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For years, the Magnificent Seven tech giants commanded investors’ attention, dominating the S&P 500 Index and determining which way the overall stock market was headed. Those days are over.

Forterra, a US builder of autonomous vehicles, revealed today that more than 100 of its self-driving ATVs have been deployed in conflict zones in Ukraine for the past nine months, in what the company believes is the largest deployment of autonomous ground vehicles in combat by any US defense tech company. “I believe this to be true of every defense technology that’s ever been created—until you hit the realities of combat, you’re just not going to know,” Scott Sanders, Forterra’s chief growth officer and a former US Marine officer, told TechCrunch. Funded by US defense dollars, the mission is part…

Mr. Segun ‘Segalink’ Awosanya By Enitan Abdultawab Social commentator and institutional reforms advocate, Segun Awosanya, popularly known as Segalink, has argued that Nigerian activists who are seeking political offices in the 2027 general election won’t necessarily make a difference in governance. The reform advocate maintained that activists often lose the moral authority that initially made them agents of change when they get into politics. In an interview with Vanguard News’ Politics Hub, Segalink maintained that meaningful impact does not solely depend on holding political office, insisting that individuals can transform society from whatever position they occupy. According to him, those…

Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has opened up about the secret behind her ageless beauty, her past marriage to Ademidun Ojo, and other aspects of her life. The 48-year-old actress made the disclosure during her appearance on broadcast journalist and media executive Morayo Afolabi-Brown’s “The Morayo Show” on Monday. When asked about the secret behind her radiant look, she said: “We (single mothers) are happy. I think some married women are happy too. I don’t think it’s about being single or being married. “I think it’s about the person that you’re with. Sex has a lot to do with a woman’s…

SportsLine’s team of experts have revealed their World Cup parlay and soccer predictions for Tuesday’s matches Jul 7, 2026 at 6:00 am ET • 1 min read The last two Round of 16 games will take place on Tuesday, July 7 with defending champions Argentina looking to advance when they face Egypt, and Switzerland trying to make their first quarterfinal since 1954 when they battle Colombia. The winners of these games will play each other in the quarterfinal. Argentina-Egypt kicks off at noon ET, while Colombia-Switzerland is scheduled for 4. If you want to get in on soccer betting and…

At Tottenham, BTS brought the album’s themes to life. Before they arrived on stage, the audience heard the toll of the sacred bell of King Seongdeck, one of Korea’s revered cultural treasures, cast over 1,200 years ago.The massive 360-degree stage, which featured four catwalks into the audience, was also inspired by Gyeonghoeru Pavilion in Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace, while the stage floor incorporated visual elements inspired by the South Korean flag.Taking place in much drier conditions than the first night in Goyang Stadium, the first London date is largely focused on the Arirang album, which harks back to the band’s hip-hop…

The effects of immigration enforcement, artificial intelligence, and other issues in schools topped teachers’ concerns at the annual meeting of the National Education Association here, but delegates held tight to the union’s purse strings with an eye to ongoing state and national legislative fights.By the third day of the assembly, representatives of the nation’s largest teachers’ union approved spending roughly half its $1.94 million national contingency fund—used for both new business items and to provide emergency support for state and local unions’ litigation or advocacy— amounting to a cost of 25 cents per member. An aura of fiscal prudence hung…

Two explosions have rocked Syria’s capital Damascus as French President Emmanuel Macron visits his Syrian counterpart. Al Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto reports from the presidential palace.Published On 7 Jul 20267 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NewsFeedBelgium thrashed the USA 4–1 to knock the host nation out of the World Cup, leaving home fans stunned as they watched their team’s dream come to an abrupt end.Published On 7 Jul 20267 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Chile’s Codelco, facing scrutiny for a fatal accident and inflated production figures, is struggling under $25 billion of debt.