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Blue Origin pivots to redesigned launchpad after New Glenn explosion

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Damage at the site of a launchpad after an uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 29, 2026. Joe Skipper | Reuters Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said the company is “not rebuilding the same pad” where one of...

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Cleveland Fed President Hammack sees AI fueling inflation, says rate hikes may be necessary

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said Tuesday that “insatiable” demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure is fueling inflation. Should that and other pressures continue to keep prices elevated, that could drive the need for higher benchmark interest rates, the central bank policymaker said in a CNBC interview. “We’ve got inflation that’s too high, and it’s...

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Surprising survey of American job satisfaction

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Don’t believe the negative hype: At a time when consumer sentiment is near record lows, shift workers’ attitudes towards their jobs has actually gotten better over the past year, according to a survey released Tuesday. Deputy, a global firm that helps small businesses with schedule, human resources and affiliated services, said its annual survey showed...

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Trump defense budget, hypersonic missile race, fuel state war for jobs

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Castelion’s prototype missile development test is launched from a mobile launcher in Mojave Castelion | Reuters One of the many lessons from the wars in Iran and Ukraine is that the supply of munitions and weapons systems is finite, and difficult to replenish. That has led to a new way...

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Digital Realty stock falls; $3.5 billion stake in Blackstone data centers

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

A Digital Realty data center in Sterling, Virginia, US, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Lexi Critchett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital Realty fell in premarket trading after it announced its buying a $3.5 billion stake in three data centers from asset manager Blackstone on Tuesday. The Austin-based global data center firm will pay $1.2...

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Lobbying push to nix Pentagon defense contractor share buyback ban

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas facility on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, as part of his “Arsenal of Freedom” industry tour. Amanda McCoy | Fort Worth Star-telegram | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Lobbying efforts to kill a proposed ban on some defense contractors buying back their own stock...

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Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now

TazaPulseJune 29, 2026

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank for now. The court did not rule whether Trump ultimately will have the power to fire Cook or any other member of the Fed. Instead, the 5-4 ruling rejected Trump’s...

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Comcast to separate media and tech wings; stock jumps 23%

TazaPulseJune 29, 2026

Comcast said Monday it plans to separate its media and technology businesses into two publicly traded companies as it looks to better compete in a media landscape increasingly characterized by ‌pressure from streaming rivals and consolidation. The separation, which will happen via a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky, is expected to be completed in...

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AI data centers face heatwave and severe weather climate risks

TazaPulseJune 29, 2026

As Europeans scramble to stay cool amid a record-breaking heatwave, Big Tech faces its own battle to keep the powerful chips in AI data centers running. Temperatures this week have underscored the impact the weather can have on infrastructure like factories, nuclear power plants and data centers. Extra demand from air conditioning units can overload...

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Trump threatens Iran with annihilation; Kuwait, Bahrain report attacks

TazaPulseJune 28, 2026

The ‘Al-Riqqa’ oil tanker (L) and ‘Al-Yarmouk’ oil tankers sail in the Arabian Gulf waters, off the coast of Kuwait City on June 27, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images) / Yasser Al-zayyat | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump again threatened Iran on Sunday with annihilation following U.S. attacks...