WORLDAnduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year’s markAnduril is said to be raising a new round of funding that may push its valuation up to about $100 billion, per Reuters.TechCrunch·July 24, 2026
WORLDYou can’t ignore Google Zero anymoreThe web and Google once had a deal: Google collects data and indexes webpages and in exchange sends oceans of traffic to websites. The deal wasn't perfect and certainly made Google more money than it made the websites, but it worked for a long time. Now, however, the deal seems to be dead. And the [The Verge·July 24, 2026
WORLDTrader who successfully shorted Tesla into earnings now sets sights on this high flyerThe bearish Tesla set-up we flagged ahead of Wednesday's report has delivered most of what it can.CNBC·July 24, 2026
WORLDAnthropic launches Opus 5Opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases.TechCrunch·July 24, 2026
WORLDGuyanese authorities confirm death of 72 people in sinking of coastal ferry<p>Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 were rescued as efforts continue to salvage the ship and recover all bodies</p><p>The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/guyana">Guyana</a>’s coast has risen to 72, with more bodies The Guardian·July 24, 2026
WORLDGuyanese authorities confirm death of 72 people in sinking of coastal ferry<p>Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 were rescued as efforts continue to salvage the ship and recover all bodies</p><p>The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/guyana">Guyana</a>’s coast has risen to 72, with more bodies The Guardian·July 24, 2026
WORLDGen Z Fell Out of Love With Work. I Don’t Blame Them.For Gen Z college graduates, the way millennials lived out their ambitions no longer makes sense.NY Times·July 24, 2026
WORLDCommitment season tiers: How CFB programs fared on...What were the biggest developments from the summer recruiting calendar? What comes next?ESPN·July 24, 2026
WORLDPauline Hanson’s domestic violence comments were no stumble<p>The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/24/australia-news-live-jim-chalmers-anthony-albanese-labor-coThe Guardian·July 24, 2026
WORLDA former nun explains why she ran away from her 'Cloistered' lifeCatherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery at age 24, and lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. Her memoir is C<em>loistered: My Years as a Nun.</em> <em>Originally published March 20, 2024.</em>NPR·July 24, 2026
WORLDChristopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Shows That Epics Are Better Without A.I.A.I. has rendered eye candy cheap. Viewers long for the visceral.NY Times·July 24, 2026
WORLDMasked men invading and taking Amazon communities ‘hostage’ in organised crime surge, say local leaders<p>Delegation sent to Brasília after gunmen from organised crime group enter homes in western Amazon</p><p>Indigenous leaders on the Brazilian-Peruvian border have said their communities are being “taken hostage” by organised crime groups who are running rampant across the region, destroying rainforThe Guardian·July 24, 2026