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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

#samsung, #semiconductors, #ai, #earnings

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

#fifa, #soccer, #sportsbusiness, #uefa

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

$GD, #defense, #shipbuilding, #submarines, #general-dynamics

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

#muon, #g2, #particlephysics, #standardmodel, #hvp

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

#covid19, #vaccine, #pfizer, #biontech, #xfg

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

$HIMS, #ftc, #himsandhers, #telehealth, #privacy

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

#bankofcanada, #interest-rates, #inflation, #oil-prices

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

#mali, #amnestyinternational, #warcrimes, #sahel

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

#baseball, #dodgers, #shoheiotani

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

$CAPR, #duchenne, #muscular-dystrophy, #biotech, #fda

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

$MSFT, #halo, #microsoft, #gaming, #playstation

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

#neutrinos, #astrophysics, #icecube, #milkyway

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

#ai, #language-models, #hallucinations

June 2026 Sargassum Belt Near-Record as Caribbean and Gulf See Record June Accumulations

Satellites show the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt swelled to near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico posting record amounts. ...Read more

#sargassum, #ocean, #environment, #caribbean

Iran Executes Two Men Publicly in Isfahan Linked to January Protests

Iran publicly hanged two men in Isfahan on July 28, 2026, in cases tied to January anti-government protests as rights groups warn of widening executions. ...Read more

#iran, #humanrights, #executions, #protests