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Stripe to buy OpenRouter as fintech expands deeper into AI

TazaPulseAugust 20, 2026

Patrick Collison, CEO and co-founder of Stripe, speaking at 2022’s Italian Tech Week in Turin, Italy. Giuliano Berti | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stripe said Wednesday that it plans to acquire the startup OpenRouter, as the fintech company expands into the artificial intelligence model market. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but The New York...

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DOJ says Comey’s 8647 seashells post was a threat to kill Trump

TazaPulseAugust 19, 2026

Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speak at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Department of Justice cited a novel written by James Comey as it urged a federal judge not to dismiss criminal charges...

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Mortgage demand stalls along with interest rates

TazaPulseAugust 19, 2026

In an aerial view, a residential neighborhood is seen on June 4, 2026 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Mortgage rates didn’t budge last week, leaving little incentive for either home buyers or current homeowners to call their lenders. Total mortgage application volume was essentially flat from the previous week, down 0.4%...

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Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine shows initial late-stage melanoma data

TazaPulseAugust 19, 2026

An experimental personalized cancer vaccine from Merck and Moderna showed positive initial results in its first-ever late-stage trial, the companies announced Wednesday, bringing them one step closer to filing for approval of the treatment option. The mRNA-based shot in combination with Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda met key goals in the phase three trial in more than...

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Zelenskky faces call from Fedorov for presidential election

TazaPulseAugust 19, 2026

Protesters carry placards as they march during a rally calling for a reform of the defence sector and the reinstatement of the young and tech-savvy defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was sacked a mounth ago, in central Kyiv on August 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Serhii Okunev | Afp | Getty Images...

California AG Bonta says Meta case about restitution and distortion

TazaPulseAugust 19, 2026

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the office of U.S. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) following a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters Following the first day of arguments in a high-stakes child safety case against Meta, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday that...

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Bonds squeeze Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh — Analysis

TazaPulseAugust 19, 2026

A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters There’s something telling in how the smart money on Wall Street...

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Trump, Carney reportedly in talks ahead of new 50% Canada tariffs

TazaPulseAugust 19, 2026

US President Donald Trump greets Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. Trump landed in Egypt on October 13 for a summit on Gaza, following a lightning visit to Israel after a ceasefire he brokered entered into force. Evan Vucci | Afp | Getty Images...

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U.S. government debt yields are surging at a bad time. Here’s what’s behind the move

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

CHICAGO – MARCH 28: Traders in the Ten-Year Treasury Note options pit at the Chicago Board of Trade signal offers in a flurry of activity following the announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee that it was raising short term interest rates another .25 percent March 28, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty...

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Primary election season rolls into Alaska, Florida and Wyoming

TazaPulseAugust 18, 2026

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, during a debate against her Republican opponent in the 2024 general election, Nick Begich, at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association’s annual conference in Anchorage, Aug. 28, 2024. Ellen Schmidt | Las Vegas Review-Journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Primary election season continues Tuesday as voters in Alaska,...