Friday Edition: Meta’s Cash Crunch Meets the Fed’s Steady Hand
BUSINESS
- Treasury sell-off continues after divided Fed holds interest rates steady - (CNBC)
- Microsoft Corp (MSFT) (Q4 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue Surpasses $331 ... - (Yahoo Entertainment)
- A divided Fed holds interest rates steady despite stubborn inflation - (The Washington Post)
- Meta stock drops 10% as free cash flow gets crushed—and Zuckerberg hints at cloud business - (Fortune)
TECHNOLOGY
- 20th Anniversary iPhone Coming Next Year With These 10 Features - (MacRumors)
- Samsung’s next pair of Galaxy Buds show off open-ear design in another leak [Gallery] - (9to5google.com)
- What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program? - (The Verge)
- OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots - (The Verge)
SCIENCE
- 'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30 - (Space.com)
- 2 meteor showers expected to peak this week, but a bright moon will steal the show - (Foxweather.com)
- Spacecraft Sent to Rescue NASA Telescope Is Having Its Own Issues - (Gizmodo.com)
HEALTH
- Porn Star Emily Willis Slowly Recovering After Catastrophic Brain Damage - (TMZ)
- Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain health - (BBC News)
SPORTS
- Passan: Tigers are going to trade Tarik Skubal - (NBCSports.com)
- Pat Forde: Why Pat Fitzgerald Feels Like the Perfect Fit at Michigan State - (Sports Illustrated)
- Steelers camp observations: Day 1 features defensive wins and a roller-coaster debut for Drew Allar - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MLB trade deadline tiers: Sorting out all 30 teams, from aggressive buyers to full-on sellers - (Yahoo Entertainment)
POLITICS
- US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again - (Associated Press)
- Vote on Blanche’s AG nomination postponed amid standoff with Republican holdouts - (The Washington Post)
- Why did Anthony Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment? Senate hearing explained - (Al Jazeera English)
- DOJ tapped never-used ‘alien terrorist’ court to deport mother of convicted ISIS supporter - (Politico)
- Confusion reigns over eligibility for Mayor Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax - (Gothamist)
ENTERTAINMENT
- ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Aims to Make Box Office History as It Targets High-Flying Opening - (Hollywood Reporter)
T'S AND P'S
- Explosions in Kyiv after Zelenskyy warns of Russian strikes - (DW (English))
- ‘Like volcanic ash falling’: Inside Aeon mall after Japan’s earthquake - (Al Jazeera English)
- Bite of Seattle shooting suspect had prior gun charge, run-in with police - (KOMO News)
- Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial hears ex-husband Patrick's 911 call after murders of 3 children - (CBS News)
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