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1. 'Impossible': Taiwan pushes back against Washington’s 40% chip supply relocation goal

2. Alphabet calls out new AI-related risks, as it taps debt market to fund build-out

3. Trump bashed Epstein to Palm Beach police during first investigation, called Maxwell 'evil,' record shows

4. 'Despicable and reprehensible': China lashes out at UK expansion of visa scheme following Jimmy Lai conviction

5. SoftBank shares surge 10% after telecom unit lifts outlook, Arm strength bolsters AI narrative

6. South Korea's largest defense firm Hanwha Aerospace slumps 6% as revenue, pre-tax profit miss estimates

7. Target steps up investment in store staffing, cuts about 500 other roles to help fix customer experience

8. U.S. urges ships to stay 'as far as possible' from Iran's waters in Strait of Hormuz after boarding attempts

9. Private credit worries resurface in $3 trillion market as AI pressures software firms

10. Epstein's Silicon Valley connections went beyond Gates and Musk

11. YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused financial services app Step

12. Tesla exec Raj Jegannathan leaves automaker after 13 years

13. Japan's Nikkei 225 closes at record high as Asian stock markets mostly rise

14. Oracle gains 9%, Microsoft climbs 3% as tech tries to bounce back from $1 trillion sell-off

15. Tulsi Gabbard to testify at Senate Intelligence Committee amid election probe concerns

16. Morgan Stanley says buy 2 beaten-down software stocks. We agree on one of them

17. How to read people and master your body language to be more influential at work

18. Databricks completes $5 billion funding round at $134 billion valuation

19. FDA says Novo Nordisk's TV ad for obesity pill includes 'false or misleading' claims

20. Housing affordability package set to advance in Congress amid home-cost concerns