NVIDIA and dozens of industry partners launched the Open Secure AI Alliance on July 27, 2026 to build open tools for securing AI agents. Here’s a clear explainer of the mission, member stack, risks, and open questions.
DOE and EIA data show U.S. emergency crude stocks near 311 million barrels, the lowest since 1983, as Iran-war releases continue through summer 2026.
KOSPI fell about 6% on July 29 after a deeper intraday slide, extending a brutal AI-chip unwind as SK hynix and Samsung led losses across Asia.
NASA’s Perseverance rover found a 75-meter stack of ancient rock on Jezero’s rim built by repeated asteroid impacts more than 3.9 billion years ago.
Seven OPEC+ producers add 188,000 bpd in August, then meet Aug. 2 as markets weigh whether the gradual unwind of voluntary cuts finally pauses.
Brent rebounded into the mid-to-high $80s on July 29 as Hormuz risks returned; IEA data show only a partial June supply recovery from war disruptions.
Microsoft is routing specialized Copilot workloads to its own MAI models via a hill-climbing loop—cutting costs without signaling a full partner exit.
Cabinet clears Semicon Mission 2.0 with a Rs 1.27 lakh crore outlay, widening incentives from fabs to design, materials, packaging, R&D and talent.
The International Monetary Fund trimmed its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.0 percent in the July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update, down from 3.1 percent in the April WEO.
The FCC added foreign humanoid and quadruped robots and power inverters to its Covered List, blocking new U.S. authorizations over security risks.
