An Elderly Woman Was Trapped in a Tesla for More Than an Hour—Police Say the Vehicle Was in ‘Pet Safe Mode’

Next time you order a chalupa at Taco Bell, you may be talking to a robot, not a human. The chain has expanded its voice AI drive-thru technology to more than 890 restaurants across 38 states, according to Nation’s Restaurant News. The system automates order-taking at the speaker, adapts to each location’s menu in real…

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Thursday 8 July 2026. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Brooks Macdonald returns to inflows and scraps cash fees Brooks Macdonald has reported a significant turnaround in flows as the wealth manager also confirmed it will no longer charge fees on cash…

When financed equipment becomes obsolete during a loan — whether because new technology has leapfrogged the existing design or regulations have made the equipment unusable — the borrower remains responsible for the remaining loan balance. This situation also triggers an impairment test that compares the estimated future cash flows the asset can generate against the asset’s current value on…

Trump administration puts up new panels on slavery at George Washington’s Philadelphia home

Virtu Financial has published preliminary second-quarter results while launching the marketing of a $400 million incremental first-lien term loan that would expand its senior secured credit facility. Preliminary Second-Quarter Results The global market maker and brokerage technology provider said it expects to report net income of $285 million for the quarter ended June 30, alongside…