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Google announced Gemini 3.5 Flash, the Spark AI agent, and its Omni world model at I/O 2026, pushing deeper into agentic AI as rivalry with OpenAI and Anthropic
U.S. wholesale inflation jumped 6% annually in April 2026, the highest since December 2022, as energy costs and tariff pressures drove a surprise PPI surge.
Mesh and Tempo have formalized a stablecoin payments partnership targeting mainstream commerce, backed by Tempo’s Stripe and Paradigm pedigree.
Ukraine launched nearly 600 drones across 14 Russian regions overnight, killing four people near Moscow. Zelenskyy called the strikes entirely justified.
Bitcoin exchange reserves have dropped to 5.6% of total supply, an eight-year low, as long-term holders remove coins from trading platforms in 2026.
The U.S. Postal Service proposed rules requiring states to submit voter names, addresses and ballot barcodes for federal mail-in elections. The move follows Tru
