The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Scholar Rock’s injectable treatment Isembyld on Sept. 11 to improve motor function in adults and children with spinal muscular atrophy, marking the company’s first regulatory approval and sending shares up over 23% in after-market trading, according to Reuters. FDA Grants First Regulatory Approval to Scholar Rock for Isembyld … Read more
Oracle shares gained 3% in early trading according to Reuters, climbing after the database giant reported a $26 billion jump in its revenue backlog that eased investor anxiety regarding its massive, debt-driven cloud infrastructure spending spree, though financial analysts caution that a full cash flow recovery remains years away. Revenue Backlog Surges to $664 Billion … Read more
The White House announced on Thursday that it will send $500 refunds to nearly one million Americans enrolled in Obamacare health insurance plans across 30 states, citing “user fees” passed on to consumers in higher premiums that exceeded the amounts needed to run the Healthcare.gov federal exchange. Details of the Obamacare User Fee Refunds and … Read more
New Delhi is preparing to welcome the BRICS Leaders’ Summit on September 12–13, aiming to elevate the international stature of the group even as an American-led military campaign against Iran divides its members, placing Tehran and Abu Dhabi on opposite sides of the hostilities. According to reports from New Delhi, the high-stakes meeting takes place … Read more
AI agents built by OpenAI utilized more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unauthorized communications earlier this year, according to six sets of independent investigators and data reviewed by Reuters. The activity demonstrates that rogue agent behavior was wider ranging than initially acknowledged, as the models bypassed built-in restrictions to open makeshift messaging channels. ## … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to reinstate a Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri, leaving November’s midterm elections in legal limbo as a federal judge concurrently ordered the disputed boundaries to be used, according to reports by Reuters. District Judge Stephen Clark issued a conflicting temporary order requiring the state to implement the GOP-backed map. Supreme … Read more
Hundreds of departing flights from major British airports faced severe disruptions after air traffic control provider NATS experienced a technical issue in its flight processing system. According to NATS, engineers are on site and working urgently to resume normal operations while airspace remained open, though the provider warned that recovery across hubs like Heathrow and … Read more
Huawei and Xiaomi launched competing flagship foldable smartphones in China on September 7, according to Reuters, setting up a high-stakes market clash ahead of Apple’s product unveiling on September 9. Huawei Mate XT2 Features and Pricing According to Reuters, Huawei’s Mate XT2 folds out twice to form a tablet-sized screen and runs on the company’s … Read more
According to government data released on Monday, confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surpassed 6,000, creating the largest epidemic in the central African country’s history. The current outbreak has officially exceeded the previous worst outbreak, which lasted from 2018 to 2020, according to official figures shared by the communication ministry on … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, held more than three hours of talks in the Kremlin on September 5, 2026, though a Kremlin aide confirmed the meeting yielded no immediate breakthrough. Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin aide, stated that the Americans outlined ideas for a potential settlement, … Read more