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Netflix Pays $200 Million for 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup U.S. Broadcast Rights
Netflix secured U.S. and Canadian broadcast rights to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a $200 million deal.
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Lionel Messi Returns to Inter Miami Training 10 Days After World Cup Final Loss
Lionel Messi resumed practice with Inter Miami on July 29, 10 days after Argentina lost the 2026 World Cup final to Spain.
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Teen fined S$600 for licking and returning iJooz vending machine straw in Singapore
A 19-year-old French student was fined S$600 for licking and returning a straw to an iJooz vending machine at Goldhill Centre in March 2026.
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Australian regulator sues Optus over 1005 emergency call breaches in 2025 outage
The Australian Communications and Media Authority filed legal action against Optus Mobile for breaches during a 2025 emergency call outage.
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Ambiq Micro completes secondary listing on Singapore Exchange
US semiconductor firm Ambiq Micro began trading on the Singapore Exchange mainboard via secondary listing on July 30, 2026.
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Keppel reports 59% drop in H1 FY2026 net profit amid rig impairments and M1 deal fallout
Keppel's H1 FY2026 net profit fell 59% to S$154.7 million due to legacy rig impairments and M1 Telco sale termination, despite 24.6% revenue growth to S$3.8 billion.
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Starbucks Reports Strong Q3 Sales Growth, Raises Full-Year Outlook
Starbucks posted $9.32 billion in Q3 revenue with 7.9% global comparable store sales growth, beating estimates and boosting optimism for 2027.
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Bethesda to Patch Oblivion Remastered PC, PS5, Xbox with Switch 2 Optimizations
Bethesda announced plans to bring Nintendo Switch 2 optimizations to Oblivion Remastered on PC, PS5, and Xbox following a year of performance complaints.
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Paris Saint-Germain retains UEFA Super Cup with 2-1 win over Aston Villa
Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Salzburg on August 12 to retain the UEFA Super Cup.
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China Surpasses US in Open-Source AI Model Downloads Amid US Strategy Shift
China led global downloads of free open-source AI models in 2025 while the US seeks new strategies to compete, officials say.
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Qualcomm issues weak Q3 profit forecast amid smartphone market challenges and plans chip price hikes
Qualcomm forecast lower-than-expected Q3 earnings and will raise processor prices starting September 1 to offset rising costs.
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Meta pursues enterprise AI services while weighing selling AI compute capacity
Meta launched an enterprise AI agent and is considering leasing AI compute while balancing internal AI needs.
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2026-27 NBA season opens Oct. 20 with Knicks hosting 76ers in tripleheader
The 2026-27 NBA season tips off October 20 with a tripleheader, featuring the Knicks raising a 1973 title banner before hosting LeBron James' 76ers.
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Hadi Matar convicted on federal terrorism charges linked to Salman Rushdie stabbing
Hadi Matar was convicted in federal court for terrorism crimes related to his 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie.
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US Senate unanimously opposes pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell serving 20-year sentence
The US Senate passed a unanimous resolution opposing any presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in sex trafficking case linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Qualcomm to raise chip prices by double digits starting September 1 amid cost pressures
Qualcomm will increase chip prices by double-digit percentages beginning September 1 due to rising supply chain costs.
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Republican Senators Oppose Trump Nominee Todd Blanche for Attorney General
Todd Blanche, acting US Attorney General nominated by Trump, faces Republican opposition delaying his confirmation.
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PGA Tour suspends Trey Mullinax six months for anti-doping violation
The PGA Tour suspended 34-year-old Trey Mullinax for six months after he tested positive for a prohibited substance.
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Xbox Service Outage on July 26-27 Disrupted Access to Physical and Digital Games
A major Xbox outage on July 26-27 blocked account login and access to digital and some physical disc games worldwide.
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Neymar confirms retirement from Brazil national football team at age 34
Neymar announced his retirement from the Brazil national team after Santos' July 28 win, ending a 130-cap international career.
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Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy's wife shot; released from ICU and improving
Mia Bieniemy, wife of Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, was shot by their son and is now out of ICU and recovering.
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Lindsay Clancy on trial in Massachusetts for killing three children amid postpartum psychosis defense
Lindsay Clancy, 35, faces trial for strangling her three children in January 2023; defense cites postpartum psychosis, prosecutors argue deliberate act.
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BMW to cut 8,000 jobs globally by end of 2027 amid market challenges
BMW plans to reduce about 8,000 jobs, mainly in Germany, by the end of 2027 to lower costs amid electric vehicle losses and market pressure.
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Google expands Play Age Signals API globally for privacy-focused age verification
Google is rolling out its Play Age Signals API worldwide to help developers verify user age without compromising privacy.