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Breaking Trump's Own Fed Pick Defies Him, Delivers First Rate Hike Since 2023 UPDATED
01 Business All business →
02 Technology All technology →
In brief
Snap unveils an AI-powered update to its Specs smart glasses, coming to iOS and Mac · Apple is reportedly weighing a return to building its own AI servers · Google now lets third-party AI agents control smart-home devices
Science & Health RESEARCH, MEDICINE & SPACE
Science · Planetary science
New Simulations Suggest Venus Slowly Swallowed a Moon of Its Own

A UC Riverside astrophysicist modeled how a hypothetical Venusian moon would have behaved, and found the planet's sluggish spin would have dragged it inward to a fiery collision rather than letting it drift away.

By Elena Duarte · 06:45
03 Culture All culture →
'Widow's Bay' Rewrites the Emmy Record Book With 14 Wins
'Widow's Bay' Rewrites the Emmy Record Book With 14 Wins

Apple TV's freshman horror-comedy swept every category it competed in at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, toppling a record set just last year and turning a first-season gamble into the most decorated comedy in Emmy history.

By Carla Ferro · 06:40
04 Sports All sports →
Guardians Surge Past White Sox Into First Place in AL Central
By Tomás Rey · 07:52
Overnight results
MLBTwins 5, Yankees 4
MLBReds 6, Dodgers 2
MLBRangers 7, Red Sox 3
MLBCubs 8, Braves 4
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