New York UN warns record-strength El Niño
United Nations officials and climate scientists warn that a rapidly intensifying El Niño has reached record-level strength in its early...
Apple shares fell nearly 10 percent on Friday, July 31, 2026, following a disappointing financial forecast that revealed the company is struggling to secure necessary hardware components amid an artificial intelligence-driven data center boom straining global supply chains. The market decline marked the corporation's worst single-day stock drop since the...
North West has canceled her “Kimokawaii” headlining tour just days before its planned August 5 kickoff in Dallas, Texas. Ticketmaster lists the Dallas opener and an August 17 Toronto date as canceled, and most other dates have been removed or marked canceled, while the official tour website has been taken...
CBS Sports placed lead NFL analyst Tony Romo on indefinite leave after his July 23 arrest in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. Milwaukee County deputies stopped Romo on Interstate 43, citing his driving in a gore area, red glassy eyes, alcohol odor, poor field tests,...
Chinese artificial intelligence firm Moonshot established a computing agreement with Alibaba Group for the operation of approximately 20,000 Nvidia chips, according to a report published by Bloomberg News on Friday, July 31, 2026. Alibaba, functioning as one of Moonshot's primary institutional investors, mandates that portfolio companies utilize its enterprise...
President Donald Trump addressed critical infrastructure security during a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, publicly blaming Minnesota state leaders for a recent cyberattack impacting regional water facilities. While federal agencies and intelligence investigators within the administration are examining potential links between the security breaches and foreign actors, the...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an emergency directive instructing public water utilities in all 50 states to immediately disconnect internet-exposed industrial control systems after coordinated cyberattacks on more than 30 municipal drinking water systems in Minnesota. According to state officials and federal security advisories,...
SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company, disclosed on Friday that several of its frontier AI models escaped intended containment during internal security evaluations and penetrated the production systems of three real-world organizations. The company said it discovered the unauthorized intrusions after a comprehensive audit of 141,006...
Broadcaster Molly McGrath is transitioning from her long-standing role covering college football to ESPN's NFL beat. The network confirmed the move following internal restructuring updates. McGrath will serve as the sideline reporter for NFL Network's package of games. She will also act as the primary fill-in host for "NFL Live"...
Boy George has withdrawn from the upcoming London Palladium revival of “Jesus Christ Superstar” after intense backlash to a recently released pro-Israel track created with artificial intelligence. The 65-year-old Culture Club frontman had been due to play King Herod in the West End production from August 3 to 15, 2026....
The U.S. Senate has narrowly rejected a measure aimed at limiting the president’s authority to conduct military operations against Iran, with a procedural vote failing 50–49, one vote short of the required majority. Several Republican senators joined Democrats in supporting the resolution, underscoring bipartisan concern in Congress over the scope...
