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Sunday, August 9, 2026

Top news

  • Iranian-backed proxies targeted Saudi Arabia, widening the Middle East conflict, with Iraqi militias working with Houthis threatening ports and airports.
  • Senate passed new Russia sanctions legislation championed by late Senator Lindsey Graham, allowing tough tariffs on major importers of Russian energy.
  • United Arab Emirates says an Iranian missile targeted one of its ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

World

  • Hundreds of thousands of civilians in el-Obeid face relentless drone strikes, critical water shortages, worsening cholera outbreak, and high rates of sexual violence.
  • Greece enters a second week of major wildfires with severe damage to Porto Germeno.
  • Fighting between Myanmar's military and rebel factions has spilled over the border with Thailand, which hosts millions of refugees from Myanmar.

Business

  • Burger King overtook Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain on August 7, after Restaurant Brands International posted an earnings beat with Burger King's U.S. business surging.
  • Akamai Technologies surged more than 8% on an earnings beat, Atlassian climbed almost 30% on an earnings beat and strong forecasts, and Cloudflare surged 15% on strong earnings and guidance on Friday.
  • The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, missing expectations for a rise of 86,000, with unemployment falling to 4.1%.

Technology

  • Tesla and SpaceX are planning a massive new semiconductor factory as billions pour into AI infrastructure including data centers and networking.
  • SpaceX is burning through billions on AI infrastructure that's already generating faster paybacks than expected.
  • Koray Kavukcuoglu, Google DeepMind's former chief technology officer, became senior vice president reporting to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

Science

  • A protein that evolved before the human circulatory system could unlock stronger cancer treatments by blocking immune-suppressing cells inside tumors.
  • A wearable patch helps people reach REM sleep faster and stay there longer, shortening time to REM by 43 minutes in a study of 28 participants.
  • Scientists directly observed a 150-year-old predicted phenomenon on the sun's surface that could explain why the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface.

Economy

  • Nonfarm payroll employment fell 23,000 in July and the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent.
  • Inflation decreased to 3.50 percent in June from 4.20 percent in May, the first decline in five months.
  • The Federal Reserve left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 3.5%-3.75% for the fifth consecutive meeting.

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