Ukraine's long range drone campaign systematically struck Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries at warehouses up to 800 km from the front, killing dozens of workers and disrupting a major commercial l...
The 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC is the largest in the country's history and the second largest globally, with 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths as of July 30, 2026 — a 44% case fatality rate.
On July 30, 2026, a Ukrainian Air Force pilot tracking a Russian Kh 101 cruise missile was forced to break off pursuit 20 seconds before the missile crossed into Poland because NATO rules bar Ukrainian aircr...
Bain Capital agreed to acquire Gong cha from TA Associates and other shareholders on August 5, 2026, for a reported $635 million — far below the $2 billion valuation TA sought when the sale process began in...
On August 5, 2026, the EU's new €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund made its first investment, co leading a €1 billion Series F in Finnish satellite company ICEYE at a valuation exceeding €10 billion — roughly qu...
On August 5, 2026, Genentech exercised its option on the first validated neuroscience target from the Recursion Roche AI partnership, advancing it into a joint early discovery program for an undisclosed neur...
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra launches on August 7, 2026, starting at $2,099.99.
Gold surged to a seven week high above $4,295 per ounce in a four session rally driven by hopes for a Strait of Hormuz reopening deal, weaker than expected U.S.
Global foldable smartphone shipments are projected to grow 20% year over year in 2026, driven by Apple's anticipated iPhone Ultra debut, Samsung's record breaking Galaxy Z Fold 8 pre orders, and a broader pr...
Ethereum reclaimed $1,900 on August 6, 2026, hitting an intraday high of $1,920, as a short squeeze, renewed spot demand, and $53.1M in net ETF inflows lifted prices from bearish lows.
Boston College physicists have built the first electrically tunable quantum nanocorral — a nanoscale trap for charged excitons (trions) in monolayer tungsten diselenide — that can control the brightness, col...
Ferrexpo halted iron ore production in Ukraine in August 2026 after a Russian drone strike on a vessel killed one crew member and shut its Black Sea export routes; the company's cash reserves may last only u...