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Jun 12 2026WEATHER

Rain alert: Heavy storms could flood Chicago soon

A flood watch is now active across Chicago as storms gather strength. Rain could pour down at speeds up to three inches every hour later today. Areas hit hard by Wednesday’s storms face the highest risk. City streets and low spots around homes may fill with water quickly. The weather service warns t

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Jun 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

How big companies blend speed and smart tech to keep power grids and factories running smoothly

Ralliant isn’t just another tech company—it builds the invisible backbone that keeps power grids, factories, and data centers humming. Behind this work is a clear idea: technology only matters when it actually solves real problems on the ground. The company mixes old-school manufacturing smarts with

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Jun 12 2026BUSINESS

A fresh face takes the finance lead as AI chips heat up

A big shift is happening in chipmaking circles. Marvell, a company that builds the invisible brains inside data centers, just named Adobe’s finance chief Dan Durn as its new money manager starting mid-June. The outgoing finance boss, Meintjes, isn’t leaving right away; he’ll stick around in a guidin

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Jun 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

How Bad Data Kills AI Projects—and Why Startups Are Racing to Fix It

Many companies rush into AI without realizing their biggest challenge isn’t the technology itself—it’s the messy data behind it. Studies show over a third of AI experiments flop because the data feeding them is messy, outdated, or scattered across forgotten spreadsheets and broken pipelines. The pro

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Jun 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

DXC Teams Up With AI to Boost Big Businesses

Tech giant DXC is betting big on artificial intelligence, teaming up with AI specialist Anthropic to upgrade how industries like banking and insurance handle their daily work. Instead of just offering generic AI tools, the company plans to train thousands of its engineers to build specialized AI sol

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Jun 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

Big Tech Bet: A $41 Billion AI Lab for Real-World Building

Five years after handing over Amazon’s CEO title, Jeff Bezos is betting again. This time not on another online store or streaming service, but on teaching robots how to design jet engines, smartphones, and skyscrapers faster than human teams can today. His new company, Prometheus, just pocketed $12

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Jun 12 2026BUSINESS

Ride-hailing giants lock horns with New York over driver rules

Two major ride-hailing platforms are using the courts to challenge a fresh set of local rules in New York City. The new law, scheduled to start at the end of July, would make it harder for companies to remove drivers from their apps unless they can prove a clear financial need or misconduct. That fo

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Jun 12 2026SPORTS

Big Events Need Big Fans. This World Cup is struggling to fill the seats.

A major soccer tournament was supposed to bring a surge of visitors to America, but so far, hotels and airlines are still waiting. Fewer fans than expected have booked flights or rooms, even as match day approaches. Prices for tickets and travel have jumped, making it hard for regular fans to afford

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Jun 12 2026FINANCE

Fixing Global Trade Finance: Why Old Systems Are Failing and New Tech Could Help

For years, global trade finance has relied on outdated systems built for slower, simpler times. Banks and companies still shuffle paper documents, send messages through clunky networks, and check compliance the same way they did decades ago. This old way of doing things creates huge problems: trades

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Jun 12 2026HEALTH

Why some quit-smoking programs reach people better than others

Food insecurity is a tough daily fight, yet quitting smoking can feel even tougher for those who live with it. A new look at an earlier study shows how people dealing with both issues were invited to try a phone-based quit-smoking program. Some got the invite face-to-face and others saw it online. T

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