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Amazon Q2 Revenue Soars 20% on AI and Cloud; Capex Raised to $220 Billion
Technology

Amazon Q2 Revenue Soars 20% on AI and Cloud; Capex Raised to $220 Billion

Amazon beat second-quarter expectations with a 20% revenue surge to over $200 billion, powered by AWS growth of 37% and ...

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Peru's Interior Minister Vows to Safeguard Police Budget, Restore Credibility
Politics

Peru's Interior Minister Vows to Safeguard Police Budget, Restore Credibility

New Interior Minister César Astudillo promised to guarantee proper use of National Police resources, aiming to strengthe...

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AWS Doesn't Need the Best AI Model to Win, Says Amazon's Jassy
Companies

AWS Doesn't Need the Best AI Model to Win, Says Amazon's Jassy

Amazon Web Services reported a 37% revenue jump as AI demand grows. CEO Andy Jassy now says the race is about offering m...

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Yahoo Details How It Collects and Uses Your Data for Personalized Ads and Analytics
Technology

Yahoo Details How It Collects and Uses Your Data for Personalized Ads and Analytics

Yahoo outlines its data collection practices under the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, including device informatio...

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Poland's KSeF e-Invoice Mandate Sparks AI Adoption in Accounting
Technology

Poland's KSeF e-Invoice Mandate Sparks AI Adoption in Accounting

The obligatory KSeF electronic invoicing system is prompting Polish businesses to adopt AI-driven automation tools like ...

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Apple's Services Momentum Stumbles as App Store Fee Changes, Gaming Slowdown Bite
Companies

Apple's Services Momentum Stumbles as App Store Fee Changes, Gaming Slowdown Bite

CFO Kevan Parekh points to foreign exchange, a mobile gaming lull, and the impact of U.S. court-ordered payment rule cha...

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Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness Hedge Fund Sells Public Portfolio to Citadel After Steep AI Infrastructure Losses
Companies

Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness Hedge Fund Sells Public Portfolio to Citadel After Steep AI Infrastructure Losses

Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI-focused fund was forced to unwind leveraged public equity positions after holdings like SK Hy...

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Apple Doubles Inventory to $11.1 Billion as Memory Chip Shortage Bites
Companies

Apple Doubles Inventory to $11.1 Billion as Memory Chip Shortage Bites

Apple has almost doubled its inventory to $11.1 billion, bracing for what outgoing CEO Tim Cook called “very significant...

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How Russia's Gen Z Replaced Alcohol With Energy Drinks, Vapes and Digital Addictions
Lifestyle

How Russia's Gen Z Replaced Alcohol With Energy Drinks, Vapes and Digital Addictions

Russian youth are drinking less alcohol than any generation on record, but the void is being filled by surging energy-dr...

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FIFA's $20 Billion Commercial Spin-Off Sparks Backlash from European Football Leaders
Companies

FIFA's $20 Billion Commercial Spin-Off Sparks Backlash from European Football Leaders

FIFA plans a new entity to house World Cup and other commercial rights, seeking to raise capital from outside investors ...

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Zendaya's message on making life special turns the spotlight away from fame
Lifestyle

Zendaya's message on making life special turns the spotlight away from fame

The actor's widely circulated quote reminds people that meaning comes from ordinary moments and personal choices, not fr...

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James Watt’s 1780 Letter Copying Press: The Ingenious Precursor to the Modern Copier
Lifestyle

James Watt’s 1780 Letter Copying Press: The Ingenious Precursor to the Modern Copier

Before photocopiers and scanners, James Watt’s patented letter copying press used pressure and ink to duplicate correspo...

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Unusual Behavior as a Warning Sign: The African Proverb About a Frog, a Swamp, and Hidden Danger
Lifestyle

Unusual Behavior as a Warning Sign: The African Proverb About a Frog, a Swamp, and Hidden Danger

The Bantandu proverb uses the image of a frog leaving its swamp for hostile mountains to illustrate that sudden, out-of-...

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Russia Orders Special Economic Zone Companies to Share Live Data with Tax Authority
Companies

Russia Orders Special Economic Zone Companies to Share Live Data with Tax Authority

Residents of priority development territories and special economic zones will have to connect to the FNS's AIS Nalog-3 s...

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Climate Change Drives 20-Fold Increase in Spain Fire Risk, Study Says — Insurers on Alert
Insurance

Climate Change Drives 20-Fold Increase in Spain Fire Risk, Study Says — Insurers on Alert

A World Weather Attribution study shows human-caused warming has made the extreme fire weather behind France and Spain’s...

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Baldwin Revenue Jumps 30% in Q2, but Losses Widen; H2 Organic Growth Forecast
Insurance

Baldwin Revenue Jumps 30% in Q2, but Losses Widen; H2 Organic Growth Forecast

The Baldwin Group posted a 30% revenue surge in Q2 2026, yet a net loss of $55.9 million overshadowed results. CEO Trevo...

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Germany's New Repair Law: What Consumers and Sellers Need to Know
Personal Finance

Germany's New Repair Law: What Consumers and Sellers Need to Know

From July 31, German retailers must offer repairs as an alternative to replacements for many electronics, while manufact...

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Vale Posts 6.9% Drop in First-Half Profit, Declares $1.7 Billion Dividend
Companies

Vale Posts 6.9% Drop in First-Half Profit, Declares $1.7 Billion Dividend

Mining giant Vale reported net income of $3.27 billion for the first six months of 2026, down from $3.51 billion a year ...

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Cathie Wood's ARKK ETF Triples on AI Bets, Still 42% Below 2021 Peak
Markets

Cathie Wood's ARKK ETF Triples on AI Bets, Still 42% Below 2021 Peak

After a brutal 67% crash in 2022, the Ark Innovation ETF has surged anew, propelled by AI plays like Tesla and Palantir....

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Source Crawl Error: Cookie Consent Page Not a News Article
News

Source Crawl Error: Cookie Consent Page Not a News Article

The content provided as a source for this news story is not a news article but a Finnish-language privacy consent notice...

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Leaked Memo Ties Wave of Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iranian State-Backed Hackers
Technology

Leaked Memo Ties Wave of Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iranian State-Backed Hackers

A WaterISAC memo obtained by WIRED directly links Iran to a recent spate of breaches that targeted over 30 municipal wat...

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Arms Race for Cheaper Anti-Ballistic Weapons Heats Up with Three New Tracks
Defense

Arms Race for Cheaper Anti-Ballistic Weapons Heats Up with Three New Tracks

With Patriot interceptors costing $3.9 million each and global demand surging, allies are racing to field cheaper altern...

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FirstTeam Real Estate Taps Purlin AI, Warns Against Tools That 'Create More Work'
Real Estate

FirstTeam Real Estate Taps Purlin AI, Warns Against Tools That 'Create More Work'

FirstTeam Real Estate's $6.12 billion partnership with Purlin underscores how brokerages must integrate AI strategically...

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Nadella's Toughest Year: How Microsoft's AI Bet Threatens Its Own Empire
Companies

Nadella's Toughest Year: How Microsoft's AI Bet Threatens Its Own Empire

Three years after vaulting Microsoft to the front of the AI race, Satya Nadella faces a paradox: the technology that mad...

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Ox, Monkey and Pig: Why August 2026 Could Be a Turning Point According to Chinese Astrology
Lifestyle

Ox, Monkey and Pig: Why August 2026 Could Be a Turning Point According to Chinese Astrology

A shift from Wood to Fire energy after August 6 is expected to bring action, determination and breakthroughs for three C...

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Alfa Romeo’s next Stelvio pivots to hybrid, pushed to 2028 as EV demand falters
Automotive

Alfa Romeo’s next Stelvio pivots to hybrid, pushed to 2028 as EV demand falters

Alfa Romeo confirms a delayed Stelvio SUV with hybrid power alongside a BEV option, a design rethink and a larger footpr...

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Microsoft Shares Surge 15% on $90 Billion Quarter as AI Copilot Hits 30 Million Users
Companies

Microsoft Shares Surge 15% on $90 Billion Quarter as AI Copilot Hits 30 Million Users

Quarterly revenue of $90 billion, surging Azure cloud adoption and a leap in Copilot subscriptions triggered a double-di...

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Dollar Plunges 2.39% Against Yen to 159.50, Largest Two-Day Slide Since April 2025
Markets

Dollar Plunges 2.39% Against Yen to 159.50, Largest Two-Day Slide Since April 2025

The U.S. dollar tumbled 2.39% against the Japanese yen on Wednesday, retreating sharply from a 52-week high hit just two...

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Oil Swings as Saudi-Led Red Sea Defense Pact Eases Supply Fears, But Hormuz Risk Lingers
Energy

Oil Swings as Saudi-Led Red Sea Defense Pact Eases Supply Fears, But Hormuz Risk Lingers

Brent crude briefly topped $93 before turning lower, pulled between a 14-nation naval coalition for Red Sea security and...

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Amazon’s AI Bet Delivers a Blowout Q2 as AWS Growth Hits 18-Quarter High
Companies

Amazon’s AI Bet Delivers a Blowout Q2 as AWS Growth Hits 18-Quarter High

Amazon’s Q2 net sales reached $200.6bn, operating income surged 43%, and AWS grew 37%—its fastest pace since 2021. The s...

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