Disney has elevated gaming to the same organizational level as its film and TV divisions, with Kingdom Hearts joining Marvel and Star Wars as one of nine franchises that have each generated over $1 billion a...
A consortium led by British Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co founder Eduardo Saverin, is in advanced talks to acquire roughly a 30% minority stake in Liverp...
Anthropic began embedding invisible, machine readable watermarks into text generated by all Claude models launched on or after August 2, 2026.
Sheets canvas is a new Gemini powered feature in Google Sheets that transforms spreadsheet data into custom, interactive, read write mini apps using natural language prompts — no formulas or coding required...
Ferran Torres transferred from Barcelona to PSG for a fixed fee just under €50 million in August 2026, weeks after scoring Spain's World Cup winning goal.
Sony's Xperia 1 VIII is selling strongly in Japan and Europe despite a price increase, with executives calling the 3.5mm headphone jack and microSD card slot 'integral' to the Xperia identity and likely to r...
Berkeley Earth now estimates there is a 69% chance that 2026 will surpass 2024 as the hottest year on record, a dramatic jump from 12% in July, driven by an unusually powerful El Niño that began in June 2026.
Ukraine launched a mass drone attack on Russia's Ust Luga oil port on August 14, 2026—the sixth strike on the facility that year—damaging two processing plants and sparking a fire at NOVATEK facilities.
The UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2790 on August 28, 2025, extending UNIFIL's mandate for a final time until December 31, 2026, after which nearly 7,500 peacekeepers from 50 countries will begin a p...
Deribit secured a VARA Broker Dealer License on August 13, 2026, allowing most spot orders to be routed to Coinbase Exchange for execution, giving clients access to deeper liquidity and hundreds of new assets.
The US July PPI report came in flat, surprising markets that had expected a 0.2% month over month increase.
On August 13, 2026, Ukraine proposed a mutual halt to attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea.