On July 7, 2026, the U.S. revoked Iran's oil export license and launched strikes on more than 80 Iranian targets after three tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz — effectively dismantling the econom...
Monthly crypto card spending hit $759 million in July 2026, up 2.5x from $306 million a year earlier, driven by dollar backed stablecoins and Visa's 130+ card programs.
EU gas storage stands at approximately 57% of capacity as of early August 2026 — the lowest level for this point in the year since records began around 2011 and the lowest seasonal reading in 18 years.
On August 8, 2026, the UAE condemned an Iranian missile strike on an ADNOC tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as a 'flagrant violation' of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, amid a broader campaign that has ta...
On August 7, 2026, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy jointly condemned Russia's ongoing occupation of Georgia's Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, warning that a full annexation of South Osseti...
Oil prices crashed 5% on August 4 after diplomatic progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, then partially recovered as doubts about a secret deal banning US and Israeli ships emerged, while a shock US jo...
Defending champion Pauline Ferrand Prévot withdrew from the 2026 Tour de France Femmes before Stage 8 on August 8 after falling ill overnight.
BIP 110, the Reduced Data Temporary Soft Fork, entered mandatory signaling at block 961,632 around August 8, 2026, but only 2.6% of miners support it against a 55% activation threshold, making a network wide...
On August 12, 2026, Europe's power grid will face a simultaneous total solar eclipse (the first over mainland Europe since 1999) and a severe heatwave that has already forced thermal, nuclear, and hydro plan...
X shut down new enrollments in its Creator Revenue Sharing program on August 7, 2026, and will fully retire the program on September 7, 2026.
xAI released Imagine Image 2.0 on August 7, 2026, as the new 'Quality Mode' on Grok's web and mobile apps, bringing five region level editing tools, a jump from 14 to 2 on the Text to Image Arena (1,320 poin...
Since mid July 2026, Russia and Ukraine have ended a tacit agreement protecting neutral cargo vessels, with both sides systematically attacking commercial shipping in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov — effectiv...