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2026-07-21

The U.S. and China are planning their first official AI talks under Trump

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead the U.S. delegation, with dates, participants, and agenda still to be finalized [...]

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2026-07-21

Microsoft is deepening its Mistral partnership with a multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal

The deal gives Microsoft more computing capacity in Europe and brings Mistral's AI models into Microsoft Foundry and Copilot Studio [...]

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2026-07-21

3M beat earnings expectations and raised its full-year forecast — its stock surged

The industrial conglomerate now expects full-year adjusted earnings per share of $8.80 to $8.95, up from a prior range of $8.50 to $8.70 [...]

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2026-07-21

Ally Financial posted higher net income but missed earnings estimates

The auto lender and digital bank reported adjusted EPS of $1.21, below analyst estimates of $1.23, though net income rose 13% year over year [...]

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2026-07-21

Samsung is launching its first U.S. credit card with rewards tied to its own devices

The no-annual-fee Samsung Galaxy Card earns 5% cash rewards on Samsung purchases and integrates with Samsung Wallet [...]

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2026-07-21

The best budget OLED TV you can buy just had its price slashed to under $600 at Best Buy

The LG B5 might be an entry-level set, but we still rated it 4.5 stars, and it's one of the best budget OLED TVs you can buy at this low price of $599.99. [...]

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2026-07-21

Estée Lauder says it was hit by data breach caused by Oracle E-Business issue

The breach happened in August 2025, but was only spotted recently by Estée Lauder. [...]

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2026-07-21

'I can assure you, Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not the only titles we're planning' — Xbox's chief strategy officer confirms the company wants to make more exclusives, but 'large live-service titles' will be multiplatform going forwar

Xbox has confirmed that the Microsoft-owned company is looking to expand its console-exclusive portfolio outside of Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution. [...]

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2026-07-21

25 sentences that changed how people think

From Socrates to Sun Tzu, these 25 sentences that changed the world reshaped how people reason about the self, power, ethics, language, and reality [...]