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Death Toll Hits 67 as Tens of Thousands Storm Spain’s Ceuta Border From Morocco
The death toll in Spain’s Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67, Spanish authorities confirmed Saturday, after roughly 60,000 migrants breached the fence separating Morocco from the tiny North African enclave in one of the largest single mass-crossing…
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EU’s Landmark AI Transparency Rules Take Effect, Forcing Chatbots and Deepfakes to Come Clean
Starting today, any company operating in the European Union that deploys a chatbot, publishes AI-generated video, or uses AI to categorize people’s emotions faces a new legal obligation: tell people when artificial intelligence is involved. Article 50 of the EU’s…
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Federal Judge Grants Class of 2022 Athletes a Fifth Season, Blowing Open the NCAA’s Eligibility Rules
A federal judge in Colorado has handed college athletes across the country an unexpected extra year of eligibility, ruling that every Division I athlete from the high school class of 2022 who used up four seasons of play this spring…
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Meta’s Stock Sinks Nearly 10% as AI Spending Hits $130 Billion and Profits Take a Hit
Meta Platforms shares tumbled nearly 10% after the company’s second-quarter 2026 earnings report revealed a widening gap between soaring revenue and collapsing profitability, as its artificial intelligence build-out pushes capital spending toward $145 billion for the year. Investors, who had…
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Fed Holds Rates Steady in Rare Hawkish Revolt as Warsh’s Words Send Dow Plunging 1,150 Points
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a fifth straight meeting on Wednesday, but a highly unusual dissent from three regional bank presidents demanding a rate hike — paired with a stark inflation warning from Chairman Kevin Warsh —…
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Meta’s Profit Falls 14% Even as Revenue Jumps 28% on Record AI Spending
Meta Platforms posted a 28% jump in second-quarter revenue to $60.8 billion, but net income fell 14% and shares dropped more than 9% in after-hours trading after the company raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to as much as $145…
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Tesla’s Unsupervised Robotaxi Rolls Into Miami, Betting Camera-Only AI Can Handle Flood Season
Tesla has switched on fully driverless robotaxi rides in Miami, sending empty-fronted Model Y vehicles into one of the country’s busiest tourist and transit corridors without a safety driver or monitor on board. The launch makes Miami the third U.S.…
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Jannik Sinner Defends Wimbledon Crown as Linda Noskóvá Claims Stunning Maiden Major
Jannik Sinner held off a spirited Alexander Zverev in a four-set battle on Centre Court to successfully defend his Wimbledon men’s singles title, while 21-year-old Linda Noskóvá completed one of the tournament’s most improbable runs by beating fellow Czech Karolína…
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Iran-US Ceasefire Collapses as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Flare
The ceasefire that ended the 2026 Iran war has effectively collapsed, with the United States and Iran trading strikes over control of the Strait of Hormuz just weeks after signing the Islamabad Memorandum. President Trump declared the truce “over” this…
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TSMC’s June Revenue Soars 68% as AI Chip Demand Sets Up Another Record Quarter
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported that its June revenue jumped 68% from a year earlier, an unusually sharp acceleration that underscores just how much of the global economy now runs through the world’s largest contract chipmaker. The figures, released ahead…
