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TechJul 18, 2026

Google's Next AI Model Is Delayed, and Wall Street Punishes the Stock

Bloomberg reported that Google's flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro AI model has been delayed by several months after internal tests showed weak coding and reasoning performance. Alphabet shares fell more than 4% on the news, wiping out roughly $200 billion in market value in a single day, as rivals OpenAI and Meta pull ahead in AI coding tools.

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Messi Retakes the World Cup Golden Boot Lead Over Mbappe Before the Final

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Iran Strikes Kuwait Water Plant as Regional War Widens Into Night Eight

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English News in Levels

Google's Next AI Model Is Delayed, and Wall Street Punishes the Stock

Messi Retakes the World Cup Golden Boot Lead Over Mbappe Before the Final

Iran Strikes Kuwait Water Plant as Regional War Widens Into Night Eight

Dementia Risk Factors Differ Sharply by Country, Global Study Finds

A New Monkey Species Is Found in the Congo Rainforest

Oscar-Winning Irish Actress Brenda Fricker Dies at 81

Wildfire Smoke From Canada Clouds the Sky Before the World Cup Final

US Strikes Iran for a Seventh Night as Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman Come Under Fire

Archaeologists at Vindolanda Uncover a 1,600-Year-Old Carving of a Roman Guardian Spirit

New Genome Study Shows Koalas Nearly Vanished Long Before Humans Ever Reached Australia

Netflix Stock Plunges 11% on Weak Guidance as Wall Street's Chip Selloff Deepens

Argentina and Spain Meet in a First-Ever World Cup Final as Tickets Hit a Record $11,000 Average

US Strikes Topple a Tower at Iran's Chabahar Port as Tehran Tells Hezbollah to Prepare for Wider War

Archaeologists Uncover a 3,000-Year-Old Painted Tomb on Luxor's West Bank

Tooth Left in Dinosaur's Face Reveals a T. Rex's Final, Violent Bite

Xi Jinping Opens Shanghai AI Summit With a Push for a China-Led Governance Body

Messi and Yamal Set for a Full-Circle World Cup Final Showdown at MetLife Stadium

US and Iran Trade Strikes for a Sixth Straight Day as Death Toll Passes 35

Jalen Brunson and A'ja Wilson Sweep Top Honors as the 2026 ESPYs Celebrate the Knicks' Historic Title

'The Pitt' Leads 2026 Emmy Nominations as 'Hacks' Sets an All-Time Comedy Record

Archaeologists Confirm a Complete Roman Bath House Beneath a Surrey Spring

Astronomers Find Four Hidden Dead Stars Quietly Orbiting Our Cosmic Backyard

World Cup Final Is Set: Argentina and Spain Meet Sunday After Dramatic Semifinal Comebacks

Iran Threatens to 'Crush' Regional Infrastructure as Kuwait and Jordan Repel New Attacks