1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (899+ words) German companies sharply reduced new investment in the United States in the first half of 2026, with direct investment falling nearly two-thirds year on year to €4.3 billion ($5 billion), the lowest first-half level since 2023, according to calculations by the German Economic Institute…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (527+ words) BLACKPINK's Jennie has once again found herself at the center of an online debate over her live vocals after taking the stage at Summer Sonic Festival 2026 in Tokyo. Jennie headlined the festival on Saturday, August 15, delivering a roughly one-hour set…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1135+ words) Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has bought a 1% stake in Argentine oil producer Vista Energy for about $76 million, giving his investment fund direct exposure to the rapidly expanding Vaca Muerta shale formation, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Thiel…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (808+ words) NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Friday, Aug. 14, that he is "extremely confident" Artemis III will launch in 2027, as NASA continues assembling the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the mission at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Isaacman…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (782+ words) In a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his desire to further develop bilateral relations, citing the growth of military cooperation between the two countries amid Russia's intervention in the conflict in Ukraine....

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1108+ words) Washington is considering targeted restrictions on Chinese AI models as their low-cost, open-weight systems gain traction among U.S. developers, but the Trump administration has not announced a blanket ban yet. On July 20, Axios reported that the administration was reviving discussions from…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (755+ words) Rebel Creamery, the Utah-based maker of Rebel Ice Cream, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 14 after a federal judge ordered it to surrender $23.785 million in profits to rival Van Leeuwen Ice Cream over intentional trade dress infringement. The bankruptcy…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (753+ words) Postpartum psychosis can develop after childbirth and requires urgent psychiatric care, but doctors and families may mistake its symptoms for more common conditions such as postpartum depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a recent physician commentary. Patricia De Marco…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (554+ words) A Spanish F-18 fighter operating on a NATO air-policing mission shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace early Sunday, marking the fourth drone Romania has downed in 2026, according to Romania's Defence Ministry. Romanian radars detected the drone entering from neighboring…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (614+ words) SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets from opposite U.S. coasts just 38 minutes apart on Aug. 15, setting the company's shortest interval between two orbital missions, according to SpaceX launch records. The first mission lifted eight Globalstar satellites from Florida at 9:12 p.m. EDT, while a…...