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IQM Quantum Becomes the First European Quantum Company Listed on the Nasdaq
Finnish company IQM Quantum Computers went public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker IQMX, becoming the first European quantum

Three Stinging Defeats for Trump Close Out the Supreme Court Term
On June 29 and 30, 2026, the United States Supreme Court wrapped up its annual term with a series of rulings that,

F110 engines for Turkey's Kaan, a winning bet for NATO
The Trump administration formally notified the US Congress, on June 24, 2026, of its intention to sell Turkey dozens of General Electric

Europe and Canada Are About to Pay $140 Billion for Ukraine
European members of NATO and Canada are set to announce, at the Ankara summit scheduled for July 7 and 8, 2026, an

Rocket Lab swallows Iridium for $8 billion, the West muscles up against SpaceX
California-based Rocket Lab signed a definitive agreement on June 29, 2026 to acquire satellite communications giant Iridium Communications for an enterprise value

The Tropical Carnival, when Paris becomes an archipelago of lights
On Sunday, July 5, 2026, the avenue des Champs-Élysées stopped being, for one afternoon, the most famous avenue in the world, and

70,000 Singaporeans Exposed by a Breach Rooted in a 1998 Oversight
There's something dizzying about this story: the personal data of roughly 70,000 people in Singapore was compromised not because of some cutting-edge

Epstein Files, the Justice Department Digs In on Its Redactions
On July 2, 2026, just hours before a deadline set by a federal judge expired, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a

July 7, the day 720,000 lives turn on a single click
There are dates you never forget. July 7, 2026 is one of them for more than 720,000 final-year high school students across