What Changed the World
on July 28, 2026?

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Summary: Apple overtook Nvidia as the world's most valuable company, more than 330K people fled wildfires across France and Spain, and Chad moved to withdraw from the International Criminal Court

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    Tech giant Apple overtakes chipmaker Nvidia as world's most valuable company for 1st time since Apr 2025, reaching ~$5T valuation (vs Nvidia's $4.8T); Apple shares rise +24% year-to-date (vs +4% Nvidia)

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    330K+ people flee heatwave-fueled wildfires across France & Spain; French President Macron calls 104K-acre blaze country's "worst fire crisis since WWII"; Spain's largest recorded wildfire burns 124K acres west of Madrid

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    Chad moves to withdraw from International Criminal Court, alleging "undeniable selectivity" toward African states; African nation becomes 5th country to begin exit after Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger

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    Global benchmark crude falls -8.7% to $88/barrel after US & Iran pause attacks to allow talks; US crude drops -7.5% to $82.6/barrel, lowest since Jul 16

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    DR Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 3.2K confirmed cases & 1.4K deaths; Uganda discharged last Ebola patient from treatment on Jul 16, beginning 42-day countdown to declaring outbreak over

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    Nvidia, Microsoft, SpaceXAI & 34 tech, cybersecurity, banking & telecom organizations launch AI safety alliance to build & share cybersecurity tools after OpenAI agents autonomously hacked AI startup Hugging Face

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