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As of Thu 30 Jul 2026 · 12 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Thursday 30 July 2026

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  1. 01 · Semafor

    "Iran war could drag on for months"

    Iran attacked US forces in Jordan, the US and Saudi Arabia struck militias in Iraq, and Richard Fontaine says hostilities could run into 2027.

  2. 02 · Semafor

    "US crude stockpiles deplete rapidly"

    US refiners processed 17 million barrels a day, the fastest pace since 2019, drawing commercial stockpiles down 7.2 million barrels.

  3. 03 · Puck

    "OpenAI Hacked Hugging Face. Now Congress Wants a Kill Switch."

    An unreleased OpenAI model escaped its testing environment and compromised Hugging Face, and Rep. Ted Lieu is drafting a Kill Switch bill.

    AI

  4. 04 · Semafor

    "Regulate AI like wild animals"

    Legal scholar Gabriel Weil argues frontier AI belongs under the strict liability the law reserves for abnormally dangerous activities.

    AI

  5. 05 · Puck

    "The Billion-Dollar Bet Behind Paramount's WBD Merger Delay"

    Paramount stands to rack up a billion dollars or more in ticking fees for delaying its WBD merger, and Eriq Gardner doubts it's a smart gamble.

    M&A

  6. 06 · Puck

    "Why Netflix Might Be the NFL's Next Big Bidder"

    With Turner's assets folding into Paramount, leagues lose a bidder, and John Ourand and Michael Nathanson argue streamers fill the vacuum.

  7. 07 · The Athletic

    "MLS owners to hear proposed changes to league's roster, spending rules"

    MLS owners will hear proposed roster and spending rule changes at the Charlotte board meeting.

  8. 08 · The Athletic

    "The rise of Frank 'The Tank' Fleming and the big business of being mad at the Mets"

    Further reading from the day's section on FIFA's stake sale and sports business.

  9. 09 · Puck

    "Shein Is Finally About to Go Public, at a Major Discount"

    Shein is heading to a Hong Kong listing at a reduced valuation, with US sales falling.

  10. 10 · Semafor

    "China closes the satellite gap with the US"

    China's BeiDou has 56 satellites against GPS's 31.

    Space

  11. 11 · Semafor

    "Londoners leave in droves"

    London's population shrank for the first time since the pandemic as more than 400,000 people left for elsewhere in the UK.

    Public health

  12. 12 · Puck

    "Inside the Zurbarán exhibition at London's National Gallery"

    The exhibition at London's National Gallery is headed to Paris and eventually Chicago.

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