Federal health officials have identified a new cyclospora outbreak stemming from an unspecified product, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The FDA said the source of the outbreak w… [+1969 chars]

Federal health officials said they've identified a new outbreak of the cyclospora parasite, but the source hasn't been specified.

CBS News

FDA says it identified new cyclospora outbreak linked to unspecified product - CBS News

SpaceX has started to turn away satellite operators seeking dedicated rides to orbit aboard its staple Falcon 9 rocket beyond 2028, people familiar with the matter said, underscoring the massive bet … [+252 chars]

SpaceX has started to turn away satellite operators seeking dedicated rides to orbit aboard its staple Falcon 9 rocket beyond 2028, people familiar with the matter said, underscoring the massive bet Elon Musk is making on its unproven Starship.

Bloomberg

SpaceX Is Turning Away Falcon Customers in Major Bet on Starship - Bloomberg.com

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a message for New York's wealthy second-home owners: "Check your mailbox."
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani told those who own second homes in the city worth of $5 million to look for notices about the pied-à-terre tax coming soon.

Business Insider

Mamdani puts rich second-home owners in new York on notice for pied-à-terre tax: 'You've got mail' - Business Insider

The Department of War announced Thursday that it awarded Oracle a software contract worth nearly $7 billion aimed at cutting costs and modernizing technology across the military.
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The agreement, which could run for up to 10 years, is projected to save taxpayers at least $441 million by consolidating Oracle software purchases across the military.

Fox Business

Department of War taps Oracle for software deal worth nearly $7B - Fox Business

The Wall Street Journal

Reality Bites Elon Musk and His Tesla, SpaceX Believers - WSJ

“Whatever piece of s--t they sent back to us, that was not a serious effort,” said Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).

Politico

Gallego eyes crypto bill ethics counteroffer, calling GOP proposal a ‘piece of s--t’ - Politico

2026-07-23T20:53:19.708ZSTARSHIP DELAY! Bad weather pushes SpaceX Flight 13 launch to July 24
A towering SpaceX Starship rocket stands ready for Flight 13 launch amid a stunning twilight sky. (Image… [+16055 chars]

Join us Friday, July 24, at 6:15 p.m. EDT (2215 GMT) for live coverage of Starship Flight 13.

Space.com

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: SpaceX delays Starship launch to July 24 - Space

Anat Ashkanazi, Google's chief financial officer, noted on a call with financial analysts that the company had recorded negative free cash flow due to growing capital expenditures, essentially all of… [+34 chars]

As major tech companies race to capitalize on a new wave of AI technology, investors wonder when financial benefits will appear.

BBC News

Google and Tesla shares plunge as AI spending rattles markets - BBC

The "Magnificent Seven" group of stocks suffered its steepest one-day decline since the tariff-driven market sell-off in April 2025.
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The "Magnificent Seven" group of stocks suffered its steepest one-day decline since the tariff-driven market sell-off in April 2025.

Yahoo Entertainment

'Magnificent 7' stocks erase $797 billion in market value in worst day since April 2025 - Yahoo Finance

By Aarthi Swaminathan 
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edged up to its highest level of 2026 
Every percentage-point increase in mortgage rates means thousands of dollars in extra costs to the loan… [+3782 chars]

Morningstar.com

The Treasury market is flashing a warning sign for home buyers. Are 7% mortgage rates next? - Morningstar

Intel reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday, notching its fastest revenue growth rate for any quarter since 2011 and issuing guidance that topped expectations. The stock ro… [+3345 chars]

Intel rallied after the company reported blowout earnings and guidance.

CNBC

Intel's stock jumps as chipmaker rides AI boom to fastest revenue growth in almost 15 years - CNBC

CONCORD, N.H.Nine people who ate lettuce that was served at the Cheshire Medical Center cafeteria in Keene came down with confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, state health officials said Thursday.
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Nine people who ate lettuce that was served at the Cheshire Medical Center cafeteria in Keene came down with confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, state health officials said Thursday.

WMUR Manchester

9 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis linked to lettuce served at Cheshire Medical Center - WMUR

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, on Thursday introduced a bill called the "AI Kill Switch Act," which would require artificial intelligence companies to maintain the abilit… [+2540 chars]

OpenAI disclosed this week that some of its AI models went rogue and hacked into open-source developer platform Hugging Face.

OpenAI's Hugging Face hack triggers 'AI Kill Switch' bill in Congress - CNBC

Crude oil is rallying, bonds are selling off, and the stock market is under pressure. Investors sold Big Tech stocks after earnings and the 10-year Treasury yield just touched 4.7%, the highest since… [+2518 chars]

Options traders are seeking clues on whether more volatility may be ahead.

As the S&P 500 sells off, traders eye key 'risk pivot' level - CNBC

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna set the record straight over fears of a long-term tech slowdown, revealing that one-third of the major enterprise deals delayed during a rocky second quarter have since returne… [+3443 chars]

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says one-third of delayed enterprise software deals have already returned, signaling that the company's second-quarter slowdown was temporary.

IBM CEO addresses Wall Street tech panic after delayed enterprise software deals surge back - Fox Business

On Thursday morning, Meta published an ad to its official Instagram account with the message that artificial intelligence will not make us less connected or leave us behind. It was set to the 1972 Da… [+2661 chars]

The clip features the David Bowie track “Five Years,” which includes lyrics such as “Earth was really dying (dying).”

Wired

Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending - WIRED

The deep plunge in Tesla Inc.s stock on Thursday is turning into a major payday for its short sellers.
Shares of Elon Musks electric-vehicle maker fell 14.5% Thursday, its worst drop in more than a … [+142 chars]

The deep plunge in Tesla Inc.’s stock on Thursday is turning into a major payday for its short sellers.

Tesla Short Sellers Mint $4 Billion Profit as Shares Nosedive - Bloomberg.com

Only about 53% of U.S. adults own homes, far below the commonly cited 65% homeownership rate, according to new Federal Reserve research that paints a starker picture of access to homeownership.
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Only about 53% of Americans own homes, or about 12 percentage points lower than previous data has shown, the study found.