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.

The Independent
@Independent · 3.4M followers
Asian shares are mostly lower as Kospi falls 4% and tech giants decline on Wall Street https://t.co/sKuB2fQjY3 https://t.co/MlrJt77fin

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

Bloomberg
@business · 10.3M followers
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire bubble-tea maker Gong cha from TA Associates https://t.co/j2ntuKfYjW

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

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 Times Of India
@timesofindia · 13.9M followers
#Trump invited #Sandra and Brad, a #LasVegas couple, and their two young children on stage at the Red Rock Casino #Resort and Spa while promoting his administration’s Trump Accounts and “no tax on tips” initiatives. The parents thanked him for the #tax policy and the accounts for https://t.co/xvBSLGqxBQ

Los Angeles Times
@latimes · 3.8M followers
Williams sisters reunion: Serena and Venus will play doubles together at Cincinnati Open https://t.co/bgy56SrLwp

SCOTUSblog
@SCOTUSblog · 577.7K followers
Last week, the federal government joined Trump’s personal legal team in asking the Supreme Court to review an $83.3 million defamation judgment. That’s far from the only notable petition for review from the Trump administration pending before the court. https://t.co/bZmEBPnEDg
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