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PepsiCo (PEP) Q2 2026 earnings

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Pepsi soft drinks are displayed at a convenience store in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as the struggles of its North American food and beverage divisions offset strong international demand. “Results were tempered in the quarter as U.S. food and beverage category performance moderated with...

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Platner quits Maine Senate race; Democrats set to pick new nominee

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event at the Blue Hill YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner said he intends to exit the race on Wednesday after a woman accused...

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Meta is building its first, big data center in Canada amid AI push

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

A rendering of Meta’s new 1GW, AI-optimized data center in Alberta, Canada. Courtesy: Meta Meta‘s AI expansion is heading north of the border. The company said in a blog post on Wednesday that it’s building its first data center in Canada, a 1 gigawatt facility in the province of Alberta that will cost Meta about...

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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...

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Weekly mortgage demand drops as rates remain stuck in a narrow range

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

In an aerial view, a residential neighborhood is seen on June 4, 2026 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Mortgage rates have been hovering in a tight range for more than a month, and that range is on the relatively high side. As a result, mortgage demand isn’t moving much either. Total...

Lawmakers probe growing use of Chinese AI models in U.S. companies

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

U.S. lawmakers are considering how to curb the growing adoption of Chinese AI models by homegrown companies, as geopolitical tensions surrounding the rollout of artificial intelligence ramp up. AI has emerged as a key point of rivalry between the U.S. and China, with both nations vying for supremacy in the field. Chinese models are gaining...

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Meta debuts Muse Image, Superintelligence Labs’ first AI image model

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg looks on during UFC Freedom 250 at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chris Graythen | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Meta on Tuesday released Muse Image, a new artificial intelligence model for creating images as the company seeks to attract creators and advertisers to its offerings. Originally...

Supreme Court justices Kagan, Barrett to testify to House subcommittee

TazaPulseJuly 7, 2026

Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Reuters Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are scheduled to testify next week to a House Appropriations subcommittee about the high court’s fiscal 2027 budget request, according to an agenda released Tuesday. Their testimony on July 14 will be the first time Supreme Court...

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Trump talks Greenland at NATO, says U.S. could pull troops from Europe

TazaPulseJuly 7, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during bilateral meeting at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, following Trump’s arrival to attend the annual NATO Summit on July 7, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday resurrected his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, and suggested the U.S....

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Hesai Technology expands in U.S. despite Pentagon blacklist

TazaPulseJuly 7, 2026

Robots on the factory floor. Self-driving vehicles on the Las Vegas strip. Even a substitute for man’s best friend — the robotic dog. They are all part of the physical artificial intelligence buildout that depends on high-tech, low-cost lidar, the critical sensors that allow these technologies to see their surroundings. A Hesai lidar sensor. CNBC...