2026-08-29 News Summary

News podcasts available in 10 languages, click to see: https://podcast.nitenews.online This episode includes: 0:00 Global Growth Slows to 3% Amid Iran War 1:32 AI Boom Fuels Two Percent US Economic Growth 2:18 China's Economy Slows to 4 Percent Growth Forecast 3:26 US 30-Year Bond Yield Hits 16-Year High 4:26 Global Bond Yields Hit Multi-Year Highs 5:35 Global Economy Withstands Iran War Energy Shock Better Than Expected 7:00 AI Fuels US Corporate Earnings and Consumer Spending 8:18 US Firms Near Deal for Billions in Venezuelan Oil Investment 9:41 Affirm Stock Surges on Strong Q4 Results 11:03 BYD Profit Rebounds Amidst Revenue Dip 12:46 Canada Imposes Tariffs on US Goods Amid Trade War 13:50 Canada Post Reports $277 Million Pre-Tax Loss 14:51 Nvidia AI Demand, Salesforce Integrates AI 16:53 Japan Inflation Hits 1.9%, Boosts BOJ Rate Hike Bets 18:28 Warsh's Jackson Hole debut reveals Fed policy split 19:38 US Equities Hit Record Highs on AI and Earnings 20:57 USDA Targets Oceania for Ag Export Growth 22:27 Ukraine: Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv region 23:31 US Navy Tightens Strait of Hormuz Blockade 24:37 Tuareg Rebels Free Mali Soldiers for Leader 25:49 US, SK, Japan to Hold Military Drills Amid North Korean Threats 27:19 Russia Launches Military Satellite 28:19 North Korea-Russia Road Bridge Nears Completion, Signals Military Pact 29:29 Kelce Impresses at Chiefs Camp 30:45 Charleston Southern Falls to Clemson in Season Opener 31:31 USC to Host San Jose State in 2026 32:22 Hawaii Faces Stanford in 2026 Opener 33:05 Austin FC to face Portland Timbers away August 29, 2026 34:02 LAFC to visit D.C. United in 2026 34:53 IU Columbus Volleyball Faces Two Opponents Today 35:15 IU Columbus Men's Soccer Plays Marian Tonight 35:37 Colts Face Lions in Preseason Finale 36:13 Reds vs. Cubs on August 29 36:45 Meta Cuts Anthropic AI Spending Over Price Hikes 37:54 Anthropic's MHS Standard Wins DoD Backing for AI-Physical World Integration 39:32 ROCm Update Challenges Nvidia's Software Dominance 41:44 Hugging Face Open-Sources Robot, Disrupting Embodied AI 43:09 Russia's Nanosatellite to Test New Propellant 44:23 Xinjiang's First Large-Scale Fresnel CSP Project Completes Trial Run 45:47 HKPC Launches "AI for All" Program 46:58 China Dominates Robot Games, Defying US Tech Restrictions 48:02 Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face for Billions For audio transcript and source of each story, see: https://nitenews.online/summary/en/2026-08-29.html For questions, contact: [email protected] Support us: https://buymeacoffee.com/nitenews