Chester U. Dispatch
Chief Reporter
Apple filed a lawsuit on 10 July 2026 accusing OpenAI of trade secret theft directed by its senior leadership, the latest front in a war over who builds the next smartphone.
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passed the U.S. House in July 2025 and advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee on 14 May 2026. Its final passage, stalled ahead of the August recess, remains approximately two weeks from the next deadline.
A Falcon 9 carried 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to orbit from Vandenberg on 10 July 2026, Spaceflight Now reported. The moment every corner of Earth has service is, as ever, two weeks from the next launch.
Global chip sales rose 93.9% year over year in April and 2026 is projected to top $1.5 trillion. Domestic chip independence, however, remains on its familiar fortnightly horizon.