Tuesday, 7 July 2026

World

Hamas gives up its government on paper — but keeps its guns, and the war grinds on

Hamas dissolved its Gaza governing body to make room for a UN-backed technocratic committee, but refused to disarm, so real control hasn't moved.

Finance

A flood of new stock is heading for the market — and this week is the first test

SK Hynix's $28bn Nasdaq debut, SpaceX lockups worth $800bn, and a wave of IPO shares coming unlocked all point at the same thing — more shares chasing the same money.

Tech

Meta puts a number on the youth-safety trial it's fighting: $1.4 trillion

Four US states want penalties close to Meta's entire market value — because they're multiplying a per-teen fine by every affected young user.

Mind & body

How your body holds its temperature — and why a fever is the thermostat turning itself up, not breaking down

Your body defends a core temperature near 37°C with a thermostat in the brain and a set of effectors that make or shed heat.

Climate

Trump's war on wind loses in court, five for five — but the buyouts kill the projects anyway

The administration lost every legal fight to stop offshore wind, then simply paid $2.6bn to cancel the leases instead.

Space

Two private spacecraft played cat-and-mouse in orbit — for the Space Force

On a mission called Victus Haze, one company's satellite hunted down, circled, and photographed another's while the military watched — a rehearsal for tracking an adversary in space, and the clearest sign yet that orbit is now a place where you can be approached.

Biotech

The new US health aid comes with strings — and some African governments are saying no

Washington is offering African nations billions to build their own health systems, but the money is tied to conditions on data, drugs, and minerals — and several countries are refusing while the WHO-run fight against Ebola in Congo carries on.

Money

How dollar-cost averaging works — why a fixed rule beats trying to guess the market

Putting the same amount in on a schedule quietly buys more shares when prices fall and fewer when they rise, so the price you actually pay comes out below the average price — and you never have to time anything.

Sports

FIFA erased one red card at the World Cup — and left every other verdict looking negotiable

FIFA reversed Folarin Balogun's suspension after a reported call from President Trump, the only one of 13 sending-offs not to carry a ban — and UEFA says the sport's rule-maker "crossed a red line.

Gaming

Sony puts a date on the death of the game disc — and quietly closes the door on reselling what you buy

PlayStation will stop making discs in January 2028.

Food

A cooking-oil giant says its US market is shrinking — because of who its customers are, not what it sells

The maker of Mazola oil told investors that immigration raids and financial strain on Latino households are quietly draining a whole commodity market — while a beef shortage, a farm-labour bill, and an egg price-fixing settlement all trace back to the same thing: who is in the food system, and who isn't.

Cyber

The web AI reads back to you is now a place attackers hide orders

Researchers found booby-trapped websites that whisper hidden instructions to AI agents browsing the web — tricking some into sending crypto to a stranger's wallet.