The Pentagon is suspending the ramp up of new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification third-party assessment requirements, while also launching a sweeping review of the CMMC program that once agai… [+6987 chars]

DoD CIO Kirsten Davies is suspending plans to ramp up CMMC third-party assessments, as part of a review that casts doubt on the future of the current program.

Federal News Network

Pentagon suspends CMMC phase two requirements, launches review of program - Federal News Network

A New Jersey man says he was forced to change an anti-war T-shirt before boarding a United Airlines flight after a flight attendant deemed the message offensive.
Sam Saadeh, of Linden, New Jersey, s… [+4259 chars]

Sam Saadeh says a United Airlines flight attendant found his anti-war shirt offensive, forcing him to change before boarding his flight to Newark.

Fox News

United passenger says crew ordered him to change controversial T-shirt before he could travel - Fox News

The Trump administration on Monday released guidance from several financial regulators reminding banks and credit unions about the credit risks posed by lending to borrowers who aren't authorized to … [+3963 chars]

Federal regulators issued new guidance reminding banks to account for credit risks when lending to borrowers without U.S. work authorization.

Fox Business

Feds warn banks on lending to unauthorized workers - Fox Business

The Wall Street Journal

CEO of Jack Daniel’s Maker Brown-Forman to Retire - WSJ

Fans are fed up with constant mass layoffs at Xbox. They’ve said as much on the new Player Voice Portal that Microsoft launched earlier this year. A call to “end studio closures” was posted last week… [+3464 chars]

The call comes with more big cuts still to come

Kotaku

A Call For Xbox To End Cycle Of Layoffs Is Trending On Fan Portal - Kotaku

Stocks fell on Monday after President Donald Trumpannounced he was reinstating what he called a blockade on Iranian shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices higher.
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Stocks fell on Monday after President Donald Trump announced he was reinstating what he called a blockade on Iranian shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBC

Stocks end lower as oil prices surge on renewed Hormuz tensions, SK Hynix leads chip stock sell-off - CNBC

Fast casual chain Chipotle is set to open its first restaurant in Mexico this week, the company announced on Monday. 
The store will open on Thursday in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, part of t… [+1410 chars]

Fast casual chain Chipotle announced Monday that it is opening its first location in Mexico in the Monterrey area.

Chipotle is opening its first restaurant in Mexico - CNBC

Budget-hunting homebuyers have found their next target, and its an unlikely one: a snowbelt city on Lake Erie shore that spent decades better known for lake-effect blizzards than real estate buzz.
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Erie ranked No. 2 on Realtor.com’s hottest housing markets list for June 2026, drawing bargain hunters with prices nearly $200,000 below the national median.

New York Post

Cash-strapped buyers are rushing to hidden Pennsylvania lake city as an alternative to the coast - New York Post

Larry Ellison on Monday became the worlds eighth-richest person, falling behind Nvidias Jensen Huang as a monthlong selloff has nearly halved the Oracle chairmans fortune amid growing concerns about … [+2681 chars]

The Oracle chairman’s fortune has been cut by around $125 billion over the last month.

Forbes

Ellison Falls Behind Nvidia’s Huang As Eighth Richest - Forbes

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
SpaceX (SPCX, Financials) shares fell for a second straight trading session, extending their pullback from last month's market debut and moving closer to th… [+1047 chars]

The stock is nearing its $135 IPO price after slipping below its $150 debut level.

Yahoo Entertainment

SpaceX Shares Extend Decline, Approach IPO Price - Yahoo Finance

GEORGETOWN, Texas Some Optimum customers in Georgetown were without internet service Monday morning after the company said criminals damaged its fiber-optic network overnight.
The damage occurred ne… [+2658 chars]

Some Optimum customers in Georgetown were without internet service Monday morning after the company said criminals damaged its fiber-optic network overnight.The

KEYE TV CBS Austin

20,000 Georgetown residents without internet after cables were "targeted by criminals" - KEYE

The US sent out $49.1 billion in tariff refunds in June as the checks to businesses accelerated in the second full month of payouts after the US Supreme Court invalidated President Trump's blanket ta… [+2559 chars]

The US sent out $49.1 billion in tariff refunds in June as the checks to businesses accelerated in the second full month of payouts after the US Supreme Cour...

Tariff refunds accelerated sharply in June as the US paid out almost $50 billion to businesses - Yahoo Finance

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 today, creating a new MyFirstEV program that gives first-time electric vehicle buyers a $3,500 instant rebate at the dealership starting later this summ… [+6446 chars]

California's new MyFirstEV program gives first-time buyers a $3,500 instant EV rebate — with a California-HQ rule that favors Rivian and Lucid over Tesla.

Electrek

California’s new $3,500 EV rebate favors Rivian and Lucid over Tesla - Electrek

Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is packed with a number of extraordinary allegations that paint a picture of a coordinated effort to extract confidential information from current and form… [+6222 chars]

Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized access to Apple’s systems to claims that job candidates were asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews. Here are the complaint’s most eye-c…

TechCrunch

The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI - TechCrunch

In 27 states, nurse practitioners are allowed to operate with full practice authority. That means they can run their own practices and work outside of hospital systemsoften a more lucrative path. Its… [+4245 chars]

Women dominate NP roles—and can double their salaries in 27 states where they're permitted to practice independently.

Fortune

Exclusive: Corner Health raises $25 million to turn nurse practitioners into entrepreneurs - Fortune

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced a first-in-the-nation initiative on energy affordability by offering a program to lower prices for households with solar installations.
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced a first-in-the-nation initiative on energy affordability by offering a program to lower prices for households with solar installations.

8News

Spanberger offers first-in-the-nation solar energy affordability initiative - WRIC ABC 8News

Volkswagen's leadership is warning that the company may need to cut an extra 50,000 jobs to stay competitive with auto industry rivals, according to an internal memo sent to staff.
The German automa… [+3129 chars]

An internal memo reveals Volkswagen faces a 20% cost disadvantage, with up to 100,000 total job cuts now under consideration across all brands.

Volkswagen CEO says automaker weighing 50,000 additional job cuts - Fox Business

By Nivedita Balu
TORONTO, July 13 (Reuters) - Canada's federal banking regulator warned the country's largest financial institutions about the risks of Anthropic's Claude Mythos and other advanced A… [+4314 chars]

Canada's federal banking regulator warned the country's largest financial institutions about the risks of Anthropic's Claude Mythos and other advanced AI mod...