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Google's Q2 earnings of $112.11B beat Wall Street's expectations

Google parent company Alphabet Inc. posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, a sign that it’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree is paying off so far and advertising revenue is coming in strong.

Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California' primary

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nearly 150,000 California voters had their mail-in ballots rejected for the state’s June primary, a spike from recent elections even as the state attempts to make voting easier with the goal of boosting participation and counting every ballot.

Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot.

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American Express Q2 profit rises driven by higher spending

Credit card giant American Express said its second-quarter profits rose 8% from a year earlier, helped by higher spending by its card members, fewer delinquencies and more customers signing up for its premium products like the Platinum Card and Gold Card.

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China slaps export controls on 14 EU entities in retaliation

BEIJING (AP) – China announced on Friday it was adding 14 European entities to an export control list in retaliation for the European Union penalizing 14 Chinese enterprises as part of its latest round of sanctions against Russia.

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SpaceX launches Starship on test flight, with the most advanced Starlinks

SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks.

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Trump alludes to third term at White House correspondents' dinner

Trump alludes to third term at rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner

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Bridges and infrastructure hit as US struck deeper inside Iran

The United States has gradually expanded the scope of its attacks against Iran over the course of two weeks of punishing airstrikes that increasingly resemble the war’s opening salvos. After a brief ceasefire in June following the signing of an interim deal to end the conflict, a battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz erupted.

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One person injured in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia after overnight Russian attack

One person injured in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia after overnight Russian attack

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