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1. Tanker attack tests Trump’s claim that Hormuz is a 'functioning strait'

2. Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion

3. Z.ai shares surge 8% after releasing new AI model running only on Chinese chips

4. Salesforce stock jumps 12% on AI growth and Anthropic investment gain

5. Europe’s gas stores are running low — and prices could top 100 euros this winter

6. Qantas shares jump after earnings as airline unveils new business-class seats

7. Okta pops 20% after topping estimates as AI threat spikes demand for identity security

8. Bank of Korea delivers back-to-back rate hikes as core inflation stays elevated

9. Amazon service Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence' is shutting down

10. China industrial profits growth cools to slowest in seven months as economic slowdown deepens

11. Fed Gov Lisa Cook’s lawyer fires back at Trump's renewed threat to oust her

12. Japanese startups, IPOs set for boost with platform to trade unlisted companies

13. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ is nonsense. Here's why

14. Salesforce, Anthropic expand partnership as Benioff responds to ‘SaaSpocalypse’ concerns

15. CrowdStrike jumps 11% on record second quarter as 'Mythos moment' drives AI cyber wave

16. CrowdStrike's quarter shows AI is a cybersecurity tailwind, not a threat

17. Republicans are dismissing affordability. That could be a problem in November

18. U.S. still watching allies for alignment of interests even amid defense pullback, analyst says

19. The toy industry's latest craze is cheap, colorful and very squishy

20. Inside India newsletter: U.S., Russia vie for a bigger slice of the world’s third-largest energy market