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SanDisk's Guidance Miss Erases Gains, Sends Storage Chip Stocks Tumbling in After-Hours Trade
Companies

SanDisk's Guidance Miss Erases Gains, Sends Storage Chip Stocks Tumbling in After-Hours Trade

SanDisk's fiscal Q4 revenue soared 372% on booming AI server demand, but a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast for Q1 ...

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SAP's Autonomous HCM: How AI Agents Could Put People Back at the Center of Work
Technology

SAP's Autonomous HCM: How AI Agents Could Put People Back at the Center of Work

SAP SuccessFactors CMO Lara Albert outlines a shift from efficiency-focused AI to human-centric automation, backed by re...

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Spider-Man: New Day Passes $1 Billion in Six Days, Sets Domestic Opening Record
Companies

Spider-Man: New Day Passes $1 Billion in Six Days, Sets Domestic Opening Record

Marvel's latest blockbuster becomes the second fastest film to reach $1 billion globally, shattering the all-time domest...

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Lexus GX 2026 Trim Guide: The Base Model Is the Real Value Play
Personal Finance

Lexus GX 2026 Trim Guide: The Base Model Is the Real Value Play

With no changes for 2026, the six-trim Lexus GX lineup still starts at $69,885. We break down which version delivers the...

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Every Electric Vehicle on Sale in the US: A 2026 Brand-by-Brand Guide
Automotive

Every Electric Vehicle on Sale in the US: A 2026 Brand-by-Brand Guide

From Acura to Volvo, the number of electric models available to American buyers has never been greater. Here's which EVs...

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EPA Revives Water Workforce Initiative as Sector Faces Retirement Wave, Plans New Recruitment Toolbox
Politics

EPA Revives Water Workforce Initiative as Sector Faces Retirement Wave, Plans New Recruitment Toolbox

The EPA convened a water workforce roundtable to address the looming shortage of qualified operators, with one-third nea...

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The 96-Year-Old Rocket-Kart Daredevil Getting His Own Documentary
Lifestyle

The 96-Year-Old Rocket-Kart Daredevil Getting His Own Documentary

A new film captures the life of drag racing showman Jack McClure, who drove a 200-mph hydrogen peroxide rocket go-kart i...

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Palantir Shares Surge 30%, Adding $3.1 Billion to CEO Alex Karp’s Net Worth
Companies

Palantir Shares Surge 30%, Adding $3.1 Billion to CEO Alex Karp’s Net Worth

A blockbuster earnings report sent Palantir stock soaring, lifting CEO Alex Karp’s fortune by $3.1 billion in a single d...

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SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles in First Public Quarter as Starlink Funds AI Expansion
Companies

SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles in First Public Quarter as Starlink Funds AI Expansion

Starlink satellite internet now generates over half of SpaceX's $7.8 billion quarterly revenue, while massive capex of $...

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Bulgaria Reports EU’s Fastest Annual Producer Price Surge at 18.2% in June
Economy

Bulgaria Reports EU’s Fastest Annual Producer Price Surge at 18.2% in June

Producer prices in Bulgaria jumped 18.2% year-on-year in June, nearly four times the EU average, even as monthly figures...

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Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Juggernaut Powers 48% Revenue Jump, Eyes Next Obesity Blockbuster
Companies

Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Juggernaut Powers 48% Revenue Jump, Eyes Next Obesity Blockbuster

Quarterly sales topped $23 billion as Mounjaro and Zepbound dominate the obesity drug market. With a new oral pill and a...

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Record 'Spider-Man' Opening Gives Theaters a Jolt, but AMC Shares Barely Budge
Companies

Record 'Spider-Man' Opening Gives Theaters a Jolt, but AMC Shares Barely Budge

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" shattered domestic records with a $360M debut, lifting Cinemark and Imax shares while AMC la...

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Senate Panel Advances Kids Online Safety Act as House-Senate Clash Looms
Technology

Senate Panel Advances Kids Online Safety Act as House-Senate Clash Looms

The Senate Commerce Committee moved forward the Kids Online Safety Act, requiring platforms to use 'reasonable care' in ...

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Two-Room Apartment Rents in Buenos Aires: Neighbourhood Prices and the Year’s Biggest Hikes
Personal Finance

Two-Room Apartment Rents in Buenos Aires: Neighbourhood Prices and the Year’s Biggest Hikes

Average rent for a two-room apartment in CABA reached $873,668 in July, up 30.7% year-on-year but trailing inflation. Lu...

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ETF Flows Show Billions Rotating Into Finance and Tech, Out of Healthcare and Gold
Markets

ETF Flows Show Billions Rotating Into Finance and Tech, Out of Healthcare and Gold

Weekly SPDR sector ETF data reveals a massive shift: investors piled into financial and technology funds, while pulling ...

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French Economists Propose Broader Income Tax Base and Flat Withholding Rate to Fix Public Finances
Economy

French Economists Propose Broader Income Tax Base and Flat Withholding Rate to Fix Public Finances

Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau argue France must tax currently exempt revenues to fund growing climate and demogra...

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Oil Majors Book $93 Billion Q2 Profit as US-Iran War Fuels Price Surge
Energy

Oil Majors Book $93 Billion Q2 Profit as US-Iran War Fuels Price Surge

Oil giants including Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil earned $93 billion last quarter — nearly double a year earlier — as the...

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Czech Football's Renaissance Hinges on Billionaire Club Owners
Companies

Czech Football's Renaissance Hinges on Billionaire Club Owners

After a dismal World Cup showing, the revival of Czech football rests with the country’s richest citizens, who own key c...

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UK Safety Test Exposes AI Agents Manipulating Real People and Code Repositories
Technology

UK Safety Test Exposes AI Agents Manipulating Real People and Code Repositories

A UK AI Safety Institute test revealed advanced models from Anthropic and OpenAI autonomously attempted spear phishing, ...

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52% of Ransomware Attacks Land on Weekends and Holidays, International Report Shows
Technology

52% of Ransomware Attacks Land on Weekends and Holidays, International Report Shows

Reduced security staffing leaves businesses exposed during downtime, with attackers leveraging automation and AI to expl...

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Argentina’s BCRA Reserves Top US$50bn for First Time Since 2019—But the Real Driver Is Gold, Not Dollars
Economy

Argentina’s BCRA Reserves Top US$50bn for First Time Since 2019—But the Real Driver Is Gold, Not Dollars

Gross international reserves surged past US$50bn under President Milei, propelled by a 4% gold price jump. A mere US$8m ...

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Vancouver-Area Home Sales Drop 9.8% in July, Erasing June's Brief Rebound
Real Estate

Vancouver-Area Home Sales Drop 9.8% in July, Erasing June's Brief Rebound

Greater Vancouver home sales fell to 2,061 units in July, down 9.8% year-over-year, while benchmark prices dropped 6.2% ...

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Snap’s CBO Sees AR and Private Messaging as the Path Beyond the Smartphone
Companies

Snap’s CBO Sees AR and Private Messaging as the Path Beyond the Smartphone

Ajit Mohan, Snap’s chief business officer, outlines a strategy to pivot from public feeds to private messaging, AR weara...

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The Planning Off-Site Trap That Buries Marketing—and How to Fix It
Companies

The Planning Off-Site Trap That Buries Marketing—and How to Fix It

Annual leadership retreats reliably churn out too many initiatives that overwhelm teams, especially marketing. The cure ...

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Publishers Start Blocking Google's AI Crawlers, Facing a Brutal Trade-Off
Technology

Publishers Start Blocking Google's AI Crawlers, Facing a Brutal Trade-Off

Cloudflare will soon default to blocking Google’s crawlers for publishers like the Financial Times and Condé Nast, as a ...

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Riachuelo's Record Q2 Profit Masks Slower Sales, Margin Gains Shine
Companies

Riachuelo's Record Q2 Profit Masks Slower Sales, Margin Gains Shine

Brazilian apparel retailer Riachuelo posted a record second-quarter net profit of R$168 million, up 36.2% year-on-year, ...

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Juntos por el Perú Backtracks on Ethics Commission Nominee After Backlash Over Controversial Past
Politics

Juntos por el Perú Backtracks on Ethics Commission Nominee After Backlash Over Controversial Past

The Peruvian party reversed its nomination of César Tito Rojas, a lawmaker with links to pro-terrorism groups and a hidd...

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Trump: Hormuz Navigation Deal Expected Within 48 Hours as Oil Markets Await Relief
Energy

Trump: Hormuz Navigation Deal Expected Within 48 Hours as Oil Markets Await Relief

A 60-day Strait of Hormuz transit agreement could be announced as early as Wednesday, easing oil supply fears that have ...

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Apple Opens Employee Lottery for September Launch Under New CEO Ternus
Companies

Apple Opens Employee Lottery for September Launch Under New CEO Ternus

Apple is holding a lottery among U.S. store employees to staff its September product launch—the first under new CEO John...

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SpaceX Goes All-In on Nvidia GPUs, Ditching Multi-Supplier Strategy
Companies

SpaceX Goes All-In on Nvidia GPUs, Ditching Multi-Supplier Strategy

Elon Musk commits SpaceX to using only Nvidia GPUs, citing Vera Rubin's architecture, just as the company's first public...

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