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Perplexity has offered to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion cash in an unsolicited offer.

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5 d. ago The 78 cent opinion: Why stamp prices surge while mail volume plummets

USPS posted a $6.5 billion loss in 2023 while raising stamp prices from 55 to 78 cents since 2020, even as first-class mail volume drops over 50% since 2001.

Politics

6 d. ago Trump's tariffs go into effect today for dozens of countries

Higher tariffs take effect today on imports from many U.S. trading partners. The import taxes are raising tens of billions of dollars for the government, but also beginning to weigh on the U.S. economy.

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7 d. ago Palantir books its first $1 billion in quarterly sales and dodges DOGE axe

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1 week ago Newsom’s plan to raise $18 billion for state wildfire fund faces tough opposition

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