August 12, 2025 - Brief Briefing

Europe’s concerns may be getting through as White House reframes Trump-Putin summit

It’s beginning to feel like “Midnight Sun” diplomacy. In parts of Alaska, the sun doesn’t set in summer, casting light through the night but...

by admin August 12, 2025

Europe's concerns may be getting through as White House reframes Trump-Putin summit

World

Explained: The land Ukraine could be forced to give up – and will Russia have to concede anything?

Any agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin when they meet on Friday could leave Ukraine in an impossible position after three years of...

by admin August 12, 2025

Explained: The land Ukraine could be forced to give up - and will Russia have to concede anything?

Technology

Circle shares fall after stablecoin issuer says it will offer 10 million shares

Circle Internet Group Initial Public Offering at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. NYSE Circle Internet Group...

by admin August 12, 2025

Circle shares fall after stablecoin issuer says it will offer 10 million shares

Science

Raphael Domjan Nears Solar Flight World Record with 8,224-Metre SolarStratos Journey

Raphael Domjan, a Swiss eco-explorer, achieved an 8,224-meter altitude in his SolarStratos aircraft, edging closer to breaking the solar-powered flight record. The attempt, departing...

by admin August 12, 2025

Technology

CoreWeave shares drop even as revenue and guidance top estimates

Mike Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave, speaks at the Nasdaq headquarters in New York on March 28, 2025. Michael M. Santiago | Getty...

by admin August 12, 2025

CoreWeave shares drop even as revenue and guidance top estimates

Sports

OU’s Mateer denies gambling, was ‘inside joke’

David PurdumAug 12, 2025, 11:27 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma starting quarterback...

by admin August 12, 2025

OU's Mateer denies gambling, was 'inside joke'

Sports

Kreul intentions: Five-star DE picks Sooners

Eli LedermanAug 12, 2025, 12:40 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering...

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Kreul intentions: Five-star DE picks Sooners

Politics

Is Keir Starmer falling into a small boats trap?

As a milestone is reached of 50,000 migrants crossing the Channel since he became prime minister, Keir Starmer finds himself in a familiar place...

by admin August 12, 2025

Is Keir Starmer falling into a small boats trap?

Technology

White House says it’s working out legality of Nvidia and AMD China chip deals

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) invites Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on...

by admin August 12, 2025

White House says it's working out legality of Nvidia and AMD China chip deals

Science

Singapore Researchers Build Maple Seed Drone with Record 26-Minute Flight

A flying robot inspired by the anatomy of a maple seed, samaras, was developed by researchers of the Singapore University of Technology and Design...

by admin August 12, 2025

Singapore Researchers Build Maple Seed Drone with Record 26-Minute Flight

Science

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Spots Ancient Coral-Like Rock on Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used the Remote Micro Imager, part of its ChemCam instrument, to view a small, light-colored, wind-eroded rock, shaped like a...

by admin August 12, 2025

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Spots Ancient Coral-Like Rock on Mars

Science

What Is the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ Where Planets Could Support Life?

The ‘habitable zone’, also known as the ‘Goldilocks zone’, is the area around a star where conditions are just right for liquid water to...

by admin August 12, 2025

What Is the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ Where Planets Could Support Life?

Science

Robot ‘Wavy Dave’ Fools Crabs, Gets Attacked in Mating Claw Contest

Last mating season on the southern mudflats of Portugal, a robot crab disguised as a rival male stirred up fiddler crabs. Called “Wavy Dave”,...

by admin August 12, 2025

Robot 'Wavy Dave' Fools Crabs, Gets Attacked in Mating Claw Contest

Technology

China warns companies against using Nvidia and AMD chips, report says

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum attend the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., on July...

by admin August 12, 2025

China warns companies against using Nvidia and AMD chips, report says

Sports

What it’s like to be coached by Bill Belichick

David HaleAug 12, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions...

by admin August 12, 2025

What it's like to be coached by Bill Belichick

Sports

MLB Rank 2025 in-season update: Ranking baseball’s top 50 players

Aug 11, 2025, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A week into the 2025 MLB season, we created our annual MLB Rank list of...

by admin August 12, 2025

MLB Rank 2025 in-season update: Ranking baseball's top 50 players

Sports

MLB Rank update: What we got right — and very wrong — on both of this season’s lists

Aug 12, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions To kick off the 2025 MLB season, we brought together more than 60 ESPN baseball...

by admin August 12, 2025

MLB Rank update: What we got right -- and very wrong -- on both of this season's lists

Business

Thames Water crisis: Ministers line up administrator for utility giant

Ministers have lined up insolvency practitioners to prepare for the potential collapse of Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water utility. Sky News can exclusively reveal...

by admin August 12, 2025

Thames Water crisis: Ministers line up administrator for utility giant

Business

Wage rises slow as retail and hospitality jobs continue to fall

The rate of wage rises in the UK continued to slow as the number of job vacancies and people in work fell, according to...

by admin August 12, 2025

Wage rises slow as retail and hospitality jobs continue to fall

Business

US and China extend tariffs deadline again

The world’s two largest economies, the US and China, have again extended the deadline for tariffs to come into effect. A last-minute executive order...

by admin August 12, 2025