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Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed a tunable Bose-Einstein condensate of excitons in an atomically thin semiconductor, revealing an internal structure switchable by magnetic fields.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra introduces a larger 8-inch main display and productivity tools like Multi Window, Samsung DeX, and Now Nudge to streamline multitasking on a single device.
Samsung’s new Galaxy Z series guide helps consumers choose between the Z Flip8, Z Fold8, and Z Fold8 Ultra based on individual needs and usage patterns.
Bentley Systems announced free learning resources for CAD and civil engineering students and educators, including courses, tutorials, and curriculum tools to support workforce readiness and accreditation alignment.
Four men have been arrested in connection with large-scale illegal waste dumping at Bolton House Road in Wigan and Cave’s Inn Pits in Leicestershire, Environment Agency announced on 4 August 2026.
Microsoft outlines how organizations are embedding AI into daily workflows to enhance employee experience, reduce repetitive tasks, and enable higher-value work, citing examples from EY, Scope, and The Salvation Army UK...
Severn Trent Water has paid £2.27m to charities following Environment Agency investigations into illegal sewage discharges in the West Midlands, funding river and tree restoration projects.
The UK Government Actuary’s Department reviewed the investment framework for court-awarded funds managed for children and protected beneficiaries, recommending adjustments to balance growth and risk.
The UK government has approved Gatwick Airport’s second runway, set to open by 2030, enabling up to 100,000 additional flights annually and creating thousands of jobs while supporting climate goals through green fuel...
Meta announced updates to WhatsApp group chats, including enhanced polls, @all mentions, and the ability to create new groups from existing ones to streamline decision-making and communication.
Databricks has joined the Open Secure AI Alliance to promote open research and tools for AI safety, security, and cyber defense, emphasizing transparency across the full AI agent stack.
Hugging Face released LFM2.5-2.6B, a compact language model designed to run agentic tasks entirely on local devices, enabling private, cloud-free deployments for developers.
Researchers from Microsoft and Paige developed PRISM2, a pathology AI model trained on tissue images and diagnostic text to support broader cancer detection tasks without task-specific retraining.
Solana’s Breakpoint 2026 in London will explore the ‘Token Supercycle,’ focusing on tokenization’s role in financing AI and commodity infrastructure, with events from November 15–17.
The Open Secure AI Alliance, with over 120 members, has proposed the SAFE guidelines to enhance cybersecurity transparency for AI agents, aiming to share threat intelligence and reduce systemic risks.
Palo Alto Networks unveils PAN-OS 12.2 Ceres, introducing Advanced Virtual Patching and AI-driven defenses to counter AI-powered cyber threats and surging network traffic.
Arm is advancing neural graphics technologies for mobile gaming, including Neural Super Sampling and Neural Frame Rate Upscaling, to improve visuals and performance without increasing power consumption.
Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand will visit Benin and Côte d’Ivoire in August 2026 to expand trade, development and security cooperation, including upgrading Canada’s mission in Benin to an embassy.
Google unveiled a series of AI updates in July 2026, including faster Gemini models, robotics enhancements, and new creative tools, alongside initiatives for wildfire detection and workforce development.
IBM and Red Hat will provide Lightwell at no cost to over 185 universities and 100 NGOs and think tanks to secure open source software without requiring access to proprietary systems.
Xbox Game Pass will add 13 new titles starting August 4, including Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta, Cricket 26, and Date Everything!, alongside re-releases and genre experiments.
Mistral AI released Shieldstral, a 3-billion-parameter open-weights multimodal safety classifier that evaluates text and images against plain-language policies without retraining, outperforming models up to seven times...
The UN World Food Programme warns that 14 million Afghans now face acute food insecurity, with funding shortfalls forcing aid cuts just as malnutrition and displacement surge.
A UN biodiversity official warns Africa faces severe ecological decline as global spending to protect nature lags far behind destructive subsidies, threatening food, water and livelihoods across the continent.
The UN warns Gaza remains unsafe for civilians as Israeli attacks continue, including on schools and homes, despite a ceasefire, with over 1,200 fatalities and 3,943 injuries reported since October.
The WHO reports progress on trials for a new Ebola vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo species amid the DRC’s largest outbreak, with results expected in months. Animal trials have begun in the UK and Canada, while a...
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have caused significant declines in global exports of energy, fertilizers, and industrial products, with natural gas exports falling by 95% and urea by 83%, according to the...
CoinGate outlines how businesses can use stablecoins for supplier payments, emphasizing vendor willingness, technical setup, and risk management in cross-border transactions.
Darktrace confirmed no compromise after LockBit’s claims of breaching its systems, while announcing integration with Microsoft Agent 365 to provide behavioral risk signals for AI agents.
The UK Government has issued decision letters to council leaders regarding local government reorganisation proposals, with corrections made to parish listings in Torbay without altering the overall decision.