News Summary — 2026-07-18

AI-generated daily news intelligence across 5 categories.

• World — US and Iran exchange strikes after two US deaths in Jordan attack.
• Business — ‘Laws were broken’: multistate effort to stop Paramount’s $111bn merger heads to court.
• Technology — Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’.
• Sports — The AL shuts out the NL to win the All-Star Game! ....
• Science — Common antidepressant may ease long COVID’s crushing fatigue.