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US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will expand a voluntary pledge seeking to shield consumers from the energy costs of the rapid expansion of data centres, mostly used by artificial intelligence companies. The White House announced on Thursday that it would add state governors and electricity companies to the agreement, first announced with tech and AI firms in March. But the US administration stopped short of any enforceable protections. Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Hundreds of experts warn the world must prepare now for AI’s impact - list 2 of 3Can AI systems make moral decisions in war? - list 3 of…

It sometimes feels like arts degrees are the punching bag of Australian higher education. The connotation of “useless” arts degrees is hard to miss, a view cemented in policy when the Morrison government raised the price of arts degrees to over $50,000 in 2020. Cheekily titled the “Job-ready Graduates Package”, it hiked arts degrees by 113 per cent to cost the same as commerce and law degrees, even though graduates from the latter fields earn 40 to 70 per cent higher median income five years post-graduation. However, the recent introduction of generative AI models like ChatGPT and Claude is predicted to disrupt the labour market in multiple ways.…

READ MORE: Google is fined £749million for breaking EU digital laws See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source AI was branded a 'clear and present danger' on Thursday as tests showed every advanced model is trying to beat security safeguards. In a wake-up call to ministers, Britain's artificial intelligence security experts revealed that all five models they had tested tried to trick their way round the security controls they had put in place. The revelations come just days after it emerged OpenAI had suffered its own leak – where an AI 'agent' hacked into a tech company of its own accord. The terrifying incident occurred as OpenAI,…

AI and Robots Ventures Co (ARV), a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Plc, says the government should consistently upgrade its regulations on unmanned aerial vehicles to remain up to date with the latest technology and services. Kunachat Witoonsoontorn, technology solution team lead of Skyller Solutions, a business unit under ARV, said that although Thailand has legislation regulating unmanned aircraft such as drones, the legal framework may be unable to keep pace with rapidly evolving technology. For instance, dangerous goods such as blood and organs can only be transported by airlines, as there are no regulations allowing drones to be used…

More than one-third of Americans see China, and not the United States, as the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI), according to a Pew Research Centre survey released on Thursday, as US President Donald Trump confirmed the technology would be on the agenda when his Chinese counterpart visits the US later this year. The survey found that 36 per cent of Americans believe China is more advanced than the United States in developing artificial intelligence. By comparison, only 12 per cent say the US is leading the AI race, while 18 per cent view the two countries as equally advanced. Another 33 per cent were unsure which nation is ahead. The…

ObituaryHow scholar Ackbar Abbas changed the way people thought about Hong Kong Abbas, whose concepts such as ‘déjà disparu’ are still used to explain how Hong Kong feels from the inside, died on July 13 at the age of 84 Ackbar Abbas, a Hong Kong-born scholar whose influence extended beyond academia to shape artists, filmmakers, writers and many others, died on July 13 at the age of 84 after a brief battle with cancer. Over decades of teaching at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Abbas did not simply analyse Hong Kong – he altered the way Hong Kong could be described. His 1997 book Hong Kong: Culture and…

A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 23 (game #872). Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the…

ChatGPT solved cybersecurity task that typically takes weeks in about 8 hours, expert says New research from a cybersecurity company now indicates that artificial intelligence models are getting better at solving multi-part problems. Gabriel Bernadett-Shapiro, who worked on the project and is a distinguished AI research scientist at SentinelOne, joins to unpack his team's research.

Thailand is betting on trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) to become an AI hub in Southeast Asia by placing governance, infrastructure and talent at the heart of its national strategy. The country seeks to differentiate itself in the region's intensifying AI race where trust and not computing power is emerging as a key competitive advantage. "AI's true value lies not in technological sophistication, but in the benefits it delivers to people and the trust it earns," Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said in a video address to the Huawei Thailand Digital & AI Summit 2026 event on Thursday. He outlined Thailand's AI…

Last week, OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, was testing a pair of its most advanced models in an isolated environment known as a sandbox. Then an AI agent got loose, broke into Hugging Face’s playground — a repository of AI models and datasets — and carried out “tens of thousands of automated actions.” Yep, AI went rogue. Here’s a clearer explanation of the incident. As part of OpenAI’s safety research, a cybersecurity evaluation was conducted to determine whether a pair of OpenAI models (including GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable unreleased model) could, in essence, “think like hackers.” The test, which took place in a contained setting with reduced…

At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, the phone-maker announced three new folding phones, including its first-ever Ultra foldable phone. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is the true successor of last year’s Fold 7, while the Fold 8 enters with an all-new wide-fold design. These devices are still priced high enough to put them out of reach for many, but they pack subtle design improvements that might make a big impact in daily life. I love the new anti-reflective coating, easier-to-unfold design and battery upgrades, but the Galaxy Z Fold 7 remains a powerful and capable device – especially if you can get it at a rare discount. The two book-style foldables…

Flip phones have quietly become one of the most competitive corners of the smartphone market. It provides buyers with a satisfying folding snap, reducing the footprint to half the original size, and that’s the entire point. Motorola never really left the format after reviving the Razr name, while Samsung has spent generations treating the Flip line as its scrappy, budget-friendlier sibling to the Fold. This year, though, the gap between the two camps has narrowed to the point where picking a winner requires genuinely reading the spec sheet and learning about the phones before putting your money into one. One phone leans hard into raw display…

Collection Explore Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries 2026 Discover the full 100 list, read features on trends and return as we roll out each individual category over the coming fortnight. 3 stories Collection Discover the full 100 list, read features on trends and return as we roll out each individual category over the coming fortnight.

Nvidia's Rubin-generation AI servers run coolant that is often hotter than a hot tub as it enters a closed loop at up to 45°C and leaves at around 55°C, with no performance penalty in tow The principle leveraged here is that of a temperature gradient with server chips still running hotter than the coolant, allowing heat transfer to occur seamlessly The approach allows Nvidia to roughly conserve 2.6 million gallons per megawatt annually to near zero and could save a 50MW site over $4 million a year in cost Nvidia's Rubin generation is the first of its kind in multiple ways, but the one that sticks out possibly is the fact that it is 100% liquid cooled,…

A good mouse doesn’t get nearly as much attention as a laptop, but it’s one of those upgrades that quietly makes a difference every single day. Whether it’s powering through assignments, editing photos, attending online classes, or squeezing in a few rounds of Valorant after lectures, the right mouse can make long hours at a desk far more comfortable. After looking through this year’s options, these are the five mice I’d actually recommend for the Back-to-School season. They each serve a different purpose, which means there’s something here whether gaming, productivity, or portability is the priority. Satechi Slim EX Wireless Mouse Slim and…

Hongkongers increase cross-border shopping splurges, spending data shows Price differentials, changing consumer habits make mainland China a ‘major hotspot’ for Hongkongers’ spending, UnionPay International says Even as local retail spending remains resilient, Hong Kong consumers are shopping more across the border in mainland China, drawn by lower prices and wider adoption of digital payments, according to data from payment giant UnionPay International. Offline UnionPay card spending in mainland China by Hong Kong residents rose nearly 30 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026, while online and digital transactions recorded even stronger…

The owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea is facing up to a year in jail and a fine of roughly $13,510 after the eatery allegedly served ants atop its sorbets. The proprietor of the Seoul restaurant, not identified in court documents, acknowledged serving ants, which are not among the insect species approved for human consumption under South Korea's Food Sanitation Act. The law approves 10 other insect species for human consumption — but not ants, the BBC reported. The country's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety discovered the violation through customers' social media posts and online reviews mentioning ants, according to reports.…

XR glasses – glasses that project a virtual screen that no one else can see in front of you – are a kind of gadget that's both cool and practical, but few people actually own. A major reason for that is cost. The technology isn't cheap, and a pair could run you hundreds of dollars. Fortunately, there's a good sale going on right now. For a limited time, VITURE, one of the major XR glasses brands here in the US, is offering an extra 15% off its entire lineup of refurbished XR/AR glasses through its official eBay storefront with coupon code "REFURBLOVE". These refurbished glasses also get an extended 2 year Allstate warranty. Save an Extra 15% Off…

Scientists develop handheld device for measuring when your body is burning fat The breathalyzer identifies the amount of acetone in your breath to determine if your body is in ketosis. Smart scales and smartwatches often rely on bioelectrical impedance to calculate body fat percentage, a quick, though not necessarily accurate, way to get a sense of the amount of lean mass in your body without having to take multiple measurements. Accurately measuring when your body is burning fat is a whole other ball game, though, which makes new research into a handheld fat burning measurement device all the more intriguing. In a study for the scientific journal…

Samsung has been making its foldables for eight generations now, and while the company has tacked on the ‘Ultra’ branding to the Fold 8, the Flip 8 isn’t all that different to its predecessor. The main difference this time around is that it’s using a more powerful processor, and the price has gone up by $100. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 is packed with the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip that’s powering both the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and the S26 Ultra. I haven’t had a chance to really put this phone through its paces yet, but just swapping to this high-end SoC, rather than the MediaTek chip in last generation’s model, should make the Flip 8…

Why Japan’s fighter jet future looks ‘more optimistic’ with Canada’s entry Analysts say the move will be ‘a starting point’ for greater cooperation among like-minded partners amid concerns about US commitment The moves could give fresh momentum to GCAP, a programme to develop a next-generation fighter that Japan sees as critical to replacing its ageing F-2 fleet and avoiding a gap in its air defences, analysts say. While the introduction of the aircraft was less critical to the United Kingdom given its existing air capabilities, any postponement in deployment by Japanese forces could leave a significant gap in the nation’s defences, analysts said.…

READ MORE: Left-wing MPs invited Hamas-linked activist to address them in Parliament just weeks after he was sanctioned in the US See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Saudi Arabia must recognise Israel to secure its civil nuclear deal with the US, Donald Trump has said. The President was criticised after announcing the agreement on Wednesday over fears it could enable the Gulf kingdom to obtain an atomic weapon. Experts warned there were not enough guardrails in place to prevent nuclear proliferation in an already unstable region. But on Thursday Mr Trump insisted the deal will see 'no enrichment of material' and 'pertains…

Alam Badi Azami, 90, the oldest member of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and a five-time MLA from the Nizamabad assembly constituency in Azamgarh district, died at his residence in Azamgarh in the early hours of Thursday (July 23, 2026). The deceased was unwell for some time and was recently discharged from Medanta Hospital in Lucknow. He represented the Nizamabad constituency five times between 1996 and 2007 and again from 2012 until now. Leaders from across parties expressed grief over the death. “The demise of senior Samajwadi Party leader and popular MLA from Nizamabad Assembly constituency of Azamgarh, Mr. Alam Badi Sahib, is extremely sad. May…

Iran and the United States threatened to intensify attacks on Thursday after Yemen's Houthi rebels struck Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, driving Brent crude above $100 a barrel and fuelling fears of a widening regional conflict and renewed pressure on the global economy.

Two Palestinians killed as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza City Two Palestinians were killed and several others injured in a new wave of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City that hit refugee camps sheltering displaced people. Published On 23 Jul 2026 Two Palestinians killed as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza City Two Palestinians were killed and several others injured in a new wave of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City that hit refugee camps sheltering displaced people.

Acting on specific intelligence, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) intercepted and apprehended a fishing boat along with four Indian crew members on Thursday (July 23, 2026) for alleged involvement in trans-border trafficking of arms and ammunition near the Indo-Bangladesh International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The operation led to the recovery of a cache of illegal weapons and was executed in close coordination with the Sunderbans Forest Department and intelligence agencies. The suspected boat departed from Jherkhali Creek in the Sundarbans early on Wednesday morning. “A Coast Guard team undertook an intensive search of the area and finally…

The six-episode YouTube series “Drug War” has dropped its latest trailer, depicting the ugly truth behind the bloody war on drugs launched by the Duterte administration and the “conspiracy of silence” that blotted out justice for its victims. Series director Shugo Praico did not mince words when he said that the war on drugs campaign […]...Keep on reading: 'Drug War' latest trailer depicts gritty tale of anti-drug campaign

The US Central Command has begun a fresh wave strikes against Iran for the 13th consecutive night. A number of explosions have been heard across the country, including in Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.

According to Ukrinform, the SSU reported that its investigation found Russian forces are using R-60M missiles adapted for launch from Geran-2 drones and equipped with radioactive elements. During inspections of drone impact sites and radiological examinations of the warheads, an investigative team and specialists from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine recorded radiation levels up to 80 times higher than the natural background. Gamma radiation emitted by individual drone fragments ranged from 8.3 to 24 µSv/h, compared with the maximum permissible sanitary limit of 0.3 µSv/h. According to the SSU, such radiation levels pose a direct threat to human…

House rebukes Trump over Iran war, but similar war powers effort stalls in the Senate The House on Thursday passed a measure to limit President Trump's wartime powers, reflecting negative sentiment around Iran. A similar measure was struck down in the Senate hours later. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

Published Dave Green and Andrea Urmston found they instantly hit it off when their paths crossed while working in separate roles at Manchester Airport. The two strangers got on so well they could complete each other's sentences - which made sense when they discovered the truth. Green was the adopted brother Urmston had not seen in more than 30 years. "I was shaking, I was just shaking and my heart was pounding," Urmston told the BBC. "I'd finally found him. It's unbelievable." In 2005, Green was managing the bus station at the airport and Urmston serviced the vending machines. Over the next two years they became firm friends, texting and phoning each…

The loss of several restaurants in downtown Edmonton is being felt by nearby businesses of all kinds. The story is a bit different for retailer Audrey’s Books, which has called the city’s core home for over 50 years. Like many trying to make a living downtown, the bookstore on Jasper Avenue at 107 Street has similar issues of accessibility, construction, and parking being barriers to business. “We were affected by the design and construction of the huge park behind us and the apartment buildings that were being built, that sort of thing,” said manager Kelly Dyer, in reference to the O-day’min Park directly to the north of the store. “Those have…

TEHRAN, July 24. /TASS/. A series of explosions was heard in the Iranian cities of Bandar Abbas and Omidiyeh, and on the Qeshm Island, Iran’s IRIB news agency reported. Other details are unknown at this point. Earlier, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the start of its new wave of strikes on Iran.

Brazilian air force investigators on Thursday published their findings about the 2024 Voepass airplane accident that killed 62 people after it spiraled into a crash outside metropolis Sao Paulo. The probe confirmed that a combination of severe icing conditions, as well as mechanical system failures and pilot distractions, contributed to the country's most deadly air crash since 2007. The Voepass ATR 72-500 twin-turboprop crashed into a residential neighborhood in the city of Vinhedo on Aug. 9, 2024, killing all aboard. The flight en route from the city of Cascavel to Sao Paulo’s international airport encountered severe atmospheric icing while cruising…

The mayor of Waikato district says getting rescue jetskis back on the river is a "hallelujah" occasion. Three local volunteer brigades are forming an incorporated society to run the jetskis, aiming for a return by Christmas. Fire and Emergency last year banned brigades from using motorised craft anywhere nationwide after this came up at Huntly and Ngāruawāhia, despite those two crews being trained and well equipped. Aksel Bech said they did not accept the ban when they had no other rescue options on the dangerous river, an officially designated drowning blackspot. "Hallelujah, we've had a community effort here and a couple of outstanding fire chiefs…

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him. The prize-winning writer recalled feeling what he thought was a punch under his chin, then feeling blood coming from his neck. Soon “I was on the stage, lying down, with an enormous pool of blood all around me,” Rushdie testified. “It was an enormous and expansive lake of blood.” READ: Novelist Salman Rushdie attacked, wounded on stage at New York event A Buffalo federal court jury watched […]...Keep on reading: Salman Rushdie…

Oil prices hit their highest levels since May topping $100 per barrel on Thursday as heightened tensions in the Middle East continue to squeeze exports. The Brent front-month crude oil futures contract ended trading in London on Thursday at $100.68 per barrel, up 7% or $7.04. In New York, the West Texas Intermediate was up 6.37% or $5.53 to $92.36 at 21:30pm EDT. Oil prices fell temporarily last month in the wake of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire to hostilities that began on February 28. However, price spikes returned earlier this month after Washington responded to Iranian attacks on shipping in the key maritime artery of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile,…

As temperatures soar across the Edmonton region, the city is reminding people not to leave pets in vehicles. Temperatures inside a vehicle can quickly rise to dangerous levels — even on mild days, temperatures inside a vehicle can nearly double in under 15 minutes. Peace officers said leaving windows cracked or parking in the shade does not provide reliable protection from the heat. Between May and July 20, the city said it has received about 40 complaints of animals left in hot vehicles compared to 33 during the same time frame last year. In 2025, a total of almost 80 complaints were registered. This year, there are new consequences for leaving an…

One seriously injured in Waikato crash, At least one person has suffered serious injuries in a crash in Waikato on Friday morning. Emergency services are at the scene on Victoria Road at the State Highway 1 on-off ramps near Te Oko Horoi Bridge in Cambridge. Police say the crash was reported to them at around 9.45am and it appears there are serious injuries. The road is closed, and motorists being told to follow diversions and expect delays.

A young man from Alberta had his vehicle seized, several charges laid and fines issued after being caught speeding nearly three times the limit in the Columbia Valley of British Columbia. B.C. RCMP said high patrol officers from Cranbrook were patrolling on Highway 93/95 near Fairmont Hot Springs, when they spotted an Audi car traveling at 230 km/h in a 80 km/h zone. Due to how fast the car was speeding, RCMP said the officers were unable to safely initiate a traffic stop. Instead, officers converged on an area where they believed the vehicle went. After speaking to members of the public, police learned the Audi had entered a nearby campground. Get…

Published Scientists in France say they have discovered the building blocks of the incredible diversity of birdsong. A team analysed the songs of more than 100,000 songbirds and revealed that the world's birdsongs are composed of eight fundamental types of sound that the researchers call "motifs". Birdsong all around the world, they say, is made up of combinations of these motifs - three types of trill, three types of whistle, chaotic notes and harmonies. Birdsong is one of the natural world's most sophisticated forms of sound-based communication. Its variety and complexity has fascinated biologists, but with so many different songs, it has been…

As a neuroscientist who studies raccoons and rats, I see the viral story of Jimothy the raccoon as a compelling tale of an animal overcoming disability and surviving in the wild. Jimothy, the unique-looking raccoon living in Seattle, became an internet celebrity over the course of a week in July 2026, thanks to a viral Instagram post that has amassed millions of views and thousands of comments cheering for the proverbial underdog. Jimothy has even been honored with a city proclamation. Something about him was obviously different. His body and tail were unusually short, and his back was curved. Although Jimothy hasn’t been officially examined by a…

Ever wondered how sharks are fed at the Singapore Oceanarium? A new programme gives visitors an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at shark feeding operations, as well as the chance to get up close with real shark specimens and the equipment used by animal care specialists.

The International Mathematical Union awarded the prestigious Fields Medal to four mathematicians on Thursday, including only the third woman to receive the honour, as researchers weighed the growing impact of artificial intelligence on a field increasingly being reshaped by the technology.

A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, July 23 (game #1641). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and…

Canadian professor and mathematician Jacob Tsimerman has made history as the first scholar based at a Canadian institution — and the second Canadian — to receive the Fields Medal. “It’s a big honour, obviously, getting this award for me and my collaborators who I’m very happy are getting recognized as well,” said Tsimerman. “I’m thrilled to be here.” The Fields Medal is one of the world’s highest honours in mathematics, awarded every four years to recognize extraordinary research achievement by up to four mathematicians under the age of 40. While this year’s International Congress of Mathematicians was held in Philadelphia, colleagues of Tsimerman…

In February 2025, researcher Matthew Niemiller was surveying Bobcat Cave in Alabama, like many scientists had done before him over the last 40 years. The cave, home to the endangered Alabama Cave Shrimp, is one of the most monitored cave systems in the southeastern U.S. and is typically not somewhere scientists expect a major surprise. However, during his survey, Niemiller spotted a pale, eyeless fish swimming in the water — a fish that didn’t look like anything he’d seen in the cave before. After Niemiller sent the fish to Auburn University, a research team confirmed in Scientific Reports that it represented a new species and could be one of the…

From small boats off Norway’s Lofoten Islands, researchers used poles to attach recording tags to the backs of sperm whales. Suction cups held the devices in place as the whales slipped below the surface. As the animals stopped swimming and rotated into their upright resting positions, microphones on the tags recorded bursts of bubbles. Those releases appeared to keep the whales from slowly floating upward as they rested. Sperm whales are the only whales known to rest vertically, with their heads pointed upward and their bodies hanging below. Researchers think this position shields them from surface waves without requiring them to expend energy to…

*The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) * Guest host: Mo Rocca ** COVER STORY: Home, not alone: Helping aging seniors in rural America**According to the USDA, the number of counties where at least 20% of residents are over the age of 65 has nearly tripled since 2010 – and it's in those older, more rural populations where the health risks associated with loneliness and social isolation are more common. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes to North Dakota, where the program Aging in Community, aimed…

As a neuroscientist who studies raccoon and rats, I see the viral story of Jimothy the raccoon as a compelling tale of an animal overcoming disability and surviving in the wild. Jimothy, the unique-looking raccoon living in Seattle, became an internet celebrity over the course of a week in July 2026, thanks to a viral Instagram post that has amassed millions of views and thousands of comments cheering for the proverbial underdog. Jimothy has even been honored with a city proclamation. Something about him was obviously different. His body and tail were unusually short, and his back was curved. Although Jimothy hasn’t been officially examined by a…

Wind signals raised over parts of N. Luzon due to Kiyapo MANILA, Philippines — Tropical storm wind signals were hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon on Friday, July 24, as Kiyapo, formerly a tropical depression, further intensified into a tropical storm, the state weather bureau reported. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Obet Badrina said during a 5 a.m. weather advisory that Wind Signal No. 2 was raised over Batanes, northern portion of Mainland Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands, and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte, due to Kiyapo. Meanwhile, Wind Signal No. 1 was placed…

NEW DELHI: India's space sector has witnessed unprecedented momentum following the landmark reforms, with private investment crossing $618.5 million, 105 authorisations issued to private entities, and a robust regulatory framework being strengthened to safeguard strategic and national security interests while promoting greater private participation, Space, science and technology minister Jitendra Singh informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Replying to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said cumulative private funding has expanded nearly six-fold in the last few years, rising from $100.5 million in 2021-22 to $348.5 million in 2023-24,…

Signal No. 2 raised as 'Kiyapo' strengthens into tropical storm MANILA, Philippines — Cyclone Kiyapo (international name: Noul) intensified into a tropical storm early Friday as it moved closer to Extreme Northern Luzon, with Signal No. 2 now in effect over parts of Northern Luzon. In its 5 a.m. bulletin on Friday, July 24, PAGASA said Kiyapo was estimated 345 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 80 kph and a central pressure of 998 hectopascals. Kiyapo is moving west northwestward at 30 kph. Wind signals. The following areas are under Signal No. 2: Batanes…

GEOJE, South Gyeongsang Province ― The men at the next table did not ask for a long conversation. They simply reached over, set down a few freshly shucked conch with a few words and a shy chuckle, then went back to their soju as if nothing had happened. This was Gohyeon Market on a recent Monday afternoon, and this reporter, a stranger from Seoul with a plate of raw sea bass, had just been adopted for an hour by a table of middle-aged men of South Gyeongsang Province. People from this southeastern province carry a reputation, even among Koreans, for being gruff, blunt, allergic to compliments and small talk. What those conch delivered instead was…

NASA is shaking things up for its next mission to research the sun. The six satellites of NASA's Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission are poised to launch to Earth orbit soon, to serve as an early warning system for incoming solar storms. They were originally slated to lift off on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket but have now been assigned a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, according to a NASA mission update. SunRISE will fly to space as part of a rideshare mission sponsored by the U.S. Space Force's (USSF's) Space Systems Command (SSC). Though it's not stated specifically in the NASA release, that may be a hint as to…

2026 is the 60th anniversary of "Star Trek". To help celebrate the show that creator Gene Roddenberry described as "Wagon Train to the Stars,""Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" returns to Paramount+ for its penultimate season. From __ teasers __and that first dropped last summer and fall, we’re anticipating a rollicking batch of dynamic episodes that draw on diverse subgenres, with everything from classic film noir crime stories and time travel to spooky ghost stories and sword-clashing swashbucklers. trailersBut the end is nigh for this colorful modern interpretation of "Trek". Next year's truncated fifth season will be the crew's final mission, so…

Elon Musk admits he “got carried away” working inside Donald Trump’s administration as the unelected director of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, where he implemented mass firings and radically cut federal spending. “I think I got a little too involved in politics. I got carried away, frankly,” he told The Economist in a wide-ranging interview published Thursday, but offered few specifics on what he regretted. But the world’s wealthiest man — who pumped millions of dollars into Trump’s campaign before he was deputized to oversee the president’s brutal cost-cutting operation — defended the work of DOGE and his dismantling of the…

Topline Several along the northern U.S. border may have a chance to see the northern lights Thursday, as geomagnetic storm conditions could make the phenomenon more visible, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Key Facts NOAA forecast a Kp index of five on a scale of nine for Thursday night, suggesting the aurora borealis may appear brighter and farther south from the magnetic north pole than usual. Some “minor” geomagnetic storms are expected late Thursday and early Friday from the influences of a recent coronal mass ejection, or large bursts of solar material that escape the sun’s outer layer and disrupt Earth’s…

This was a very notable week in space exploration, 50 years ago: NASA’s Viking 1 became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars, having blasted off from Cape Canaveral 11 months prior. The landmark moment wasn’t without last-minute drama either—touchdown on the surface was delayed by a couple of weeks because the original landing site was rockier than expected and deemed too unsafe. Having initially been built to operate for 90 days, the spacecraft ended up exploring the Martian surface for more than six years, sending back more than 4,500 pictures together with the Viking 2 lander that arrived several weeks later. Read more: “How the Cold…

For several years now, astronomers who study the sun have faced a little mystery — our star seemed to hold too little silver. Whenever scientists examined the sun's outer layers, they've seen significantly less silver than they've expected to find. Where, then, did the missing silver go? As it turns out, this mystery may finally be solved. Newly published research suggests that the sun's missing silver may have been hiding in plain sight all along. At first, the real mystery might seem to be why you'd seek silver in the sun at all. After all, 98.5% of the sun's mass is made from lightweight hydrogen and helium. Silver is just a tiny fraction of the…

The gas vs. electric debate continues when it comes to which stove is best — and safest — for your kitchen. Published in early July, a study by the MetroHealth System, a Northeast Ohio hospital and academic medical center, in collaboration with six community organizations found that participants with asthma reported respiratory improvement after they swapped their gas stoves for electric. According to one of the researchers, Dr. Ashwini Sehgal, a professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University, in an article published by the nonprofit news organization The Conversation, this is the first study to explore whether switching from a gas to an…

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee narrowly voted in favor of loosening restrictions on peptides over strong objections from agency career scientists. Throughout the daylong meeting, FDA scientists detailed a lack of evidence supporting the use of the peptides along with safety concerns. Over and over again, the FDA came back to a major sticking point: It’s unclear, chemically, what these peptides even are. In other words, there was no universally accepted chemical formula for each peptide, making it extremely difficult for the FDA to evaluate its use. “We’ve never faced a problem of, ‘What is it?’” Russell Wesdyk, an FDA official, told…

Taylor Farms reportedly shut down Mexican processing facility linked to cyclospora outbreak U.S. health officials said they are investigating an additional outbreak of cyclospora, but do not know its source. Plus, Taylor Farms has reportedly shut down the plant where lettuce is suspected to have started the initial outbreak that has sickened thousands in at least 41 states. Carter Evans reports.

Persistent financial struggles have been linked to faster brain ageing, a new study has revealed. The study found that there was a pronounced impact on men, individuals from disadvantaged childhoods and those with a greater genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers suggest that supporting those facing financial hardship and reducing poverty could be crucial in preventing future dementia cases. The findings, published in the journal Innovations in Aging, come from UCL experts who analysed data from 2,759 people in the UK. Participants in the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (the 1946 British cohort study) had their household income…

An 11-year-old girl from London has become the first patient in the UK to receive a groundbreaking gene therapy for a rare condition that progressively robs children of their sight. Catherine L’Estrange, from North Acton, underwent the innovative treatment, which involves injecting healthy copies of a specific gene directly into the eye. This pioneering procedure had only been performed on one other individual globally prior to Catherine’s operation. Diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) as a baby, Catherine is hopeful the therapy will enable her to continue her beloved hobby of reading. According to her surgeon, if successful, the treatment…

Published **A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has voted to loosen restrictions on controversial peptides that have become popular online, but have not been well researched for human usage. ** The panel narrowly voted to allow specialised pharmacies to produce drugs including BPC-157, TB-500 and KPV, a major regulatory hurdle towards making them available via prescription. Peptides are small proteins that our bodies normally produce and that have long been used to treat medical conditions, including diabetes. But unregulated injectable peptides have exploded in the online wellness community - including among many young influencers…

Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The outbreak included 72 people as of Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration has not yet identified which products are linked to the illnesses. Officials also have not said where the cases are located. “This is an active investigation, and officials are working together to determine the specific cause of illnesses in this cluster,” the Department of Health and Human Services said in an email Thursday. Federal officials earlier this week said they remained focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a separate, multistate…

A panel of federal health advisers on Thursday narrowly recommended easing access to several peptides popular with wellness influencers and celebrities, despite warnings from government scientists that the chemicals have not been shown to be safe or effective. In a series of votes, outside experts to the Food and Drug Administration advised the agency to drop current restrictions barring pharmacies from producing injectable peptides with names like BPC-157, TB-500 and KPV. The panel’s vote is not binding but is likely to embolden the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has described himself as a “big fan” of peptides and vowed to overturn FDA…

A dead sea bird discovered on an island on the eastern end of Moreton Bay has tested positive for bird flu, with the CSIRO to undertake further testing to confirm the case. A Department of Primary Industries spokesperson said the petrel was washed up on Moreton Island, a national park off the north-east coast of Brisbane, on Wednesday. If confirmed, it would be the first case of H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza in Queensland. More to come

Spoilers ahead for Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 3 Annabeth’s (Leah Sava Jeffries) adventures in Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 3 are going to look a bit different for show-only fans used to her being a part of the main story. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday (July 23), executive producer Dan Shotz confirmed the Disney+ adaptation isn’t diverging from her fate in Rick Riordan’s third book in the series, The Titan’s Curse, which sees her separated from Percy (Walker Scobell) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri). However, her separation doesn’t mean fans will be seeing less of Jeffries in the show like readers saw less of her…

Tropical Cyclone Kiyapo (international name: Noul) intensified into a tropical storm early Friday, July 24, as it moved closer to extreme northern Luzon. With this, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals over parts of Northern Luzon. In its 5 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, PAGASA said the center of Tropical Storm Kiyapo was estimated at 345 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan as of 4 a.m. READ: Nearly 7K barangays at risk of landslides, flood due to Kiyapo The storm packs maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center, with […]...Keep on…

BRUSSELS, July 24. /TASS/. As part of its 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions, the European Union blacklisted 15 companies from China and 11 companies from five other countries, according to a statement by the EU Council published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The blacklist now includes three companies from Turkey, three from Kyrgyzstan, two from Kazakhstan, two from the United Arab Emirates and one from India. The EU accuses them of supporting the Russian economy and defense industry, or of assisting Moscow to bypass European sanctions. With more individuals and entities added to the blacklist, a total of 3,100 entities are now…

Published **A member of US Vice-President JD Vance's security team has been suspended and is under investigation for allegedly leaking sensitive information, the US Secret Service (USSS) has said. ** The specifics of what was leaked have not been released, but the Secret Service said their agent faced a "potential criminal inquiry", involving allegations of "compromising operational and information security". "Any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated," Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said. The White House declined to comment on the investigation. Guglielmi did not say what information had…

MANILA, Philippines — Following the July 17 killing of pro-Marcos vlogger Alicia “Mima Alicia” Lipata, Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she had become a target of a wave of online death threats. This prompted Senator Hontiveros’s office to seek the National Bureau of Investigation’s help in identifying those behind the posts. She had received hundreds of social media posts declaring that she should be “next” after Lipata was gunned down outside her home in Caloocan City, said the opposition senator. “Instead of expressing sympathy, some people are celebrating someone’s death and even inciting violence. Now, many are also openly […]...Keep on…

MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. The European Union has imposed sanctions on Olga Korchagina and Pavel Chernyshev, two founders of the Simbirsk Design Bureau "Piranya" (SDB "Piranya") a company that manufactures drones for the Russian armed forces, according to a statement by the EU Council published in the Official Journal of the European Union. "Olga Korchagina is the founder of the Simbirsk Design Bureau ‘Piranya’ (SDB "Piranya") a Russia-based company that manufactures drones," the statement says. "Pavel Chernyshov is the director and founder of the Simbirsk Design Bureau ‘Piranya.’" "SDB ‘Piranya’ manufactures First Person View (FPV) drones and…

LG Electronicsâ latest $1,200 PC monitor model is really putting the âmonitorâ into âmonitoring users without their consent,â as the consumer electronics manufacturer has been forced to address complaints that the product is âwiretappingâ its owners and installing adware that advertises McAfee trials on usersâ PCs. This follows a lengthy investigation into LGâs 34GX900A-B Ultra Gear monitor by Gamers Nexus, which was contacted by several of its viewers after reports started popping up online about the monitor automatically installing McAfee adware when connected to PCs. Gamers Nexus was able to prove that simply hooking up the monitor to your computer…

MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. The European Union has blacklisted Denis Merzlikin, whose company ASFPV manufactures the Veterok family of drones, and the Gortenzia design bureau that manufactures eponymous FPV drones, as well as Rotor and Signal defense enterprises. According to a statement by the EU Council published in the Official Journal of the European Union, Merzlikin presents a security threat to Ukraine because his company’s products are in service with the Russian armed forces. "Denis Merzlikin is the founder and director of the LLC "ASFPV", a Russian company that manufactures drones ("Veterok 7", "Veterok10", and "Veterok 13"), drone detectors…

When Erin* went to police to report allegations of sexual offending she was not listened to, nor was she believed, with a young man's sporting career prioritised over her, a review found. In an interview with RNZ, the woman speaks publicly for the first time. For nearly 14 years Erin* tried moving on. She went to therapy, she moved cities, she told herself police had done their job. "I never thought there was anything more to it," she says. Later she decided she wanted to know why police had made the decision to not lay charges when she reported allegations of sexual offending in 2011. "It felt really important for my healing to have a sense of…

Former Democratic Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel locked horns with The New Yorker’s David Remnick on Tuesday over whether the Democratic Party should still prioritize transgender issues. The former Chicago mayor is expected to be one of the Democratic Party’s potential candidates in 2028, and is one of many prominent Democrats who have spoken out numerous times about how they need to move away from far-left culture wars and focus on kitchen table issues. Remnick grilled Emanuel on this during his interview on "The New Yorker Radio Hour," noting, "You say you're, quote, ‘Done with the discussion of locker rooms. I'm done with the discussion of bathrooms,…

BRUSSELS, July 24. /TASS/. As part of its 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions, the European Union has blacklisted CEO of Gazprom-Media Holding Alexander Zharov, according to a statement by the EU Council published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The sanctions against Zharov are justified by his company’s activities, which allegedly helps to form opinions about the conflict in Ukraine. In this regard, the EU accuses Zharov of "actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine."

Ahead of a showing at the San Diego Comic-Con, StarWars.com has revealed the main cast of Star Wars Zero Company, the squad tactics game by ex-Firaxis XCOM vets. The topline for big Star Wars freaks: Dee Bradley Baker and Matt Lanter will be reprising their long-running roles as clone troopers and Anakin Skywalker respectively. Baker always reminded me of the actors in Elder Scrolls games (like the inimitable Wes Johnson) in the way he elevated the high-volume job of voicing every clone trooper for like, a decade. It's something you could see becoming rote or workmanlike, but across multiple shows (most notably Dave Filoni's The Clone Wars), Baker put…

One of the realities of being a professional baseball player is that many major life events have to wait until the offseason, including weddings. But the Minnesota Twins found themselves in a strange situation: Four players are all getting married this offseason. On the same day. How? Just how? I mean, let's say the offseason runs from October/November to mid-February. That's a fairly large window to choose a day to tie the knot, and yet four couples on the same team just happened to pick the same one. The Twins clubhouse needs to go in on some Powerball tickets together. There might be some tough choices to make for wedding guests, and I imagine some…

The Toronto Blue Jays have spent much of the season shuffling organizational depth as injuries and roster movement have created opportunities throughout the minor leagues. Catching depth, in particular, became a focus after an unexpected injury forced the organization to look outside the system. That search led the Blue Jays to sign an experienced minor league backstop with five professional seasons under his belt. However, the partnership proved to be short-lived before another roster move brought the experiment to an abrupt end. Toronto Blue Jays Cut Catcher After Alejandro Kirk Injury Update The Blue Jays’ affiliate New Hampshire Fisher Cats…

Mark Cuban’s investment group buys a minority stake in the Athletics ahead of Las Vegas move Mark Cuban’s investment group buys a minority stake in the Athletics ahead of Las Vegas move LAS VEGAS (AP) — An investment group that includes ex-Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has bought a minority stake in the Athletics in anticipation of their move to Las Vegas in 2028. Thursday’s announcement by Harbinger Sports Group did not say what percentage of the Athletics it had acquired. Cuban, who maintains a minority stake in the Mavericks, is the general partner and president of the Atlanta-based group. Atlanta Falcons minority owner Rashaun Williams is the…

Published Luke Littler's World Matchplay title defence continued with a straightforward 16-7 quarter-final win over Josh Rock in Blackpool. Rock initially kept pace with the world number one as the players traded breaks to reach 5-5. But after 19-year-old Littler reeled off five legs in a row, there proved to be no way back for Rock as the defending champion, in dazzling form, cruised into the semi-finals. After throwing 17 180s with a scoring average of 109.57, Littler said: "At the minute, everything's going to plan." The teenager added: "I feel good. I can afford to miss a few doubles because the scoring's there. "Once again another brilliant…

The Blizzard developer who was caught using World of Warcraft game master (GM) abilities to insta-kill two bosses for some friends has been fired from the studio. Earlier this week, a Reddit user posted combat logs of a Mythic+ dungeon where a boss with almost full health died instantly to a GM ability. Not long after, another Reddit user found evidence that the GM did the same thing to a boss earlier in the run. One of the players who was present for the unauthorized instakills then went onto a Twitch stream and admitted to asking their GM friend to cheat so they wouldn't have to redo the dungeon: "I go to my GM friend and I'm like bro please can you…

Glasgow: Australia’s swimmers at the Commonwealth Games have been warned they are not allowed to thank billionaire benefactor Gina Rinehart during media interviews after the country’s richest person confirmed she would again pay medal bonuses in Glasgow. This masthead revealed in March that Rinehart, a longtime supporter of Australian swimmers, would continue rewarding members of the Dolphins squad if they performed well at the Commonwealth Games. Hancock Prospecting confirmed on Thursday that swimmers will receive $20,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze medals, with an additional $30,000 available for any individual world record.…

Halo: Campaign Evolved launched earlier today, but only if you’ve purchased the $70 Premium Edition. This is the version of the new remake that includes five days of “early access” to the game ahead of its “real” launch on July 28. However, as I write this now, five hours after the game launched in early access, many players are still unable to play Halo. That’s shitty, and if companies are going to keep charging people ransom fees to play games “early,” then these same companies need to be prepared to start offering refunds when people don’t get the access they paid for. Paying extra to play a game early has become normalized over the last few years.…

Is LIV Golf coming to an end? Just a few months ago, LIV Golf came to a crossroads when the Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund announced their intention to end funding for the breakaway tournament after the 2026 season. That immediately led to speculation that the league itself would fold entirely, or that top players like Bryson DeChambeau or Jon Rahm would look to return to the PGA Tour. That speculation only increased when news broke that LIV was canceling their scheduled tournament in Louisiana, though CEO Scott O'Neil was adamant that the tour would continue and investor meetings were already ongoing. O'Neil also added that key players like…

Earlier this year, Xbox gamers noticed little messages hinting at an ad-supported streaming tier coming to the platform. This streaming option is now available to Xbox Insiders for testing, and it’s optional for those interested in seeing what playing games in the cloud for free might look like. Testing for ad-supported streaming began Thursday for Xbox Insiders, according to a post on Xbox Wire. This is a limited test to allow players to stream select games they own at no additional cost by watching ads before they start playing. “It creates another way for players to get into games without an upfront streaming purchase and expands audiences through…

98.css A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs. Intro 98.css is a CSS library for building interfaces that look like Windows 98. See more on GitHub. Hello, world! This library relies on the usage of **semantic HTML**. To make a button, you'll need to use a `<button>`. Input elements require labels. Icon buttons rely on `aria-label`. This page will guide you through that process, but accessibility is a primary goal of this project. You can override many of the styles of your elements while maintaining the appearance provided by this library. Need more padding on your buttons? Go for it. Need to add some color to your input labels?…

Social Manna Cafe$ Don’t be deceived by Sandro Puca’s youthful looks: this journeyman chef has honed his craft at key Perth establishments, including Star Anise and Rochelle Adonis’s dessert studio. But despite this high-end pedigree, Puca’s colourful Vic Park living room is pleasingly casual. Staff are genuinely happy to see you, while little details – great jam in the raspberry choccy cake; slipping edamame into the avo smash – put neat spins on brunchtime favourites. Good to know: Free sparkling water on tap? Social Manna really spoils us, you know Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. A restaurant can’t pay for a review…

Primate Labs released Geekbench 7 today, promising benchmarks that more closely reflect how people use their devices across everyday tasks, gaming, and AI workloads. Here’s what’s new. Geekbench 7 now available When Primate Labs released Geekbench 6 in early 2023, the company said that “a lot [had] changed in the tech world in the past three years,” with AI and ML becoming “ubiquitous in general and mobile applications.” Three years later, that is even more true. From on-device AI inference and image processing to video editing and increasingly demanding games, CPU and GPU performance now matter across a wider range of everyday tasks. Today, Primate…

Codeberg, the nonprofit alternative to GitHub used by number of popular FLOSS projects, will no longer host software that’s “mostly” AI-generated. A vote closed yesterday (22 July, 2026), passing 358 to 144 with 14 abstentions on roughly 50% turnout to stop hosting software that’s largely vibe-coded. A second motion, also passed, commits Codeberg to never training AI models on hosted code or user data. Not that it was ever likely to. A Terms of Use amendment now prohibits projects that “mostly consist of code written by” generative AI tools. In a blog post, Codeberg explains the economic need for a […] You're reading Codeberg members ban hosting…

A cold Diet Coke—sometimes paired with a shot of espresso—has become one of social media’s favorite afternoon rituals. Gen Z even gave it a nickname: the “fridge cigarette.” That’s why it was so strange when Coca-Cola introduced a new font that eerily resembled an iconic one straight out of the cigarette world. “Coke and Marlboro had a baby—and it’s a font!,” one X user wrote after seeing the company’s updated typography. Others echoed the comparison, saying Coca-Cola’s refreshed typography looked strikingly similar to Marlboros, in a case of reality imitating memes. Still others wondered whether the company had unintentionally leaned into the…

Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its staff While the company is trying to protect creators from AI, it still thinks the technology is changing how it does business. Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its staff or 93 employees, according to a blog post from CEO Jack Conte. The layoff announcement, which was first reported on by 404 Media, notes that while Patreon's business remains strong, it needs to adjust the company's cost structure to make it "a stable, dependable rock" for creators. "We're making a number of changes to our organizational structure and how we work," Conte says. "Specifically, we're flattening the organization, refocusing teams…

When Jesse Miranda, a U.S. citizen, sponsored an application for a green card for his wife nearly a year ago, he understood the process would take time. On Wednesday, when he saw someone posting on Reddit that they had received sudden approval for a loved one’s initial application for permanent residence, he wondered if he and his wife had gotten lucky. Miranda quickly went to check the application status on the website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that oversees visas and naturalization. To his delight, the portal showed that their application had also been approved to move on to the next step in the process. Yet he had a…

The dead internet theory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it. CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for…

Let's learn about Deployment via these 96 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. Deployment is the process of making a software application or system available for use. Effective deployment practices are critical for ensuring stable, reliable, and efficient delivery of software to users. Learn how to seamlessly deploy your NestJS server applications using Render, a powerful alternative to Heroku. It's good practice to put an API gateway in front of your microservices-backed application. Path-based routing makes this possible…

Sooner or later, you just run out of sports. There are currently a couple of regular seasons going on at the moment, but after a thrilling NBA playoffs led directly into a blast of a World Cup, a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds happening 71 percent of the way through a long season can't help but look weak in comparison. This was a fun way to disrupt our normal sports watching biorhythms, but it was not a permanent one. It was with that in mind that we invited the bestselling novelist Paul Tremblay, author of the new Dead But Dreaming Of Electric Sheep, onto the show this week. The idea was that, with no top-of-the-news sports to talk…

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(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The United States has kept South Korea and nine other economies on its watch list of countries to monitor for their foreign exchange policies, a Treasury Department report showed Thursday. The department's semiannual "Report to Congress on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States" showed the latest monitoring list comprising South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland. All 10 countries were on the list in the previous report released in January. South…

By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The government will maintain close communication with the United States over Washington's recent decision to keep South Korea on its list of countries monitored for their foreign exchange policies, the finance ministry said Friday. The U.S. Department of the Treasury released an updated monitoring list overnight in its semiannual report, comprising South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland. All of the countries were included in the previous report released in January. "The government plans to maintain close communication with the U.S. Treasury…

Intel's turnaround under CEO Lip-Bu Tan gains steam with another strong quarter Shares of Intel moved higher after the chipmaker reported strong quarterly results and provided an upbeat third-quarter outlook. We expect more gains ahead under the guidance of CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Revenue in the second quarter increased 25% year over year to $16.1 billion, exceeding the LSEG-compiled consensus estimate of $14.42 billion. Non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) swung to a 42-cent profit from a 10-cent loss one year ago, beating the LSEG estimate of 21 cents. Intel was up roughly 4% in after-hours trading, bringing it to around $104 per share. It traded as high as…

Japan's core inflation came in at 1.6% in June, as higher oil prices start to spill over into the wider economy. This is the first rise in core inflation since March, and was in line with the1.6% growth expected by economists polled by Reuters. Core inflation in Japan strips out prices of fresh food. Headline inflation increased to 1.7% from May's 1.5%, while the so-called "core-core" inflation rate, which strips out prices of fresh food and energy, dipped to 1.7%, the lowest since August 2022. Japan has been struggling with higher energy prices as the Middle East crisis has hit energy supplies, while historic weakness in the yen has pushed up import…

Donald Trump has hit Australian exports with new trade tariffs, claiming the country is not doing enough to combat forced labour, but the Albanese government has demanded he remove them immediately. The United States announced on Friday morning (AEST) that many Australian exports now attract a new 12.5% tariff as part of a broader regime affecting dozens of countries. In a statement, the US trade department said Australia was on a list of 54 economies it deemed as having “failed to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor”. Other countries facing a 12.5% tariff include Brazil, China, Egypt,…

(ATTN: RECASTS lead, para 2; ADDS more details in paras 4-8) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday announced its final decision to impose new tariffs of up to 12.5 percent on South Korea, Japan and 58 other trading partners over forced labor concerns. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) unveiled new tariffs ranging from 10 percent to 12.5 percent, effective Friday (Washington time), after conducting probes into 60 economies under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act to determine whether they had taken sufficient steps to ban imports made with forced labor. The announcement…

MANILA, Philippines — It’s official: the United States is imposing an additional 12.5-percent tariff on Philippine exports after President Donald Trump approved penalties on trading partners that Washington said failed to adopt adequate safeguards against goods made with forced labor. The decision was announced Friday (Manila time) by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which had spent the past several months investigating 60 economies to determine whether they effectively prohibit the importation of goods produced through forced labor. In its findings, the USTR had said the “Philippines has failed to impose and effectively…

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a 20% cut to business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England on Thursday, his third major cost-of-living measure in three days as the new Labour leader seeks to revive the economy and support struggling high streets.

WASHINGTON, July 24. /TASS/. The United States has resolved to set import tariffs on Russian goods at 12.5%, according to the notice of actions of the Office of the US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The notice, to be published in the Federal Register, says the United States is imposing customs duties on 60 trade partners under the pretext of fighting forced labor. "The Trade Representative has determined to impose 12.5 percent tariffs on products of Russia," the document reads. The tariffs will come into force at 12:01 a.m. EST (04:01 a.m. GMT) on July 24. They will replace the temporary global tariffs on American imports that were introduced on…

During a 2019 interview following a visit to border enforcement, James Talarico, candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, said he gauged the suitability of immigration detention facilities based on how he would treat his own family. "I think I was struck by the conditions these folks were being held in," Talarico said. "When I first walked in, I looked at one of the security monitors and saw these things strewn around the floor, and I realized they were human beings being held in these tiny rooms. The standard I use is: would I allow my child, my parent, my grandparent to be held in one of these facilities? And the answer, after my visit, was a resounding…

Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year’s elections JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state has sent more than 3,000 letters to Alaska voters asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, a number a top state elections official said is unusually high. The letters have raised concerns among some state lawmakers, including one who said some constituents who received them are U.S. citizens. Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher told state lawmakers during a hearing this week that it appears “a lot of old data was picked up somehow” when the division conducted voter roll…

READ MORE: Can Ed Miliband REALLY cut it as Britain's new Foreign Secretary? See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Donald Trump will 'tolerate' Andy Burnham under the expectation that he will not be the last Prime Minister of his presidency, White House figures believe. Concerns have been raised in Washington about potential frictions between Mr Burnham and the Trump administration – particularly over the appointment of Ed Miliband as Foreign Secretary. On Thursday Washington's ambassador to the UK evidenced this as he said Britain's most senior diplomat was 'wrong' to have called President Trump a 'racist' and 'groper' in the…

Secret Service agent on Vance detail under investigation for allegedly leaking information The Secret Service confirms that an agent on Vice President JD Vance's security detail is being investigated for allegedly leaking information that compromised operational security. Criminal charges are possible. Nicole Sganga shares the details.

READ MORE: John Healey tells business: I'll lift the gloom left by Rachel Reeves See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source New Education Secretary Lucy Powell – who once branded primary school spelling tests 'ridiculous' – has been mocked for her own spelling mistakes. The Labour deputy leader tweeted that she was 'thrilled the be appointed Education Secretary'. Tories posted a version of her post on X with corrections in red ink, pointing out a typo in the first line and criticising her grammar in the second. The mock marking came after comments resurfaced that Ms Powell made as a backbencher in an interview with Tes magazine,…

House votes to limit Trump on Iran; Senate fails to advance similar measure The Washington PostUS House passes war powers resolution directing Trump to end Iran conflict The GuardianHouse again passes a resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as the conflict escalates AP NewsHouse Rebukes Trump on Iran in War Powers Vote as Senate Blocks Debate The New York TimesHouse rebukes Trump in vote to restrict his Iran war powers CNN

The US Secretary of State's campaign to dismantle the ICC marks an assault on international law that should prompt much stronger reactions from its founders, especially the Europeans, argues the former ICC chamber president for Le Monde.

Activist Amit Bhatnagar, who had been on a hunger strike against the Ken-Betwa river linking project for 18 days, suspended his fast on Thursday (July 23, 2026) after the government’s assurance to include the people left out of the rehabilitation process. After breaking his fast, Mr. Bhatnagar said that he took the decision as several tribal women who had been part of the protest had also stopped eating since July 19 when the police forcibly took him to a hospital and dismantled the demonstration site on the banks of Barana river in Kupi village of Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district. He had been in the Chhatarpur district hospital since then and…

A U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance’s security detail is being investigated over allegations of leaking sensitive information. "A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security," Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement to Fox News. The agency would not comment on the specifics of the case, Guglielmi said, but noted that "any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated." The probe…

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A sex abuse survivor accused Shabana Mahmood and Wes Streeting of 'laughing at victims' with their 'disgusting' jokes about setting criminals loose under the now-paused early release scheme. Mother-of-five Jade Belgrove was groomed, drugged and raped twice when she was just 14 by a close family friend Simon Tyler in 2010. The paedophile was jailed for nine years in 2024, but could have been let out after serving just half his sentence under the early release scheme. Andy Burnham has now paused the scheme after heavy criticism surrounding the case of the brutal murder of PC Andrew Harper and…

President Donald Trump hosted the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Thursday, celebrating the team's remarkable achievement of securing a second consecutive title. During a Rose Garden event, Trump hailed the Dodgers as "one of the great brands anywhere in the world," acknowledging their recent triumph. He specifically referenced their thrilling Game 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, calling it "a hell of a series." Trump expressed his surprise upon learning that the Dodgers had never before won consecutive championships, before playfully speculating about the prospect of a third straight title. The president extended…

Alex Bowman's NASCAR Cup Series future had been uncertain, but that's no longer the case. The driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro for Hendrick Motorsports has signed a one-year extension to stay with the team in 2027. However, after that, the 33-year-old will retire from racing full-time. "I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what’s next, and this feels like the right decision at the right time," Bowman said in a statement. "The sport asks a lot of you, and I’ve learned it’s important to listen to your body and make the right choices for yourself. To say I’m incredibly grateful to Mr. Hendrick, our partners at Ally and Chevrolet, and everyone at…

Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition contains a lot of team names, and is a bit tricky to solve. If you’re struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group hint: Frogs are known for it. Green group hint: Tar Heel state. Blue group hint: Started in the late 20th century. Purple group hint: Not baseball. Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: Jump. Green group: Schools in North Carolina. Blue group: 1990s expansion teams. Purple group: Athletes Unlimited softball league teams. What are today’s Connections: Sports…

The UFC’s event this weekend lost half of its main event when an injury forced Khalil Rountree Jr. to bow out. As it is, former light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev has a new opponent in Bogdan Guskov and he'll be looking to move back toward a shot to regain his title. Let's talk UFC Abu Dhabi. Key Facts at a Glance Event: UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov (UFC Fight Night 282) Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026 Location: Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE Start times: Prelims 9 a.m. ET / Main card 12 p.m. ET How to watch (U.S.): Paramount+ Main event: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Bogdan Guskov, light heavyweight Highest Hype Score on the card: Ankalaev vs.…

The Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar carries major significance as a “win and you’re in” race for the Breeders’ Cup. This means the winner receives an automatic entry into the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland later this fall. The 81st running of this grade 1 event features a balanced nine horse field that is led by the Bob Baffert-trained Cornucopian. With every runner as Stakes placed (finished in top three) or a Stakes winner, this six-furlong dirt dash for $400,000 in cash promises to be very competitive. Named for one of the founding fathers of the Seaside Oval, the career crooner is surely smiling when he sees this lineup of talent. Last…

Jess Fox claims her fifth title on LA Olympic course Adding to her illustrious tally, Jess Fox has won gold at the 2026 Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City, where the LA Olympics in 2028 will be held. Updated ,first published You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

In short: The Waratahs play the Drua in Ba, Fiji in Saturday's Super Rugby Women's grand final. The Drua earned hosting rights by finishing on top of the regular-season standings. What's next? ABC Sport will live blog the Super Rugby Women's grand final from 10:30am AEST on Saturday. Confidence can sometimes be mistaken for arrogance, but NSW Waratahs captain Emily Chancellor knows how to distinguish between the two. Therefore, it is no surprise the Waratahs took pride in their 33-22 win over the Western Force in the Super Rugby Women's semifinals, but refused to get carried away with their performance. "We got out on the field in that semifinal and…

A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 23 (game #1138). Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers…

Donald Trump hosted the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Thursday for the team’s second trip to the White House in two years. The team gave the president a custom jersey and a World Series championship ring during a ceremony at the Rose Garden. Four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani, star first baseman Freddie Freeman, World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and manager Dave Roberts were among those in attendance, while several players – most notably star shortstop Mookie Betts and utility man Kike Hernández – opted not to attend. “Special winners, unbelievable,” Trump said. “I would not be surprised to see them back here again.” In…

A contentious umpiring decision towards the closing stages of the final league tie of Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 between Dabang Delhi TTC and PBG Pune Jaguars triggered a prolonged confrontation between Delhi captain G. Sathiyan and the match officials at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium on Thursday. Although the disputed call had no bearing on the semifinal qualification scenario by then, the incident brought the final rubber between Sutirtha Mukherjee and Diya Chitale to a halt for nearly 10 minutes. The controversy unfolded at 10-10 in the second game between India’s two top women’s paddlers. As Chitale, with the Jaguars playing…

SAN DIEGO — K-pop group ENHYPEN joined Catherine Hardwicke, director of the first “Twilight” film, and franchise actors Peter Facinelli and Ashley Greene at US' biggest pop culture convention, Thursday. More than 120,000 people are expected at the four-day convention, which began in 1970 with a gathering of several hundred sci-fi and comics fans and an in-person appearance from Marvel icon Jack Kirby. The band joined a Thursday panel about vampire storytelling. It marked one of many moments of cross-pop culture exchanges. Members of distinct fandoms unite through cosplay, showing off handmade costumes and exchanging photos. Brionna Slavalk, 27,…

After spending nearly two decades in development, Motor City has finally reached the big screen. Starring Alan Ritchson as an ex-Army Ranger seeking revenge after being framed and sent to prison, the film tells much of its story with little dialogue, relying instead on physical performances, visual storytelling, and a soundtrack of classic rock needle drops that become as important as the characters themselves. Polygon spoke with director Potsy Ponciroli about finally landing the long-gestating project, collaborating with Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, and Ben Foster, building key sequences around songs like "Nights in White Satin" and "The Chain," and…

Country star Carly Pearce has revealed that kids are off the table. Earlier this week, Pearce responded to a fan on TikTok who asked her if she was still deciding on children and if she would ever remarry. Pearce was married to singer Michael Ray for a year before they divorced in 2020. "Maybe some of you out here are like me. I always feel bad saying that I actually don't want children. I love children, I love my friends' children, I'm a great aunt. But, it was never my dream," the 36-year-old said. Pearce went on to explain that her dream was always to pursue country music and live on the road. "I think we should normalize people that truly know…

King Charles emerges from Doctor Who’s TARDIS to open Commonwealth Games in Glasgow King Charles emerges from Doctor Who’s TARDIS to open Commonwealth Games in Glasgow GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — King Charles III took his time before officially opening the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after emerging Thursday from the TARDIS of intergalactic adventurer “Doctor Who.” More than 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories will compete across 10 sports and six Para sports in the 11-day event. Charles formally opened the Games in his role as head of the Commonwealth. The opening ceremony show began with a clip of what organizers called “the world’s…

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com.au See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The Duchess of Sussex is set to make one of the biggest surprise appearances in MasterChef Australia history. A newly released promo for the hit Channel 10 cooking competition shows Meghan Markle being dramatically unveiled as a surprise guest judge, leaving contestants visibly stunned as she walks into the MasterChef kitchen. The episode, filmed during Meghan's Australian visit with Prince Harry in April, is scheduled to air on Sunday. The teaser begins with judges Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin and Jean-Christophe Novelli introducing a mystery…

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Director Lee Chang-dong's "Possible Love" has been officially invited to compete for the Golden Lion at this year's prestigious Venice International Film Festival. Lee's feature was included in the lineup of 20 films nominated for the main competition section at the event scheduled for Sept. 2-12, in an announcement made at a press conference Thursday. "Possible Love" is Lee's first feature film in eight years following the critically acclaimed "Burning" (2018). The Netflix film centers on the intertwined lives of two married couples -- a laid-off worker and his wife and an affluent documentary filmmaker and her husband --…

Matthew Needham is the voice of The Joker in Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2, Prime Video has announced. British actor Needham is most famous for playing Larys Strong in Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon. Confirmation comes from the Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 panel at San Diego Comic-Con, which ended with a trailer for Amazon’s upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader - Chronicles game. It’s exclusive to Amazon Luna (and now, part of Amazon Prime), and launches alongside all 10 episodes of Season 2 on July 31. Batman: Caped Crusader is a superhero noir animated series created by Bruce Timm (co-creator of Batman: The Animated Series), The…

Amazon and Warner Bros. have announced Batman: Caped Crusader - Chronicles, a new Batman game exclusive to Amazon Prime set to launch on July 31 alongside Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2. Both the game and the new season of the animated show will be available for Amazon Prime members at no additional cost. The game is part of Amazon Luna’s move into Prime Video, which launched today ahead of the Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 panel at San Diego Comic-Con today. Batman: Caped Crusader - Chronicles is a cooperative crime-solving party game for up to four players. The idea is that people will watch Batman: Caped Crusader Season then play the game, using…

King Charles III took his time before officially opening the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after emerging Thursday from the TARDIS of intergalactic adventurer “Doctor Who.” More than 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories will compete across 10 sports and six Para sports in the 11-day event. Charles formally opened the Games in his role as head of the Commonwealth. The opening ceremony show began with a clip of what organizers called “the world’s most famous police box” from the iconic sci-fi TV series going on a journey around Scotland. After visits to Loch Ness, the Kelpies, and Edinburgh Castle, it stopped to pick up Charles and Queen…

USA Today columnist Nancy Armour accused the Heritage Foundation of "coming for" Title IX on Thursday, shortly after facing backlash for her controversial Caitlin Clark column. Armour cited the conservative think tank report titled "Title IX’s Failed Experiment: Why Accommodating Sex Differences Beats Engineered Parity," released earlier this month, which criticized the modern application of the 1972 federal civil rights law barring sex-based discrimination in education activities or programs that receive federal funding. The report's author, Scott Yenor, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation's American Citizenship Initiative, wrote that…

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Margot Robbie is thought to have made $50million from her starring role in the Barbie movie – and now she's snapped up her own 'Dreamhouse'. The actress has splashed out on a $28million (£20.8million) home close to where she grew up in Australia. She has been revealed as the buyer of Redwood, an opulent six-bedroom ranch in Currumbin Valley on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Barbie fans will no doubt say the property, with its sleek modern design, balconies and abundance of glass is just the sort of property their heroine would choose. Property records show the sale was completed in June last…

A song by Quebec rock band Angine de Poitrine has been featured in an NFL social media campaign, exposing the group’s music to the league’s millions of followers ahead of the upcoming season. The Saguenay, Que., duo’s song Fabienk was featured in an NFL TikTok video posted Tuesday to mark 50 days until kickoff. The video shows several players dancing, including quarterbacks Jaxson Dart and Brock Purdy, along with Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. “Hang in there, we’re almost back,” the NFL wrote on the post. Get daily National news Earlier this month the viral band, who claim to be 333-year-old aliens, opened up for Jack White at RBC Amphitheatre in…

Music Review: Charli xcx remains one of pop’s great contrarians on ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ NEW YORK (AP) — When Charli xcx released the barely two-minute, glitched-out “Rock Music,” the first single from “Music, Fashion, Film,” she was almost immediately labeled a provocateur. The song, with its hyperpop affectations and cheeky, lyrical dedication to craft — “I think the dance floor is dead/So now we’re making rock music” — confused and confounded. Was she trolling? Was she being sincere? Was the entire record going to be made up of power chords? Was “BRAT,” her zeitgeist-shifting 2024 electro album, worthy of total rejection? No answers can be found…

Listen up, music fans: the best streaming service in the world* just got even better. I'm talking, of course, about Qobuz — the French streamer that we consider to be the best music streaming service for high-res audio and which has just rolled out a bunch of updates that fix some of its biggest problems. And, to be clear, it did have a few. While Qobuz is without question the best music streamer if you care more about audio quality than anything else (and are you really a music lover if you don't?), it has traditionally lagged behind the likes of Spotify when it comes to user experience and features. This update brings a bunch of nice quality-of-life…

Read more: New Jennifer Lopez drama that means she and Ben Affleck STILL 'can't escape each other' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Beyonce's super girl group Destiny's Child will be dropping new music for their upcoming 30th anniversary according to her dad Mathew Knowles. Back in February, the musical act's fans were in hysterics as the 74-year-old music executive took to Instagram to post a photo with the singing trio. In the snap, Knowles was flanked by his 44-year-old megastar daughter Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams while aboard a luxury boat. The post had…

Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York’s Penn Station Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York’s Penn Station NEW YORK (AP) — Will President Donald Trump ’s name grace one of the most famous -- and sometimes maligned -- landmarks in his hometown of New York City? The Republican administration this week urged leading U.S. Senators to rename Penn Station as it undertakes a projected $8 billion redesign of the dreary, underground Manhattan transit hub that also happens to be the busiest in the western hemisphere. But the U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, in a Wednesday letter seeking…

Megan Moroney isn't looking for love. The country music star said some of the biggest moments of her fast-rising career were derailed by the wrong man. Now, Moroney is choosing to take a break from dating, trading romance for life on tour, time with loved ones and, as she put it, "no man, a dog." "It’s really nice that this is one of the first tours I’ve been on where I’m not dating anyone, so I literally have no distractions," she told Cosmopolitan. "And that sounds really silly, but there have been a lot of big moments and fun times that have been ruined by a guy for me. It’s nice to just have a clear head." "I’m learning what I like and what I…

Couples looking for the ultimate romantic getaway in Las Vegas may soon be able to avoid any "Heartbreak Hotel" and instead check into a heart-shaped resort. Permits for a new heart-shaped resort were approved by Clark County commissioners Wednesday, giving developer Eli Applebaum, through Kulik River Capital, the go-ahead to transform one of the Strip's most recognizable eyesores, the long-abandoned SkyVue Ferris wheel site near Mandalay Bay, into a new entertainment destination. Plans envisage a 29-story hotel tower with a massive heart-shaped opening at its center and an exterior wrapped in LED screens. The resort would also feature more than…

Spotify's next trick could take a page from Pixel's Now Playing Jul 23, 2026 — 4:02 PM ET Spotify appears to be working on a new tool for song identification. While it doesn’t work just yet, text strings in the app clearly allude to the functionality, including requests for microphone access. So far we’re only seeing this evidence on Android, but it’s likely the Spotify iOS app will offer something similar. For a whole, whole lot of people, Spotify is our go-to destination for any and all things audio. That means music streaming, absolutely, but also access to podcasts and audiobooks, to say nothing of playlist tools for really customizing the…

One of my favourite albums of all time is The Masterplan by Oasis. Released in 1998, It’s a compilation of B-sides that never made it on to any of the band’s big albums, and has since become a love language for people who wear bucket hats and Adidas tracksuits. These songs might not be as famous, or as charted, but I’ll be damned if they’re not just as good as the band’s output. Travel is no different. Kyoto is basically Wonderwall at this point, a city so popular that every Japanophile feels the way I do about it now. It’s a victim of its own success, a track that gets played so much I roll my eyes whenever I hear it. This is when you play the…

Published At the peak of the June heatwave, the warmest June on record in England, all Tavia Watts could think about was how hot it was in her two- and five-year-old's bedroom - above 30C in some cases. "During the heatwave, I've got a high level of anxiety all the time and I'm pretty much useless," she told the BBC. "I've had to leave bedtime when my husband reads [my kids] stories to have a little cry and to calm down, because it's just too hot in their room and I'm afraid for them." Feeling "incredibly helpless", the 36-year-old posted a short reel to her hundreds of followers on Instagram, in which she voiced her inner anxieties. To her surprise,…

Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you. An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. IRELAND’S LARGEST DATA centres used close to one billion litres of water last year, a new investigation by The Journal Investigates has found. The figures provided to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and analysed by our team show how much water each data centre campus has used since 2024. In total, at least 1.7 billion litres of water have been used by data centres from the public supply over the past two years. More than half of this – 999 million litres – was used last year, though the vast majority of this can also be…

Students ask Supreme Court to stop tree-cutting for Manila SALEX project MANILA, Philippines — Five students have asked the Supreme Court to stop the cutting of trees along Roxas Boulevard and Quirino Avenue for the Southern Access Link Expressway project, bringing public backlash over the SMC-backed tollway to the high court. Joaquin Bautista, Elisha Zantua, Benjamin Francia, Paul Callorina and Hannah Guerra filed the petition Thursday, July 23, asking the Supreme Court to issue a temporary environmental protection order against further tree-cutting for the SALEx project. Named respondents in the petition include SMC Southern Access Link Expressway…

Elephants hold a special place in many peopleâs hearts. So, when itâs reported that 951 elephants died in Kruger National Park over six years, it is understandable that some people may feel shocked and concerned. But conservation cannot be judged by emotion alone. We also need to look at the facts, understand how nature works, follow the law and ask what the scientific evidence tells us. The first fact, often overlooked, is that not all the 951 deaths were caused by conservation management interventions. More than half, 535 elephants, died from natural causes. Another 179 were killed illegally, mostly by poachers through accidental snaring that were…

Schools weigh in on open-plan versus traditional classrooms amid changes Karamea school backs return to traditional classrooms An end to open-plan classrooms was announced by the government last year, but as some schools begin converting back to a more traditional learning environment there are mixed feelings about what works best. The buildings - known variously as modern, flexible, or innovative learning environments - have attracted consistent criticism, with some schools spending their own funds remodelling the rooms to create separate classrooms. Education Minister Eric Stanford celebrated milestones in the Ministry of Education's conversion…

UNITED NATIONS, United States — The six candidates to lead the United Nations on Thursday convened to offer their visions for the world body, one week before the formal start of a selection process crucial to an organization in deep crisis. With the campaign struggling to generate real enthusiasm, the hopefuls faced 90 minutes of questions from diplomats, UN employees and civil society representatives at an event in the huge General Assembly Hall, broadcast by Bloomberg. Chile’s Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador’s Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Rafael Grossi of Argentina, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Macky Sall of Senegal are…

Elon Musk sat down with the editor-in-chief of the Economist for a taped interview that went live Thursday. The Tesla CEO has been avoiding normal journalists recently, even cancelling a planned interview with CNBC earlier this month. And it now seems pretty obvious why. Musk has a hard time answering normal questions about his often fascist and sometimes incoherent worldview. The interview started cordially enough, with Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes asking Musk about his thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence. Musk said many things that he’s said before, including that AI will deliver an age of abundance, where “anyone can have…

A model Indigenous territory in Brazil’s Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangs A model Indigenous territory in Brazil’s Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangs SAO PAULO (AP) — The Ashaninka Indigenous people — who recovered their territory in the Brazilian border with Peru from settlers three decades ago, established and sustained their own governance, and grew crops while protecting the forest — have long been a success story for communities across the Amazon. But now, their way of life is under a violent threat. Gangs and drug traffickers are increasingly encroaching on Ashaninka land and using the rivers in the Amazon and adjacent land…

They’re on our flag, but do long-gone grizzly bears belong in modern California? The grizzly bear on California’s flag went extinct a century ago in the Golden State. Now, a group of tribes and environmentalists is urging the Legislature to study whether it’s possible to bring them back. Grizzlies once lived across most of California. As many as 10,000 may have roamed before the Gold Rush. They were so prevalent that when California settlers tried to form their own nation, they called it the Bear Flag Republic. Settlers systematically exterminated the animals, and they were gone by the 1920s, leaving the smaller black bear as the only surviving bear…

SINGAPORE: Sovereign wealth fund GIC's returns fell for a third straight year to a six-year low in FY2025/2026, as it took less risk and prioritised resilience amid what it called "profound uncertainty". GIC also announced it will refresh its investment framework to be more flexible as it navigates what CEO Lim Chow Kiat called a "fundamentally changed" world. In its 2025/2026 annual report released on Friday (Jul 24), GIC said its 20-year annualised real rate of return stood at 3.4 per cent, down from 3.8 per cent the year before and the lowest since FY2019/2020's 2.7 per cent. Before adjusting for global inflation, the 20-year annualised nominal…

A 76-year-old Perth man will face court on Friday after federal police allegedly found dozens of images and videos of child abuse material on an electronic tablet seized during a raid on his home. Australian Federal Police executed a search warrant at the man’s Westminster home on June 30, where they allegedly found a tablet containing images, videos and animated GIFs of child abuse material. The man has been charged with accessing child abuse material and possessing child abuse material, and could face a maximum of 15 years’ jail for each offence. He has been behind bars since his arrest on June 30 and is set to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on…

Woman pleads guilty in St. Lawrence River smuggling operation that killed family Stephanie Square admitted to her role in a cross-border human smuggling network A dual Canadian-American citizen has pleaded guilty to her role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of a Romanian family of four and a boat operator in the St. Lawrence River three years ago. Stephanie Square, 53, of the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court after being extradited from Canada. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Square was the U.S.-based leader of a human smuggling network operating through Akwesasne, a Mohawk…

Man shot and killed by police in Madison, Wisconsin, sparking protests CBS NewsPolice oversight agency launches investigation into fatal Madison shooting Milwaukee Journal SentinelWisconsin Chamber Orchestra releases statement after protests cancelled Concerts on the Square Channel 3000Madison officials to give update after officer fatally shoots man WKOWMadison protesters shut down Capitol concert after police shoot, kill man with knife WPR

A Florida sheriff's office has revealed new identifying marks on a fugitive murder suspect accused in the death of a man found buried in a shallow grave, warning that she may have changed her hair and appearance as a monthlong manhunt continues. Isabelle Johnson, 38, is wanted in connection with the murder of Jason Coulthart, 43, whose remains were discovered June 25 on a property in Freeport, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. "One month of searching for Isabelle Johnson, and our search has not slowed," the agency wrote in a new appeal for tips. Investigators now believe Johnson has several distinctive tattoos that could help members of…

A family found human remains while cleaning out a freezer at the home of a deceased loved one, according to authorities. The family called police in the Alaskan capital city of Juneau on Sunday night after they found what appeared to be human remains inside a chest freezer in a locked outbuilding on the property. Juneau police said in a statement that the family had been cleaning out the home after a relative had died. Detectives believe the remains may belong to an adult male family member. But the State Medical Examiner’s Office had not confirmed the identity as of Tuesday. Juneau police noted that there was no missing person’s report for the man…

2 men stabbed in New York City, police investigating possible hate crime Two men were stabbed on Thursday near Central Park in New York City, just blocks apart. The victims are Asian and Jewish, and the attacks are being investigated as a possible hate crime. Tom Hanson reports.

Protesters take the mic at Wisconsin police shooting press conference A day after an officer shot and killed a man in Madison, Wisconsin, police say the man had fled from officers, then pulled a fixed-blade knife, injuring one officer, who tried a taser before firing three shots. Protests developed almost immediately, and on Thursday, demonstrators took the microphone in a police press conference. Jonah Kaplan reports.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani remained silent for serveal hours on what officials described as an antisemitic stabbing in New York City on Thursday afternoon, choosing to instead post about his millionaire housing tax initiative — even as the attack drew attention from other state officials. "I have been briefed on today’s horrifying stabbings on the Upper West Side, where an Asian man and a Jewish man were attacked. According to witness and victim statements, the perpetrator yelled "Allahu Akbar" during both attacks. I am relieved that both victims are in stable condition," Mamdani wrote in a statement. "The NYPD responded immediately and arrested…

The ant traffickers hid the queens in plastic children's toys to be shipped off to Southeast Asia where they'd be bought by collectors who would use the reproducing contraband to start ant farms. The post Mexico intercepts a trafficking scheme smuggling native ants to SE Asia appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Long before the alleged cash bribes, coded messages and secret phone calls that define former National Assembly Speaker and defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakulaâs corruption trial, the saga began with a routine government contract. This narrative unfolded on Wednesday in the High Court in Pretoria through the testimony of businesswoman Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu. The court ruled that while Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu could be identified by name, no photos, video or audio broadcasts of her testimony would be permitted. Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, the sole director of logistics company Umkhombe Marine, testified under an indemnity agreement with the National Prosecuting…

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to Australia — and we’re partnering with Stripe to find the country’s most exciting early-stage startups. On August 19, eight Australian startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney to pitch live in front of investors, press, and the tech community. Three will win prizes. One will earn an automatic ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, taking place in San Francisco from October 13-15. The secret to finding the next breakout founder? The judges. Startup Battlefield has a track record that speaks for itself. The competition has launched over 1,700 companies globally, including Dropbox, Cloudflare, Discord, and…

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The country's financial regulator on Friday said investors' minimum deposit requirement for a single-stock leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs) will be hiked starting later this month. The deposit hike is part of a set of measures on leveraged ETFs unveiled earlier this month to help ensure market stability and protect investors as the country is experiencing extreme market volatility. Earlier, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said the measures will take effect early next month, but President Lee Jae Myung called for a speedy implementation of such steps. Under the measures, the listing of new ETFs tracking Samsung…

Peptides are inching closer to the mainstream. A panel of experts on Thursday narrowly recommended that the Food and Drug Administration reclassify four popular peptides—including one endorsed by podcaster Joe Rogan—to allow certain pharmacies to legally dispense them. In an at-times emotionally charged meeting that lasted more than 11 hours, members of an FDA advisory committee heard data presentations from FDA staff on four unapproved peptides—BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, and MOTs-C—as well as testimony from health care practitioners, patients, pharmacies, and clinics. Members voted eight to six, with one abstention, to add three of the four peptides to…

MOST POPULAR SYSTEMS #### AMD and Cerebras join forces against Nvidia’s Groq LPUsThe enemy of my enemy is my friend AI and ML #### Codeberg gives vibe-coded projects the toss, promotes human FLOSSAI no longer welcome in human-focused community Systems #### AMD attacks the rack with Helios systems that rival Nvidia'sSpec for spec, the House of Zen's first rack-scale AI compute platform is bigger and faster than Nvidia's Vera Rubin by nearly every metric, but that's only on paper DEVOPS #### Model Context Protocol prepares to break with its stateful pastBiggest overhaul since launch ditches sessions, guts little-used features, and leaves homebrew…

Member-only story Steal this UX framework from Dubai’s most over-the-top hotel The invisible man at the chocolate fountain If you have ever used a chocolate fountain, you know the physics. The chocolate is thin. It drips. A child holding a skewer of marshmallows is a guaranteed spill. The counter around one of these should look like a crime scene by nine o’clock. This one never did. Five ribbons ran at once: pistachio, raspberry, milk, white, and dark, and all week the marble around it stayed spotless. It took me three nights to work out why, and when I did, I realized I had been staring at the best piece of user-experience design in the whole resort.…

Gemini sent $10M in Bitcoin to Trump PAC after joint motion with CFTC The Bitcoin donation can be used to support Donald Trump as a New York court considers whether to reverse a $5 million settlement between the CFTC and Gemini. With a court set to consider a reversal of a $5 million settlement from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) case with cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, the company has sent $10 million in Bitcoin (BTC) to a super political action committee (PAC) supporting President Donald Trump. According to the MAGA Inc. Super PAC’s July report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) filed on Monday, the Gemini Trust…

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BRUSSELS, July 24. /TASS/. The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russian energy holding Inter RAO, the EU Council said in a message published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Naming the reasons for sanctioning Inter RAO, EU officials said that it s one of Russia’s largest energy companies with around 19 million consumers, and that it plays a significant role in Russia’s economy. Inter RAO is a diversified Russian energy holding comprising companies engaged in electric and thermal power generation, energy trading, electricity retail, power engineering, engineering services, and industry-specific IT. It operates in several countries…

Fragmentation. Separation. Seclusion. The 21st century is defined by an unprecedented paradox. Humanity is more connected than ever before, yet individuals report historic levels of loneliness. At the heart of this contradiction lies the rapid evolution of digital telecommunications, particularly social media platforms, instant messaging applications, and video conferencing tools. These technologies have effectively dismantled […]...Keep on reading: Isolation amidst globalization

United States President Donald Trump will not stop the United Kingdom’s extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate on sex crime charges, a White House spokesperson has said. The online influencers, who have built a career as self-professed misogynists, were arrested in Miami on Saturday after UK prosecutors announced dozens of new charges against them, including rape, sex trafficking and assault. Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Tate brothers arrested in Miami as UK adds rape, trafficking charges - list 2 of 3Six Republican states send 1,100 troops to US capital amid crackdown - list 3 of 3Tate brothers arrested in Miami on rape and sex…

Mobileye founder and CEO Amnon Shashua plans to step down from the top leadership post after nearly three decades, just as the company pushes into robotaxis and humanoid robots. Shashua will remain CEO until Mobileye hires a replacement, according to a regulatory filing Thursday. Mobileye got its start making computer vision chips based on Shashua’s academic research at Hebrew University in Israel, and grew into a major supplier of the chips that power automotive safety and driver-assistance features. It had the largest IPO in Israel’s history, was acquired in 2017 by Intel for $15.3 billion, then spun back out as a publicly traded company in 2022,…

Kalahari African$ A hybrid grocer, liquor store and cafe: Kalahari has served the South African community since 2010. Of all the changes introduced by new owners Emma and Sean Nofal, most pleasing has been the fine-tuning of the food. A former Meat & Wine Co chef, Sean fries puffy vetkoek – fried bread – to order; serves a mighty steak sanger; is a dab hand at curry and spice; and knows his way around a grill. Good to know: visiting Kalahari and not taking away some house-made biltong would be a grave mistake Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. More:

It is no secret that budget-friendly, small-capacity automatic cars in South Africa often come with an unpleasant footnote: sluggish acceleration. Pair a modest engine with an automatic transmission under R300,000 and you usually end up with a car that screams on highway slipways, hunts endlessly for gears on inclines and turns every overtaking maneuver into a nerve-wracking exercise. So when I stepped into the new Changan Alsvin 1.5 CE Auto, I braced myself for the typical entry-level automatic slog I was wrong.The Alsvin didn't just handle the drive, it shocked me. At the heart of the Alsvin 1.5 CE is a naturally aspirated 1.5-litre four-cylinder…

When it comes to electric vehicles in South Africa, we have largely been trapped between two extremes. On one side, you have the small, purely urban hatchbacks like the BYD Dolphin Surf and Geely E2.They are affordable and ideal for city commuting but they lack the necessary road presence South Africans adore and just lack the space that a family needs for a primary vehicle. On the other side of the spectrum sit the larger, feature-packed C-segment crossovers like the Geely E5 or the Volvo EX30.They offer the punch and the prestige but their price tags quickly push them well north of the R700 000 mark. Enter the Jaecoo J5 BEV, which falls slap bang in…

TL;DR Ford will embed Apple Maps in its new UEV platform starting with a $30,000 electric pickup in 2027, with road data also feeding BlueCruise Ford will embed Apple Maps in its new UEV platform starting with a $30,000 electric pickup in 2027, with road data also feeding BlueCruise Ford will use Apple Maps as the built-in navigation system for its next generation of electric vehicles, replacing the Google-based software it has run since 2023. The integration uses Apple’s new MapKit for Automotive SDK and will launch with Ford’s $30,000 midsize electric pickup in 2027, according to a joint announcement from both companies on Wednesday. Ford will also…

Ford is set to bolster its European vehicle offerings through a new joint venture with Chinese automotive giant Geely Auto. Announced on Thursday, the partnership will see the companies jointly manufacture low- and zero-emission vehicles at Ford's factory in Valencia, Spain. This strategic move is designed to reignite Ford’s presence in the competitive European auto market, where the legacy carmaker faces increasing pressure from rapidly expanding Chinese companies that are dominating global sales. The collaboration unfolds amid challenges in the American electric vehicle market and escalating global geopolitical tensions, partly fueled by US tariff…

TL;DR Musk told investors Optimus has no supply chain and every part is new, as Tesla quietly dropped mass production language from its Q2 deck Musk told investors Optimus has no supply chain and every part is new, as Tesla quietly dropped mass production language from its Q2 deck Elon Musk told investors on Tesla’s second-quarter earnings call that Optimus will be “the hardest product to scale manufacturing that we’ve ever made at Tesla,” warning that the humanoid robot has no existing supply chain and that every component is new. He said he wanted to “calibrate people correctly” on expectations, acknowledging that the initial production ramp will…

U.S. regulators will begin developing new requirements for automakers to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles. The new rule-making process, outlined in a regulatory filing and first reported by Bloomberg, follows a series of incidents, including fatal ones, in which people have become stuck inside cars with flush, electronically operated door handles like those found on Tesla vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the new rule-making in response to a petition that asked the agency to open a safety defect investigation into the emergency mechanical door release design on 2022 Tesla Model 3…

Agnes Bakery’s successor has everything that made it such a pandemic-era hit: the fire-licked sourdough loaves, Basque cheesecakes, caneles, kouign-amanns and so on – but also an all-day menu more imaginative than most around town, with daily salads and sandwiches added to the mix from 10am. Coffee is by Sydney’s Single O and, of course, this is an Anyday venue so you know it looks a million dollars. Good to know: Part of the new(ish) Little Lane precinct, Idle’s neighbours include RUMA Rooftop, Green Cup and Johnny Gio Pizza. Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good…

Ford to partner with Chinese automaker Geely in Spain in new joint venture Ford and Chinese automotive company Geely Auto announced plans on Thursday to jointly manufacture low- and zero-emission vehicles at Ford’s Valencia, Spain factory. The partnership is a bid to reignite Ford’s offerings for the European auto market as the legacy carmaker seeks to compete with the likes of fast-moving Chinese companies that are rapidly dominating auto sales across the globe. It comes amid challenges for the American electric vehicle market and increasing global geopolitical tensions driven by U.S. tariff policy. In the U.S., policy all but locks Chinese firms out…

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will maintain reduced fuel tax rates through the end of September, the finance ministry said Friday, amid renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Under the measure, the current tax reductions of 15 percent for gasoline and 25 percent for diesel and butane, originally set to expire at the end of this month, will remain in place through Sept. 30, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy. "Amid lingering geopolitical instability in the Middle East, the government has decided to leave room for future fuel tax adjustments to address further volatility in oil prices," the finance ministry said. The…

How the Houthi Red Sea blockade will impact the world The Houthis’ blockade of Bab al-Mandeb threatens a vital global trade route. Al Jazeera’s @nadaqaddourah explains how a crisis in the Red Sea could make everything more expensive. Published On 23 Jul 2026

Things are always heating up on Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano-covered world that’s constantly pushed and pulled by its host planet’s gravity. NASA’s ongoing Juno mission, while investigating the rocky moon, saw sweltering temperatures in its depths. With this unprecedented view, astronomers are now wondering what’s causing so much heat to rise from the moon's subsurface. Previously, heat signatures from Io could only be seen escaping at its surface or through volcanic eruptions. But thanks to Juno’s observations, researchers have been able to finally catch underground heat coming up to the surface, as explained in a new study published in the Journal…

SEOUL/WASHINGTON — South Korea and the United States on Thursday launched a shipbuilding cooperation center in Washington to facilitate the planned $150 billion investment in the U.S. shipbuilding sector that Seoul committed to under last year's bilateral trade and investment deal. Senior officials and industry leaders from the two countries joined an event marking the opening of the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC), a platform to advance the "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA)" initiative aimed at revitalizing America's shipbuilding industry. The opening came two months after the two countries signed a memorandum of…

The Renewable Energy Industry Club under the Federation of Thai Industries has called on the government to allow renewable power producers with expired adder tariffs to sell electricity directly to fast-growing data centres, which require vast amounts of clean energy. The adder tariff was introduced to encourage investment in renewable energy by adding extra charges to electricity prices. However, the scheme was criticised for driving up electricity costs for households and businesses. Although the tariff has expired, companies are still permitted to sell electricity to the government at wholesale prices, which adds financial pressure on consumers.…

Commentary: How the US-Iran war will reshape the Gulf The Iran war has triggered intense debate about America’s role in the region, but the reality is the Gulf has no substitute for the United States, says NUS Middle East Institute chairman Joseph Liow. SINGAPORE: Barely a month after a preliminary agreement seemed to offer some respite from the war, attacks between Iran and the United States have resumed and are escalating dangerously. The US has struck Iran over consecutive nights, while Tehran retaliated by attacking US military facilities elsewhere in the Gulf. After at least two US soldiers were killed in Jordan over the weekend, US President…

Authorities are preparing to broaden the pilot direct power purchase agreement (PPA) programme, initially designed for data centre operators, to include a wider range of industries seeking clean energy solutions. The move comes as authorities aim to accelerate the country's energy transition and strengthen competitiveness in global trade. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Board of Investment are jointly considering the expansion following approval by the National Energy Policy Council. Speaking at the 2026 Huawei Thailand Digital & AI Summit yesterday, ERC secretary-general Poonpat Leesombatpiboon said the direct PPA framework must be…

Hello and welcome to our national news live coverage for Friday, July 24. Here’s what’s making headlines today. Middle East at War: Oil is trading at above $US100 for the time since the last phase of the Iran war after Houthi rebels fired at two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, prompting US President Donald Trump to warn of bigger strikes against the Iranian regime and its surrogates. Politics: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended an exclusive dinner hosted by an uber-rich 25-year-old whose billionaire father was accused by the Tax Office of repeatedly deceiving authorities to funnel huge sums of money from China into Australian bank accounts and…

The decision by Yemen’s Ansar Allah, better known as the Houthis, to impose a blockade on Saudi Arabia signals that the war on Iran has entered its most dangerous phase. The Houthis, a close Iranian ally, had avoided direct involvement due to a fragile but functional ceasefire with Saudi Arabia, despite their controlling most of Yemen’s population centres, including capital Sana’a. That ceasefire effectively fell apart on July 13 when an airport in Sanaa was attacked by forces of “Yemen’s internationally recognised government”. Based in Saudi Arabia, this government maintains loyal forces inside Yemen, though the Houthis remain the country’s most…

The Index of Core Industries (ICI) has finally joined the country’s other economic metrics in becoming up-to-date and representative of the economy. The other metrics such as the national accounts, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Wholesale Price Index (WPI), and the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) were updated earlier this year, although even those were after considerable delays. The ICI has now joined their ranks with the June data being based on a new series with an updated base year, an additional sector being covered, and revised weights and methodologies. This is a welcome upgrade. The performance of these core industries is a vital barometer of…