The Buffalo Bills announced they will hold quarterback Josh Allen and other starters out of their preseason Week 1 game, a decision reported by multiple outlets on August 12.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he has no thoughts on the controversy over LSU and Jayden Daniels regarding the use of a jersey number, per NBC Sports on August 12.

FOX Sports published its 2026 college football preseason top 25 rankings, with Oregon and Notre Dame as the leading candidates for the No. 1 spot, on August 9.

DeepSeek released its V4 Pro 0813 model, now available for use through the OpenRouter platform.

A federal judge ordered Google to make it easier for users to install rival app stores, calling the company's current restrictions unacceptable.

Apple trained its own AI model specifically for the Chinese market, with help from Alibaba, to power Apple Intelligence features there.

Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter at a $12.5 billion valuation, according to a source cited by CNBC.

Anthropic investors are reportedly valuing the AI company at $2 trillion, according to Gizmodo.

Goldman Sachs is in talks with investors to finance Nvidia's $500 billion AI infrastructure plan after landing a prized role in the deal, sources told Reuters.

Researchers released the largest two-dimensional map of the universe, covering millions of galaxies and spanning billions of light-years of cosmic history.

A leading scientific organization removed a chapter on climate science from its manual for judges, a change reported by The New York Times.

Scientists warned that the United States will suffer if the White House bars research collaboration with China, according to The Washington Post.

Wisconsin voters cast ballots in midterm primaries on August 12, with results determining candidates for governor, Senate, and House races.

Homicides in major U.S. cities dropped 17% in the first half of 2026, continuing a post-pandemic decline in violent crime.

Senior Democratic officials ran tabletop exercises simulating election-related threats on August 10, while President Trump continued his public criticism of voting processes.

The U.S. Navy is sending a new aircraft carrier toward the Middle East following reports of mechanical issues on the long-deployed USS Lincoln.

Record rainfall in Japan killed four people and stranded thousands at an airport, according to The Guardian.

The United States plans to unveil an "economic isolation" strategy targeting Iran next week, per Bloomberg.

The long-rumored threequel to the 2008 and 2010 Disney Channel musicals finally dropped on Disney+, reuniting Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers for a full-on Y2K nostalgia trip. It's dominating because Gen Z and millennials are collectively reliving their childhoods — and the internet is flooded with "I can't believe this is real" reactions and throwback clips.

The global girl group Katseye is having a moment — they dropped their third EP 'WILD' and followed it with the vibrant, party-ready 'Hootie Frutti' music video, giving fans a double dose of the hyper-polished, genre-blending pop that's made them one of the most talked-about new acts online.

Model and TikTok star Nick Bateman went viral after filming a live bug crawling through his Cava bowl, tagging the chain and jokingly demanding free meals for life — and Cava actually responded, turning a gross-out moment into a hilarious brand-negotiation saga that's all over FYP.