aespa Just Dropped a New Video for "Switchblade." Can It Chart on the Global 200?
Background "Switchblade" is a track from aespa's second album LEMONADE (released May 29, debuting at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 with 41,000 equivalent album units in its first week), featuring American singer Ty Dolla $ign. The official music video has just been released. The
Ariana Grande to Take ‘Step Back From Visibility’ After Tour Ends Amid ‘Public Scrutiny,’ Drops Out of ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ Musical
Ariana Grande is stepping out of the spotlight for an extended break after she wraps her Eternal Sunshine Tour, a rep for the actress and pop star told People. The rep’s statement cited “ongoing public scrutiny” as one of the reasons for the pause. “Ariana will be taking a
Breaking News - Korean Investors accusing Samsung & SK Hynix CEOs Breach Over Performance Bonuses?
SEOUL, Aug. 5 -- A minority shareholder rights group said Wednesday its complaints against the chief executive officers (CEOs) of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. over the companies' recently signed wage deals have been assigned to a regional police agency south of Seoul.
BTS's "Normal" Just Returned to the Hot 100. Will It Still Be There in a Month?
On the Billboard chart dated August 1 (tracking data through July 28), BTS's "Normal"—the second official single from the album ARIRANG—returned to the Hot 100 at No. 33, a new career peak for the track. The song first entered the chart in early April
Results Review - Caterpillar, big beat, once again confirmed data center strength
Caterpillar just reported second-quarter 2026 results this morning (August 4) — and this is a genuinely enormous beat, with the company crossing $20 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time in its history - partly confirming the huge demand of power generation in data center.
Market Rumor - Trump Administration Drafting Ban on Chinese Data Center Devices
The Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new models of Chinese data center components, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as it seeks to protect the infrastructure that undergirds the AI boom.
Breaking News - Is Sandisk And SK Hynix making a new era with its HBF structure? (August 4, 2026)
Sandisk and SK hynix Inc. tannounced the release of the HBF (High Bandwidth Flash) technical specification through the Open Compute Project (OCP), advancing the workstream to drive HBF standardization for the AI inference era, just six months after the consortium began work in February 2027.
Breaking News - Alibaba Adds to China AI Breakthroughs With New Qwen Model
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. released its biggest ever AI model, claiming performance on par with global leader Anthropic PBC in the latest Chinese breakthrough to challenge US rivals.
Energy Matrix - The World Is Entering a New Age of Solar
Global solar capacity has reached 3 terawatts, but the next phase of growth will depend on more than cheap panels. As deployment shifts toward developing economies, storage, grid capacity and accessible financing will determine how far the solar boom can go.
FIFA Chief’s Plan to Juice Football Could Lead to His Downfall
European football’s governing body has threatened legal action over Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to carve out a $20bn commercial entity from the Swiss non-profit and sell a 20 per cent stake to private investors (the Financial Times, August 3, 2026).
Back in the Club: Cardi B's First UK Singles Chart Attempt Since 2023
The Release Cardi B released "AH HA" via Atlantic Records on July 31, 2026, her first new single since 2025's Am I the Drama? The track was produced by DJ SwanQo, who has previously worked with her on "Up" and "Enough (Miami)."
‘I Will Find You’ Becomes Netflix’s No. 10 Most-Popular English-Language TV Series of All Time
Harlan Coben’s “I Will Find You” has become Netflix‘s No. 10 most-popular English-language TV series of all time, having reached a cumulative 101.9 million views in the six weeks since its release. Previously, the No. 10 spot belonged to the limited series “His & Hers,
