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Friday, 7 August 2026 Daily Edition

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Friday, 7 August 2026

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The Takeaway

China's exports increased by 23% in July, with 60.99 billion yuan being the valuation of Unitree Robotics, a Hangzhou-based company, in its initial public offering. Meanwhile, a gunman opened fire at a school in Thailand, resulting in the deaths of two people, including the perpetrator, and injuring four others.

In the tech sector, China's Cyberspace Administration has launched a probe into the security of Palo Alto Networks' products, while Unitree Robotics is set to debut on the Shanghai Star Market. Additionally, Meta Platforms is facing a potential crisis in India, with regulators demanding an apology from CEO Mark Zuckerberg within 72 hours. China's trade deficit with Germany has also continued to widen, with Chinese exports to the country increasing by 17.4% in July.

Written by urgent.news from the day's reporting.

AI

AI

The godfather of Israeli cybersecurity: The Hugging Face incident exposes the wrong AI security debate

A human insider threat unfolds over days or weeks; an agent can execute thousands of autonomous actions in an entirely different window of time.

·fortune.com·5 outlets

The Hugging Face incident underscores the urgency of AI security, revealing the inadequacy of current defenses. Enterprises must now grapple with controlling autonomous AI agents interacting with users, data, and applications. This new breed of threat differs significantly from traditional insider risks, given the rapid pace and autonomy of AI agents.

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China extends trade boom as global AI tech demand surges

Chinese exports and imports soared in July, official data showed Friday, as the manufacturing powerhouse benefits from a global AI boom lifting overseas demand for its tech products. The world’s second-largest economy last year achieved a historic trade surplus of nearly US$1.2 trillion, helping its manufacturing sector through a…

·hongkongfp.com·4 outlets

OpenAI wants to be the underdog against Apple. That won’t be easy

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence pioneer, is trying on a new public image: the scrappy underdog David defending itself from Apple’s creaky Goliath. It’s an understandable strategy, but making that image stick won’t be easy. The root of the dispute is OpenAI’s plan to develop its own AI-centric devices.

·fastcompany.com·4 outlets

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.

·techcrunch.com·3 outlets

Tech

Tech

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to 'sign defence pact' on Friday

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to 'sign defence pact' on Friday Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 07:48 The 'first in kind' agreement may include a mutual defence clause, sources said Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) welcomes Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Presidential Complex in Ankara in June 2022 (AFP/Turkish President) Off Turkey , Saudi Arabia and…

·middleeasteye.net·9 outlets

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are set to sign a joint defence agreement on Friday in Mecca, according to sources in Ankara. This significant new trilateral framework is expected to enhance the stability and security in the region. The deal, which has been under negotiation since last year, may include a mutual defence clause, although the final terms have yet to be confirmed.

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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant

A US judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest fine against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the social media giant is a “public nuisance” akin to air pollution and […]

·island.lk·7 outlets

Business

Business

Argentine Senate passes property bill after dropping two key chapters

Argentina's Senate approved in the early hours of Friday, by 37 votes to 33, the Inviolability of Private Property bill promoted by Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger, after the governing bloc withdrew the two chapters that drew the most resistance. The text now goes to the Chamber of Deputies.

·en.mercopress.com·12 outlets

The Argentine Senate approved the Inviolability of Private Property bill on Friday after dropping two contentious chapters. The vote, held early in the morning, was 37 votes to 33, with no abstentions. The governing bloc removed the chapters that caused the most resistance, including one easing rural land purchases by foreigners and another reforming the Fire Management Law.

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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to sign defense pact on Friday, sources say

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to sign defense pact on Friday, sources say Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 07:48 "A first in kind," the agreement may include a mutual defense clause, sources add A Handout picture taken and released on June 22, 2022 by Turkish Presidential press office, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip…

·middleeasteye.net·8 outlets

Hormuz deal hopes rise as talks progress – Reuters

A US official said on Friday that there is progress in Oman-Iran talks and that a deal could be signed soon, according to Reuters. Once the deal is announced, this would restore commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and the US would lift the blockade.

·fxstreet.com·2 outlets

Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

US-Iran war news LIVE: Oil prices continue to rise as Iran attacks 'hostile targets' in Strait of Hormuz

US-Iran war news LIVE: Oil prices extended gains on reports that Iran attacked “hostile targets” in the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran seeking to bar US ships from the critical waterway in a deal with Oman. Tune in to Live Mint to catch all the latest US-Iran war-related updates.

·livemint.com·7 outlets

Oil prices continued to rise as Iran reportedly attacked "hostile targets" in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over access to the critical waterway. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) soared above $78 a barrel after surging nearly three percent in the previous session, while Brent settled near $82. The attacks occurred on Thursday night after explosions were reported near Qeshm Island in Hormuz, according to Fars news agency.

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World

World

A look at high-profile shooting deaths in Thailand since 2020

BANGKOK (AP) — At least seven people were shot dead on Friday by a 14-year-old student in Nonthaburi province, a northern suburb of the Thai capital Bangkok. The boy killed five members of the staff at…

·apnews.com·10 outlets

Thailand has experienced several high-profile shooting incidents since 2020, resulting in multiple deaths. In August 2026, a 14-year-old student allegedly killed seven people, including staff members and relatives, at a school in Nonthaburi province, located in the northern suburbs of Bangkok. The nation is known to possess one of the highest rates of gun ownership in Asia, although indiscriminate shootings are relatively uncommon.

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US court blocks Trump’s US$400 million White House ballroom project

A US federal appeal court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a US$400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.

·scmp.com·8 outlets

Science

Science

NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1?

Voyager 1 is running low on power for science, but a successful energy-saving maneuver on Voyager 2 raises hope that the 50-year-old spacecraft can keep going.

·livescience.com·6 outlets

NASA scientists are set to extend the life of their most distant spacecraft, Voyager 2, through a daring "Big Bang" maneuver, potentially granting the probe another year of power. This clever power-saving technique involves selectively shutting off high-power instruments on the Voyager probes while switching on lower-power alternatives, all while ensuring the spacecraft remains warm enough to function in the frigid depths of interstellar space.

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Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Health Ministry introduces strict measures against fake or fabricated data

Until now, applicants found guilty of submitting fabricated data were liable to face only rejection of applications or cancellation of existing licences; the new provisions go a step further by imposing a temporary ban on future applications, aimed at deterring repeated violations

·thehindu.com·3 outlets

The Union Health Ministry has announced revised regulations to combat the submission of false or fabricated data in pharmaceutical applications. This announcement was made in a release dated August 6, 2026, which stated that the amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, extend existing enforcement powers under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

The new rules empower licensing authorities, at both the central and state levels, to bar entities from submitting new applications for a predetermined period. Previously, guilty parties faced only application rejection or license cancellation. The new provisions introduce a temporary ban on future applications, aiming to curb repeated violations.

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Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful

(MedPage Today) -- I have been friends with Tony Fauci, MD, for 40 years, working alongside him, from AIDS and Ebola through to the COVID-19 pandemic and mpox. He deserves our gratitude, not politics. But that's not what I want to write about...

·medpagetoday.com

Culture

Culture

Auto Mode will soon be the default in Claude Code — because humans can’t be trusted

In the early days of Claude Code, it felt like you either had to approve everything the coding agent did The post Auto Mode will soon be the default in Claude Code — because humans can’t be trusted appeared first on The New Stack .

·thenewstack.io·9 outlets

Anthropic's Claude Code is set to have auto mode as the default option starting August 14, aiming to alleviate the annoyance and danger users currently face when approving every coding action. Originally, users would have to manually decide whether to approve or disregard each command, leading to a high approval rate of 97% and only 13.6% of dangerous commands caught by humans.

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Houthi missile and drone attacks kill dozens of Yemeni government troops

Houthi missile and drone attacks kill dozens of Yemeni government troops Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 10:46 Military officials describe the attacks as the deadliest since 2022 as conflict intensifies Yemeni government forces deployed in the southern port city of Mukalla, Hadramawt province, 20 January 2026 (Fadel Senna/AFP)…

·middleeasteye.net·4 outlets

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