Google (GOOG.O) selected 28 AI-focused energy startups in North America and Europe to join its accelerator program.

At about 10:30 local time on Aug 26, a suspected avalanche on the Nepal side of the Donglin Zangbu basin in Jilong County, Shigatse, Tibet, triggered a major chain disaster that may have caused significant casualties. The Ministry of Natural Resources initiated a Level II geological disaster defense response at 15:00 on Aug 26 and dispatched a working group to the site to coordinate rescue operations and prevent secondary geological hazards.

Iranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf told Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council head Faik Zhidan that Iran and Iraq have a key role in shaping regional order and should deepen cooperation, particularly in the Persian Gulf. He said US efforts to wage war on Iran were meant to topple the Iranian government and extend US hegemony in West Asia and the Muslim world, but that US military and political efforts have failed and US economic measures will likewise fail. He described the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq as a historic achievement for the Iraqi government and people and reiterated belief that Iran and Iraq can play a decisive role in regional order.