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Hong, Flanagan, Craig run in key races

TazaPulseAugust 11, 2026

Wisconsin Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks during a campaign rally on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joshua Lott | Getty Images Progressives and moderates will face off again in Tuesday’s Democratic primary elections in Wisconsin and Minnesota as the party decides whether to lurch further to the left or chart toward the middle...

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IHG profit rises as U.S. travel offsets Middle East

TazaPulseAugust 11, 2026

Global hotel giant IHG told CNBC a “growing middle class” is boosting travel demand, as it reported a boost in profits despite the Middle East conflict. The U.K. company, owner of brands like Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, and Six Senses, reported Tuesday that operating profits from reportable segments grew 10% in the...

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Wall Street endorsed Jensen Huang’s ‘big concept’ for AI. What now?

TazaPulseAugust 11, 2026

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks to members of the media following the company’s “Japan AI Ecosystem” reception in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images The first three-plus years of the artificial intelligence buildout has been paid for through record amounts of equity and...

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Eli Lilly wins U.K. approval, challenging Wegovy weight-loss pill

TazaPulseAugust 11, 2026

Eli Lilly has won its first approval to sell its weight-loss drug Foundayo outside the U.S., allowing it to compete with rival Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill in the U.K. It marks only the second GLP-1 weight-loss pill in the European market and comes just two months after Novo launched its Wegovy pill there. The U.K.’s...

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Zelenskyy warns Russia is preparing for escalation, not peace

TazaPulseAugust 11, 2026

An Ukrainian rescuer works at the site of a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia on August 11, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Darya Nazarova | Afp | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to escalate the war, calling on the country’s partners to ramp up...

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Trump signs vaccine executive order calling for fewer childhood shots

TazaPulseAugust 11, 2026

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (R) looks on as President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images President...

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OpenAI Astra model raises cyberattack concerns

TazaPulseAugust 10, 2026

OpenAI has halted some “internal activities” involving a new model amid fears over the cyber threat it potentially poses, amid a wave of security incidents involving major AI labs. Recent disclosures that AI systems from Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta were involved in security incidents prompted a wave of concerns over the development of models. U.S....

Trump pressure and what comes next

TazaPulseAugust 10, 2026

The ExxonMobil and Chevron company logos are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 24, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Big Oil enjoyed a blockbuster profit windfall in the second quarter. A key question now is whether the industry will use...

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Max Miller stays in Ohio House race as GOP ballot deadline passes

TazaPulseAugust 10, 2026

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) leaves a House Republican Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio will remain in his reelection race, after a key deadline passed for the GOP to replace him as its nominee, despite mounting calls from...

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Verizon mobile service down for thousands of customers: Downdetector

TazaPulseAugust 9, 2026

A pedestrian walks by a Verizon store on Nov. 13, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Service was down late Saturday afternoon for several thousand Verizon customers in the U.S. The outages began around 3:30 p.m. ET, with Verizon receiving the highest number of complaints at more than 13,000 at its...