(opens original source in a new tab)Supply Chain DiveBlank sailings curb ocean capacity gainsThe uneven growth may lead to longer lead times, reduced schedule reliability, Pete Mento, a director at Baker Tilly’s global trade management services, said. (opens original source in a new tab)Alejandra Carranza·17 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)New ScientistWhy women with ADHD feel overwhelmingly ‘controlled’ by their hormonesPeople with ADHD are unusually sensitive to hormone shifts. Psychiatrists have started to pay attention, creating strategies to address the intense emotions and cognitive challenges caused by these changes (opens original source in a new tab)Caroline Williams·17 August 2026
Logistics & Supply Chain (opens original source in a new tab)Supply Chain DiveBNSF adds faster intermodal service in the SouthwestThe Phoenix-to-Dallas-Fort Worth route is over three days long and will run six days a week due to increased shipper demand. (opens original source in a new tab)Alejandra Carranza·17 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskU.S. Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act stablecoin ruleThe Treasury proposal would establish some of the core definitions and jurisdictions in the law Congress completed last year. (opens original source in a new tab)Jesse Hamilton·17 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: The IRS is probing UnitedHealth, and a private equity slowdownUnitedHealth faces an investigation over tax payments, and we examine why PE deals for doctor groups are slowing. (opens original source in a new tab)Bob Herman·17 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)AGBIFlydubai returns to Iranian airspace for first time since start of warFlydubai has resumed flying over Iranian airspace for the first time since the outbreak of the Iran conflict – although Dubai-based Emirates continues to avoid the country. The UAE low-cost carrier is now operating its twice-daily service between Dubai and Baku in Azerbaijan through Iranian airspace, according to flight tracking data. Since the conflict began […] (opens original source in a new tab)Gavin Gibbon·17 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStory5 Books that explain why we compare ourselves with othersExplore 5 insightful books that explain why we compare ourselves with others and how to build confidence beyond external validation. (opens original source in a new tab)17 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskThe Coldcard hack proves reputation is not a security modelA community built on verification spent five years outsourcing its judgment to one man, writes Foundation CEO Zach Herbert. (opens original source in a new tab)Zach Herbert·17 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)AGBIEgypt reports 20% rise in new company registrationsThe number of companies set up in Egypt rose by 20 percent year on year in the first six months of 2026, according to a cabinet statement. About 26,000 companies were set up over the period, with total capital of EGP97.5 billion ($1.9 billion), the statement said. Half the businesses were established in the Nile […] (opens original source in a new tab)Pramod Kumar·17 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)IEEE SpectrumFrom AI Copilots to Agent SwarmsThe impact of AI on software development has been both profound and ever-evolving. Last year, I wrote about AMD’s plans to use AI not just for generating new lines of code, but also for other steps in the software development lifecycle (SDLC), such as triaging problems, debugging code, and testing the software. At the time, we were hoping for a 25 percent productivity boost from AI use over the course of two or three years.But with each new release, the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLM (opens original source in a new tab)Andrej Zdravkovic·17 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)AGBIPIF contribution to Saudi non-oil economy rises nearly $100bnSaudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund increased its share of the kingdom’s non-oil economy last year by nearly $100 billion, as the sovereign wealth fund continued to invest heavily at home and expand internationally. PIF accounted for 11 percent of non-oil GDP in 2025, up from 10 percent a year earlier, the fund’s latest annual report […] (opens original source in a new tab)Pramod Kumar·17 August 2026