August 15, 2026
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July 2026

The Netherlands built the world’s first power plant where salt water meets fresh water to generate electricity, hidden inside a small blue building | World News

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Halfway along the Afsluitdijk, the 20-mile dam that has separated the salty Wadden Sea from the freshwater IJsselmeer since 1932, sits a small blue building that most drivers passing over the dam never notice. Since November 26, 2014, when King Willem-Alexander switched it on, this building has housed the world’s first reverse electrodialysis power plant,…

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AWS earnings Q2 2026

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Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman speaks at the HumanX Conference in San Francisco on April 7, 2026. Big Event Media | Getty Images Amazon’s cloud segment grew faster than analysts had predicted in the second quarter, with revenue increasing almost 37%, marking the strongest expansion since 2021. The digital commerce company said in a…

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Massive Attack investigated after reports of pro-Palestinian display in Singapore show

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Singapore authorities are investigating Massive Attack after the British band reportedly expressed pro-Palestinian sentiments during a performance in the city-state. According to local media reports and eyewitness accounts on social media, two members of Massive Attack held up a Palestinian flag at the show on Wednesday, and reportedly shouted “Free Palestine”, with some in the…

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Apple drops 7%, Amazon surges 12% after earnings

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Amazon shares surged on Friday while Apple dropped as investors reacted starkly differently to their June quarter earnings reports. Shares of Amazon were 12% higher in premarket trading, while Apple fell 7%. Amazon was nearly 4% higher at Thursday’s close while Apple was down by more than 1%. Both companies reported their June quarter earnings…

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