All eyes on AI to drive Big Tech earnings
Over the next two weeks, the quarterly results of Big Tech giants will offer a glimpse on the bankability of artificial intelligence and whether the major investments AI requires are sustainable for the long haul.
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Five takeaways from Trump's first rally since assassination bid
Donald Trump commanded the stage for nearly two hours Saturday in his first rally since a gunman tried to kill him last week, with a fiery, rambling speech to thousands of passionate supporters.
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Oil-tainted lake a symptom, and symbol, of Venezuela's collapse
A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry.
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In raging summer, sunscreen misinformation scorches US
Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. He instead promotes "regular sun exposure" to his 400,000 followers -- contradicting US dermatologists fighting a surge in such dubious misinformation.
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Bangladesh court to rule on job quotas that sparked unrest
Bangladesh's top court was due to rule Sunday on the future of civil service hiring rules that sparked nationwide clashes between police and university students, killing 133 people.
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More trash balloons launched from North Korea, says Seoul
North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash across the border into the South, Seoul's military said Sunday, in apparent response to the South restarting loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts.
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Defiant Netanyahu to face US Congress amid Gaza tensions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday as he fights off intense pressure to quickly cut a Gaza war ceasefire deal with Hamas.
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Israel strikes key Yemen port after Tel Aviv attack
Israeli warplanes killed three people in the Huthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group's deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv.
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US issues 'don't travel' alert for protest-hit Bangladesh
The US State Department warned Americans on Saturday not to travel to Bangladesh and said it would began removing some diplomats and their families from the country roiled by deadly civil unrest.
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LeBron rescues USA from South Sudan shock in Olympic warm-up
South Sudan's basketball team nearly delivered a stunning upset to a United States team of NBA superstars on Saturday before losing 101-100 in an Olympics warm-up game in London.
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