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A Chinese AI company is releasing an open source model that could challenge AI giants in the U.S. I would call this Deep Seek Part 2, except I think, frankly, the threat is even bigger this time.

Plus, how big a problem is the contaminated lettuce outbreak for Taco Bell?

And what to watch for when a team of Maestro's take on the comeback kings during

Sunday's World Cup final. It's Friday, July 17th. I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal.

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

Taco Bell for years has grown sales faster than other fast food chains in the U.S.

Thanks to new menu items like Diablo-dusted crispy chicken nuggets and Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie.

Now, though, the microscopic parasite, cyclosporiasis, could threaten that.

Federal health officials have linked the recent outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell locations in five states. Heather Haddon

covers restaurants for the journal and joins me now. Heather, how is Taco Bell handling this?

The company said that it was voluntarily removing, potentially impacted lettuce from select restaurants restaurants where I believed it could have been tainted to some degree.

These cases have actually been popping up since May, but I think we still don't know if this is just a Taco Bell thing or this is many, many retailers and restaurants things.

And that's what we're watching for.

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