Energy & MobilityCalifornia Sues Trump Over Ridiculous Wind Power CancellationsCleanTechnica·29 August 2026
DefenseHow the Army benefits from diverse interceptors, plus a window into modernizationBreaking Defense·27 August 2026
HealthcareSTAT+: CMS plans launch event for ACCESS, the Medicare chronic care pilotSTAT News·27 August 2026
Supply Chain DiveJim Beam maker chooses next chief supply chain officerManuel Cabañas has been with Suntory Global Spirits since 2000 and will now oversee manufacturing, distribution, quality, sourcing and operations across the company’s global network.Phil Neuffer·28 August 2026
StartupsWamdaOro raises $3 million to scale AI-powered financial execution platformUAE-based financial AI platform Oro has raised $3 million in a strategic funding round co-led by MH Ventures and Mapleblock Capital, with participation from M2M Capital, Archer Capital and X21 Digital, and follow-on backing from Disrupt.com and ZIGLabs. Founded in 2024 by Varun Choudhary, Oro uses natural-language AI to translate users’ financial instructions into multi-step transactions across decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols, while maintaining a non-custodial, user-authorised model27 August 2026
NewSouth China Morning PostChina needs 600% child subsidy rise to prevent deeper birth crisis: scholarsBeijing should drastically raise its nationwide childcare subsidies to stave off a deepening birth crisis, according to Chinese scholars, who warned the country’s fertility rate could soon fall to the lowest in the world unless action was taken. The government should learn from the examples of Singapore and South Korea – two nearby countries facing similarly severe demographic challenges, which have both introduced enhanced pronatalist policies to turn around the situation, they added. Beijing..Mandy Zuo·29 August 2026
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