Sudhanshu Srivastava 
Bioengineered Chewing Gum Cut HPV Levels by 93% in Lab Tests — But It’s Not a Treatment Yet Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have found that extracts from a bioengineered chewing gum sharply reduced levels of HPV and two bacteria linked to head and neck cancer in laboratory testing on … Read more
NFL Season Kicks Off Tonight: Panthers vs. Cardinals in the Hall of Fame Game — How to Watch Football is officially back. The 2026 NFL season begins tonight, Thursday, August 6, when the Carolina Panthers face the Arizona Cardinals in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium … Read more
CSU’s Final Hurricane Forecast Sticks With Below-Average 2026 Atlantic Season as El Niño Takes Hold Colorado State University released its final seasonal outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on Wednesday, August 5, keeping its forecast unchanged from July: a below-average season of nine named storms, four hurricanes, and just one major hurricane, as a … Read more
SpaceX Beats Revenue Estimates in First Public Earnings, But Stock Falls on $18.4 Billion AI Spending SpaceX posted its first earnings report as a public company on Tuesday, August 4, beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations with 92% year-over-year growth — but the stock fell as much as 11% anyway, as investors focused on a sharp … Read more
Susan Collins Will Vote Against Todd Blanche for Attorney General, Leaving Him One Vote From Defeat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Tuesday, August 4, that she will vote against Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general, becoming the first Senate Republican to publicly oppose the nomination just hours after it cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee — … Read more
Boeing’s 737 MAX 7 Finally Gets FAA Certification, Nearly a Decade After Its First Flight The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Boeing an amended type certificate for the 737 MAX 7, clearing the company’s smallest MAX variant for commercial service nearly nine years after the aircraft first took to the skies — a milestone Boeing … Read more
Disney Reports Q3 Earnings Today — Here’s What Wall Street Is Watching Under New CEO Josh D’Amaro The Walt Disney Company is releasing fiscal third-quarter 2026 results before the opening bell on Wednesday, August 5, in what amounts to a significant early test for new CEO Josh D’Amaro, as the entertainment giant tries to reverse … Read more
DEA’s Federal Ban on 7-OH, a Potent Kratom-Derived Opioid, Takes Effect Today A federal ban on concentrated forms of 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly known as “7-OH” — a synthetic compound derived from the kratom plant that doctors say can be five to 15 times more potent than morphine — takes effect Wednesday, August 5, 2026, classifying it … Read more
OpenAI’s First Influencer Brand Trip Sparks Backlash Over AI’s Environmental and Job Impact OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip was meant to showcase its newest AI tools in a relaxed, aspirational setting. Instead, it’s become a case study in how quickly a marketing push can collide with public anxiety about the technology being marketed — drawing … Read more
Federal Judge Grant s Fifth Season of Eligibility to All Class of 2022 NCAA Athletes, Upending Rosters Nationwide A federal judge in Denver dealt a major blow to the NCAA’s new eligibility rules on Friday, July 31, ruling that every Division I athlete from the high school class of 2022 who exhausted their four seasons … Read more