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⭐ Editor’s Pick: Inside Putin’s $26 Billion Quest for Longevity (WSJ)

U.S. and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks. (AP)

Exxon, Chevron issued an apocalyptic warning about what happens next to oil. (ZH)

Interest on the national debt is eating a record percent of federal revenue—and watchdog warns it will get worse. (FOR)

Americans are sick of high prices. Companies are finally doing something about it. (WSJ)

Big banks are raking in profits—here’s what’s driving the money machine. (WSJ)

Mamdani is turning to a DOGE-style playbook after his tax-the-rich plan stalled. (FOX)

Inside the Strait of Hormuz shutdown: A visual guide to the world’s most critical oil chokepoint. (CNBC)

China targets offshore billions in its biggest crackdown in decades. (BBG)

The new frontrunner in the global race for critical minerals isn't who you think it is. (TT)

California’s tax-weary billionaires are flooding this red state's lakeshore. (WSJ)

A groundbreaking investigation has exposed China’s sinister campaign to systematically break apart an entire people and erase their culture. (FT)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: The Secretive Billionaire Who’s Conquering the World’s Richest Sports Leagues (WSJ)

"Significantly exceeding expectations": Dell erupted 40% after an AI-fueled beat, outlook hike. (ZH)

CBS News named an outsider to lead “60 Minutes” as part of a major shake-up. (BBG)

Jamie Dimon revealed the blunt message that he gave Mamdani in a private meeting. (FBN)

Meet the man betting big on Las Vegas’s epic comeback. (WSJ)

This startup wants to clean your dirty dishes and clutter. (BI)

The bizarre $642.50 "salami incident" that has JPMorgan Chase on the hook for millions of dollars. (WSJ)

The 50 best restaurants in North America have been announced. (ETR)

Chipotle is testing a “Hail Mary” menu item as the chain's biggest fans have their doubts. (DM)

These best friends turned their chemistry into a comedy empire. (WSJ)

FDA announced a recall on popular candy due to a life-threatening allergen. (AR)

Costco has a new frozen treat that’s so good, fans are buying dozens at a time before it sells out. (AR)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: I Took the Same Grocery List to 8 Stores—This One Was the Cheapest (AR)

The new way to get a first-class upgrade isn't very glam—but airline experts swear by it. (DM)

How to support your adult children without becoming their personal ATM. (CHP)

This laid-back U.S. beach town was just named one of the best places to retire. (TL)

Earn up to 90,000 bonus points with these limited-time credit card offers. (CNBC)

5 Trader Joe’s buys under $5 to slash your grocery costs. (ML)

I tested the best fan and it’s shockingly powerful—and it's on sale right now. (PAR)

Most Americans misread food labels—and it could be costing them hundreds of dollars per year. (FW)

7 genius McDonald’s hacks that employees actually use when they order for themselves. (PAR)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: This Quantum Computing Stock Has a Secret Weapon Nobody on Wall Street Has Priced In (MF)

The ETF that could set you up for life if you buy it now. (MF)

The No. 1 holding in Warren Buffett's $786 million "secret" portfolio is a bona fide millionaire-maker—but there's a catch. (MF)

Trump invested in Intel and it soared 500%. Here’s the next industry the government is buying. (WS)

This AI stock is surging after a mysterious new hedge fund manager revealed a stake—Here are his other holdings. (CNBC)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: AI Researchers Simulated 15 Days of AI-Governed Worlds: One Model Built Utopia, The Other Destroyed Society (FOR)

Anthropic raised a funding round valuing it at nearly $1 trillion, overtaking OpenAI's valuation. (VER)

Inside OpenAI's biodefense program. (AX)

Nvidia is investing billions into this emerging technology that could change the AI industry. (CNBC)

No, AI doesn’t have to mean layoffs: How this manufacturing giant uses the tech to make workers more productive, rather than to replace them. (NYT)

Amazon believes that the future of data centers depends on an insanely difficult problem that it just solved. (WIR)

In a cold-case breakthrough, Illinois authorities used a new AI program to help crack the 1993 murder after 33 years. (FOX)

This country will use AI to catch adult migrants posing as children. (EUC)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Robots Steal the Spotlight on the Catwalk at Major Fashion Show (SCMP)

IBM teased a $10 billion plan to build the ultimate quantum computer. (RTS)

Meet the robot that learns to play music by ear after only two minutes of self-taught practice. (TEX)

Inside the ambitious startup trying to build hands for every robot on earth. (WIR)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Severity of America’s Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In Frightening Report (TWZ)

The craziest angle of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploding in a massive fireball. (X)

The White House has developed a secret plan to disclose evidence of alien life in a controlled manner aimed at preventing mass public panic. (DM)

Humanoid robots are now part of the war machine—and America’s newest “soldier” is ready for action. (POP)

How this breakthrough stealth technology in a spray can makes suicide drones invisible. (DB)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: The Gun Rights Showdown Quietly Brewing in This Blue State (BN)

Why a former CIA officer’s $40 million gold bar scheme could point to a “large-scale cover-up.” (NYP)

Jill Biden once again shows what a terrible person she is. (TH)

Beaming Donald Trump Jr. and new wife Bettina share baby update as they return from lavish Bahamas wedding—see all the intimate photos here. (DM)

A damning leak exposed Germany forcing social media to boost state propaganda, bury dissent. (MOD)

Man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Erika Kirk ahead of Turning Point USA event in San Antonio. (KSAT)

MIA Congressman still managed to find time to trade stocks when he was nowhere to be seen. (DC)

Far-left mayor refuses to investigate fraud at Somali-run daycare centers, calls it an attack on immigrants. (PM)

In a painfully cringe street interview segment, AOC supporters stumbled awkwardly when asked what they actually like about her. (FOX)

LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt’s epic put down to hecklers who surround him. (NYP)

Hollywood actress blew the whistle on systemic anti-white discrimination in casting. (ZH)

Rosie O’Donnell has expressed deep shame after undergoing a facelift, a procedure she once denounced as a betrayal of feminism. (BN)