Monthly Archives: July, 2026

Oregon Ducks Facing Multiple Former Transfers This Year

In pursuit of its first national championship in program history, coach Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are expected to face several of their former players this season. Players facing off against their former schools is a common trend in today's college football landscape as the transfer portal and NIL have dominated the sport.  As

EA Sports College Football 27 Reveals SEC’s 10 Highest-Rated Players

EA Sports released the official player ratings for College Football 27 this week, and the SEC dominates the top of the list. Two Missouri Tigers headline the group at 96 overall, a sign of how far that program has come under head coach Eli Drinkwitz. The game launches worldwide on Thursday, July 9, with early

Texas Fans Had The Same Joke After Watching Marcel Reed at Manning Passing Academy

The heated rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies never takes a break. From football season, through basketball season and into the baseball schedule, the Lone Star Showdown is always alive and well, even during the years when both teams were apart in different conferences. Even when all three of these sports are

Sony Music and Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment Beat ‘Alien Superstar’ Sample Suit — The ‘Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Prosecute This Case’

Photo Credit: Raph_PH A federal court has tossed an infringement lawsuit filed against Sony Music, Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment, and others over an allegedly unauthorized sample in 2022’s “Alien Superstar.” Judge Mark Scarsi just recently dismissed the copyright and breach of contract complaint for lack of standing. And as is so often the case in rights-related

Apple and Google sat for discussions to unlock 50W wireless charging for smartphones

The next major leap in wireless charging may not come from a flashy smartphone launch, but from behind closed doors where some of the biggest names in the tech industry are working together, according to an ITHome report. Apple, Google, Xiaomi, and several other leading technology companies recently gathered in Beijing for the Wireless Power

Samsung Introduces New Education Tools for Interactive Displays at ISTELive 26

Samsung Electronics today announced new education solutions for its Android-based Samsung Interactive Display lineup, making shared classroom displays easier to personalize and manage. Announced and exhibited at ISTELive 26, a leading education technology conference that is being hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) from June 28-July 1 in Orlando, Florida, the

Agent confidence on the technical frontier

Enterprise investment in AI is booming. Gartner is calling 2026 an “inflection year” for organizations to align their AI projects with strategic business objectives. As the pressure to prove ROI mounts, executives and technology leaders are looking to agentic AI to drive the measurable financial outcomes their businesses seek. A prime opportunity for AI agents

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Alphabet’s SpaceX stake fuels a $98 billion gain, beating estimates

Google parent company Alphabet Inc. posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, a sign that it’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree is paying off so far and advertising revenue is coming in strong. The Mountain View, California-based company said Wednesday it earned $112.11 billion, or $9.11 per share, in the April-June period. That’s up from $28.2

Coinbase’s corporate customers can now accept payments from AI agents

Rolling out this week, Coinbase Business users will be able to accept payments from AI agents, done via the x402 protocol, developed and incubated by the exchange. Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen (Shutterstock) Coinbase has simplified native agentic payment acceptance in Coinbase Business. Exchange users get new trading views in Coinbase for Agents.

Justin Bieber’s World Cup halftime song streams jumped 110%

It was the 11-minute performance heard around the world. Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought abridged hits to the World Cup’s first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday just outside New York. And it has resulted in some noteworthy streaming bumps. Luminate, the industry data and analytics company that provides insight into changing behaviors across music listenership, examined streams

BitMEX token crashes 90% as exchange announces shutdown

[Update, 15:18 UTC, July 23 - Adds comment from cofounder beginning in sixth paragraph.] BitMEX’s utility token lost almost all of its value after the exchange announced Thursday it would wind down operations. The BitMEX (BMEX) token plunged 90% to as low as $0.002 from $0.06, according to CoinGecko data. It traded at $0.0063 at

Our Favorite Management Tips on Setting Strategy When the Path Is Unclear

Strategy by HBR Editors July 23, 2026 Illustration by Ana Yael Post Summary.    Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBR’s most popular newsletters. In this article, we’ve compiled 10 of our favorite tips on setting strategy when the Leer en español Ler em português Post Each weekday, in our