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Scientists Are Quietly Growing Something Smarter Than AI—And It's Alive

🏦 ECONOMY & WORLD

  • Editor’s Pick: This Wall Street Powerhouse Just Supercharged Trump’s Golden Age Agenda ()

  • Democrat socialist dealt major blow in battleground state primary. ()

  • Pirro, in a rare move, convenes special grand jury in Washington. ()

  • AOC and Riley Roberts’ last known picture together amid split rumors. ()

  • Trump floated an “easy, relaxed” Iran war phase focused on the regime’s weakest spot. ()

  • Iran is planning even more drastic measures for the Strait of Hormuz. ()

  • Iran made a startling claim about its missile and drone capability. ()

  • How private data hides the real oil shipment count through the Strait of Hormuz. ()

  • Trump broke his silence on his covert plane switch amid assassination fears from Iran. ()

  • Consumer prices rose 0.1% in July, as expected, putting the annual rate at 3.4%. ()

  • World’s largest sovereign wealth fund posted a record $184 billion profit. ()

  • Mortgage rates finally stop rising, causing demand to trickle back. ()

  • Trump Accounts are a massive win for children—Bessent just teased a rule that makes them even better. ()

  • Manhattan rents reached an all-time high amid Mamdani’s rent freeze and pied-a-terre tax threat. ()

  • They spoke English, wore U.S. flags and attacked fishermen—but who were they really? ()

  • How Democrats’ DEI secretly kept homebuyers in the dark about crime and schools. ()

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🏢 INDUSTRY

  • Editor’s Pick: Hollywood’s Biggest Trump Hater Finally Gives Him Credit Amid Decades-Long Feud ()

  • Paramount CEO David Ellison plans to relocate the studio from California if state prosecutors refuse antitrust settlement talks before this deadline. ()

  • New York City launched a sweeping investigation into Polymarket and Kalshi. ()

  • A hydrogen-powered supercar just set a new world land-speed record in Utah. ()

  • A San Francisco home that sold months ago for $2.3 million just sold again—and you won't believe what it went for. ()

  • A judge laid down new rules for Luigi Mangione trial amid supporter concerns. ()

  • Hollywood's biggest Trump hater finally gave the president credit amid a decades-long feud. ()

  • The full horror of Perez Hilton's knife livestream unravels: friends revealed what the blogger admitted from his hospital bed—and why he may face prison. ()

  • Inside the steamy, magical and now very lucrative romantasy business. ()

  • New super steel has left scientists stunned: "cannot be explained." ()

  • The freaky, tentacled “alien” bait turning American fishing upside down. ()

  • How this 100-year-old company is recreating a lost neon color. ()

  • Another major grocery chain is quietly shutting down more stores. ()

  • FDA announced a massive recall of foods sold at Target, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, and more—here’s the full list. ()

  • Cult-favorite pizza chain revealed its secret behind its nationwide expansion. ()

📈 HOT STOCKS

  • Editor’s Pick: Warren Buffett's Favorite Compounders: 3 Stocks to Hold Forever ()

  • A red-hot robotics IPO is 8,000 times oversubscribed. SpaceX drew 4X demand. ()

  • 5 dividend stocks I’d trust to keep paying me—no matter what. ()

  • Morningstar highlighted 3 undervalued stocks that you should scoop up after earnings. ()

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS

  • Editor’s Pick: How To Turn Your Roth IRA Into A Secret Emergency Fund The IRS Can’t Touch ()

  • With the U.S. facing record temperatures this summer, here’s how to lower your electricity bill. ()

  • These highly underrated credit cards offer airport lounge access, travel insurance and much more—for no yearly fee. ()

  • Amazon just marked down thousands of travel essentials—the 50 best finds up to 82% off that start at just $6. ()

🧠 AI

  • Editor’s Pick: A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts ()

  • Anthropic introduced invisible watermarks in Claude-generated text that survive copying and pasting, potentially ending the era of undetectable AI content. ()

  • Counties that build data centers are experiencing new housing construction, rising home values, lower unemployment and accelerated job growth. ()

  • SpaceXAI rolled out Grok Bot, a beta always-on AI agent that operates as autonomous teammates handling background tasks. ()

  • AI is accelerating early-stage drug development and unlocking millions of dollars in new efficiencies for cancer clinical trials. ()

  • OpenAI’s Brad Lightcap, former COO and recent head of special projects, is leaving the company to start something new. ()

  • Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said “every day we’re making progress” as AI supercharges American workers. ()

🚀 SPACE, DEFENSE & ROBOTS

  • Editor’s Pick: Mysterious Drone Threat Emerges At America's "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier" ()

  • The Golden Dome missile defense shield is at serious risk of grinding to a halt—here's why. ()

  • Meet the revolutionary robots that walk and talk coming to car factories. ()

  • How a test in Morocco exposed Israel's secret cruise missile. ()

  • Is the Trump administration running a covert UFO program? ()

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