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24 August 2026 launch expands access to quantum computing, cybersecurity, space, nuclear energy, AI and robotics.

At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.

At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.

At the age of 88, barefoot and cinched into a belt of cowrie shells, renowned singer Mariam Bagayoko still sweeps across the stage with infectious energy, dazzling wide-eyed fans with the rhythms of a bygone Mali.

Namibia has granted environmental clearance for an offshore phosphate mining project that paves the way for the world's first commercial seabed-dredging operation for the mineral, despite opposition from green groups and the fishing industry.

Canada said it will announce Tuesday its response to President Donald Trump's new tariffs, as neighbors that used to be close allies spiral into a trade war.

Six months since the start of the Middle East war, the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralysed, with thousands of sailors still stranded in the Gulf and commodity carrier traffic way below its normal level.

Asian stocks fluctuated Tuesday while oil edged up as investors assess a US plan for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, while tech firms struggled following another down day on Wall Street and ahead of earnings from chip titan Nvidia.

After decades of urging the United States to attack Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally got his wish. But after six months of inconclusive hostilities, Israel may ultimately find itself in a worse position than it was before the war.

Clasping her hands together in prayer, four-year-old Huanle tells God she misses her mum, whom she hasn't seen since Chinese authorities raided their home last year in a crackdown on their unregistered church.

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative deal on wages and bonuses, both sides said on Tuesday after a rare full-day strike.

At an impromptu press conference last week, US President Donald Trump waxed lyrical about his helipad, his ballroom and his granite paving stones.

Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops not liberated it from invasion.

Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's newest acquisition: a refrigerator for humans.

Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia's top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting "the human nature of artistry", an industry body said Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of people looked set to spend another night away from home Monday as a wind-driven fire bore down on the western US city of Reno.

Major software release delivers cross-platform capabilities, lightning-fast decoupled visualization, and modernized scripting for the next generation of spaceflight.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / The Adecco Group, the leading global talent and technology services company, today announced that Britta Kroupa has been appointed to lead LHH Recruitment Solutions North America.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal ranks Magnifi fastest-growing credit union for commercial lending

Proprietary AI Vision Platform Designed for Simple, Scalable Deployment Across Multi-Site Retail and Agricultural Operations

New role unifies sales enablement, lead generation, and marketing under centralized leadership and expands oversight to customer success, supporting a consistent, connected client experience across Envision.

Roadzen's 49% quarterly revenue growth puts it alongside some of technology's most closely watched companies, while its forward revenue multiple remains the lowest in the group.

First Breach completes first flight of proprietary drone prototype, with large scale production scaling expected to begin in Q2 2027.Targeting production of more than 2,500 drones per week, supported by advanced robotics, computer vision, and expanded manufacturing capacity.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / As the economics of virgin, oil-derived plastic and recycled materials move toward parity, the SMX Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) has become the most powerful tool for manufacturers navigating a fundamental reset in the economics of plastic-a convergence accelerated by the war in the Gulf, pressure on global supply lines, the lingering aftereffects of COVID-19 and continued volatility in energy and commodity markets. Recycled material is no longer competing with virgin plastic solely on sustainability credentials; it is increasingly competing on price, forcing manufacturers to confront a new reality: what was once an environmental objective is becoming an economic imperative. In that environment, the ability to identify, verify, track and ultimately monetize recycled material becomes just as important as the material itself. The PCT creates a digital record of a physical material and the events that occur throughout its lifecycle, while providing the foundation for a credit system in which verified material movements and lifecycle events can be translated into measurable, trackable economic value. And as the digital-asset economy evolves beyond Bitcoin and non-fungible tokens toward assets that are more stable, measurable and understandable, the PCT offers a fundamentally different proposition: a digital asset anchored to something real, identifiable and economically useful in the physical world.

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / RedChip Companies, an industry leader in investor relations, media, and research for microcap and small-cap companies, today announced that on-demand replays from its Beyond the Index: The Next Generation of ETF Investing virtual investor conference, held August 19, 2026, are now available.

New insights from the 2027 Global Technology Outlook Report and live demonstrations of SecureStat® Cumulus™ and the new SecureStat® HQ™ AI Agent showcase the future of intelligent-led security

As Enterprise Demand Drives 20.6% Projected Annual Growth Through 2032, OneMeta's Architecture Now Trains and Runs Entirely Inside a Client's Own Infrastructure

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / Gemdale Gold Inc. (TSXV:GEMG)(OTCQB:GDGIF) ("Gemdale" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of a 2,000 - 3,000 metre Phase 2 infill drilling programme and the initiation of a metallurgical test work programme at its 100% owned Pontio Gold Project in Western Finland.

Company adds $1.5 billion of incremental warehouse capacity and prices second AAA-rated ABS transaction, nearly 5x covered

The trade war between the United States and Canada has taken on the flavor of a culture war after the collapse of negotiations last week.

Rescuers using giant excavators searched for victims of a deadly landfill collapse in Guinea on Monday in torrential rain, after residents said they had warned of the precarious situation that has now wiped out multiple members of various families.

Nevada on Monday launched legal action against the administration of US President Donald Trump over a plan that would cut the state's access to the vital Colorado River.