Nasdaq 100 futures fell sharply on Friday, as mounting jitters over artificial intelligence spending weighed on sentiment and dragged global tech stocks lower. 
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The moves come after a decline in chipmakers dragged the broader market lower and the U.S. continued to strike Iran overnight.

CNBC

Nasdaq futures fall 2% as global chip sell-off continues: Live updates - CNBC

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Business is booming for Snap-on, a Wisconsin company that has made tools for professional mechanics for more than a century. It recently got a fact-finding visit from the head of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.

Federal Reserve looks for 'secret sauce' behind a successful Wisconsin tool maker - NPR

Federal health officials said Thursday that a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has sickened thousands of people has been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants i… [+76 chars]

Investigators identified Taylor Farms as the supplier of the shredded iceberg lettuce linked to the outbreak at Taco Bell restaurants, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

The Washington Post

CDC, FDA link Taco Bell lettuce supplier to multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak - The Washington Post

LONDON (AP) The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nations steelmaking capacity after the companys Chinese owners moved to shut the plants blast furnaces.
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The U.K. government has nationalized British Steel to protect the nation’s steelmaking capacity. The decision comes after the company’s Chinese owners moved to shut the plant’s blast furnaces. The Department for Business and Trade announced the move on Thursd…

Associated Press

UK nationalizes Chinese-owned British Steel to protect nation’s steelmaking capacity - AP News

Abcnews.com

FDA approves 1st-of-its-kind pill to reduce cholesterol - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Target is recalling more than 200,000 children's sandals over the potential risk of "serious injury or death" from a choking hazard.
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About 211,000 Cat & Jack Toddler Girls' Sequerah Sandals were recalled after decorative pearls fell off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Fox Business

Target recalls 200,000 children's sandals over potential choking hazard: CPSC - Fox Business

Catch up quick: Moonshot says Kimi K3 contains 2.8 trillion total parameters, making it one of the largest open-weight AI models ever released.
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Kimi K3's early performance is fueling alarm in Silicon Valley and Washington.

Axios

China's open-weight Kimi model stuns AI world with frontier-level results - Axios

WASHINGTON SpaceX aborted the launch of its latest Starship test flight July 16 when some of the vehicles engines failed to ignite.
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SpaceX aborted the launch of its latest Starship test flight July 16 when some of the vehicle’s engines failed to ignite.

SpaceNews

SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt - SpaceNews

SpaceX stock has fallen back to Earth.
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The stock stands 40% below a peak attained after its IPO last month.

Why has SpaceX stock continued to fall? Experts explain - Yahoo Finance

It turns out that even San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie, who once declared that the city should be a testbed for emerging tech, has his limits. Especially when that emerging tech creates a massive ho… [+4373 chars]

In the wake of a massive hours-long gridlock event, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has told state regulators it's time to put more requirements on robotaxi operators like Waymo.

TechCrunch

San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco - TechCrunch

It is likely to be aimed at financial traders who want to see market-moving news fast. Trumps social media posts often cause sudden swings in global markets, especially when he writes about trade and… [+58 chars]

Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.

BBC News

Trump Media to sell fast feed of key posts to Wall Street - BBC

Netflixstock was falling after the streaming giant reported worse-than-expected second-quarter revenue results.
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Revenue for the quarter of $12.56 billion was below the $12.58 billion analysts were expecting.

Barron's

Netflix Stock Drops on Revenue Miss, Engagement Update - Barron's

U.S. beverage maker Coca-Cola said one of its dairy subsidiaries was hacked and that it’s shutting down its operations for the foreseeable future. The multinational giant said in a disclosure with th… [+1095 chars]

Coca Cola said dairy production at its Fairlife unit will "remain suspended" in the United States following a hack.

Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a ransomware attack - TechCrunch

TheStreet

Recalled Costco product poses big threat - thestreet.com

Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.

Ars Technica

xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users. - Ars Technica

The IRS this week announced changes in the amount taxpayers may deduct in gas used per mile while operating a vehicle for business for the remainder of the year amid higher gas prices.
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The IRS raised its standard business mileage deduction to 76 cents per mile amid surging gas prices linked to the Iran war's disruption of oil flows.

IRS raises business mileage deduction rate amid fuel price surge - Fox Business

AST SpaceMobilestock fell sharply Thursday. A poor couple of months for the satellite-broadband company was being compounded by the announcement of a convertible debt offering.
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AST SpaceMobile stock has fallen almost 30% in the past three months and its latest debt offering isn't helping. It is a rival to SpaceX's Starlink.