From the Digest
Every story the day's newsletter digest linked, from about fifty newsletters, with one line on why each matters.
As of Mon 3 Aug 2026 · 9 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest
Monday 3 August 2026
In the digest's order. Headlines open the publisher's page; some are paywalled.
FilterFilters search the last 60 days
Themes32
Sports31
01 · Semafor
"Trump calls off Iran strikes"Trump called off planned strikes on Iran after Gulf allies pushed for de-escalation, contingent on rapidly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
02 · Semafor
"US water systems face cyber threats"Federal investigators are examining whether Iran was behind disruptions to water systems in at least seven states.
03 · Semafor
"Tech giants betting on outpacing rivals in AI"Further reading from the day's section on AI capital: a humbling fund, SpaceX's first earnings and Amazon's retreat.
04 · Puck
"The Billion-Dollar Reason Paramount Delayed Its Closing"Further reading from the day's section on the Post's opinion editor exit and a record box office weekend.
05 · Semafor
"FIFA scraps privatization push"FIFA abandoned its plan to spin off its commercial arm as a $20 billion private entity after a revolt across world soccer and a UEFA boycott threat.
06 · Semafor
"Chatbots better scammers than humans"A study found AI chatbots outperform human scammers at pig butchering cons and are rated more trustworthy than people.
07 · Puck
"Gap Beauty's Before & After"Rachel Strugatz on whether Gap Beauty's relaunch matters to the bottom line or just to the pitch.
08 · Puck
"Kering's Slowing Slowdown & Harvey Nichols's Dwindling Options"Kering's jewelry-fueled first-half earnings, and the brands navigating Trump's new tariff loophole.
09 · Semafor
"BYD sees third month of EV growth"BYD posted 22% year-over-year EV growth in July, its third straight month, the number Detroit's EV retreat has to be read against.
Browse the archive
87 days · 1,782 stories
September 2026
17 days · 512 stories
August 2026
31 days · 780 stories
- 31 Aug 202625
- 30 Aug 202638
- 29 Aug 202627
- 28 Aug 202624
- 27 Aug 202627
- 26 Aug 202620
- 25 Aug 202637
- 24 Aug 202626
- 23 Aug 202624
- 22 Aug 202637
- 21 Aug 202624
- 20 Aug 202628
- 19 Aug 202623
- 18 Aug 202630
- 17 Aug 202643
- 16 Aug 202626
- 15 Aug 202625
- 14 Aug 202637
- 13 Aug 202633
- 12 Aug 202633
- 11 Aug 202627
- 10 Aug 202615
- 9 Aug 202624
- 8 Aug 20265
- 7 Aug 202614
- 6 Aug 202616
- 5 Aug 202613
- 4 Aug 202617
- 3 Aug 20269
- 2 Aug 202630
- 1 Aug 202623
July 2026
29 days · 358 stories
- 31 Jul 202622
- 30 Jul 202612
- 29 Jul 202614
- 28 Jul 202625
- 27 Jul 202617
- 26 Jul 202619
- 25 Jul 202614
- 24 Jul 202619
- 23 Jul 20265
- 22 Jul 20264
- 21 Jul 202625
- 20 Jul 202613
- 19 Jul 20268
- 18 Jul 20267
- 17 Jul 20261
- 16 Jul 20264
- 15 Jul 20264
- 14 Jul 20267
- 12 Jul 202616
- 11 Jul 20263
- 10 Jul 20265
- 9 Jul 20268
- 8 Jul 20262
- 7 Jul 20261
- 6 Jul 202622
- 5 Jul 202617
- 4 Jul 202625
- 3 Jul 202619
- 1 Jul 202620
Where these stories come from
Each morning the Daily Newsletter Digest reads about fifty newsletters, groups them by theme and records an audio episode. These are the day’s most substantive stories from it, each with a direct link to the original article.
Links open the publisher’s own site, which may ask you to subscribe. The one-line summaries are ours; the reporting is theirs. A place tag links to that metro or country on this site, where the same story appears under In the news.