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2026.07.21 · FIFA · EXTRA-TIME PASSING

THE 106TH-MINUTE WINDOW

10-SECOND NEWS

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

In the game: connect three clean passes to move the defensive block, then shoot through the brief gold window.

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2026.07.20 · Frontiers · CELL STEERING

MISS THE VACUOLE!

10-SECOND NEWS

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

In the game: steer white protein away from the purple vacuole and into yellow oil bodies.

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2026.07.19 · NASA JPL · ORBIT ACTION

Orbit Says Comet

10-SECOND NEWS

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.

In the game: time hidden gas puffs and learn the moving orbit well enough to reach three telescope rings.

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2026.07.18 · Reuters · CLOSING-BELL ACTION

NVIDIA: Take the Top!

10-SECOND NEWS

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

In the game: send NVIDIA toward world No.1, hold to brake, release to glide, and stop exactly at 100.

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2026.07.17 · NASA · ZERO-G ACTION

Ten Aboard!

10-SECOND NEWS

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

In the game: tap to float all three arrivals through five fictional hatches while seven crew members wait at the orbital window.

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2026.07.16 · Reuters · 22-SECOND COORDINATION

Patch Once!

10-SECOND NEWS

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.

In the game: match the same vulnerability signature across three services, then swipe one shared patch before duplicate work eats the clock.

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2026.07.15 · Reuters · 20-SECOND DEAL CUT

Split the Print!

10-SECOND NEWS

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.

In the game: draw a 51/49 cut through each contract book while keeping EDITORIAL and IP RIGHTS with TR on the retained side.

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2026.07.14 · Reuters · BUDGET ARCADE

Feed the Agents!

10-SECOND NEWS

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.

In the game: route budget crates among AGENTS, GRID and COOLING before scale eats the infrastructure.

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2026.07.13 · AP · 20-SECOND ACTION

Build the Bottom!

10-SECOND NEWS

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.

In the game: catch BREAK blocks and build an ending for the feed.

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2026.07.11 · Reuters · 20-SECOND REACTION

Unwrap That ETF!

10-SECOND NEWS

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.

In the game: tap, triple-tap or swipe each wrapper exactly as shown.

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