While China’s economic growth in June beat economists’ estimates of 5.1%, it represented a deceleration from the 5.4% growth in the first quarter.
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iPhone alarm not going off? 6 potential fixes to this annoying issue
This isn’t an isolated problem. iPhone users across social media report their alarms mysteriously failing to sound, leaving them scrambling through their morning routines in panic. Here’s what you can do to avoid this nightmare.
German defense minister wants to arm Kiev ‘quickly and quietly’
The decision to transfer at least two Patriot batteries to Ukraine could be finalized “within days or weeks,” according to Boris Pistorius
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DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI
Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been granted access to sensitive databases at the U.S. Social Security Administration, the Treasury and Justice departments, and the Department of Homeland Security. So it should fill all Americans with a deep sense of confidence to learn that Mr. Elez over the weekend inadvertently published a private key that allowed anyone to interact directly with more than four dozen large language models (LLMs) developed by Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI.
Sesame Street puppet Elmo’s X account posts anti-Jewish rant after hacking
Makers of Sesame Street blame an unknown hacker for slew of offensive social media posts.
CNBC Daily Open: Trump brandishes tariffs for peace, not a trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would introduce “tariffs at about 100%” on Russia’s trade partners if the Kremlin doesn’t reach a peace deal with Ukraine.
Who is Dan Bongino? FBI deputy at center of Maga fallout over Epstein files
Bongino appears to be on course to be the Trump administration’s first casualty of the Epstein files falloutThe future of the deputy FBI director, Dan Bongino, is unclear after he stormed out of a meeting with Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and told …
Behind Trump’s Tough Talk on Russia and Putin, Doubts and Missing Details
Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.