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  4. Apple sets Sept. 9 date for next iPhone launch event

    Apple will host its next launch event on September 9, senior executive Greg Joswiak said in a post on X, with the company expected to unveil its newest iPhone series and potentially its long-awaited foldable phone at the event. The first foldable iPhone is expected to be a crucial landmark for Apple

    Korea Times World

  10. Presidency slams Atiku over ‘conflicting’ petrol subsidy position

    The Presidency criticises Atiku Abubakar’s ‘conflicting’ petrol subsidy positions, demanding clarity on his proposed ‘targeted subsidy’ and its economic im Read More: https://punchng.com/presidency-slams-atiku-over-conflicting-petrol-subsidy-position/

    Punch Nigeria

  16. Top Banks Warm Up to Stablecoins, WSJ Says

    Major banks are reconsidering their long-held opposition to stablecoins as crypto firms and major technology companies expand in the payments market.

    U.Today Crypto

  21. Celebrity deaths in 2026: Remembering the famous people we lost this year

    Dolly Parton attended the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards. Omar Vega/FilmMagic Actors James Van Der Beek, Hayden Panettiere, Robert Duvall, Chuck Norris, and Sam Neill died in 2026. So did country star Dolly Parton, actor Tim Curry, and painter David Hockney. Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jac

    Business InsiderUnited States

  24. Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing

    Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States would achieve nothing with its new sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse the country's economy. Almost six months into their war, the two sides are locked in a sta

    Middle East EyeUnited States

  25. XRP Leads Crypto Market Pullback With Nearly 7% Drop: Is the Rally Over?

    XRP is leading a broader pullback in the crypto market on August 26, sliding roughly 6.6% over 24 hours to trade near $1.37, the worst performance among the top 10 cryptocurrencies. The decline follows one of the token’s strongest weekly rallies in recent memory, and traders are now watching whether

    BeInCrypto

  29. How to lose Trump’s trade war: test Canada’s resolve with threats to hockey sticks

    The US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back – and it could cost Americans This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Earlier this year, a survey found that Canada, along with Switzerland, w

    Guardian WorldCanada

  35. Apple Maps has ads now

    Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple's announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They're appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the "suggested places" section in search, but Apple says they'll also show up at the top of search results. Accordin

    The VergeCanada

  40. Kalshi Traders Predict Ethereum Price May Hit $2,650 This Month

    Ethereum price could climb to $2,650 this month, according to forecasts from traders on prediction platform Kalshi. The forecast comes after a 20% weekly price jump, which took Ether past $2,400. However, momentum has cooled as the broader cryptocurrency market fell 1.95% to $2.61 trillion during th

    CoinGape

  42. US critical minerals proposals to Brazil go unanswered as China looms

    Brazil has not answered two American proposals to formalise cooperation on critical minerals, a senior US diplomat said at Latin America’s largest mining fair, leaving Washington without a bilateral deal as it races to build rare earth supply chains outside China. Matthew Lowe, economic counsellor a

    South China Morning PostUnited States

  45. Leaked Images Give First Look at Apple's AI Servers

    Images claiming to show the inside of an Apple-made AI server, believed to power Private Cloud Compute, surfaced online this week, offering a first look at how the hardware is laid out. The images were shared earlier this week by the X user @hsuchingpo, an account with a track record of Apple h

    MacRumorsUnited States

  51. RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies introduces new spacecraft mission enabler

    LAFAYETTE, Colo. (August 26, 2026) — Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies, part of RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) Raytheon business, has unveiled its latest spacecraft subsystem, the […] The post RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies introduces new spacecraft mission enabl

    SpaceNews

  54. SEC Sends Proposal to White House to Overhaul Crypto Custody Rules for Investment Firms

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent its proposed crypto rules for investment firms to the White House. The proposed rulemaking aims to address how these firms can custody crypto assets, even as the Commission continues to provide regulatory clarity for the crypto industry. Ad Ad S

    CoinGapeUnited States

  58. Crypto Long & Short: Tokenized equities: the model underneath the trade

    In this week's Crypto Long & Short, CoinDesk's Joshua DeVos writes that demand for tokenized equities is accelerating fast, from $16 billion to more than $590 billion in perpetual futures in a single year, but that the headline growth hides the question that matters most. Two tokens can trade under

    CoinDesk

  60. Orchestration is the new challenge for CX in the age of AI agents

    Presented by Tata Communications Enterprises are deploying AI agents, voice AI, and automation across messaging, voice, and digital channels faster than the architecture meant to support it. Most of that deployment has involved attaching conversational AI to legacy systems never built for it, says

    VentureBeat AI

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