Former Google executive Amir Salek will join ANTHROPIC's compute team.

Iran's defense ministry spokesman said weapons and defense-equipment production has doubled over the past year.

Aug 21 — At its 1H 2026 briefing, Kweichow Moutai reported base-liquor production of 41,000 mt, down from 43,700 mt a year earlier (≈2,700 mt decline YoY). Board member and acting GM Wang Li said production follows a traditional seasonal brewing rhythm and annual batching schedules vary; the 1H drop reflects staging/statistical differences in production timing and will not affect full-year cumulative output, the company said.