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Inflation slows but prices remain elevated as Iran war and spending on AI push up pricesResearchers, advocates rail against government's efforts to end workforce data collectionGoogle unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI featuresHiroshi Okuda, who led Toyota's climb as a global automaker, dies at 93Wall Street flirts with a record after AI stocks rise and worries about inflation ease a bitUS existing homes fall 1.7% in July as record prices, high mortgage rates stifle would be-buyersThe cars that won't be around next year, according to EdmundsFederal safety agency issues final report into 2025 blast that killed 2 at Pennsylvania steel plantChinese automaker Chery buys Nissan plant in Africa as EV production shifts to new marketsIndia’s small steelmakers could save m