When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent first described tariffs as the “dog that didn’t bark,” analysts weren’t convinced. Many believed that businesses would pass through hikes to consumers—as various datasets confirmed—thus pushing up inflation. Yet in the months since President Trump’s “Liberation Day” in early April, those fears have cooled. Whether or not that anxiety has dissipated to the point of …
Read More »Thune prepares senators to work first August weekend Axios Senate GOP faces tough call over Trump’s demand to cancel recess The Hill ‘All the options’: GOP eyes cutting August recess to move dozens of Trump nominees stalled by Dems Fox News Trump to Hill Republicans: I Will Make Your Summer Hell The Bulwark Lawmakers typically get a month off for ‘August recess.’ Trump wants …
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Microsoft announced a new 5G version of its Surface Laptop today, which will start shipping on August 26th starting at $1,799.99. The Surface Laptop 5G is powered by Intel’s Core Ultra Series 2 processors, complete with an NPU capable of providing access to Microsoft’s latest Copilot Plus AI features. The Surface Laptop 5G is very similar to the existing 13.8-inch …
Read More »Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) Returns August 26 Starbucks Coffee Starbucks’ Fall 2025 Menu Is Here — and It Features a Savory Surprise and a New Flavored Cortado Food & Wine It’s too soon for ‘Pumpkin Spice Season’ so stop asking, you weirdos Inquirer.com Starbucks reveals when it is bringing back the Pumpkin Spice Latte CNN A look at Starbucks and its Pumpkin Spice …
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Google has lifted the curtains on the Pixel 10, its flagship phone for 2025, via a short clip posted on the Google Store homepage on Monday. The Pixel 10 will likely be fully revealed at a Made by Google event in New York on Aug. 20. The teaser video simply shows the back of the device with the Pixel’s prominent oval-shaped …
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The Battlefield 6 open beta may go live in around two weeks, judging from some recent discoveries shared online today. As reported on the Battlefield series subreddit, members of the 1BF Telegram group discovered via the API of EA’s backend services that the publication of the Battlefield 6 open beta build spotted earlier this month is scheduled for August 4. …
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Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce speaks during the Pennsylvania Energy And Innovation Summit 2025 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that Aug. 1 is the deadline for countries to begin paying tariffs to the United States, but said that “nothing stops countries from talking …
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After initially being announced at Computex 2024 last summer, then again showcased at CES 2025 earlier this year – ASUS has finally given us a release timeline, pricing, and feature information for its new 6K 32-inch ProArt display. It’ll be available in late August, according to ASUS. If you’ve wanted a 6K 32-inch display for your Mac, there haven’t been …
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ASUS is planning to release its 32-inch 6K ProArt Display PA32QCV in August, with the device set to compete with Apple’s Pro Display XDR and Studio Display. The upcoming ProArt Display was first announced at CES in January, but it’s finally ready to launch. The display has a 6016 x 3384 resolution, and ASUS says it offers Delta E>2 color …
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Buckle up! Google is throwing a party next month. Samsung announced its new Galaxy Z Fold 7 (check out my review here), the Z Flip 7, and the Galaxy Watch 8 and 8 Classic last week, and Google is going next before Apple will likely do its annual iPhone and Apple Watch event in September. Google has just announced an …
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