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OpenAI expanding GPT-5.6 AI model release, ending government limits

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman speaks to journalists after meeting with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images OpenAI said it will publicly release its GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models on Thursday, roughly two weeks after the artificial intelligence...

US-Iran war impact: IMF lowers India’s GDP growth forecast marginally; still tags it among fastest growing economies

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

India’s growth is supported by strong momentum in private consumption and services activity. (AI image) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday marginally lowered the growth projections for India to 6.4% from 6.5% earlier as part of its World Economic Outlook update for the current year. However, it raised the GDP growth projections for the...

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Beshear asks McConnell for health update senator remains hospitalized

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Senator Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, in the Senate Subway at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday asked the office of Sen. Mitch McConnell‘s, R-Ky., to provide an update on the senator’s health, escalating public...

Bot calls, AI chat generated Rs 5520 crore loans in FY26: Sanjiv Bajaj

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Bot calls, AI chat generated Rs 5520 cr loans in FY26: Sanjiv Bajaj MUMBAI: An avalanche of automated calls, often dismissed as an irritant, is being recast as a powerful lending engine at Bajaj Finance. In his letter to shareholders, Sanjiv Bajaj, chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finserv, has laid out how conversational data...

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Waymo starts driverless rides in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, Denver

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

A line of Waymo robotaxis drives through North Beach on July 7, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Heather Diehl | Getty Images Waymo will begin rolling out its driverless vehicles in four new cities in the coming weeks, furthering its U.S. expansion and building on its lead over domestic rivals Tesla and Zoox, which is...

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Delta launches ‘basic business’ without lounge access, seat selection

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

A Delta aircraft taxis to Terminal A shortly before a deep orange winter sunset at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, on Dec. 22, 2025. Austin DeSisto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is dividing up the front of the plane into even smaller groups, offering a new “basic” fare for business...

Evening news wrap: Trump says Iran nuclear deal is ‘over’, Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre arrested & more | India News

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

President Donald Trump said that Iran nuclear deal is ‘over’, but allowed talks to continue as tensions escalate and Tehran accuses the US of ‘bullying’ over the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Police arrested Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre for allegedly assaulting doctors at a KDMC-run hospital in Dombivli after protests by the medical fraternity. NCERT’s...

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Kalshi traders think Hormuz traffic won’t return to normal this year

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Vessels off the coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 28, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is “over” after the...

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Bezos’ Blue Origin valued at $130 billion in first public fundraising round

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin is raising about $10 billion, in its first outside funding round that will value the rocket company at $130 billion, sources told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin. Bezos is set to contribute $2 billion into the round, along with about $4 billion from hedge fund Coatue Management, according to people familiar with...

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With minutes due, Fed’s ‘family fight’ over interest rates could drag on

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Kevin Warsh, incoming chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 22, 2026. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Divided Federal Reserve officials indicated at their last meeting that they will address persistent inflation this year with...