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Johnson & Johnson closed its $1 billion cash purchase of Firefly Bio, the South San Francisco biotech behind the Firelink degrader antibody conjugate platform for KRAS-driven and other hard-to-treat solid tumours.

BMW Group chose Qualcomm as the lead compute silicon provider for its next-generation digital cockpit and driver-assistance and automated-driving systems through the next decade, across Snapdragon Cockpit and Snapdragon Ride.

GARDEN Culture's Chinese fantasy donghua Raised by Demons: Panda Li follows a human boy raised among demons on a mission of revenge.

Hermès' consolidated revenue reached €8.2 billion in the first half of 2026, up 6% at constant exchange rates, with recurring operating income of €3.4 billion, 41.0% of sales.

Ultra-portable 20-watt analog guitar amplifier head with a three-band EQ.

Floorstanding speaker sharing technology with the 3050c but sized for smaller rooms.

Taiwan's Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Chen Li-ming and Chen Wei-chieh, making their 10- and 6-year sentences for leaking TSMC's 2nm and 14nm secrets final; both go straight to prison.

Flagship wireless active speakers with a bigger Uni-Q driver and sculptural design by Ross Lovegrove.

Live Nation's second quarter of 2026 brought revenue of $7.7 billion, up 9%, operating income of $522 million and a record 49 million concertgoers, with Ticketmaster's adjusted operating income up 14% and 143 million tickets sold for the year by mid-July.

Passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors for the first time in six years, the $16.9 billion budget for FY2026-27 and 2027-28 closes a $642 million deficit and cuts the city's structural gap by about $300 million.

Universal Music Group's first half of 2026 brought revenue of EUR 6.19 billion, up 5.3% (10.8% at constant currency) with the Downtown Music consolidation and Streaming 2.0 price rises, while adjusted EBITDA slipped 1.9% to EUR 1.31 billion.

Prada Group's net revenues rose 16% to €3.05 billion in the first half of 2026, with Versace contributing €305 million as the newly acquired brand worked to lift retail execution.

Ferrari's Q2 2026 net revenues rose 8% to €1,938 million with an operating profit of €605 million, a 31.2% EBIT margin, as the company raised its 2026 revenue guidance to about €7.6 billion on strong personalisation demand and an order book that covers 2027.