, August 06, 2026

The Noise

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  Jul 15, 2026

Meta Fires People Using Robot, Gets Sued by People

The lawsuit filed by current and former Meta employees underscores rising concerns about AI's impact on jobs and people with disabilities in the workforce....

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  Jul 15, 2026

Zipline Hires People Who Know How to Lose Money Faster

Zipline is growing its drone delivery business in the U.S., and has hired former Tesla, Uber Eats and Waymo executives to help it scale up in new markets....

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  Jul 15, 2026

Inflation Decelerates and Retail Traders Check Their Grocery Receipts

The consumer price index rose 3.5% in June from a year earlier, a deceleration after several months of upward moves....

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  Jul 15, 2026

IBM Discovers Clients Can't Buy Software and Hardware at the Same Time

The CEO blamed the shortfall on weakness in the software and infrastructure business because clients shifted money toward hardware purchases....

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  Jul 15, 2026

Trump Tries Toll Booth, Oil Traders Panic on Cue

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose shipping fees in the Strait of Hormuz....

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  Jul 15, 2026

Lucid Dismisses Report It Wrote Itself

The report said Lucid was considering options that could include going private or filing for bankruptcy protection....

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