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- Some of Tesla's $25.5 billion in second-quarter revenue came from the cars competitors didn't sell.
- Tesla, which sells only electric vehicles, always has an excess of credits.
- It's the advantage Tesla needs amid a slow start to 2024.
Tesla's record second-quarter revenue was partly driven by something unusual: all the electric

Video games are supposed to provide us an escape from the grinding and anger produced on an average day. Now one of the real world’s most contentious aggravations has slithered its way into Fortnite AND Rocket League. The Cybertruck, Tesla’s electric vehicle that replaced the pink Hummer as the official car for total jerks, makes its digital debut in both games today.
The Cybertruck add-ons are

Google made nearly $85 billion over the past few months as revenue from its Search and cloud computing businesses soared. That’s according to the quarter two earnings report released by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, on Tuesday, which says Search alone raked in $48.5 billion.
Meanwhile, Google’s cloud division hit $10 billion for the first time
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- A Trump team pollster warned that Harris could see an early bump in the polls.
- Though the pollster cautioned against freaking out, Trump's orbit seems thrown by Harris' candidacy.
- Harris fared slightly better than Trump in a poll
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- NATO countries, including the US, are gathering lots of useful intelligence from the Ukraine war.
- But Russia's biggest supporters like Iran, China, and North Korea are also learning from the fight.
- Among their takeaways is a deeper understanding of Western
Donald Trump loyalists and GOP lawmakers attacked Kamala Harris with racist and sexist accusations following an endorsement from President Joe Biden.

The director of the US Secret Service stepped down after Republican and Democratic lawmakers called for her resignation at a chaotic hearing. These are the highlights.