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After 17 years in Los Angeles, I was fluent in traffic shortcuts, niche coffee shops, and how to be optimistic when someone casually mentioned they were working on a screenplay. I could parallel park on a hill, one-handed. I’d survived preschool waitlists, earthquake drills, and overpriced poke bowls. Los Angeles felt like home, and I saw myself growing old there. …

Kraken to airdrop PUMP tokens to some users whose orders failed due to ‘system constraints’  The Block Pump.fun ICO raises $500M, sells out within minutes  Cointelegraph Memecoin Platform Pump.fun Raises $600 Million Within 12 Minutes  Bloomberg Pump.fun raises $600 million in 12 minutes as PUMP tokens fully sell out  The Block Pump.fun Swiftly Raises $500M in Public Sale at $4B Fully Diluted Valuation  CoinDesk Source …

XRP Price Watch: Surges 27% in a Week, Market Cap Overtakes Tether  Bitcoin.com News It’s not just Bitcoin: Altcoin XRP’s price is also rising. Here’s a possible reason why  Fast Company XRP’s ‘very positive sign’ — Whales soar to new highs as price jumps 10%  Cointelegraph Why is XRP Up Today? Whale-Driven Rally Sends Ripple to Nearly $3  CoinDesk Why XRP Is Surging Today  Yahoo …

How Republican Policies to Kill EV & Solar Incentives Could Lead to More EV & Solar Sales — With 1 Critical Component  CleanTechnica 5 Big EV Takeaways From Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’  WIRED Customers rush to buy solar panels, heat pumps and EVs before federal tax credits end  WGME Tesla, EV buyers need to act now if they want $7,500 tax credit  Yahoo …

Elon Musk Is Back at Work and Burning Through Executives  The Wall Street Journal Linda Yaccarino is leaving Elon Musk’s X after two years as CEO  CNN Linda Yaccarino goes from X CEO to ex-CEO  The Economist Elon Musk’s X faces an uncertain future  Axios Yaccarino’s Break From Musk Was Months in the Making  The Wall Street Journal Source link

“These AI Geniuses Earn More Than CEOs”: Zuckerberg’s Unmatched Salaries Hit $110 Million a Year to Attract the World’s Smartest Minds  Rude Baguette Meta Poached Apple’s Pang With Pay Package Over $200 Million  Bloomberg Mark Zuckerberg is determined to build an AI superteam—and he’s poaching from Sam Altman with multimillion-dollar pay packages  Fortune Meta Superintelligence – Leadership Compute, Talent, and Data  SemiAnalysis Meta Hires …

There’s no one right approach to investing that everyone should follow. That’s true even when you home in on a specific style, like dividend investing. That’s why some investors will like the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD -0.58%), and others will appreciate the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD -0.62%). Most investors, however, should probably consider buying …

Key Takeaways Ethereum is executing an accumulation-led rally, mirroring Bitcoin’s pre-ATH setup. With 40% to reclaim, the question now is if ETH can close the gap before Q4 ends. Less than two weeks into Q3, and Ethereum [ETH] is already outperforming Bitcoin [BTC]. In fact, it has clocked an 18.63% ROI from its $2,468 open, more than double BTC’s return …

Pump.fun raises $600 million in 12 minutes as PUMP tokens fully sell out  The Block Pump.fun ICO raises $500M, sells out within minutes  Cointelegraph Memecoin Platform Pump.fun Raises $600 Million Within 12 Minutes  Bloomberg.com Pump.fun Swiftly Raises $500M in Public Sale at $4B Fully Diluted Valuation  CoinDesk Solana-based memecoin generator Pump.fun plans to list its upcoming PUMP token on July 12  The Block Source link

The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous. An analysis of all 50 states’ economic development marketing efforts — part of CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business study — finds that a strong economy is the most frequently mentioned selling point to attract corporate site selectors these …