Coverage centers on Asian tech stock declines tied to AI-sector jitters, extreme heatwaves in South Korea and Central Europe, and ongoing conflict developments in Lebanon and Ukraine. Additional threads include U.S. legal and policy news (DOJ, Supreme Court, Federal Reserve), sports transactions, and lighter human-interest and entertainment stories.

Financial Times
@FT · 7M followers
FT Exclusive: Paul Weiss, Quinn Emanuel and Proskauer have had conversations about taking outside capital without triggering rules that bar ownership by non-lawyers. How could this reshape their industry? https://t.co/nsqinpOvBB https://t.co/LnrDgfjHHg

AFP News Agency
@AFP · 2.4M followers
At Prague Zoo, polar bears and gorillas nibble on ice cream and roll around in piles of snow as a second heatwave of the summer reaches its peak, with national temperatures hitting a near-record 41.5 degrees https://t.co/Q8bJfIHT13

The Economist
@TheEconomist · 26.2M followers
Hong Kongers love their pets. This week’s “Drum Tower” podcast hears from officials and retailers who hope animal lovers can help save the city’s retail sector. Listen now https://t.co/pF8CCXDoS4

Reuters
@Reuters · 26.2M followers
South Korea's heatwave is expected to peak over Seoul on August 6, with the capital forecast to hit 102 degrees Fahrenheit in a spell of extreme weather already blamed for more than 20 deaths https://t.co/baBikm4bCT

The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic · 1.9M followers
Nearly 75 years after Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, @AmyWeissMeyer spoke with the sons they left behind. She reports on the ever-evolving debate about what constitutes the truth in their parents’ case: https://t.co/gksYeg5HhD

ABC News
@ABC · 18.5M followers
Cases of a potentially deadly fungus have been detected in 23 states so far this year, according to data from the CDC. https://t.co/1DXUY6UODv

U.S. Department of Justice
@TheJusticeDept · 2.4M followers
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Connecticut Children’s to End Pediatric “Gender-Affirming Care” “The Department of Justice will stop at nothing to protect America’s children,” said @ASGWoodward. “This resolution is a reminder to hospitals, medical providers, and https://t.co/aN234VVwc0

CNBC
@CNBC · 6.1M followers
Asian tech stocks drop with SK Hynix plunging 10% after Wall Street AI names fall https://t.co/9h4z6VjqVi
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