Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 tops Google’s revamped Android Bench

Google Alphabet Inc. on Tuesday rolled out a major update to Android Bench, its leaderboard for evaluating how…

ADB cuts developing Asia growth forecast as energy costs bite

The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday lowered its 2026 growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to…

IBM and Red Hat commercially launch Lightwell open-source security platform

IBM International Business Machines Corporation and Red Hat on Tuesday announced the commercial launch of Lightwell, a platform…

China plans to let top AI firms buy Nvidia H200 chips

China is planning to let its leading artificial intelligence companies purchase a limited number of Nvidia H200 chips,…

BYD rolls out 17 millionth new energy vehicle in 82 days

BYD celebrated a production landmark on Tuesday when its 17 millionth new energy vehicle rolled off the assembly…

Global PC shipments fall for first time in two years amid memory crunch

The global PC market posted its first year-over-year decline in more than two years during the second quarter…

Novo Nordisk partners with Vivani on semaglutide implant

Novo Nordisk has signed an agreement with Vivani Medical to evaluate NPM-139, a miniature subdermal semaglutide implant designed…

Mystery spheres on Queensland beach identified as rocket debris

Six metallic spheres that washed ashore on Forrest Beach in northeastern Queensland have been identified as pressure vessels…

TSMC plans 30-fold expansion of photonic chip capacity by 2028

TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is planning a dramatic expansion of its photonic integrated circuit manufacturing capacity,…

Ukraine destroys 21 Russian vessels in 72 hours

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 21 Russian vessels over a 72-hour period ending on the morning of July…

IMF drops recession scenarios after US-Iran ceasefire eases oil shock

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday dropped the recession warnings that had shadowed its forecasts since April, publishing…

IMF lifts China, South Korea growth forecasts on AI demand

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday upgraded its growth projections for China and South Korea in its July…

Ex-GitHub CEO launches distributed Git network for AI coding agents

Thomas Dohmke, the former chief executive of GitHub Microsoft Corporation, launched a preview on Wednesday of a distributed…

Blue Origin raising $10B in first outside funding round

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising $10 billion in its first-ever outside funding round, valuing the rocket company…

Trump warns of more strikes against Iran Wednesday as ceasefire frays

President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the United States would "probably" strike Iran again Wednesday night, escalating a…

Mistral AI releases its first robotics model

Mistral AI has released Robostral Navigate, a model designed to enable robots to autonomously navigate complex environments using…

IMF cuts Middle East growth forecast to 0.7% as Hormuz closure drags on

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday slashed its 2026 growth forecast for the Middle East and Central Asia…

Allianz Partners to cut up to 1,800 jobs as AI replaces call center roles

Allianz Partners will eliminate between 1,500 and 1,800 positions across Europe as the travel insurance subsidiary accelerates its…

Tesla launches AI home energy platform, books $9B in Megapack orders

Tesla has accumulated more than $9 billion in new Megapack utility-scale energy storage orders over the past six…

Human-safe drug repairs DNA damage in Alzheimer’s mouse model

Neuroscientists at King's College London have found that a drug already shown to be safe in humans can…

Airbus trims 20-year jet demand forecast over Iran war, tariffs

Airbus on Wednesday trimmed its long-term industry-wide forecast for passenger aircraft demand by 1%, citing the impact of…

Trump says he will let Ukraine make Patriot missiles

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held their closely watched bilateral meeting on Wednesday at the…

Cook and incoming CEO Ternus meet Bavaria’s leader amid EU AI standoff

Apple CEO Tim Cook and his designated successor John Ternus held a virtual meeting on Monday with Bavarian…

IMF cuts 2026 global growth forecast to 3% amid war, energy shock

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday trimmed its 2026 global growth forecast to 3%, down from the 3.1%…

Amazon’s secret ‘Moonraker’ aims to turn Alexa into AI agent

Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. is building a previously unreported initiative codenamed Moonraker that would turn Alexa into a full…

Argentina rally past Egypt 3-2 as VAR controversy sparks ‘fix’ accusations

Argentina's bid to retain the World Cup survived its most perilous moment on Tuesday when the defending champions…

South Korea’s KOSPI enters bear market, dragging global chip stocks down

Nvidia has seen its market capitalization fall by approximately $1 trillion from its June peak, as a confluence…

Eurozone bond yields surge after Trump declares Iran ceasefire ‘over’

Eurozone government bond yields surged on Wednesday to their highest levels in roughly a month after U.S. President…

Global chip selloff deepens as Burry’s AI short bets gain traction

Michael Burry, the investor who rose to fame by predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has escalated his wager…

IEA says global gas demand to fall for third time this decade

The European Union will need to increase its liquefied natural gas imports by roughly 13% over 2025 levels…