It comes after a 60-day ceasefire expired on Monday, with no sign of a diplomatic or military off-ramp to the conflict. ...
Day: August 20, 2026
Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappearsGiant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears
Melting sea ice from climate change has opened up the region for giant whales to undertake “feeding frenzies”. ...
Israel to launch criminal investigations into Gaza killingsIsrael to launch criminal investigations into Gaza killings
Israel’s military said Wednesday it was launching criminal investigations into attacks that killed a Palestinian child and 15 Palestinian paramedics, the first such probes into troop conduct in Gaza. The incidents had provoked international scrutiny of the country’s assault on Gaza. The rare move, The Wall Street Journal wrote, reflects ...
China blocks EU anti-subsidies probe of JD.comChina blocks EU anti-subsidies probe of JD.com
China on Wednesday ordered organizations and individuals not to comply with an EU probe of e-commerce giant JD.com’s acquisition of a German electronics retailer, escalating tensions between Brussels and Beijing. It’s the first Chinese takeover to be investigated under the bloc’s rules that scrutinize firms receiving foreign subsidies. Beijing said ...
Moderna’s skin cancer vaccine shows promise in trialModerna’s skin cancer vaccine shows promise in trial
An experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of cancer in high-risk melanoma patients, Moderna and Merck announced Wednesday, a milestone in the pursuit of cancer therapies. Built on the mRNA platform that allowed Moderna to quickly roll out COVID-19 vaccines five years ago, intismeran is a genetically personalized vaccine ...
SK Hynix to buy back $28.6 billion in sharesSK Hynix to buy back $28.6 billion in shares
SK Hynix announced it would buy back and cancel more than $28.6 billion of its shares, as the world’s second-biggest memory chipmaker acted to boost investor confidence after its shares sank Wednesday. Hynix raised more than $26 billion last month, in the largest share sale by a non-US company, as ...
China’s YouTube, Bilibili, plans global expansion, English-language siteChina’s YouTube, Bilibili, plans global expansion, English-language site
The Scoop China’s equivalent to YouTube is making a play for the rest of the world and courting non-Chinese creators to boost its appeal. Bilibili this week relaunched its previously discontinued international app and quietly disclosed plans to launch an English-language website and staff up in key markets around the ...
Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AIPodcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
We start this week with Emanuel’s big story about Amazon buying, and destroying, masses of books to train AI. After the break we talk about a couple of wild cases where people are using AI. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about Meta’s new smart glasses patent and research into ...
Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UKPrince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK
The couple’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September. ...