(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: Silence Therapeutics aims at Takeda with new data in rare blood cancerA rare blood cancer drug from Silence Therapeutics showed strong results in a trial, potentially setting it up to compete with a Takeda medicine. (opens original source in a new tab)Jason Mast·10 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)ScienceDailyPotatoes may have given Indigenous Andeans a digestive superpowerThe rise of the potato in the Andes appears to have left a lasting mark on human DNA. Indigenous Peruvians carry exceptionally high numbers of a starch-digestion gene, likely because people with more copies gained an evolutionary advantage once potatoes became a staple food. The change began thousands of years before European contact, providing unusually strong evidence that diet can shape human evolution. (opens original source in a new tab)10 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryHow AADYAH Aerospace builds the parts that steer a rocketThe Bengaluru-based company builds thrust vector control systems, avionics and satellite subsystems for launch vehicles and defence programmes, and turned profitable in March 2025. (opens original source in a new tab)10 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryHow East Ocyon Bio is building an off-the-shelf cancer cell therapy in GurugramThe Gurugram-based company is developing allogeneic CAR-NK cell therapies made from healthy donor cells, backed by a $4.2 million seed round and a government grant covering both resistant tumours and leishmaniasis. (opens original source in a new tab)10 August 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnicaIs All-Electric Living Possible In A Basic Summer Home?Like many people today, I am able to work remotely. My primary home is on the Atlantic coast of Florida, but, for ten or twelve weeks in the summer, I move to Connecticut. I own a modular home in a rural seasonal community that was established in the 1960s. It’s ... [continued] The post Is All-Electric Living Possible In A Basic Summer Home? appeared first on CleanTechnica. (opens original source in a new tab)Carolyn Fortuna·10 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)New ScientistQuantum voting could make elections more secureIn an election, how can you make sure that everyone's votes are counted but also kept entirely secret? Quantum mechanics may have the answer (opens original source in a new tab)Karmela Padavic-Callaghan·10 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)WiredA California Program Is Bringing Down the Cost of Heat Pumps by Buying BulkThe approach is like a Costco for heat pumps, and it’s helping make installations more accessible as heat waves worsen. (opens original source in a new tab)Chris Baraniuk·10 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)ScienceDailyThe sun will vanish over Europe in a rare total solar eclipse: Watch liveA total solar eclipse will plunge parts of Europe into darkness on August 12, 2026, with Spain offering some of the best views. ESA will livestream the spectacle from the Javalambre Observatory, combining telescope feeds, drone footage, and expert commentary. At 20:31 CEST, the observatory will experience 1 minute and 21 seconds of totality, revealing the Sun’s normally hidden outer atmosphere. (opens original source in a new tab)10 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)AGBIQatari Diar launches phase one of $30bn Egypt developmentQatari Diar has launched the first phase of a tourism development on Egypt’s northwestern Mediterranean coast. The initial build will cost around EGP220 billion ($4.5 billion), with total investment in the Alam El-Roum project expected to reach $29.5 billion. The Qatari company, the real estate arm of Doha’s sovereign wealth fund, transferred $3.5 billion in […] (opens original source in a new tab)Nadim Kawach·10 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)AGBITurkey’s Gulf exports suffer steep drop offTurkey’s exports to Gulf countries have fallen sharply in the first seven months of the year, with most of the downturn coming after the US and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran. Gulf imports from Turkey fell 21 percent year on year to $11 billion in the first seven months of the year, according […] (opens original source in a new tab)William Sellars·10 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)AGBIIran conflict widens gap between Saudi drilling rivalsSaudi Arabia’s two biggest drilling contractors reported sharply contrasting second-quarter results as Ades Holding benefitted from its expansion overseas, while offshore rig suspensions as a result of the Iran war pushed rival Arabian Drilling into a loss. Ades Holding, Saudi Arabia’s largest driller, reported a 36 percent increase in revenue to SAR2.2 billion ($588 million) […] (opens original source in a new tab)Pramod Kumar·10 August 2026
