'Exceptional' Robinson hailed as he and Tongue cut match ball in half
England bowlers Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each took five wickets to dismiss Pakistan for 171 runs on day one at Headingley. Robinson was called exceptional by teammate Tongue after their combined performance.
England skittle Pakistan at Headingley on Root's return as Test captain
England bowled Pakistan out for 171 in their first innings at Headingley, with Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each taking five wickets. Joe Root returned as England Test captain while rain delays and Pakistan's brief resistance punctuated the match.
Messi scores first goal since father's death
Lionel Messi scored his first goal since his father's death, pointing to the sky in tribute during a Major League Soccer match. Inter Miami drew 2-2 against the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday.
Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts lead 10th inning charge, Dodgers sweep Rockies
The Dodgers defeated the Rockies 6-4 in 10 innings to complete a three-game sweep that required 28 total innings. Mookie Betts began the scoring with an infield single, followed by runs from Kyle Tucker and Kiké Hernández.
SANY Ships First Autonomous Electric Mining Trucks to South America
SANY Group shipped its first SKT110Ei pure-electric autonomous mining trucks to South America on August 12, 2026. The deployment includes an intelligent dispatching system and lifecycle operations and maintenance services for the trucks.
Warming waters draw summer 'feeding frenzies' by whales off Greenland
Warming waters in the Greenland Sea are creating summer feeding opportunities for baleen whales as fish populations shift northward into previously ice-covered regions. Researchers documented these whales exploiting newly accessible food sources in areas extending to the Arctic Circle and beyond.
Levitating molten metal on ISS could refine ultra-strong metallic glass
Researchers will remotely study metallic-glass alloys using hot, levitating droplets aboard the International Space Station starting August 31 for one week. The experiments, conducted with the European Space Agency and German Aerospace Center, aim to investigate properties of these alloys in microgravity conditions.
China Expands Digital Yuan Operator Network to 30 Other Banking Platforms
China's central bank added 30 commercial banking platforms to operate its digital yuan currency system. The People's Bank of China made this expansion announcement on August 17, 2026, broadening the e-CNY's operational network among commercial lenders.
Bitcoin eyes key short-term holder cost basis, signaling potential bullish trend
Bitcoin has reached price levels near the cost basis of short-term holders, which could encourage holding rather than panic selling. This price alignment potentially signals a bullish trend that might drive values higher among recent investors.
AI-designed “intrabodies” could unlock new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and MND
Researchers engineered antibodies into smaller intracellular molecules that function inside human cells to combat disease. This approach may enable new treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's disease, and motor neurone disease.
Racing to build a radio telescope on the moon
A radio telescope on the moon would avoid Earth's radio interference and ionospheric blocking that currently limit detection of extraterrestrial signals from the ground. The moon-based telescope could detect lower-frequency radio waves that the ionosphere blocks from Earth-based observation.
MIT physicists discover electrons rebuilding like ice inside a quantum material
MIT physicists discovered that two electronic phases in a quantum material emerge through different mechanisms: one smoothly and one in expanding pockets resembling ice crystal growth. This finding reveals how exotic properties like superconductivity and magnetism can develop and coexist within the same material.
Researchers reveal deeper workings of brain’s information hub
The frontoparietal cortex reorganizes how it communicates with other brain regions in real time based on what information is needed for decision-making. Rather than simply increasing activity during difficult tasks, this network constantly shifts its connections depending on changing situations and uncertainty.
TrueFoundry's open source AI agent harness TrueForge boasts 30%-75% cheaper task completion than Claude Managed Agents
TrueForge, an open source AI agent harness released under MIT License, costs 30% to 75% less per task completion than Claude Managed Agents. When paired with GLM-5.2, TrueForge completed 11 of 14 enterprise tasks for $2.90 versus $11.80 with Claude Opus 4.8.
OCC Promises Final Rule for GENIUS Act by November
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will release a final rule implementing the GENIUS Act by November. Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould stated the agency began working on the rule before the President signed the bill into law.
Nvidia Weighs Investment in Round Valuing Mercor at $20 Billion
Mercor, a data labeling provider for AI model development, is being valued at $20 billion in a potential funding round that Nvidia may join. The specific investment size and total round amount remain undisclosed.
Avec’s latest AI feature reads your email so you don’t miss the due date
An email scanning feature identifies deadlines in messages and resurfaces them on relevant dates when users swipe left. The $8.4 million startup has not disclosed where the scanning process occurs.
Return of the ICO? SEC Wants Token Fundraising to Escape Securities Status
A new SEC proposal would allow token offerings to raise up to 75 million dollars without registering as securities. This framework aims to create a regulatory pathway for token fundraising that avoids traditional securities registration requirements.
Hyve Solutions Picks Nevada for Two AI Server Manufacturing Campuses
Two AI server manufacturing campuses will be built in Nevada, with a 624,000-square-foot flagship facility in Reno and a second site in North Las Vegas. The two facilities are expected to create approximately 3,000 jobs and produce compute, storage, and networking systems for AI data centers.
OpenAI CFO Tells Employees Public Debut Coming by 2027
OpenAI's CFO told employees the company will become public by 2027, potentially sooner if business growth continues to accelerate. The CFO stated a public debut could happen this year if the company's business trajectory sustains its current acceleration rate.
Bitcoin Reclaims $70,000 First Time Since June and Trump Just Hinted at More
Bitcoin exceeded $70,000 for the first time since June, with traders holding short positions losing $1.23 billion. Trump hinted at a substantial bitcoin purchase as the cryptocurrency climbed.
A $420 camera for $10: China’s young consumers would rather rent than buy. Beijing has a problem.
Young Chinese consumers are renting cameras, drones, and camping gear rather than purchasing them outright, with rental prices as low as $10 for equipment worth $420. This trend reflects both cost savings and a broader challenge to Beijing's efforts to stimulate consumer spending.
Reusable FinTech Certification Could Streamline Bank Due Diligence
A voluntary Banking Innovation Standards Development Organization would allow banks to reuse due diligence certifications for technology providers across multiple institutions. The framework was outlined in a July 21 draft term sheet involving federal regulators and industry participants.
AI Startup Etched Takes Just One Month to Double in Valuation
Etched, an AI chip design company, raised $700 million in funding, doubling its valuation to $21 billion in one month. The company designs chips, racks, software, and manufacturing methods for improved throughput, latency, cost, and power efficiency.
CFTC Prepares to Draft Rules for Trading Compute Derivatives Contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is preparing to establish rules for trading compute derivatives contracts, which represent computing power used in artificial intelligence. The agency is seeking public comment to inform its regulatory framework for this emerging commodity market.
OpenAI Halts Frontier AI Training After Cybersecurity Alarm
OpenAI temporarily slowed its frontier AI model training pace due to growing cybersecurity and safety risks associated with more capable systems. The company stated it needed time to meet necessary safety standards before continuing to scale its development efforts.
OpenAI is losing female execs. But data shows women in AI don’t even make it to the C-suite
Multiple female executives have recently departed OpenAI, including Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser and Chief Marketing Officer Kate Rouch. A LinkedIn analysis across 27 countries found women hold only 31% of AI leadership roles at director level or above, and just one in eight technical C-suite positions at AI companies.
Gen Z are AI skeptics—and this is the tech CEO they trust the least
A CNBC poll found that 65% of Americans under 35 distrust Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on AI responsibility, with distrust ranging up to 76% for Anthropic's Dario Amodei. Respondents showed no trust in any of the nine surveyed AI industry figures to act responsibly on artificial intelligence.
Google is giving college students a free year of AI Pro, and a raft of study tools
Google is providing eligible college students a free year of its AI Pro paid subscription plan. The company is simultaneously launching study tools across Search and Gemini for the new academic year.
Ramp Opens Router.com Model Gateway With Free Routing Through 2026
A single API endpoint called Router.com routes AI requests to the lowest-cost model meeting quality requirements. Customers using the service have reduced inference costs by 40% on average, with routing free through 2026.