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• Major U.S. stock indexes rose today, with the S&P 500 hitting a one-month high and gaining 0.23%, while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 climbed 0.26% and 0.31% respectively. • Market gains were driven by favorable economic data showing June producer prices rose less than expected and a stronger-than-anticipated July Empire manufacturing survey. • Technology stocks provided additional support following strong earnings from ASML, signaling continued high demand for chips essential to global AI infrastructure.

• Rakuten TV has launched 20 free ad-supported streaming channels (FAST) provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment across several European markets. • The new lineup, consisting of single-program and scripted-genre feeds, debuted this week in the U.K., Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, and the Nordics. • This expansion increases the platform's available linear and on-demand content options without requiring additional costs from viewers.

Exclusive: Charities say they ‘cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty’ without government supportFour hundred thousand children in the UK were supported by baby banks in 2025, an 11% increase from the year before, prompting warnings from charities that they “cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty on this scale” without government support.New research from the Baby Bank Alliance, set up by Save the Children UK to represent and advocate for more than 400 baby banks across the country, found that an average of 1,096 children were being supported by each member every day, with some essential items soaring in demand. Continue reading...

Desperate US parents pay up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogusAutistic children as young as 18 months old are being injected with human stem cells derived from umbilical cords in unapproved, unproven and potentially harmful “treatments” that scientists warn are proliferating across the US under the active encouragement of the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.Clinics in Florida, Texas and other states are selling what they bill as “regenerative medicine” to families with autistic children who have intensive care needs. Parents who have taken their children through the process talked to the Guardian about their hopes and fears for a therapy that appears to be gaining ground in the US. Continue reading...

• A team sponsored by North Carolina State University and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) won the inaugural Presidential AI Challenge. • The competition engaged K-12 students, educators, and mentors nationwide to create innovative AI solutions addressing real-world community problems. • This initiative highlights the problem-solving potential of the next generation and promotes the development of future AI leaders across the U.S.

• The Nordic streaming market has grown to over 27 million paid subscriptions, an increase of approximately 3.5 million since spring 2025. • Roughly 80% of these new subscriptions are ad-supported, signaling a significant shift in consumer preference toward cheaper, ad-funded tiers. • Sweden experienced the most dramatic growth, with household penetration rising over 50% year-on-year, allowing it to surpass Denmark and Norway for the first time.