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Today's essential news — July 28, 2026

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  1. World

    Shots fired near US consulate in Toronto for second time this year

    Shots were fired near the US consulate in Toronto early Monday, the second such incident in four months, police said. No one was injured. The Guardian reported no suspects had been identified, while the BBC said police pursued a fleeing suspect who remained at large. Al Jazeera noted police had suggested links to earlier anti-Jewish attacks.

  2. Security

    Apple ships OS updates patching hundreds of security flaws

    Apple released iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.6, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS updates focused mainly on security. macOS Tahoe 26.6 alone addressed 155 CVEs, while iOS and iPadOS fixed nearly 90 vulnerabilities spanning the App Store, Neural Engine, kernel, and WebKit. Apple also shipped macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 and Sequoia 15.7.8 bug fixes.

  3. Markets

    Nvidia's possible OpenAI data-center backstop rattles investors

    Investors grew anxious over a report that Nvidia could backstop an OpenAI data-center lease, which would rank as the largest such arrangement yet. An analyst cautioned that the potential deal would revive a habit reminiscent of past technology bubbles, MarketWatch reported. No terms for the possible arrangement were disclosed.

  4. American Football

    Chiefs coach Bieniemy's son charged in shooting of mother

    Virginia authorities arrested 27-year-old Elijah Bieniemy and charged him over the shooting of his mother, Mia, wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Reports said she suffered multiple gunshot wounds at the family's Ashburn home on Sunday night but was in a stable condition, while the coach was at team camp in Missouri.

  5. Society

    Man detained after three women wounded in Paris knife attack

    A man was detained on Monday after wounding three women in a knife attack near Porte de Clichy in northern Paris, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told reporters. The women, aged 19, 24 and 36, were attacked with two kitchen knives, France 24 reported. Al Jazeera said two of the victims were seriously hurt.

  6. Security

    Shared Claude chats found indexed by Google search

    Users discovered that some Claude conversations and Artifacts shared via links had been indexed by Google and Bing, making ostensibly private chats publicly searchable. The problem, first flagged by a Reddit user, stemmed from Claude's share-chat feature, which generates links viewable by anyone holding the URL. Reports stressed the difficulty of keeping web crawlers away from shared AI content.

  7. Markets

    Chinese memory-chip maker CXMT surges 466% in market debut

    Chinese memory-chip maker CXMT surged 466% in its market debut, the Financial Times reported. The same briefing noted that Indonesia's central bank chief resigned and that Nvidia reportedly placed a $5bn bet on Ilya Sutskever's AI startup. No further detail on the CXMT listing's valuation was provided.

  8. Football

    Chelsea open talks to sign Welbeck and Henderson

    Chelsea entered talks over surprise moves for Brighton striker Danny Welbeck, 35, and Brentford midfielder Jordan Henderson, according to BBC Sport, Sky Sports and the Guardian. Welbeck scored 13 league goals last season, while veteran Henderson has a year left on his contract. The additions would bolster Xabi Alonso's forward line with experience.

  9. Politics

    Jacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier ahead of leadership challenge

    Jacinta Allan resigned as premier of the Australian state of Victoria on Monday, stepping down before an expected leadership challenge from her deputy, Ben Carroll, the Guardian reported. Allan said Carroll had her unqualified support. Carroll, elected to parliament in 2012, had emerged as her only contender for the state Labor leadership.

  10. Policy

    Apple sued over fake App Store crypto wallet losses

    Three customers sued Apple in California federal court, alleging a fraudulent Sparrow Wallet app on the App Store stole roughly $1.8 million in Bitcoin. The complaint challenges Apple's longstanding claim that its review process protects users from scams and says the company violated California law. Apple has responded to the lawsuit over the fake wallet.

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