Technology EU Expands AI Office as New Enforcement Powers Take Effect The EU has added 38 staff to its AI Office as enforcement powers over advanced models and new transparency duties begin on 2 August.
Sports Rose Davies completes historic Commonwealth distance double Rose Davies won the Commonwealth 5,000m after her 10,000m triumph, becoming the first woman to complete the Games distance double.
Science Hubble Maps Andromeda's 500-Million-Year Star Formation Decline Hubble data from about 200 million stars show Andromeda's star formation declining for 500 million years, with a sharper recent fall.
Politics Trump Signals Supreme Court Appeal to Revive Clinton Lawsuit Trump is preparing to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his dismissed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and other 2016 political opponents.
Health US Ends Medicare Drug Premium Subsidy as 2027 Cost Concerns Grow A temporary Medicare Part D subsidy will end after 2026, raising concern that millions of beneficiaries could see higher drug-plan premiums next year.
Environment Global emissions edge lower in May but methane rises Climate TRACE estimates May emissions fell 0.1% year over year, while methane rose and the 2026 year-to-date total remained flat.
Entertainment Lollapalooza 2026 Opens in Chicago With Four-Day Global Lineup Lollapalooza opened in Chicago with more than 170 acts across eight stages and a four-day bill led by Lorde, Charli XCX, Jennie and other global stars.
Business Amazon Raises AI Spending to $220 Billion as Cloud Growth Accelerates Amazon lifted its 2026 capital-spending plan to $220 billion as AWS sales jumped 37%, though heavy AI investment pushed trailing free cash flow negative.
World US-Iran Strikes Widen Across Middle East as Shipping Routes Tighten Renewed U.S.-Iran strikes have hit or affected Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt as traffic through two vital energy routes falls.
Technology Samsung Record Profit Highlights Scale of AI Memory Boom Samsung posted record quarterly profit and revenue as AI-server demand drove memory-chip prices and HBM shipments higher.
Sports Emily Campbell Defends Commonwealth Weightlifting Title in Glasgow Emily Campbell retained her Commonwealth Games super-heavyweight crown in Glasgow, securing a second consecutive gold for England in the women's +86kg final.
Science LiDAR Study Reveals Vast Aquiry Civilization Across Ancient Amazon Airborne laser mapping indicates that the Aquiry tradition may have built tens of thousands of earthworks across southwestern Amazonia.