Amazon’s cloud surge shows AI demand becoming revenue, while its $7.6 billion trailing free-cash-flow outflow shows the infrastructure race still consumes enormous capital. Apple’s supply warning, practical security and review tools, restaurant economics, prediction markets, Boston sports, and New Hampshire operations complete the final file.
AWS revenue rose 37% to $42.2 billion, its fastest growth in 18 quarters, while total operating income climbed 43%. Yet trailing free cash flow turned negative as AI investment surged, so demand is real but the buildout is not self-funding yet.
Gemini Robotics ER 2 can watch live video, plan multi-step work, call tools, correct mistakes, and coordinate several robots. Google made it public through the Gemini API and AI Studio, moving agent orchestration from screens into physical systems.
Apple revenue rose 16% to $109.4 billion, helped by stronger iPhone and Mac sales. The company warned that component shortages will limit the current quarter, while tariff refunds added two points to reported gross margin.
IG Group agreed to pay up to $1.3 billion for Underdog, excluding a separate employee incentive plan. The deal links sports contracts to a global trading platform, but it still needs U.S. regulatory approval.
AWS revenue rose 37% to $42.2 billion, its fastest growth in 18 quarters, while total operating income climbed 43%. Yet trailing free cash flow turned negative as AI investment surged, so demand is real but the buildout is not self-funding yet.
Apple revenue rose 16% to $109.4 billion, helped by stronger iPhone and Mac sales. The company warned that component shortages will limit the current quarter, while tariff refunds added two points to reported gross margin.
The S&P 500 rose 1.7%, the Nasdaq gained 2.8%, and the Dow added 1.2% as Microsoft and chip shares rallied. The 10-year Treasury yield still reached 4.667%, keeping business loans and long-term stock values under pressure.
Jersey Mike's sold 43.5 million shares at $23, valuing the sandwich chain at $7.3 billion, but the stock opened at $21. Investors funded a strong franchise model while rejecting the price set before public trading.
Gemini Robotics ER 2 can watch live video, plan multi-step work, call tools, correct mistakes, and coordinate several robots. Google made it public through the Gemini API and AI Studio, moving agent orchestration from screens into physical systems.
GitHub's public preview breaks a large change into ordered pull requests that can be reviewed separately and merged together. The gh-stack tool and Copilot skill directly attack the review overload created by coding agents.
Deep Agents 0.7 removes hidden prompting, trims tool descriptions, and makes task lists optional. LangChain reports similar evaluation scores with fewer tokens, a useful reminder that better tool interfaces can beat more prompt text.
Visual Studio's July update adds a preview agent built on the Copilot SDK plus skills from Microsoft's .NET and Azure teams. Builders can place team guidance inside the editor instead of repeating it for each task.
OpenAI released an Apache-2.0 CLI and TypeScript SDK that can scan repositories, compare findings, and run inside CI with explicit model and credential controls. The client is open source but scanning still requires Codex Security access, so builders gain a useful integration surface rather than a self-hosted security engine.
Taco Bell's U.S. same-store sales fell 2% through July 27 after cyclospora headlines drove double-digit traffic declines. Yum says recent sales recovered about half of the worst drop, showing how fast communication can begin rebuilding demand.
U.S. comparable sales rose 7.9%, including 4.2% transaction growth, while adjusted earnings increased 70%. Service, menu, and loyalty work finally improved visits and profit together, a stronger result than price-led sales growth alone.
Jersey Mike's completed a $1 billion offering with nearly all restaurants run by franchisees. Public reports will now show whether unit growth, royalties, and franchisee returns can support the chain's valuation together.
IG Group agreed to pay up to $1.3 billion for Underdog, excluding a separate employee incentive plan. The deal links sports contracts to a global trading platform, but it still needs U.S. regulatory approval.
Andruw Monasterio hit a two-run homer in the 10th as the Red Sox beat the Athletics 4-2, Boston’s 19th win in 22 games. Curtis Mead’s fractured wrist still leaves the lineup thin as the trade deadline approaches.
Drake Maye connected with A.J. Brown four times in red-zone work during New England's first padded practice. Christian Gonzalez handled a full workload, while Carlton Davis was absent after leaving Tuesday's session.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte says the state will add trained temporary staff, more counseling, and body cameras after reports found weak oversight and training. The fixes must work before youths move to the new Hampstead facility early next year.
A city committee recommended $1.6 million for retirements, community projects, and pandemic costs that FEMA did not reimburse. The full board still must decide, and one alderwoman wants more detail before supporting the shortfall payment.
The nonprofit will open its renovated Pine Street site Aug. 10, bringing intake, substance-use, justice, older-adult, and accessibility programs back together. The move ends months of scattered temporary operations and places those services near the emergency center.