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Samsung Posts Record Q2 Earnings as AI Memory Chips Drive Profits
Samsung posted record Q2 revenue and operating profit, driven almost entirely by booming AI memory-chip sales (HBM4) while phones lagged. ...Read more
FIFA Proposes $20 Billion-Valued Commercial Arm, Plans Up to $4.2 Billion Minority Fundraising; UEFA Objects
FIFA plans a $20bn-valued commercial subsidiary and up to $4.2bn in minority fundraising to boost development funding, prompting UEFA criticism. ...Read more
General Dynamics Electric Boat Wins $71.6 Billion in Navy Submarine Contracts
General Dynamics Electric Boat received $71.6B in awards for 14 submarines — five Columbia-class and nine Virginia-class — supporting shipyard expansion and hiring. ...Read more
New calculation narrows muon g-2 anomaly and refocuses debate on hadronic inputs
A 2026 Nature calculation brings the Standard Model into agreement with muon g‑2 measurements, shifting the controversy to hadronic vacuum polarization inputs. ...Read more
EU Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech XFG-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 6 Months and Up
EU clears Pfizer and BioNTech’s 2026–27 XFG-adapted COVID-19 vaccine for people 6 months and older ahead of the 2026–27 respiratory season. ...Read more
FTC, California and Utah Sue Hims & Hers Over Alleged Data Sharing and Deceptive Subscription Practices
FTC, California and Utah sued telehealth firm Hims & Hers, alleging it shared sensitive health data with Meta and Snap and used deceptive subscription billing. ...Read more
Bank of Canada: Oil-driven lift to inflation seen as temporary; rate held at 2.25%
BoC says recent oil-driven inflation is temporary and kept the overnight rate at 2.25%, citing softer labour market and underlying price pressures. ...Read more
Amnesty says video shows at least 19 Malian soldiers killed after surrender in July ambush
Amnesty International says video from a July 18 ambush in Gao region shows at least 19 Malian soldiers who had surrendered were later killed and urges independent probes. ...Read more
Dodgers shut Shohei Ohtani down from pitching, citing knee inflammation that affected his delivery
The Dodgers have halted Shohei Ohtani’s throwing program and will keep him at DH while treating left-knee inflammation that they say altered his delivery. ...Read more
Deramiocel improves arm function and cardiac measures in phase 3 trial as FDA advisory panel reviews Capricor's application
Phase 3 trial of deramiocel (CAP-1002) showed significant benefits on upper-limb function and cardiac measures; FDA advisory panel is reviewing the data. ...Read more
Microsoft brings Halo to PlayStation for first time with Campaign Evolved remake
Microsoft released Halo: Campaign Evolved on July 28 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC — the first official Halo release on PlayStation, a ground-up remake focused on the single-player campaign. ...Read more
IceCube arXiv preprint reports 5.7σ detection of high-energy neutrinos from Milky Way
An IceCube arXiv preprint reports a 5.7σ detection of high-energy neutrinos from the Milky Way's Galactic plane, centered on the inner Galaxy. ...Read more
Preprint: Larger LLMs May 'Snowball' Hallucinations Faster in Long Factual Answers
A July arXiv preprint finds larger language models start stronger but may compound hallucinations faster within long factual responses. ...Read more