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2026-06-26

Consumer sentiment is rebounding from record lows

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index in June rebounded from May's record low. But it remains the second lowest going back to the 1970s [...]

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2026-06-26

Chicago Fed president warned inflation is still moving in the wrong direction

Austan Goolsbee said core inflation remains well too high, while endorsing new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's move to strip forward guidance from Fed communications [...]

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2026-06-26

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub is opening a 4th round of rare disease grants

The nonprofit has committed more than $150 million across four funding cycles and is expanding its AI drug repurposing work with Every Cure [...]

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2026-06-26

Mountain Dew is selling cans for a nickel in a nostalgia marketing stunt on TikTok

Only 1,948 bundles will be available across three days, each including a heritage-design can and a 10-pack of minis [...]

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2026-06-26

SpaceX is planning a Starlink mobile service to compete with U.S. carriers

President Gwynne Shotwell told investors during a recent IPO roadshow that SpaceX could build its own terrestrial mobile network [...]

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2026-06-26

Microsoft stock is sinking to a one-year low as investors balk at its AI spending

The tech giant is on track for its worst first half since the dot-com crash, as massive data center costs squeeze free cash flow [...]

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2026-06-26

The creator strategies still working in an AI-saturated internet

VidCon experts share the creator strategies that still work in an AI-saturated internet, from building community to creating content with intention. [...]

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2026-06-26

Samsung will start charging for SmartThings API access

Samsung will start charging for SmartThings API access. [...]

Destination

2026-06-26

VW may close four factories to adapt to the future, report says

With falling sales in the US and especially China, VW Group wants to restructure. [...]