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Where a $15 burger meal still exists: DoorDash’s Cheeseburger Index reveals the cheapest U.S. cities

The average price of a cheeseburger, fries and a soda now exceeds $15 in most major U.S. cities, according to DoorDash’s 2026...

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Verizon outage disrupts voice services for thousands of US customers

Verizon experienced a significant service disruption on Saturday afternoon, August 8, 2026, with Downdetector logging more than 12,000 user reports by 4:25...

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OpenAI to pay $3.2 million to settle DOJ allegations it favored foreign workers over Americans

OpenAI and its subsidiary Statsig Inc. will pay $3.2 million to settle Justice Department allegations that they discriminated against U.S. workers by...

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eBay doubles down on live shopping after Q2 GMV jumps 8x year-over-year

eBay is pushing harder into live shopping after its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday revealed that eBay Live’s gross merchandise volume (GMV)...

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Kudlow: Democratic Socialism’s Affordability Claim Collapses Under Inflation Record

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow, a former economic adviser to President Donald Trump, used his program on Tuesday to argue that the...

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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567M, impose teen safety limits on Facebook and Instagram

A New Mexico state court on Thursday ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to pay $567 million and implement sweeping protections for teen users...

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Ford needs another Taurus, but the $30K Fathom EV pickup isn’t it

Ford Motor Co. sold 2.08 million vehicles in the U.S. in 2025, a 6% year-over-year gain — but that number is less...

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Defense tech startup Hadrian raises $1.37B to automate military parts production

Defense technology company Hadrian announced Thursday that it has raised $1.37 billion in a new funding round at a valuation of $7.87...

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Moove raises $250M to scale robotaxi fleet management, plans to own ‘hundreds of thousands’ of autonomous vehicles

Moove, the mobility startup that began by financing vehicles for ride-hailing drivers in Nigeria, has raised $250 million in a Series C...

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How Lightspeed’s Newest Hire Came Through an Instagram DM

Lightspeed Venture Partners’ newest hire, investor and content creator Claire Zau, joined the firm earlier this year after a direct message on...

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