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Apple veteran takes on Meta with $1 billion smart-glasses maker

TazaPulseJuly 6, 2026

A Chinese smart-glasses maker founded by an Apple veteran has become a unicorn after a funding round with investors including Meituan and Tencent. Even Realities Technology raised $150 million in the pre-Series B round, giving it a valuation of $1 billion. Company’s founder and CEO Will Wang, who worked at Apple from 2016 to 2018...

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Trump calls precede NATO summit

TazaPulseJuly 6, 2026

Local residents walk past burning garages outside a multistorey residential building damaged following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 6, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Genya Savilov | Afp | Getty Images The long-running Russia-Ukraine war appears to have entered a new phase after major developments over...

South Korean prosecutors indict four refiners oil price collusion

TazaPulseJuly 6, 2026

Steve Allen | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images South Korean prosecutors on Monday indicted four major domestic oil refiners for violating fair trade laws, alleging they colluded to drive up domestic fuel prices following the Middle East conflict. HD Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy, GS Caltex, and S-Oil were the four companies that breached the...

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Meta’s woes deepen in India as child abuse ads on Instagram draw government ire

TazaPulseJuly 6, 2026

The Indian government has warned of action against two of Meta’s three major platforms, WhatsApp and Instagram, within a week, underscoring the growing regulatory risks the U.S. social media giant faces in a key market. On Saturday, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a “stern notice to Meta over the presence of Child...

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Lockheed Martin leading race for $3.5 billion buy of Ultra Maritime

TazaPulseJuly 6, 2026

Lockheed Martin Corp. signage on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defense heavyweight Lockheed Martin is leading the race to buy naval defense group Ultra Maritime, CNBC has learned. The deal to acquire Ultra is roughly...

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Safe havens aren’t behaving like they used to. Here’s what’s changed

TazaPulseJuly 3, 2026

Gold rose on Thursday as the widening Middle East conflict drove investors towards the safe-haven asset, while a softer dollar also lent support to prices.Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images When markets buckle, investors usually know where to hide: U.S. Treasurys, the Japanese yen and gold. But in 2026,...

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Lithuania scraps constitutional ban on nuclear weapons

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuania’s president, at a European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday said the Baltic country’s top political leaders had agreed that a constitutional ban on the domestic deployment of nuclear weapons should be removed. The decision comes...

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Meta says WhatsApp usernames are safe from scams after India after India flags cybersecurity

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

Tourists are seen at the forecourt of the iconic Gateway of India as a digital display of messaging app WhatsApp is displayed, in Mumbai on August 25, 2023. Indranil Mukherjee | AFP | Getty Images U.S. social media giant Meta Platforms has defended the rollout of usernames on its messaging platform, after the Indian government...

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Volkswagen braces for boardroom showdown over cost-cutting plan

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

Employees of Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH stand with Dirk Panter (SPD, M), Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs, in front of the Volkswagen plant gate. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Volkswagen is bracing for a high-stakes boardroom showdown following reports that the embattled auto giant is weighing up shutting four German factories and implementing...

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EU-China trade tensions collide with air-conditioner boom

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 24: Pedestrians use umbrellas to shield from the sun as record-breaking high temperatures continue in Paris on June 24, 2026 in Paris, France. Li Yang | China News Service | Getty Images Europe wants to narrow its record trade deficit with China by October, but the bloc’s worst-ever heat wave is...