The FTC and 22 states allege Amazon used a hidden “soft reserve” price to inflate ad costs, potentially extracting tens of billions from over a million sellers.
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Shein's Hong Kong listing saw its stock slip up to 10% in early trade, valuing the company at about $26 billion—roughly a quarter of its earlier estimate.
The Pokémon GO Fest 2026 Mega Finale introduces new Charged Attacks for Mega‑Evolved Pokémon, including Dynamic Punch+ for Mega Mewtwo X and Future Sight+ for Mega Mewtwo Y, plus Adventure Effects.
Analyst Mark Gurman says the upcoming Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 will largely retain their current looks, introduce a ceramic case option and feature a new processor for better performance.
Over 12 TB of Steam data from 2003‑2013 has been leaked, exposing abandoned Half‑Life 2: Episode 3 files, deleted Portal 2 content and early builds of major third‑party games.
CERN researchers have produced quark‑gluon plasma using collisions of light oxygen‑16 and neon‑20 nuclei, demonstrating that the primordial state can be created in much smaller “little big bangs.”
Twenty years after the International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of planetary status, scientists and the public remain divided over whether the decision was a mistake.
President Trump phoned a NASA briefing on Aug. 30 to commend the successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a mission he previously sought to cancel.
A 15‑year Danish cohort study found that early use of statins was associated with a 15% reduction in dementia risk, highlighting a possible link between cholesterol control and brain health.
The Health and Human Services Department has opened a public comment period on new vaccine categorization proposals that could shift many childhood shots out of routine recommendation.









