Nvidia announced the acquisition of Hugging Face for $13 billion, aiming to bolster its position in open-source AI while raising concerns in Europe about the loss of a tech champion.
Wärtsilä has renewed its service agreement for the Global Mercy and signed a new one for the Africa Mercy II, both hospital ships operated by Mercy Ships.
Nio's Firefly brand unveiled the Club Spiaggia special edition on August 28, limited to 666 units and priced at 135,800 yuan, a 13.4% premium over the base model.
Apple has increased the price of its Apple TV streaming service and the individual Apple One bundle in the US, marking the fourth such hike in as many years.
Meta's $18 billion settlement with state attorneys general includes unprecedented provisions that could force TikTok, YouTube, and Snap to adopt similar teen safety measures, potentially transforming the industry.
Spirit Energy completed a decommissioning campaign in the UK North Sea, plugging three wells and removing over 234 tonnes of infrastructure, with all materials to be recycled in UK yards.
BYD has opened its 10,000th flash charging station in Shenzhen, doubling its network in under five months, but reaching the year-end target of 20,000 requires a significantly faster pace.
Tesla is bringing its Semi truck to Europe, with specs due at IAA 2026, and has landed its biggest order yet—500 trucks for Einride. Meanwhile, EV owners weigh trade-in timing.
Munich Airport and Lufthansa are expanding their stopover program to China, India, Japan, South Korea and Thailand, building on an initial launch in Singapore and the USA.
Toyota is expanding its EV lineup and advancing fluoride-ion battery research with AI, while LG Energy Solution begins US cell production for the 2027 Highlander EV.
SpaceX reached its 100th orbital launch of 2026 with a Starlink mission from California, a day after a Florida launch pushed the constellation past 11,000 satellites.
South Korea's first commercial container voyage to Europe via the Arctic is set to depart this weekend, a test of a melting-ice route that could cut travel times but risks Western backlash over Russian cooperation.
NASA has aborted its mission to boost the Swift observatory due to spacecraft issues, while Canada funds domestic launch startups to achieve sovereign launch capability.
Germany's latest solar auction drew bids for 3,170 MW against a 2,135 MW target, with average prices dipping to 4.79 ct/kWh. New PV installations rose 1.3% in the first seven months of 2026.
Astronauts completed a 6-hour 23-minute spacewalk to replace a failed ISS antenna, but ran out of time to install the spare, prompting a follow-up spacewalk.
ScottishPower Renewables and Masdar have finished installing all 95 foundations at the 1.4 GW East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm, moving the project closer to full operation by the end of 2026.
Porsche plans to phase out its Taycan electric sedan by 2030, following a 90% profit drop and falling sales. The company will also leave Volkswagen's emissions pool to partner with XPENG.
The Department of Energy has ended the designation process for three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, a move that runs counter to its own July analysis warning of extensive grid needs.
The Netherlands' NCSC reports active attacks exploiting a macOS Screen Sharing authentication bypass (CVE-2026-65400) to install Monero miners on systems with port 5900 exposed.
A US judge found Google's initial rollout of third-party app stores in the Play Store inadequate and ordered the company to make improvements within a week.
Twitch confirmed it will share user data with Amazon for AI training, with the setting on by default, drawing criticism from gamers who say opting people in by default is not consent.
Days after Anthropic began watermarking all Claude-processed content to comply with the EU AI Act, a market of removal tools emerged—yet none can be verified.
NASA upgrades its giant Vertical Motion Simulator with digital systems and faster reconfiguration, while Lunar Station Corp. uses NASA data to map lunar resources for future missions.
New peer-reviewed data from the Artemis I MARE experiment show a wearable vest can reduce radiation dose by about 60% during a solar storm, a boost for deep-space missions.
Cadeler has acquired German foundation specialist Menck, gaining data and engineering expertise, while finishing turbine installation at the 960 MW He Dreiht wind farm.
Nordex Group has received an order from EFG Energy Farming Group for 12 wind turbines totaling around 82 MW in Lower Saxony. The projects are scheduled for commissioning in spring 2028.
New CPCA data for July 2026 shows BYD dominating both NEV exports and domestic retail, while Tesla China's exports surge to third place and its retail sales drop out of the top 10.
Millions across Europe witnessed the first total solar eclipse in Spain in over a century, with totality visible from Spain to Iceland and partial darkness across western Europe.
Google's Gemini assistant has crossed the 1 billion monthly active users mark, a milestone announced by CEO Sundar Pichai amid a turbulent period for the company's AI division.
Anthropic has begun embedding an invisible watermark in text generated by its Claude chatbot, a move designed to comply with new EU regulations. But the system has limitations and has yet to include a detection tool.
At a New York event hosted by Trevor Noah, Google unveiled the Pixel 11 series and Pixel Watch 5, featuring the Tensor G6 chip, advanced cameras, and new health and GPS capabilities.
Google unveiled the Pixel Tag, a $29 item tracker for Android, and expanded Quick Share with NameDrop-like features, intensifying competition with Apple.
A researcher published a zero-day exploit that bypasses a recent Microsoft Defender patch, granting SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems, and reigniting a dispute over disclosure practices.
Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a 30B-parameter multimodal model designed for local agentic tasks, available under Apache 2.0 and optimized for single-GPU deployment.
On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse sweeps across Greenland, Iceland and Spain, the first visible from mainland Spain since 1905, with NASA and ESA offering guidance and events.
NASA's Webb telescope peers into the Lion Nebula's dusty heart, while satellites document El Niño's toll on Pacific life, extreme Australian tides, and Tanzania's unique lava.
New FDA data reveals that less than 2.5% of the recalled Taylor Farms lettuce went to Taco Bell's parent company, raising questions about the company's transparency and the fate of the rest.
During a U.S. Navy exercise, Raytheon and Composite Energy Technologies demonstrated the first submerged payload launch from an autonomous underwater vehicle, showcasing a low-cost, long-endurance capability.
The U.S. government has sold two oil tankers seized in connection with sanctions on Venezuela and Russia to a Dubai-based ship recycler, which plans to scrap them in India.
A $300 million superyacht linked to Mark Zuckerberg allegedly declined a Coast Guard request to assist a stranded skiff off Alaska, drawing public backlash and a spokesperson's denial.
SpaceX scrubbed a Starlink mission and rescheduled for Tuesday, while Rocket Lab cautioned that its Neutron rocket's debut could slide into 2027 and announced Kepler as the first dedicated customer.
The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak on August 12-13, offering dark skies thanks to a new moon, while a total solar eclipse and six-planet parade add to the celestial spectacle.