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NASA plans to chase the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse with a WB-57 research jet, extending a maximum 2:18 ground view to nearly three minutes for four camera systems.

The U.S. FCC added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and connected power inverters to its Covered List. Unauthorized new equipment faces restrictions, while approved models are treated differently.

Pirelli’s 2027 Calendar is the first edition set entirely in India. The project keeps street, present-day and close-portrait positions distinct instead of claiming one definitive gaze.

Comic-Con fans spend months building costumes, while summer heat can soften glue and fabric can tear. One repairperson roams with a 15-pound kit and fixes costumes free.

Researchers described one orca holding and releasing an already-dead sharp-tail sunfish just before another rammed it; the behavior may aid feeding or may be play.

NASA's Juno mission reported the first temperature measurements below Io's surface and found significant shallow subsurface heating.

Spain beat Argentina 1–0 in the 2026 World Cup final after Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute.

In engineered seeds, bovine β-casein accumulated beside oil bodies instead of reaching the intended vacuole.

NASA JPL said near-Earth object 1998 SH2 looked like an asteroid, but tiny non-gravitational changes in its motion led telescopes to a faint tail—confirming a cometary object.

Reuters reported NVIDIA at about $4.86 trillion on July 17, roughly $20 billion short of the world’s most valuable company.

NASA said three people arrived at the International Space Station on July 14, temporarily bringing its crew to 10 for about two weeks.

The White House said it would convene AI developers and essential-service providers to share AI-found vulnerability reports and coordinate responses across sectors such as finance, hospitals and energy.

Thomson Reuters said it would sell 51% of its Global Print business to KKR for about $500 million while retaining 49%, intellectual-property rights and editorial control. The announced deal is expected to close in Q4 2026.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said AI could need $5 trillion a year by 2040, 3 terawatts of power, and 100 trillion autonomous agents. Reuters noted that he did not show how the $5 trillion figure was calculated.

EU regulators preliminarily found that Facebook and Instagram failed to address risks from addictive design such as infinite scroll and autoplay. Meta disputes the findings.

Ahead of SK hynix’s U.S. listing, at least 10 fund managers filed to launch single-stock ETFs tied to the chipmaker. One stock is becoming a shelf of wrappers.