‘I still want to work’: Basketball great LeBron James, 41, ditches retirement plans
US basketball star LeBron James has announced he is joining the Philadelphia 76ers – after ditching tentative plans to retire from the sport.
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Dead internet theory becomes measurable fact as AI agents flood the web
Bots now outnumber humans on the internet for the first time in the web’s history. Cloudflare, the security firm that sits in front of millions
Intel Q2 earnings double estimates as AI data centre revenue surges 59 percent
Intel posted second-quarter 2026 revenue of more than $16 billion, a 25 percent jump from a year earlier and the company’s fastest growth since late
Canada marks Gordie Howe bridge opening without US after trade war deepens
Canada cancelled planned cross-border ribbon-cutting ceremony and the milestone opening was only among Canadians.
Who is Afrah al-Zouba, Yemen’s first female foreign minister?
In a historic first, Afrah al-Zouba was appointed Yemeni foreign minister on July 23.
Wildfire survivors tell of narrow escape as Spain declares emergency
More than 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in central Spain.
Paramount Skydance agrees to halt Warner Bros. merger until next June
Paramount Skydance has agreed to freeze its merger with rival Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
The US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be “entirely reversed.”
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in contested Democratic Senate primary
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer waded into her state’s divisive Democratic Senate primary Friday, endorsing Rep.
ICC top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations
Karim Khan denies allegations of engaging in an improper sexual relationship with a junior ICC staff member and seeking to stop her pursuing her complaint.
Ten killed in Russian attack on drone exhibition near Kyiv
The event, attended by prominent members of the Ukrainian defence industry, was hit by ballistic missiles in the middle of the day.
Watch: Wildfires rage across Spain and France
Spain’s government declares national emergency as French authorities order evacuations in tourist hot spot.
Meta leaves RE100 clean energy pact after a decade as its gas buildout for AI outpaces renewables
Meta has withdrawn from RE100, the global corporate clean energy initiative it joined a decade ago as Facebook, after the Climate Group confirmed the company
OpenAI wants your medical records, and says its AI is ‘better than clinician level’
OpenAI wants to be in the room for your next diagnosis. On Thursday it began rolling out ChatGPT Health to every logged-in US adult. The