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Xi Jinping tells Putin that China-Russia relations will become stronger as global “uncertainties and unpredictable factors” increase.

Trump urges communities to embrace data centers & “let data reign”

Sony & Warner Music file suit against Anthropic, alleging it pirated music from artists including Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, & The Beatles to train Claude.

FDA approves Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro to reduce the risk of heart attack & stroke in high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes.

Trump declares China “could not be happier” with America’s anti-data center movement.

Italy’s population is projected to lose nearly 4 million people by 2050 as births remain low & the population rapidly ages.

OpenAI’s ad business hits a $1,000,000,000.00 annualized revenue run rate roughly 200 days after launching.

EU places ChatGPT, Reddit, & Roblox under its strictest “digital safety” rules, giving them 4 months to comply with enhanced oversight requirements.

Spain's prime minster accuses Russia & Israel of spreading "disinformation" that fueled the mass migrant surge into Ceuta.

Apple may soon change Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on its maps after Trump personally spoke with the company.

Nvidia to invest $3,500,000,000.00 in Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek.

Pentagon signs 7-year deals with Lockheed Martin & General Dynamics to accelerate production of THAAD & Patriot missile interceptors.

Trump declares Iran is “officially a failed nation.”

Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 4,603 Bitcoin for $369.7 million.

How many ships transit the Strait of Hormuz this week?

GM’s Canadian workers approve a new contract that brings heavy-duty truck production to Ontario.

Russia warns NATO’s Arctic buildup could trigger an armed confrontation with “potentially catastrophic consequences.”

#1 Spotify song in the US this week?

UK prison governors warn inmates released early are returning to jail at “rapid rates”

Will Tropical Storm Dolly strengthen to a hurricane?

Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, & Pakistan will hold their first high-level meeting since forming a defense pact earlier this month.

Australia’s right wing One Nation party wins its first lower-house seat in Western Australia.

Taliban seeks to restore economic ties with the United States.

U.S. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent reveals new secondary sanctions on Iran are likely to be announced every week.

Sam Altman says, “I think it is a good time to slow down” AI model development following recent safety failures.

Study reveals Gen Z workers are roughly twice as likely as older workers to call out sick when they aren’t actually ill.

YouTuber Markiplier becomes GoPro’s largest individual shareholder after acquiring an 8.5% stake in the company.

Google confirms Canadian users will still see Lake Ontario, while the rest of the world will see “Lake Ontario (Lake America)”

Rockstar confirms GTA 6 will launch with no microtransactions & no generative AI.

Brent crude oil surges back above $90 per barrel.

Tomorrow is Tim Cook’s final day as Apple CEO, with John Ternus taking over on September 1.

Trump reportedly personally called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the middle of a company-wide meeting, briefly interrupting the event.

Prosecutors call fake 49ers player Daejon Love a “serious flight risk” & ask judge to keep him behind bars pending trial.

National Hurricane Center warns remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly could redevelop as it moves toward Florida.

Democratic Rep. James Clyburn calls for expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices.

Trump declares he “doesn’t want Canadian cars, Canadian parts, or Canadian anything.”

SpaceX successfully launches NASA’s $4.3B Roman Space Telescope, beginning a five-year mission to probe “secrets of the universe.”

Anthropic IPO projected to close at a market capitalization above $2,000,000,000,000.00. 64% chance.

ECB board member Isabel Schnabel declares central banks need to “go on-chain” & embrace blockchain technology.

The U.S. military operation against Iran has officially entered its 7th month.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott freezes state funding for Flock surveillance cameras.

Bill Gates urges governments to create “Human Reserved” jobs that AI & robots would be prohibited from replacing.

Will Francis Ngannou return to the UFC by end of year?

Google Maps officially relabels Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for U.S. users.

Trump announces the U.S. will soon begin refilling its Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil.

Libya’s rival political parties agree to hold national elections within 24 months.

Iceland votes against reopening talks to join the European Union.

Next President of Kosovo?

California lawmakers approve bill banning the sale of disposable nicotine vapes beginning in 2028.

Venezuela reveals its “historic” energy agreement with the U.S. will run for 25 years.

OpenAI agents reportedly formed three secret “AI civilizations” before breaching Hugging Face.

GOP Massachusetts governor candidate Mike Minogue vows to “deregulate Zyn” if elected.

ICE arrests in the San Francisco Bay Area have reportedly surged +70% from last year.

German technologist develops a “digital camouflage” shirt designed to make wearers effectively invisible to AI surveillance cameras.

NY middle school custodian resigns after it was revealed he secretly lived above the school auditorium for six months, even having his children stay on weekends.

SpaceX targets Sunday morning for the launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope, designed to probe dark energy, dark matter, & the evolution of the universe.

Gen Z men are skipping showers before dates to “pheromone-maxx,” hoping their natural scent will make them more attractive. — Fox

Another fake NFL player has been exposed, this time a man who allegedly posed as a Dallas Cowboys safety & appeared at charity events in NFL gear, despite never playing in the league.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveils a massive “Lake Ontario” sign along the lake’s shoreline.

RFK Jr. reveals HHS examined “every way” to remove pharma ads from TV, but found an outright ban would likely run into Supreme Court precedent.

Florida issues mosquito-borne illness alerts as “breakbone fever” spreads, causing fever & severe muscle & joint pain.

RFK Jr. reveals U.S. obesity rates have fallen about 3% over the past year, after 40 years of growth.

Milo Yiannopoulos has officially been deported to the United Kingdom.

Trump announces he has accepted the PGA Tour’s invitation to become honorary chairman of the upcoming Presidents Cup in Chicago.

Vietnam declares it is ready for “constructive” trade talks with the United States.

Andrew Yang now projected to announce a run for president by 2028. 63% chance.

NASA to launch a $4.3 billion space telescope designed to “scan the universe” in unprecedented detail.

Federal judge declines to block Trump’s new birthright citizenship order.

Lando Norris signs new contract with McLaren through 2030.