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2026-06-26

Germany's Merck KGaA is buying lab-tools supplier Bio-Techne for $11.3 billion

The deal, Merck's largest since its Sigma-Aldrich buyout, expands its presence in proteins, spatial biology, and cell and gene therapy [...]

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2026-06-26

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is building his advisory team from within the central bank

Daniel Covitz and Eric Engstrom, both longtime Fed staffers, join two outside conservative policy veterans already hired by the new chairman [...]

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2026-06-26

Former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams is suing the company to lift its gag order on her memoir

The former Facebook global public policy director says Meta obtained a sweeping arbitration order that bars her from speaking publicly and has surveilled her movements [...]

qz

2026-06-26

Americans lost a record $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, FTC data show

Imposter scams were the most reported fraud category for a fifth straight year, with losses nearly tripling since 2020 [...]

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2026-06-26

Hyundai is recalling over 96,000 Tucson vehicles over a dashboard display software flaw

The software error may prevent the instrument panel from showing critical safety information like the speedometer or warning lights [...]

Destination

2026-06-26

SpaceX plans to launch Starlink mobile service in the US

Move would test whether group can turn ambition into a mass-market phone business. [...]

Destination

2026-06-26

Not all tech survives solar storms, here's what's most at risk

The northern lights could mean lights out for the infrastructure we rely on. [...]

Destination

2026-06-26

'The original code is in this game' — Halo Campaign Evolved executive producer says some level layouts have been redesigned to avoid 'repetiveness' but 'you are playing the DNA of the original game'

Halo Studios has confirmed that Halo Campaign Evolved still has Halo: Combat Evolved's original code buried underneath the new Unreal Engine 5 build. [...]

Destination

2026-06-26

'Changing jobs no longer means financial ruin': AI giants and government join forces to train US workforce to not go obsolete in the age of AI

"America has a technology strategy" but "it does not yet have a people strategy" – Gina Raimondo wants companies to support workers. [...]