Tesla reported record Q2 2026 deliveries of 480,000 vehicles and revenue of $28.2 billion, a 26% year-on-year increase, but missed earnings estimates as margins slid and free cash flow turned negative for the first time in years. Capital expenditures surged 142% as Elon Musk funneled revenue from the car business into Optimus robotics and AI infrastructure.

Alphabet shares fell roughly 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to a record $205 billion, overshadowing a Q2 beat that included $119.8 billion in revenue and an 82% year-on-year surge in Google Cloud. Investors are concluding that the cost of AI dominance may be compounding faster than the ...

DP World and the Fujairah Ports Authority signed a 50-year concession Wednesday to build two new terminals on the UAE's Gulf of Oman coastline, including the Al Rugaylat container terminal and Dibba General Cargo Terminal. The deal treats the near-closure of Hormuz commercial shipping as a permanent shift in global trade routes.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that any deployment of EU or NATO troops to Ukraine as security guarantees is 'absolutely unacceptable' for Russia, adding that such plans are 'really absolutely realistic' and not theoretical. Russia says its operations are specifically aimed at preventing such a scenario.

A Florida pastor is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT reportedly offered spiritual reassurance instead of urging him to seek emergency care for a pulmonary embolism. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco federal court, could set the first US precedent for AI medical liability.

Russia's Lavrov and US Secretary Rubio confirmed a direct bilateral for Thursday morning in Manila, placing Ukraine settlement on the agenda for their first face-to-face since the Alaska summit. Lavrov plans to press Rubio on whether Washington's Alaska proposals remain operative, while Rubio has publicly called refusing contacts 'a reckless decision.'

Elon Musk warned SpaceX short sellers on X they face a 'very low' survival probability as the stock trades below its $125 IPO price with 32% of float sold short, ahead of the company's first earnings call on August 12.

Instagram's direct messages failed for the second time in three days Wednesday, leaving millions unable to contact each other as Meta declined to publicly acknowledge or explain the back-to-back disruptions.

The Boston Red Sox matched the longest winning streak in franchise history Wednesday, defeating the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 for their 15th consecutive victory and tying a record that had stood since 1946, as Aroldis Chapman recorded the 390th save of his career.

Wonder Man #5, the final issue of Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto's four-volume run, closes Simon Williams's Hollywood reckoning with a confrontation and no clean ending. Marvel's most disciplined character study of 2026 arrives as the Disney+ series heads into Season 2 with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

Olivia Miles joined Candace Parker as the only rookies in WNBA history to record at least 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in a single game, leading the Minnesota Lynx to a 105-102 victory at Seattle that extended their winning streak to six games. Kayla McBride scored 33 points and Flau'jae Johnson's 26-point effort kept the Storm competitive ...

The Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to advance the Connected Vehicle Security Act, which would ban Chinese-connected vehicles, software, and hardware from US markets by 2027. The bill's 15 percent Chinese ownership threshold could also oust Mercedes-Benz, whose Chinese shareholders hold roughly 20 percent of the company.

Jason Sudeikis revives Ted Lasso with a Season 4 premiere set for August 5 on Apple TV+, built around an all-female football team at AFC Richmond. The series returns two years after Sudeikis privately admitted it was not as finished as he had publicly declared.

Thursday delivers the single most anticipated astrological shift of the entire month. Mercury stations direct in Cancer at 16 degrees and 18 minutes, ending a retrograde cycle that began on June 29 and spent nearly four weeks scrambling communication, resurfacing old emotional conflicts, and forcing every zodiac sign to slow down when all they wanted was to ...

Casemiro signed for Inter Miami CF as a free agent Wednesday while MLS launched a simultaneous tampering investigation into the club's recruitment of the five-time Champions League winner. His contract runs through 2027 with a club option extending to June 2029.

Manchester City have signed Phil Foden to a four-year contract extension through 2030, with a one-year option, ending transfer interest from Galatasaray and European clubs. The 26-year-old, whose negotiations were led by Rafaela Pimenta, will enter Enzo Maresca's first full season with his future secured at the Etihad.

Spain's 1-0 World Cup final win over Argentina drew 38.937 million viewers on Fox and 22.6 million on Telemundo, the largest audience ever assembled in the United States for a soccer match. The previous US soccer record of 33.5 million, set three weeks earlier in the same tournament, did not survive the final.

The Miami Heat accidentally posted a YouTube link titled 'LeBron James Introductory Press Conference' before deleting it and calling it a scheduling error. The upload, staged, titled, and ready to go, effectively confirmed that LeBron James, 41, is returning to Miami after a 12-year absence.

NYT Spelling Bee answers for July 22, 2026: center letter T, outer letters A, C, D, H, K, R, pangram HARDTACK, and the complete 34-word solution list.

The US 30-year Treasury yield has stayed above 5% for the longest run since 2007, as Iran war oil prices sustain inflation and block Federal Reserve rate cuts. Mortgage rates have climbed to a near-11-month high of 6.55% as the bond market milestone triggers alarms among long-term investors.

Super Micro Computer shares surged 15% after the company disclosed a record $60 billion order backlog and near-doubled gross margins in preliminary Q4 results. A SpaceX contract for liquid-cooled AI racks for Elon Musk's xAI Grok supercluster is included in the milestone backlog.

The four answers to today's Quordle #1640 (July 22, 2026) are COYLY, SINGE, AWASH, and AWOKE. Hints for each word are below, followed by the full solution and a difficulty note.

The answer to Contexto #1403 (July 22, 2026) is DRAIN. Today's puzzle taps both the literal plumbing sense and the figurative sense of slow depletion a dual meaning that reliably pushes difficulty higher.

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra at $2,099 and a redesigned Galaxy Z Fold8 at $1,899 at Galaxy Unpacked in London on Wednesday. Both debut silicon-carbon batteries for the first time in a Samsung foldable, while reviewers noted the lighter, wider standard model outshined the pricier Ultra.

Saudi crude tankers reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday as Yemen's Houthis began enforcing a naval blockade, threatening 6 million barrels of daily crude traffic to Asia. The diversions are the first concrete evidence the Houthi blockade is physically rerouting global oil flows.