Meta to Share AI Infrastructure Costs via $2 Billion Asset Sale
Meta Platforms has announced plans to sell approximately $2 billion in data center assets as it seeks external…
August 2025
New Global Health Tracker Released to Monitor Plastic Pollution’s Impact on Human Disease
Researchers today launched the Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics, a real-time global tracker quantifying the health…
Foldable Phone Market Grows Amid Samsung Leadership and Chinese Innovation Surge
The global foldable smartphone market reached around 19.8 million unit shipments in 2025, holding roughly 1.5 % penetration…
Europe’s Green Hydrogen Ambitions Stall as Germany Cancels Major Projects Amid High Costs
Germany and other European nations have recently scrapped or suspended several flagship green hydrogen projects, citing steep…
NATO Secretary General Warns Cyberattacks Could Match Kinetic Threats at Summit
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg cautioned on August 1 that cyberattacks today can cause damage equivalent to…
WuXi AppTec Raises Nearly $1 Billion to Fund Global Biotech Expansion
Chinese biotech services giant WuXi AppTec announced plans to raise approximately HK$7.70 billion (US$980.9 million) by issuing…
Astronomers Directly Observe Planet Forming in Disk Around Young Star for the First Time
Astronomers have captured the first-ever direct image of a planet forming within a protoplanetary disk—embedded in a…
Germany’s Offshore Wind Expansion Stalls in H1 2025 Despite Strong EU Targets
Germany reported zero gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity in the first half of 2025, leaving its…
NASA and Roscosmos Space Chiefs Meet in Florida, Renew ISS Collaboration Amid Crew‑11 Launch Delay
Nasa’s acting administrator Sean Duffy and Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov met at Kennedy Space Center on July 31…
EU AI Act Moves Forward as Google and xAI Embrace Code of Practice Before Compliance Deadline
As general-purpose AI model obligations become effective on August 2, the EU’s landmark AI Act gains momentum.…