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Low-Level Cloud Loss Amplifies Global Warming
New high-resolution simulations by Caltech and Google researchers indicate low-level ocean clouds thin rapidly under rising CO2, reducing sunlight reflection and amplifying global warming beyond some current climate...
NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon
NASA’s ESCAPADE spacecraft captured images of Earth and the Moon from deep space, providing calibration data for its instruments ahead of its 2026 Mars mission.
Meta AI Doesn’t Just Think, It Acts
Meta has introduced Muse Spark 1.1, enabling its AI assistant to perform tasks autonomously, such as planning renovations, scheduling training, or organizing events, with updates delivered automatically.
Intel and Lens Technology Collaborate to Enable Advanced Semiconductor Packaging for the AI Era
Intel and Lens Technology will jointly develop glass substrate-based semiconductor packaging to enhance performance, power efficiency, and interconnect density for AI and data center applications.
New Small Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at the Moon
NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 mission, launching in 2027, will test advanced navigation and communication technologies in lunar orbit to support future crewed missions and deep space exploration.
Announcing Claude Opus 5 on Snowflake Cortex AI
Snowflake has introduced Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 model in public preview on Snowflake Cortex AI, offering enhanced reasoning and coding capabilities for enterprise use cases within Snowflake’s secure environment.
Making thumbnails easier on YouTube
YouTube is rolling out new tools to simplify thumbnail creation for creators, including custom Shorts thumbnails and AI-assisted generation for long-form videos via Ask Studio.
AWS Lambda now publishes logs for Lambda Managed Instances capacity providers
AWS Lambda now logs Lambda Managed Instances capacity provider activities in CloudWatch Logs, enabling monitoring of scaling and instance lifecycle events for troubleshooting and optimization.
Amazon SES simplifies sending emails over SMTP using Mail Manager
Amazon SES has introduced a guided setup in Mail Manager to simplify SMTP email sending, reducing configuration steps to a few clicks and providing immediate production-ready credentials.
Claude Opus 5 is now available on AWS
AWS now provides access to Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 model via Amazon Bedrock and the Claude Platform, with zero data retention by default on Bedrock.
Hyundai PALISADE Drives the Trophy to the Pitch at the ASEAN Championship Hyundai Cup™ 2026 Opening Ceremony
Hyundai Motor Asia Pacific transported the ASEAN Championship Hyundai Cup™ 2026 trophy to the opening ceremony in Phnom Penh using a Hyundai PALISADE, marking the start of the regional football tournament.
Open-weight models are essential to a healthy AI ecosystem. Together with others across our industry, we are outlining a path for open-weight models to strength
Microsoft and industry partners advocate for open-weight AI models to bolster competitiveness and security, emphasizing governance and ecosystem development over model access alone.
Google is signing the EU AI Act Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content.
Google commits to the EU AI Act Code of Practice on transparency for AI-generated content, aligning with C2PA standards and SynthID watermarking while warning of regulatory complexity risks.
Updated Cyber Threat Actor Naming System
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group introduced a unified naming system for cyber threat actors, replacing fragmented historical labels with a standardized cryptonym format to improve clarity and operational efficiency...
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for July 27 to 31
Xbox announced a slate of new titles arriving July 27–31 across Xbox platforms and Game Pass, including remakes, puzzle games, and narrative-driven experiences.
AWS announces aws-bench, an open-source benchmark for AI agents on AWS
AWS has released aws-bench, an open-source benchmarking tool for evaluating AI agents on AWS infrastructure tasks, aimed at improving accuracy and efficiency in real-world cloud operations.
Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)
The European Central Bank announced decisions on euro adoption assessments, collateral frameworks, liquidity operations, and banking supervision in June and July 2026.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – How KONAMI and Evil Empire Reimagined Castlevania’s Return
KONAMI has partnered with French studio Evil Empire to develop *Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse*, the first new entry in the franchise in over a decade, set in a gothic Paris and debuting at a Parisian venue.
ASUS Servers Powered by 6th-Gen AMD EPYC CPUs
ASUS unveiled two new server families powered by AMD’s 6th-generation EPYC 9006 processors, targeting AI, virtualization, and cloud workloads with dual-socket RS700A/720A and single-socket RS500A/520A models.
Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured NGC 4654, a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, displaying an asymmetric shape due to ram pressure stripping and past gravitational interactions.
Introducing Facebook Verified
Meta introduces Facebook Verified, a free selfie-based verification badge for eligible users to confirm real-person profiles on Facebook, starting in select markets.
Introducing Seller, an App for Facebook Marketplace Sellers
Meta launched Seller, a dedicated app for Facebook Marketplace sellers, marking the platform’s tenth anniversary. The app offers tools to manage listings and engage buyers, with existing Marketplace data integrated.
Connecting Real People on Facebook
Meta marks Facebook Marketplace’s 10th anniversary with new seller tools and identity verification, while testing purpose-built apps and a video-first experience to streamline commerce and community engagement.
5 best B2B sales prospecting software tools in 2026
HubSpot outlines how B2B prospecting software consolidates fragmented sales workflows, with AI and CRM integration driving productivity gains in 2026.
What’s an AI Factory — and Why Do Enterprises Need One?
Enterprises are shifting from isolated AI experiments to centralized AI factories to scale operations efficiently, addressing infrastructure bottlenecks in power, cooling, and networking.
ECB to extend use of climate factors in Eurosystem collateral framework to non-financial corporate credit claims
The European Central Bank will extend climate risk adjustments to corporate credit claims used as collateral, capping additional haircuts at 5% to manage transition-related financial uncertainties.
Crypto Payment API: A Developer’s Integration Guide
CoinGate released a developer-focused guide for integrating its crypto payment API, detailing sandbox testing, order creation, callback verification, and settlement options for merchants.
VA Awards Salesforce $1.6B Contract to Transform Veteran Care and Services
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded Salesforce a $1.6 billion, three-year contract to modernize veteran care and services using Missionforce, aiming to reduce administrative burdens and improve service...
Hyundai Motor Group Launches AllDayEnergy, Its Global V2X Service
Hyundai Motor Group launched AllDayEnergy, a unified global V2X energy service integrating existing bidirectional charging solutions under one brand, starting in the UK via the Kia App in Q2 2026.