Maple Leaf Beat — Evening Wrap · Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Luigi Mangione's lawyers have described him as a "pawn in parallel prosecutions" and accused prosecutors of "trying to punish him twice for the exact conduct."

Competitors are being sought to design a long-term glacial flooding solution the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says will be built faster and cheaper than previous proposals.

Despite some of Western Australia's prisons being "overstretched and under-resourced", judges can no longer give criminals reduced sentences, the state's Court of Appeal rules.

A major labour hire legal case is set to begin in the Victorian Supreme Court and could see those accused face fines totalling more than $3 million.

Sydney Airport could face "catastrophic" consequences if safety issues are not addressed following three incidents in as many weeks, a former pilot and aviation safety investigator says.

Anthropic PBC is on track to generate annualized revenue of more than $65 billion based on its current performance, up more than sevenfold from its pace at the end of last year.

Rising oil prices dragged the stock market to a losing day.

L3Harris Technologies CEO Christopher Kubasik stepped down after a board investigation found he engaged in misconduct unrelated to financials.

Despite the loss, carriers still claim selling device-location data isn't illegal.

The only thing Nike is 'just doing' is serving up stretches of weak quarters and outlooks.

"We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done," Relay founder and CEO Jacob Bank said.

Apple released iOS 26.6.1 today, a new software update for iPhone that includes fixes for 20+ security issues.

"iPhone Ultra" supply will be very limited when the foldable device is first released later this year, according to Fixed Focus Digital.

The Android 17 QPR1 preview is surprisingly still active as Google today released Beta 9.

The Star Citizen Live stream featuring the Siege of Orison mission doesn't go well at all.