to Google Cloud and AI to manage crews and avoid outages

The Irish carrier will deploy Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace to 35,000 employees as it targets 300 million passengers by 2034

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Japanese self-driving startup Turing is planning a U.S. office and eyeing a $10B IPO

The Tokyo-based company wants to open a U.S. office within a year and list on a U.S. exchange by around 2031

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Spotify is adding "AI Persona" badges to flag AI-generated artists on its platform

The badges will appear on artist profiles, in search results, and on track rows starting in mid-September, and labeled artists will be excluded from...

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Inflation rose 0.1% in July, cooling slightly to 3.4% annually

The all-items index is up 3.4% over the past year, a slight easing from the 3.5% annual rate recorded in June

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Norway's sovereign wealth fund posted a record $184 billion profit and revealed a SpaceX stake

The fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, returned 9.4% in the first half of 2026, driven by equity gains in Asia

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Quantinuum and Oracle are partnering to bring quantum computing to the cloud

OCI customers will gain access to Quantinuum's Helios quantum computer alongside Oracle's HPC and GPU infrastructure

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IEA warns of deepening global oil deficit as Hormuz reopening remains elusive

The agency now sees a 1.8 million barrel-per-day deficit in the third quarter, more than double its prior estimate, as Gulf output remains 8.3 mb/d...

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Canada is racing to avert 50% U.S. tariffs with a week of talks to go

Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday, the third such meeting in as many weeks

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Stock futures rose ahead of today's inflation report, even as oil pushed toward $90 after a deadly Red Sea attack

S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.7% before the morning's consumer price index release

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Cava's same-store sales surged and the stock popped on a strong earnings beat

The Mediterranean fast-casual chain also said sales are rebounding after a cyclospora outbreak briefly dented results

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Quantinuum posted its first earnings since going public — revenue beat but losses widened

The quantum computing company reported $8 million in second-quarter revenue, up 279% year over year, while its GAAP net loss swelled to $597 million

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Eli Lilly is suing six companies over illegal sales of its unapproved weight loss drug

The drug remains in Phase 3 clinical trials and has not been approved by any regulator for human use

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Nasdaq is buying a major off-exchange trading venue to build out its always-on markets strategy

LeveL Markets, the third-largest U.S. alternative trading system by volume, will operate within a newly formed Nasdaq unit called Digital Liquidity...

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Trump Media posted a $238 million loss as falling crypto prices battered its Bitcoin holdings

The Truth Social parent recorded $360.6 million in losses on digital assets in the first half of 2026 as Bitcoin prices declined

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Anthropic is embedding invisible watermarks in Claude text and images

The AI company signed the E.U. AI Act's transparency code and says new Claude models will mark content from day one of release

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Manus is breaking from Meta as China forces the $2 billion AI deal apart

Chinese regulators ordered Meta to reverse its December acquisition of the AI agent startup, triggering a data deletion process for some users

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Why Gen Z is bringing back snail mail — 10 ways to start your own pen pal practice

How to find a pen pal today, the platforms and supplies to use, and why Gen Z is swapping DMs for handwritten letters

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Running shoe maker On's net income jumped 356% last quarter, driven by a surging direct-to-consumer business

Americas sales grew just 13% in constant currency terms in Q2, slowing from 17% growth the prior quarter

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OpenAI is losing another top executive as its former COO leaves to start something new

Lightcap, who joined OpenAI in 2018 and served as its COO for four years, said he plans to stay on for a few more weeks

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10 things you can learn on YouTube in a week that will make you more money

These are the skills to learn on YouTube in a single week that can turn free tutorials into paid freelance work, side income or a new career skill

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The most affordable beach towns Americans are moving to on the Gulf Coast

Affordable Gulf Coast beach towns from Texas to Florida still offer sand, sun and home prices well below the national average

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Doritos is launching a limited-edition two-flavor bag tied to its Formula 1 partnership

The bag combines a returning Late Night Loaded Taco chip with a new Chimichurri Lime flavor exclusive to the product

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Stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday as Nvidia rallied on a $500 billion AI infrastructure deal and oil prices held steady

Oil prices steadied after Brent crude pulled back from $90, as reports of progress in Middle East peace talks eased pressure on markets

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Tesla is recalling 20,000 vehicles over headlights that are too bright for oncoming drivers

The NHTSA says the low-beam headlights on certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may reduce visibility for oncoming drivers and raise crash risk

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A startup founded by an xAI co-founder has raised $1.1 billion to build custom AI tools

The startup, founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, counts General Catalyst, Nvidia, and AMD Ventures among its investors

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Toyota is recalling over 500,000 Camry sedans after dashboard displays go dark

A software flaw in the 7-inch combination meter can disable turn signals, hazard lights, and seat belt warning chimes

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IBM and Together AI signed a $240 million open-source AI inference deal

The multi-year agreement will put Nvidia HGX B300 systems on IBM Cloud, with availability expected in the first quarter of 2027

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Apple stock downgraded to sell, citing canceled all-glass anniversary iPhone plans

Analyst Edison Lee cut his price target to $263.66, suggesting roughly 16% downside from Apple's most recent close

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AbCellera stock surges after menopause drug shows strong trial results

A single dose of ABCL635 cut hot flash frequency by 83% after four weeks, compared with 33% for placebo

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