💠 Tesla is opening a new flagship store in Osaka, Japan

Tesla Grand Front Osaka opens August 8, its new flagship in western Japan. A Tesla Gallery showcasing the company's latest technology follows on September 17, and test drive bookings are open.

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🇷🇺 Russian decree bans crypto mining across Moscow region through 2032

The Russian government has issued a decree banning crypto mining and participation in mining pools in Moscow, the surrounding Moscow region, and parts of the Kursk region from Aug. 15 until the end of 2032.

❗️The more than six-year ban will expand restrictions aimed at curbing the crypto mining industry’s pressure on local electricity networks. The decree, Government Decree No. 936, was dated July 25 and published on Russia’s official legal information portal on Friday.

🟠The decree covers the capital city of Moscow and the entirety of the surrounding Moscow Oblast. It also applies to eight municipal districts in Kursk Oblast and the city of Lgov.

The measure finalizes a proposal published by the country’s Energy Ministry in late June, which included an explanatory note that said the affected territories could face electricity shortages if the mining activities were not prohibited year-round.

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🇮🇳 India is building its own space station called BAS, with the first module, BAS-01, set to launch in 2028

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🤖 OpenAI says their unreleased model called 'Astra' cracked 10 math problems no human could solve for decades

The problems span mathematics, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science.

"As AI systems evolve into more sophisticated research collaborators, ensuring widespread access is fundamental to supporting scientists and mathematicians as they navigate and define the future of their disciplines during this transformative era," — OpenAI wrote.

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✔️ FTC approves IonQ acquisition of SkyWater semiconductor ‍foundry

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission cleared quantum computing firm ​IonQ's $1.8 billion acquisition of chipmaker ‌SkyWater Technology, the largest semiconductor foundry ⁠based ​in the U.S., after the agency's leaders disagreed over whether to impose conditions.

Chairman Andrew ​Ferguson proposed requiring IonQ ​to agree to granting fair access ​to rival quantum computing companies, some of whom have ongoing contracts with SkyWater, among ​other measures to protect competition ​as the U.S. adds chip manufacturing capacity.

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🇻🇪 Venezuela Starts US-Backed Talks on Future Democratic Elections

Venezuela’s government and some opposition members formally launched a US-backed political dialogue that could establish the terms for future democratic elections. Representatives of the government-controlled National Assembly and members of the 2015 opposition-led National Assembly had a phone call on Saturday.

The parties established technical working groups that are expected to begin in-person meetings next week in Caracas. The groups will discuss the response for the victims of the recent twin earthquakes, strengthening democracy and political rights and guarantees.

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📱 Grok can watch and analyze any video

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🇺🇸🇲🇦Morocco Says Trump Highway Naming Is Mark of ‘Deep Appreciation’

Moroccan King Mohammed VI said his decision to give US President Donald Trump’s name to a $1 billion highway that crosses into the disputed Western Sahara expresses his “deep appreciation” of the American leader.

In a letter reported by state news agency MAP, the North African monarch confirmed the 1,055-kilometer (660 miles) expressway between Tiznit and the Western Sahara city of Dakhla will be called the Donald J. Trump Highway.

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🛢OPEC+ Agrees in Principle to Small Quota Hike, Delegates Say

Major OPEC+ nations have agreed in principle to another token increase in their production quotas for September, a move that would complete the theoretical revival of supplies halted in 2023 and give them scope to add more barrels once the Middle East war ends.

Seven members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are likely to agree to boost their collective target by a further 188,000 barrels a day next month, two delegates said.

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🕵🏻‍♂️🇨🇳 Chinese police AI algorithm tracks bitcoin money laundering with 90% accuracy

Researchers from China’s national police academy have developed an AI framework that can detect illicit cryptocurrency transactions with nearly 90% overall accuracy, according to a recent study.

In an article published in the peer-reviewed Chinese publication Journal of Intelligence, corresponding author Dr Sun Jingchao wrote that the study “provides a precise, generalisable and interpretable solution for detecting illicit cryptocurrency transactions”.

It also “provides an innovative technological pathway for regulatory authorities to combat illicit cryptocurrency transactions and economic crimes”, Sun, a researcher specialising in criminal investigation and cybersecurity, wrote.

The study was conducted by experts from the People's Public Security University of China, an institution affiliated with China's Ministry of Public Security.

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🤖 Over 99.99% of oil removed from seawater with higher evaporation rate using new membrane

Growing populations and expanding industries are worsening freshwater shortages across Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, increasing demand for sustainable water supplies. Solar desalination uses sunlight to produce freshwater efficiently, but oil contamination in seawater can clog desalination membranes and reduce their performance.

In an effort to overcome this limitation, researchers at Pusan National University developed a multifunctional hydrogel membrane that combines oil separation and solar-driven desalination in a single system. The study was published online on June 1, 2026, and will appear in the October 15, 2026, issue of Desalination.

Testing showed that the membrane removed more than 99.99% of oil from contaminated seawater while maintaining stable performance across different oil droplet sizes and repeated cycles. It represents a broader strategy for designing next-generation water treatment technologies.

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🧠 A Massive Study Reveals the Brain Is Far More Flexible Than We Thought

“We have to move away from this image of the brain as a machine made of gears, with every gear having an exact purpose that we can attach a label to,” — said Stefano Fusi, PhD, a principal investigator at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, a member of the Kavli Institute for Brain Science.

“The brain doesn’t work like that. Instead, most neurons can display a huge diversity of responses, and this can help the brain solve a huge number of different tasks.”

Most neurons may be far more versatile than scientists once thought. In a major study published in Nature, researchers analyzed more than 14,000 individual neurons across 43 regions of the mouse cortex and found that most didn't perform one clearly defined job. Instead, they responded to shifting combinations of sensory information, movement, and decision-making.

A neuron that appears devoted to one feature under certain conditions may also encode several other pieces of information. That flexibility could help explain how the brain handles new situations without requiring a separate group of cells for every possible experience.

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🚀 SpaceX will report its first public earnings on August 4

The Q2 results come after market close, followed by a webcast, the first detailed look at SpaceX's finances since it went public under the ticker SPCX. The report also triggers SpaceX's first major insider share unlock, with roughly 911 million shares set to free up about 2 days later, near double the current public float.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇯🇵Trump Says Yen Intervention Is Signal of Friendship With Japan

President Donald Trump said the US joined a currency-market intervention that lifted the yen last week as a sign of friendship with Japan and to help the global economy.

"They wanted a little bit of help, and we're always there for Japan," — Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, citing the "good relationship" with the US ally. "More than anything else, it was a signal of friendship." 🤝

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🧑‍⚖️🇺🇸 California Democratic Party endorses billionaire tax

The controversial billionaire tax won the backing of the California Democratic Party, the latest twist in the drama surrounding a measure that has roiled the left and its allies. The party’s executive board voted Sunday to endorse Proposition 40, which, if approved by voters in November, would impose a 5% one-time tax on billionaires’ assets to pay for healthcare.

The measure has proved divisive. Although it has support from progressives including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Fremont), others including Gov. Gavin Newsom, gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, and a growing list of labor unions have come out against it, arguing the one-time nature of the tax and billionaire flight could cause more harm than good to California’s state budget.

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💊 AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Consider Combining Into One Company

AstraZeneca, valued at £196 billion, and Bristol Myers Squibb, worth $133 billion, would form the fourth-largest drugmaker globally. This merger could expand AstraZeneca's presence in the U.S. market.

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🤖 2000-MW US solar project achieves key milestone to meet high-tech power demands

Origis Energy, one of America’s leading renewable energy platforms, today announced the successful start of commercial operations of three additional phases of its Rockhound Solar complex in Ector County, Texas — bringing the total operating capacity at the site to nearly 1 GWdc.

The newly completed phases, representing roughly 500 MWdc of solar capacity, mark a major milestone in the buildout of one of the largest renewable energy infrastructure complexes in the country. Upon full completion, the Rockhound complex is expected to exceed 2 GW of solar and storage capacity by 2029, positioning it as a cornerstone energy hub serving long-term industry demand.

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