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• The Case-Shiller US National Composite Home Price Index showed home prices climbed for the fifth straight month in June.
• The index is just 0.02% below its all-time high reached last summer.
• On an annual basis, June's biggest price gains came in Chicago, Cleveland

• US companies are finding China increasingly "uninvestible", according to commerce secretary Gina Raimondo.
• They're contending with new anti-spying laws and greater competition from subsidized Chinese firms.
• Deflation, soaring youth unemployment, and a property crisis have also spooked global investors and businesses alike.

American companies are viewing China as an increasingly

Quirky game publisher Panic's first-ever digital games showcase is about to kick off. The event, dubbed the Panic Games Showcase, can be streamed directly on Panic’s YouTube channel starting today at 1PM ET, or you can come back right here to catch all the action.

The showcase will feature a 20-minute video presentation with Panic's games publishing roadmap, including new looks at previously

• Former Afghanistan ambassador John Bass was pressed to return to Kabul in August 2021.
• Bass was called by a top State Department official to return to the nation to help lead the US' withdrawal.
• Bass was so unprepared for the assignment that he had to run to an outdoor store

• Best Buy's CEO said we're in "the low point in tech demand after two years of sales declines."
• Shoppers are spending more on experiences and preparing for the return of student-loan repayments.
• Macy's last week shared similar sentiments on its shoppers. 

Best Buy says this

WhatsApp has released a redesigned, native WhatsApp app for macOS that brings group calls to Apple’s desktop operating system. The app supports up to eight people in a group video session and as many as 32 in an audio call, both of which will have the same end-to-end encryption featured in its app on other platforms. The

• Russia has sent its elite paratroopers to curb Ukraine's advancing counteroffensive.
• Moscow's VDV Airborne Forces were deployed to several locations along the

Fed up of telling your friends and family not to buy an iPhone 14 right now? Me too, so here's some good news on that front: Apple has set a date for its annual September event, during which we'll surely learn all about the iPhone 15 lineup as well as new versions of other devices. You can set a calendar alert for September 12th at 1PM ET to remind yourself to come on back to Engadget to watch the

India is getting ready to launch its first mission to the Sun, switching its attention to Earth’s host star after finally touching down on the Moon less than a week ago.

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