🧐 Family network wins army contracts through rigging

A family-controlled network of four entities allegedly rigged the Union government’s online tendering system for defence contracts. This occurred with regiments across the country, involving Hesco bastions and UG FSC bunkers. Between August 2025 and August 2026, contracts worth around Rs 9 crore were found where at least two related entities bid against each other. The army procurement failed to detect this repeated collusion despite available evidence on the GeM platform. Moving forward, the pattern continues with four ongoing tenders where these entities remain the only qualified bidders. 🧐

🤖 Grok 4.6 now live on Microsoft Foundry

Grok 4.6, the latest flagship model, has officially launched on Microsoft Foundry. This powerful model is designed for long-running agents and complex interactive tasks. It boasts a significant 500k context window and adjustable reasoning levels like low, medium, high, and xhigh. Foundry allows organizations to test Grok 4.6 against other frontier models securely. Users can start building coding agents and research assistants using the Foundry model catalog now.

🚀 Awarapan 2 beats two big stars at box office

Awarapan 2, starring Emraan Hashmi and Disha Patani, has achieved a solid run at the worldwide box office. The film collected 205.94 crore gross over 12 days, with 147.98 crore net in India. Internationally, it brought in 31.31 crore gross, positioning it as the 5th highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2026. The movie has now surpassed two films starring Akshay Kumar and one starring Shah Rukh Khan. It is now trying to beat Badrinath Ki Dulhania to enter the top 100 all-time grossers. 📈

❤️ Big heart health trials coming to ESC meet

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting is set to reveal major updates in cardiovascular medicine this week. The conference will be held in Munich, Germany, running from August 28 to August 31. A key trial, STAREE, with nearly 10,000 participants, will discuss statins for those aged 70 and up. This addresses the dilemma of using statins in healthy older adults to prevent cardiovascular events. Further updates on heart attack treatments and atrial fibrillation will also be presented.

🚀 Bethlehem Kudumba Unit hits big box office milestone

Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has achieved significant success at the worldwide box office. The film, starring Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju, is from Mollywood and was released recently. In just 5 days, it grossed a worldwide total of 94.32 crore, surpassing Patriot's collection. This places the movie as the 4th highest-grossing film of 2026 in Mollywood. It is expected to soon challenge Aadu 3 for the 3rd spot. 🎬

👻 Obsession hits top 5 horror box office list

Curry Barker's horror film, Obsession, surpassed The Conjuring: Last Rites worldwide at the box office. The movie, released in May this year, grossed $501.66 million globally. This achievement ranks it as the 5th highest-grossing horror film of all time. It collected $263.45 million in North America and $238.2 million internationally. Obsession now needs about $40 million more to overtake World War Z. 👻

☁️ Lucidity levels up with object storage optimization

Lucidity, the Cloud Storage OS, has expanded its platform to cover object storage functionalities. This enhancement targets enterprise clients using Azure Blob Storage globally. The platform now offers object mapping, drift, and tiering capabilities starting August 26, 2026. This allows companies to pinpoint cost waste and automate data-driven optimizations. Ultimately, this helps reduce cloud storage spend by up to 60%. 💾

🎬 Dhamaal 4 wraps up with a solid worldwide haul

The Bollywood adventure-comedy Dhamaal 4 has officially concluded its worldwide box office run. Starring Ajay Devgn, the film grossed a total of 236.43 crore globally. It earned 177.81 crore net in India over a 7-week period. Despite the competition, the movie was a success, making it Ajay Devgn's sixth highest-grossing film. This performance established it as the highest-grossing film in the Dhamaal franchise.

🕷️ Spider-Man: Brand New Day beats Endgame domestically

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has surpassed Avengers: Endgame to become the second-highest-grossing film in North America. The Tom Holland starrer is the biggest comic book movie ever domestically, hitting $858.4 million in 25 days. This achievement surpasses Endgame's $858.3 million lifetime total in the region. The film is currently projected to cross $900 million domestically before its run ends. Fans are proving that there is no fatigue with the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. 🕷️

📉 Statham's 'Mutiny' needs big haul to break even

Jason Statham's film 'Mutiny' opened with weak numbers this weekend, placing at #6 domestically. The movie has earned a worldwide total of $14.96 million as of now. Despite a production cost of $40 million, the film's mixed reviews are making things tough. Following the 2.5x multiplier rule, it must earn $100 million worldwide to break even. The film, starring Statham, was released globally on August 21.

🔬 New drug shows rapid skin control for dermatomyositis

Oral brepocitinib demonstrated rapid and sustained control over skin disease in dermatomyositis patients. This was shown in a phase 3 trial conducted between October 2022 and July 2025 across 90 sites in 20 countries. At week 52, 61.7% of patients on 30-mg brepocitinib achieved a meaningful response compared to 44.3% on placebo. The drug also helped patients taper off oral corticosteroids significantly more than the placebo group. These results suggest higher treatment goals are possible even with high baseline disease activity. 🔬