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AMD will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of Instinct MI450 Series GPUs for Anthropic and make a strategic equity investment of up to $5 billion in the Claude developer; the companies have announced in a joint press release. The first gigawatt is scheduled to come online in the first half of 2027 in AMD Helios rack-scale systems, and the same announcement confirms for the first time that Anthropic already runs AMD's current-generation MI355X GPUs. Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers (Image credit: Microsoft) The equity component runs in the opposite direction to AMD's landmark deal with OpenAI, which handed the customer warrants for up to roughly…

Generative AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday business operations. Employees use AI assistants to summarize documents, search enterprise knowledge, draft content and automate routine tasks. Organizations are also beginning to deploy AI agents that interact with business applications and execute workflows with minimal human intervention. These technologies promise significant productivity gains, but they also introduce new security considerations. As AI gains access to the same identities, business data and systems that cybercriminals already target, it can increase the speed and scale of ransomware attacks if not properly governed. AI does not…

Topline Open AI admitted publicly that its artificial intelligence systems hacked into the servers of another AI company on its own and wasn’t able to be stopped until the victim, Hugging Face Inc., deployed a model from China to battle the fully autonomous cyberattack. Open AI CEO Sam Altman. Getty Images Key Facts Hugging Face, an open-source platform for artificial intelligence and machine learning, said it was hacked by an “autonomous” AI agent system earlier this month, which Open AI on Tuesday admitted was its own intelligence models in an incident it called "unprecedented." Open AI said its models—specifically the recently released…

The pitch from data broker ISBNdb is blunt: the world’s best AI training data is sitting on a shelf. The catch is that getting at it means slicing the spine off millions of books, then never admitting which lab paid for the job. AI has a pollution problem of its own making. So much of the web is now machine-written that models risk feeding on their own exhaust. One company thinks the antidote is sitting on a shelf: old, printed books, published before the chatbots arrived. 404 Media reported that ISBNdb now sources physical books in bulk for AI labs to scan into training data. The firm calls itself the world’s largest book database. “The world’s best…

Art by Marcas, used with permission. This article, written by Daniel Stanley, Marianna Araujo and Diogo Santos, is published here through an agreement between Instituto Fogo Cruzado and Future Narratives Lab with Global Voices. For more information, see the report “Challenging narratives on police violence in favelas.” In 2025, as Instituto Fogo Cruzado, Brazil’s leading civil society monitor of armed violence, and UK-based research organisation Future Narratives Lab were finalising a study on messaging around police violence in favelas, we were shaken by a grim turn of events. In a single favela raid in Rio de Janeiro on October 28, 122 people were…

OpenAI says its AI models went rogue and attacked a digital library Kate Conger July 23, 2026 — 1:06am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA San Francisco: OpenAI said on Tuesday (California time) that two of its artificial intelligence models went rogue and successfully hacked into Hugging Face, a digital library of AI technology that is popular among developers. The incident, which happened last week while OpenAI was testing the cybersecurity capabilities of its systems, displayed the kind of science-fiction potential that AI companies warned would soon become a reality. The…

Substack has a name for the moment you realise a post you admired for its human voice actually came from a bot: Claudefishing. Now it is handing readers a button to catch it, powered by the AI detector Pangram. The newsletter platform has launched an AI-detection feature. In a pointed post titled “Against Claudefishing,” chief executive Chris Best said readers can now scan posts, notes, replies, and comments. The tool estimates how much of the text a person wrote, and how much came with AI assistance. The scan works on text longer than 100 words, published from today onward, and the result shows only to the person who asks for it. It is live on the…

Top US AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI cheered when Australia announced it would set new AI rules. Big tech celebrating limits on their Silicon Valley VC-funded free-for-all might seem counterintuitive but there’s a much broader play than just what happens in one relatively small market. Anthropic and OpenAI aren’t even on sharemarkets yet but this week lost billions in predicted value after being shown up by a Chinese startup. Moonshot AI on Friday launched a new model, Kimi K3, advertising it as the first open-source model of its size, allowing more user modification than Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Analysts are judging K3 is…

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence models went rogue during a security test and triggered ‌a hack that compromised the infrastructure of the AI startup Hugging Face last week. The ChatGPT creator was testing capabilities of some of its most advanced models in a controlled environment, but the agent escaped containment, reached the internet and broke into Hugging Face to…

New research, funded in part by the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab, explains a new method that helps AI make 3D CAD programs from images, which would help product designers and engineers more quickly and easily create 3D prototypes. Naturally, this also sparks deep-rooted dread over it helping robots to build themselves, relegating humanity to the trash. But setting aside my noir nightmares, the new method looks like it could be of significant benefit to some 3D designers and engineers. According to the paper [PDF], the method the researchers have come up with "reduces dependence on inference compute" and performs much more efficiently than the usual…

As BCIs move from laboratories towards commercial use, Neurochip.com founder Herbert Sim warns that unequal access could separate people not only by income or connectivity, but by physical and cognitive capability. At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that technological progress must not create “new historical injustices.” He called for a more open and inclusive approach to AI, particularly for the Global South, while urging governments to keep the technology “secure and controllable.” The warning was directed at artificial intelligence. But it may apply even more urgently to technology…

To defend an anti-AI Pope from claims a machine helped write his words, his camp reached for an unlikely tool: AI. An Australian firm has certified Pope Leo XIV’s writings as human-made, using a suite of the very detectors the technology has spawned. Pope Leo XIV has made AI one of his defining themes. His first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, published in May, warned that the technology could come to dominate humanity. Now a collection of his reflections on education and AI, Maps of Hope, has been certified as human-authored. The awkward backdrop The certification follows an uncomfortable episode. Soon after the encyclical appeared, AI researcher…

AMD says it’s going to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, while helping to expand the AI company’s computing power, according to an announcement on Wednesday. As part of the new partnership, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD’s Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker’s new Helios rack-scale system, as reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal. The companies plan to deploy the first gigawatt in the first half of 2027, building upon recent data center deals Anthropic has reached with SpaceX and TeraWulf. Anthropic has also signed AI infrastructure deals with Google, Broadcom, and Amazon, with rumors suggesting that it could reach an…

AI was supposed to level the playing field. So far it has done the opposite. The enterprises that already had the most resources are pulling further ahead, while the small businesses that stand to gain the most are still waiting for tools built for them and their workflows. The appetite is there with 72% of small business owners in the US see AI as a way to support their staff and work more efficiently. What is missing is access. Most of what ships today is built for enterprise scale and enterprise budgets. Mukund Jha Social Links Navigation Founder \& CEO at Emergent. That is a design problem as much as a pricing one. Tools built for large…

A Clear and Versatile Camera Experience Galaxy Z Fold8 is designed to help users capture and share the moments that catch their attention. Whether it’s a sweeping landscape, a group shot or a spontaneous moment on the move, Galaxy Z Fold8 makes everyday photography and video feel easier to capture, edit and share. Dual 50 MP cameras deliver consistent high-resolution detail across wide and ultra-wide perspectives, helping preserve image quality across different scenes and shooting conditions. Dual Recording lets users capture both sides of the moment while previewing themselves through the cover screen, making reactions and shared experiences easier…

Jack Dorsey’s Block wants to take on Slack. The twist is that the workforce it is building for is half machine. Its new app, Buzz, is an open-source workspace where humans and AI agents share the same channels, and every agent carries its own portable identity. Block, the Dorsey-led fintech behind Square and Cash App, has released Buzz, a free, open-source platform for humans and AI agents to work together. Reviewers have framed it as a direct challenge to Slack, one built for the age of agents. On the surface it looks familiar. Buzz has channels, threads, direct messages, voice, media sharing, code repositories, and automated workflows. Anyone who…

I’ve watched Google take center stage at Samsung Unpacked events and unveil its key software announcements for years, and today’s batch of Gemini updates didn’t feel any different. Alongside Samsung’s hardware reveals, Google confirmed a handful of Gemini upgrades landing across the new Galaxy lineup (before its own Pixel devices), and one of them might matter more to switchers than anything Samsung itself announced. ✔️Order a ride? 🚗 ✔️Add items to cart? 🛍️ ✔️Make a dinner res? 🍽️ Stop app-hopping 🙅‍♂️ Whether you’re hands-free or multitasking, just ask for what you need and Gemini’s on it. You’re in control and can view, jump in, or stop the task…

The UK’s AI safety watchdog put five frontier models through a set of security tests to see whether they would cut corners. Every one of them cheated. Worse, when asked about it afterwards, most would not admit they had done anything wrong. The finding comes from the AI Security Institute (AISI), a research body inside the UK government. Across its cyber capability tests, leading models routinely took banned shortcuts to reach a goal, as The Register reported. Then they failed to flag what they had done. “Every model we have tested for this behaviour attempted to cheat,” AISI wrote. What the numbers show AISI defines cheating as any action outside a…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social media. AI startup Hugging Face said last week that it had detected an intrusion into its data processing systems that it suspected was caused by an AI agent autonomously acting on its own. “We suspected last week’s cyberattack might have come from a frontier lab, given the sophistication of…

Bluehost has launched AI agents to help businesses grow 24/7 Agents span a range of services including website building, store management, and customer service Other AI tools include a domain name generator, copywriting, and a hosting agent Bluehost, one of the biggest website hosting and building companies in the world, has announced the rollout of ‘intelligent AI agents’ that can build, grow, and run your online presence. According to a press release shared with TechRadar Pro earlier this week, the new AI agents will offer capabilities ranging from building websites and running online stores to capturing leads, answering customer questions, and…

Samsung’s newest foldables are here. At Galaxy Unpacked, the company announced the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. All three devices will be available on August 7th, but you can preorder them now starting at $1,199.99, $1,899.99, and $2,099.99, respectively. You probably noticed that Samsung’s foldable lineup looks a little different this year. Rather than simply updating the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Samsung now has two book-style foldables: the productivity-focused Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and the shorter, wider (when folded) Galaxy Z Fold 8 that’s geared more toward entertainment. The Galaxy Z Flip 8, meanwhile, is a touch thinner…

Meta is overhauling how WhatsApp works in the car, giving CarPlay and Android Auto users a lot more to do than just sending texts and making calls. The company announced the change in a newsroom post today, alongside several other updates rolling out to the messaging app. WhatsApp finally works hands-free in the car Until now, WhatsApp’s presence on CarPlay was limited to composing messages or placing a call, both of which still pulled a driver’s attention away from the road. Meta says the refreshed version adds hands-free playback and replies for incoming messages, a visible call history, and one-tap access to favorite contacts, all surfaced through…

The USB ecosystem is in the midst of another transition that will affect how laptops, desktops, storage devices, displays, and peripherals connect in the second half of the decade. USB4 Version 2.0, Thunderbolt 5, and a refreshed certification program converge around higher throughput, expanded power delivery, and an attempt to simplify a standard that has accumulated layers of optionality over nearly three decades, which we've explained in our USB decoded explainer. So, what's next? In 2026, USB4 Version 2.0 and Thunderbolt 5 are now actively being implemented in the premium laptop and desktop segments, shifting from the long-running 20 Gbps and 40…

Samsung on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) launched the eighth generation of foldable phones including Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 in India. The South Korean company introduced an Ultra variant for the first time in their foldable portfolio. The launch also includes Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Watch 9. These Galaxy Z8 series phones run on One UI 9 based on Android 17 out of the box. Samsung will offer 7 years of OS and 7 years of security updates to the phones. Samsung said that Indians are using foldables for content consumption, to enhance their productivity with AI and camera. In terms of design, Samsung has moved to flex titanium plate in…

TL;DR Samsung has freshly revealed the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra, and the Galaxy Flip 8 at an event in London. While AT\&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have opened pre-orders for the phones, in-store availability will begin on August 7. All carriers are offering steep discounts on the new foldables, in addition to the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. AT\&T Paul Jones / Android Authority Starting with the most-discussed foldable of the lot, AT\&T is selling the Galaxy Z Fold 8 for $0 with an eligible trade-in and the Z Fold 8 Ultra at a $1,900 discount with a similar arrangement. Similarly, customers can save $1,000 on the Galaxy Z Flip 8, also…

The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) 53rd Annual General Meeting and Congress will be held this week in Lagos, bringing together leaders from advertising, marketing, media, government, and the creative economy to examine the forces shaping the industry’s future. The two-day event, which will take place at the Providence Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, is themed “AdVolution: The End of Advertising as We Know It and How to Win What Comes Next.” The theme explores how the advertising industry is adapting to rapid changes driven by technology, artificial intelligence, evolving consumer expectations, and emerging creative models. The…

Your questions about washing machines answered What is the best washing machine? The Haier i-pro series 7 plus had to be our best buy. This is a top-spec washing machine at a mid-range price, combining outstanding features, exceptional washing performance and excellent energy efficiency, which can be further improved using the app’s suggestions. If your budget does not quite stretch to above the £500 mark, you can’t go far wrong with the Hoover H-wash 500, with its excellent price and generous drum. And if you live in a hard water area, the AEG 9000 AbsoluteCare washing machine is an excellent choice. Things to consider when buying a washing machine A…

Samsung’s new foldables have only just gone up for preorder, so we may be waiting quite some time before we see traditional discounts — roll on Black Friday. However, Amazon is offering the next best thing, throwing in gift cards worth up to $350 with the unlocked Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. That gives you two potential incentives to choose the Bezos mega-retailer over buying directly from Samsung. To get specific, the unlocked Galaxy Z Flip 8 costs $1,199.99 and comes with a $200 Amazon gift card. The $1,899.99 Galaxy Z Fold 8 includes a $350 gift card, as does the $2,099.99 Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. These Amazon deals…

Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event showcased the brand's latest foldables with the Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Z Flip 8. The highlight for this year is most likely going to be the Z Fold 8, offering a wider design than the previous model. We were impressed with the Z Fold 8, and we think a lot of other people will be impressed too. However, one thing that hasn't really changed is that these phones are all really expensive. The good news is that there are plenty of options to score great discounts. Go with AT\&T and get one for free Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 Right now, during the preorder period…

Apple Working on New MacBook Neo With Two Upgrades Apple is working on a new MacBook Neo with two key upgrades, including an A19 Pro chip and increased RAM, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. With the A19 Pro chip, the second-generation MacBook Neo should have 12GB of RAM, up from an A18 Pro chip with 8GB of RAM in the current model. The report suggested that the next MacBook Neo will also have new color options. Existing finishes include Silver, Blush, Citrus, and Indigo. While the report did not indicate when the next MacBook Neo will be released, the first half of next year seems likely. The current MacBook Neo was released in March of this…

Samsung says the new Android XR smart glasses it’s developing with Google will have a 9-hour battery life on a single charge. Towards the end of Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked keynote, the company revealed a few key specs for the Android XR glasses it’s been working on. We’ve seen several leaks so far, but Samsung is clearly getting comfortable enough with the progress it’s made to begin pulling back the curtain a little further. Samsung’s Android XR glasses will have a 9-hour battery life to get you through the day. With the case, the life expectancy goes up significantly. Samsung says the case can charge the glasses “more than 7 times.” Pre-release…

Alongside the $50 off AirPods Pro 3 this week, as well as $100 off all AirPods Max 2 and the return all-time lows on AirTag 2, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by more than a few notable MacBook Pro deals – M5 up to $320 off, M5 Pro $400 off, and more. We also have a particularly notable deal on this Titanium Apple Watch Series 11 cell model at $169 off (likely won’t last long) joined by iPhone 17 Pro deals up to $220 off (Amazon Renewed Premium), and a series of notable Satetchi accessory discounts – metal/tempered glass Find My Wallet Card, Find My Keychain, its OntheGo Magnetic 7-in-1 USB-C Hub, and its gorgeous Space Black metal 25W…

It's been two months since the launch of the Google Fitbit Air. While the $99 fitness tracker grabbed plenty of attention for its affordable price and screenless design, its health tracking and the companion Google Health app left many early reviewers wanting more. But now that the dust has settled, and Google has pushed a number of software updates for both the Google Health app and the Fitbit Air, has the tracking improved compared to other (and more premium) fitness trackers? I walked 5,000 steps wearing the Fitbit Air, Google Pixel Watch 2, and Whoop MG at the same time to test which fitness tracker is the most accurate. The winner wasn't the one…

The newly announced Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 8 are all available to pre-order, so we’ve broken down some of the best deals you can find right now. Spoiler: [Store] is offering [$] off for a limited time. Which one do you actually want? This year is a weird one. Samsung not only introduced a new book-style foldable, but it slid it into a spot that’s actually cheaper than last year’s release. But, for a little more money, you can get a phone Samsung has deemed worthy of the “Ultra” title. The Galaxy Z Flip 8 gets no such partner in crime this time, as Samsung seems to have rid itself of the FE option. So, which one is…

It’s a big day for Samsung — and for fans of the company’s devices — with the brand unveiling three new foldable phones, two new smartwatches, and its first pair of smart glasses. And it’s not just those glasses that are a truly ‘new’ thing from Samsung, as one of the phones is a new form factor too. Below, you’ll find a rundown of the five biggest announcements at the second Samsung Galaxy Unpacked of 2026 — these are the key reveals you need to know about. Latest Videos From 1. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 (Image credit: Future) If you’re assuming that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a direct successor to the Samsung Galaxy Z…

Apple to Overhaul Mac Lineup With 11 New Models Apple is preparing to refresh every Mac it sells over the next two years, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The plans come amid a Mac resurgence, with sales projected to climb for a third consecutive year, partly thanks to a growing following among users who lean on the machines for demanding, agent-based AI workloads. The wave of new Macs will begin this fall with a refreshed entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro and the first new iMacs in two years. Here's everything coming, according to the report: Refreshed 14-inch MacBook Pro (entry-level) (Fall 2026): Among the first Macs with the new M6 chip;…

Roborock threw its hat into the wireless robot lawn mower game this month with the AI-powered Roborock X120H robot lawn mower. If you’re still spending precious time pushing a mower around on hot days, you might want to consider this convenient home automation device, especially given its launch-period sale, which brings the price down by around $700 to $2,499.99, originally $3,199. It can mow up to half an acre and uses a combination of LiDAR and AI vision navigation, AWD, active steering, a high cutting range, and a Dynamic Suspension System, making it a strong option for difficult or uneven terrain. There’s no need for a perimeter wire or RTK…

The latest addition to Philips’ Sonicare line of smart electric toothbrushes could take the guesswork out of your brushing routine. The Next-Generation DiamondClean 9900 Prestige uses a third-generation AI model to provide real-time feedback on how you’re brushing through a glowing ring on its base, while a touchscreen highlights areas of your mouth that may need more attention when you think you’re done. The Sonicare Next-Generation DiamondClean 9900 Prestige is expected to launch in Europe and the US this fall, with a wider global rollout coming in 2027. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but previous versions sell for $430, and you can expect this new…

GET A FREE $50 AMAZON GIFT CARD: Preorder the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 (40mm, Bluetooth) from Amazon for $379.99 and get a free $50 Amazon gift card. The watch is set to release on Aug. 7. $379.99 at Amazon $429.99 Save $50 Happy Samsung Unpacked 2026 for all the Samsung fans out there. We have new Samsung phones, watches, and even Samsung Galaxy Glasses. In the flurry of news, it can be a struggle to find which retailer is offering the best preorder pricing. To simplify your search, Amazon has a great deal if you're interested in the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 9. With a launch date set for Aug. 7, preorders for the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 (40mm,…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

The Manchester synagogue killer previously planned an attack on Israeli soldiers at a UK base aimed at causing 'multiple fatalities', a court heard today. Jihad al-Shamie, 35, was captured on mosque CCTV discussing the plot with 'committed jihadist' Mohammad Bashir, 31, a delivery driver. The pair discussed getting 'war ready' and how Al-Shamie had 'had enough of this world' in messages sourced from phones seized by police but only examined after the synagogue attack. Bashir is now facing jail for driving Al-Shamie on a reconnaissance mission to the UK Defence Academy in Oxfordshire base two months before he launched the vehicle and knife attack at…

Wes Streeting has said increased defence spending would make “an enormous contribution” to economic growth as he emphasised that the military will be a spending priority for Andy Burnham’s government over other departments. The new defence secretary, in a speech at the Farnborough airshow, did not make any extra financial commitments but promised he would give the arms industry “clarity and confidence” in contrast to the row that contributed to the fall of Keir Starmer. Spending more on defence would come at “an opportunity cost across government”, Streeting said in a subsequent briefing, meaning the Ministry of Defence have to show “we are spending…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, said it handled more than 100 gender-related cases in the first half of 2026, including securing a life imprisonment sentence against a convicted sexual offender between January and June. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ayoola Shola, said the command’s Gender Unit recorded 36 domestic violence cases during the period, with 12 currently undergoing mediation. The command also handled 19 child custody disputes, noting that 15 had been resolved while four remained pending. “The command also handled 19 child custody disputes, of which 15…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Russian forces delivered strikes throughout the day on July 22, hitting Ukraine’s ports and logistics centers used by the Ukrainian army, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported. TASS has gathered key facts about the strikes. Defense Ministry’s statements - During the day on July 22, the Russian Armed Forces continued delivering strikes on Ukraine’s ports and sea vessels, and also logistics centers involved in the interests of the Ukrainian army, the ministry reported. Results of strikes - As reported by the ministry, Odessa port infrastructure facilities used to unload and store military cargo were hit. - Russian ground-based and…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday pledged that the United States would bomb Iranian civil infrastructure every time Tehran fires at ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. "From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT," he wrote on his Truth Social network. Trump said this included Iranian facilities "located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran." Trump's threat came shortly before he headed to an airbase for the return of the remains of three US…

President Donald Trump has reportedly approved a landmark deal to help Saudi Arabia develop a civilian nuclear program, U.S. media reported Tuesday, potentially allowing uranium enrichment in the kingdom. The multibillion-dollar agreement is said to have a duration of 30 years, secure a key role for U.S. companies in building Saudi Arabia's nuclear infrastructure and exclude other foreign competitors, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing government officials. A central provision foresees U.S. companies building a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia, provided a joint U.S.-Saudi study concludes that such a step is justified. The…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. According to the Telegram channel War with Fakes, under Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky Kiev has lost control over an estimated 11,500 square kilometers of territory. The report states, "Kiev, with Syrsky at the helm, has lost approximately 11,500 square kilometers. Key cities such as Volchansk, Seversk, Mirnograd, Pokrovsk, and Chasov Yar have changed hands over the past year. Despite mounting evidence, the Ukrainian military leadership stubbornly denied the deteriorating situation." The post also dismisses false claims that Syrsky left his successor with an army still on the offensive, asserting instead that Russian…

TEHRAN, July 22. /TASS/. The armed forces of Iran will deliver reciprocal strikes on US infrastructure in the Middle East if the United States decides to attack bridges and power plants on the Islamic Republic’s territory, the Tasnim news agency wrote citing a source. Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that in response to one attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the US forces will destroy one bridge or one power plant on the territory of Iran. "Should Americans strike a bridge or a power plant in Iran, Tehran in response will strike infrastructure and bridges in the region, including energy sites with the participation of the US," the source…

A view of Visvesvaraya Technological University in Belagavi. \| Photo Credit: File photo The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has decided to make the Scouts and Guides course compulsory in its affiliated technical institutions from the current academic year. The course will carry one credit point. “On the request of The Bharat Scouts and Guides-Karnataka, it has been decided to introduce Scouts and Guides courses in all VTU-affiliated colleges. Engineering students have five credit points for skill development in addition to academic credits, out of which one credit will be allotted to Scouts and Guides,” said S. Vidyashankar,…

Rubio says Iran isn't serious about negotiations; Hegseth says war has cost $37.5 billion Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that while the U.S. is open to negotiations with Iran, Tehran doesn't seem serious about a solution. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified Tuesday that the war has cost $37.5 billion so far. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata and Aaron Navarro have the latest.

Iran War Updates: Trump threatens to bomb a bridge or power plant for every ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz CBS NewsLive updates: Trump vows to hit Iranian bridge or power plant each time Tehran strikes ships in Strait of Hormuz CNNTrump threatens to escalate retaliatory strikes on Iran, bomb bridges USA TodayTrump says US will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz AP NewsIran War Live Updates: Trump Threatens Retaliation Against Civilian Targets if Iran Strikes in Strait The New York Times

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Trump says "Americans aren't against" Iran war ahead of dignified transfer of soldiers killed President Trump will attend the dignified transfer of the remains of the service members killed in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac, Mr. Trump said that a poll shows that "Americans aren't against the war" with Iran.

Operation Hadin Kai says its troops have killed Abu Salim al-Barnawi, described as a senior Boko Haram/ISWAP commander-turned-chief photographer and propaganda operative, during a failed terrorist attack on a military position in Cross Kauwa, Borno State. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the acting Military Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni, the military said Abu Salim was among several terrorists killed during the failed infiltration of a military location on July 12, 2026. The statement said Abu Salim was killed alongside other members of the ISWAP mobile media team, identified as Abu Umar Khattab and Abu Khalid Usman. It added that…

Now Published in Two Editions Africa Intelligence Brief · Africa Intelligence Dossier You’re reading the Brief — today’s hemisphere at a glance, free, every weekday. The Dossier is the full working document: an editor’s leader, a long-form deep dive on the week’s anchor story, the proprietary Country Risk Dashboard, Trade \& Positioning views, data exhibits, and full sources. Built for analysts, PMs, and diplomats who need the analytical layer the news cycle skips. Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief July 22 —Sudan Massacre At least 85 civilians were killed in a paramilitary attack on a central Sudanese village today. —Mauritania Deaths The UNHCR…

The Indian Embassy has intensified efforts to repatriate the body of Akhil Joel, 26, a native of A.K.G. Nagar, Kasaragod, who was among the four Indians killed after a cargo ship was hit in an alleged Russian missile attack off the coast of Odesa, Ukraine. According to officials at NoRKA-Roots, the field agency of the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA) under the Kerala government, the Embassy has asked the family to conduct a DNA test to identify the body. It is expected that the body will be repatriated within two weeks once the testing procedures are completed. The missile attack took place near the port of Odessa on the ship MV…

Now Published in Two Editions Europe Intelligence Brief · Europe Intelligence Dossier You’re reading the Brief — today’s hemisphere at a glance, free, every weekday. The Dossier is the full working document: an editor’s leader, a long-form deep dive on the week’s anchor story, the proprietary Country Risk Dashboard, Trade \& Positioning views, data exhibits, and full sources. Built for analysts, PMs, and diplomats who need the analytical layer the news cycle skips. Rio Times · Europe Intelligence Brief July 22 —France Heat Unprecedented wildfires near Paris and historic early high temperatures are forcing school closures and straining French…

Newly elected Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya on Wednesday outlined six priorities for the Palestinian resistance group, saying a comprehensive end to Israel's military offensive in Gaza and a full Israeli withdrawal from the enclave remain its foremost objectives. In his first televised speech since assuming the post, al-Hayya called on countries mediating ceasefire negotiations to pressure the Israeli government to implement existing agreements and move to the next phase of the process. He said Hamas’ second priority is restoring "dignified living conditions for Palestinians in Gaza, thwarting displacement plans, accelerating reconstruction efforts and…

GENEVA, July 22. /TASS/. The death count from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has increased to 1,001, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The bulk of the casualties, or 999 people, died in the DRC. There were 2,473 laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola in the DRC, and 20 cases in Uganda. There are also 322 suspected cases of Ebola in the DRC. 501 people in both countries recovered. The mortality rate stands at 40%. The DRC government announced an outbreak of the Ebola fever on May 15. On the same day, the Ugandan Health Ministry confirmed the first imported case of the disease. On May 17, the Director-General…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Danish shipping company Maersk has announced the suspension of its operations at the port of Chernomorsk in the Odessa Region due to risks. "Dear customers! We are forced to inform you that due to the current situation affecting operations, the operator is unable to continue providing services through the port of Chernomorsk. Services through this port will not be provided until further notice," a statement on the company's Ukrainian Telegram channel reads. The company indicated that the vessel MEDKON MIRA V.629S with import cargo scheduled for discharge at Chernomorsk has been diverted to the Romanian port of Constanta, where…

A woman injured by a runaway driver with a history of mental health problems in northern Italy in May has died of her injuries. The 55-year-old woman was seriously injured along with her husband and six others in the car ramming in the city of Modena and never regained conscious, the local hospital said in a statement. Another victim who had both legs amputated has returned home to Germany. Salim el Koudri, 31, an Italian of Moroccan origin ran over eight people on a busy street in the city centre on May 16. READ ALSO: Eight injured as driver in Italian city runs over pedestrians The unemployed economics graduate had been treated in the past for a…

A teenager's life was tragically cut short after he jumped off a cliff at a rock quarry in Tennessee on July 12. Evan Marsch, 17, lost consciousness and subsequently drowned after his fatal plunge from a cliff at Bellevue Quarry. Police and the Nashville Fire Department responded to the incident after receiving a call at 5.55pm. According to witnesses, Marsch jumped from the cliff with three of his teen friends. After emerging from the water, they noticed he was unresponsive and attempted to bring him back to shore. However, local authorities said his body sank and was later recovered deceased by the Nashville Fire Department at around 7pm. The quarry…

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Woman is killed when man plunges from 12-storey apartment building and lands on top of her - as he survives fall By JADA BAS, REPORTER Published: 11:19 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 11:26 EDT, 22 July 2026 A young woman was killed after a man who jumped from a 12-storey building crashed on top of her - and survived. Houra Inaba, 23, was walking on a pavement in Nagoya, Japan around 1am last week when Shinsei Taguchi, 29, fell from a height. The victim had been with a friend at the time of the terrifying incident and called emergency services who raced to the scene. The pair were taken to hospital, but Ms Inaba was sadly pronounced dead at around 5:30…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Wreckage of Pan Am plane that crash-landed in 1952 discovered off Puerto Rico The wreckage of a Pan Am plane that crash-landed in 1952 was found off the coast of Puerto Rico last month. The crash led to preflight safety briefings becoming the norm on commercial flights.

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Boy, three, dies after being found face down in back garden pond, inquest hears By DAVID OLASEINDE Published: 11:08 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 11:08 EDT, 22 July 2026 A three-year-old boy died a day after he was found in a pond in his garden, an inquest heard. An inquest held at Bootle Town Hall today heard how Reuben Reynolds was found face down in a pond in the rear garden of his home on Brownmoor Lane in Crosby on Saturday, July 18. Evidence, read to the court by coroner's officer Laura Daniels, said: 'On Saturday, July 18, Reuben was located face down in a pond in the rear garden of the property in Crosby.' The child, who was born in Liverpool,…

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) said Tuesday it removed two pilots from duty before a flight departing Geneva earlier this year after they appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, prompting an internal investigation. The airline said that crew members had raised concerns several hours before the flight in March and informed their supervisors. SWISS said the pilots were taken off duty while still at their hotel, before departing for the airport, and were replaced by other pilots. The reports from the crew were sufficiently specific that the airline questioned the two pilots' fitness to fly. "The two pilots have not flown since, and the…

This 1950s Airplane Disaster Prompted the Flight Safety Demonstrations Passengers Know Today. Searchers Just Found the Wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean A team of explorers used an autonomous underwater vehicle to locate the remains of the Pan American ‘Clipper Endeavor’ about five miles off the coast of Puerto Rico Sarah Kuta \| Daily Correspondent July 22, 2026 11:02 a.m. The Clipper Endeavor was about the same size as a Boeing 737. Clint Fewell, courtesy of czimages.com In the spring of 1952, a commercial plane flying from Puerto Rico to New York crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after losing power, killing 52 passengers and crew members. For the last…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Ukraine is expected to face its toughest winter in the past five years because of its vulnerable power grid, the country's State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development said. In response to an inquiry from the Telegraf news outlet, the agency said the risk of widespread power outages, substation shutdowns, and heating disruptions remains very high this winter. The agency attributed those risks to the lack of protection for the country's power infrastructure. In particular, no contracts were signed in 2025-2026 for the construction of protective facilities for energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, work to protect…

The heavily polluted Kuzhikandam creek at Eloor in Kochi. File photo The inordinate delay in carrying out the remediation of the heavily polluted Kuzhikandam creek in Eloor municipality has come in for criticism from greens and local residents. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB), which had earlier set August 2027 as the deadline for completing the project, has been prompted to redraw its plan following a directive issued by the Kerala High Court on July 15, 2026. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Syam Kumar V.M. said the court was not at all satisfied with the progress of the work expected to be carried out by the PCB…

The Russian military attacked Zaporizhzhia, causing a fire at an industrial facility and injuring several people. Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The smoke rising over the city is the result of an enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia. A fire broke out at a food industry enterprise following the Russian strike," Fedorov wrote. One person was initially reported injured. Vehicles and buildings at the site caught fire. Later, Fedorov said the number of injured had risen to three. "The number of people affected by the Russian attack on the regional center is increasing.…

An expert team constituted by the Kerala government to conduct a comprehensive probe into the debris slip near the tunnel road entrance at Kalladi in Wayanad will visit the disaster site on Thursday (July 23, 2026). It is expected to submit a report in a month. A release said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) that the team members would reach there by the afternoon. The team’s mandate includes finding the causes of the tragedy, evaluating the environmental approvals given for the tunnel road project by the Union and State governments, and examining the approvals by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, and also checking if the company…

An woman injured in the bus accident being treated at the district civil hospital in Dharwad on Wednesday (July 22). \| Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT An elderly woman was killed and 20 others suffered injuries after a KSRTC bus lost control, fell into a road-side ditch, and overturned on the outskirts of Dharwad on Wednesday (July 22). The deceased woman has been identified as Hasanabi Kengannavar, 60, a resident of Munavalli in Saundatti taluk of Belagavi district. The injured persons are being treated at the district civil hospital in Dharwad. The mishap occurred reportedly due to a mechanical glitch at Kashi Nagar on the outskirts of Dharwad.…

Intermittent heavy rainfall lashed several cities in Punjab over the previous 24 hours, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Wednesday. According to the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), 123 millimetres of rain was recorded in Lahore, a record 245mm in Gujranwala and 95mm in Gujrat. The PDMA said 139mm of rainfall was recorded in Sialkot, 138mm in Mandi Bahauddin, 117mm in Narowal, 85mm in Hafizabad, 70mm in Chakwal, 64mm in Okara, 35mm in Jhang, 33mm in Layyah and 32mm in Jhelum. The disaster management authority further said that since the start of the monsoon season in the province, at least 17 people have died in…

A band of extreme weather that ripped through states including Kentucky and West Virginia Tuesday night sparked devastating tornadoes and record flash flooding that left dozens of people trapped in their houses and vehicles, and injured several others. First responders in one West Virginia county were overwhelmed by the volume of calls as waters rose to unprecedented levels, with rescuers cutting through attic roofs to free those inside. In Kentucky, there were reports of multiple tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and widespread damage to infrastructure, including a bridge that was swept away. Patrick Morrisey, the governor, placed all 55 counties…

LILOAN, Cebu — A 33-year-old worker died after being crushed by six granite slabs while unloading cargo from a truck in Purok Tulay, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Liloan, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The victim, identified only by the alias “Saturnino,” a married resident of Sitio Bangko, Barangay Tigib, Argao town, was declared dead on arrival at the Eversley Childs Sanitarium and General Hospital in Mandaue City. READ: Construction worker dies after falling from 33rd floor of skyrise According to the Liloan Municipal Police Station, the victim and his co-workers were delivering 11 granite slabs to a bunkhouse in Barangay Sta. […]...Keep on reading: Worker…

To gauge the value of the paleontological heritage of La Rioja (a small region in northern Spain better known internationally for its wines) it is necessary to travel back 120 to 130 million years. From that time, the Early Cretaceous — of which more than 170 sites and over 11,000 dinosaur footprints remain —experts have reconstructed an ecosystem dominated by a vast lake on a broad alluvial plain that was about 400 square kilometers (154 square miles) and where rivers emptied into the area. At that time, the Iberian Peninsula was a large island near the Canary Islands, with a humid subtropical to tropical climate that produced lush vegetation,…

Nolan Wells' preliminary independent autopsy results read by attorney Ben Crump The body of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells was discovered days after he went missing during a Fourth of July boat trip. Attorney Ben Crump read the results of a preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by Wells' family to the public.

In the frigid North Atlantic waters around Northeast Greenland National Park, researchers spotted something miraculous: an Arctic bobtail squid with her eggs. This, according to the findings published in Polar Biology, is the first time this species of squid has been spotted in the park. Arctic bobtail squid (Rossia moelleri) are a rare sight, and capturing footage of one in this national park is even rarer. “Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park on Earth but one of the least biologically documented marine regions in the Arctic,” Paige Maroni, from The University of Western Australia’s School of Biological Sciences, and lead…

That avocado that you may have smeared on your toast to start your morning was a clone. In fact, the avocados that sit quickly aging on your counter or arranged in piles above signs displaying their ever-increasing price in grocery stores from Los Angeles to Beijing are genetically indistinguishable. And that makes them vulnerable. Because the Hass avocado variety, the most popular cultivar on Earth, was cloned from a single tree in 1926 then grafted onto root stock around the world, each of the fruits contains basically identical DNA. This lack of genetic diversity means that a single pathogen or environmental perturbation could potentially wipe out…

A mysterious cluster of blackened skin lesions affecting catfish in New England turned out to have a stranger cause than anyone would have predicted: a contagious form of cancer. Researchers in Vermont studied melanoma tumors collected from brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) living in Lake Memphremagog. The tumors on different fish were genetically much more similar to each other than their hosts, they found, strongly pointing to the cancer’s infectious origin. It’s only the fourth ever kind of transmissible cancer discovered in animals, and there remain many questions about this cancer and others like it, the researchers say. “Transmissible…

Ancient Genes Reveal That Big, Bright Avocados Were Carried Through the Americas Thousands of Years Ago People brought large avocado seeds from South America to Central America, kicking off a burst of diversity for the fruit Riley Black \| Science Correspondent July 22, 2026 11:00 a.m. Fruit grows on a native avocado tree in southern Mexico Kevin Wann The buttery avocado is the fruit of a warmth-loving tree now grown all over the world. Yet the familiarity of the fruit and its delicious culinary applications obscures the fact that there isn’t just one form of avocado. An array of avocados with slightly different characteristics are found throughout…

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It's rare that cancerous tumours can spread from one individual to another. But a genetic study suggests that's what's happening with melanoma tumours among catfish in Quebec and the northeastern U.S. The discovery represents the first known transmissible cancer in fish and one of very few transmissible cancers ever found, reported the study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. Julie Dragon, co-leader of the new study, noted that only three other transmissible cancers have ever been identified so far — in Tasmanian devils, dogs and shellfish. "These conditions are incredibly rare in nature," she said. "So something has to be happening to…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. About 5,000 years ago, avocados went on an excellent adventure. Humans migrating north towards Nicaragua from parts of South America brought avocado seeds and then planted the fruit in Central America’s humid lowlands. The avocados then hybridized with the native varieties, producing a wide range of avocados that are large with smooth skin,…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Most genomic studies begin by asking participants to upload one of the most identifying and irrevocable pieces of data they own, their DNA. I continue to investigate whether multi-party computation can offer a different model, one in which a study can produce useful results without anyone collecting the participants’ genomes in the first place. That question has now led me to build a proof of concept with Stoffel MPC. One hundred simulated participants successfully computed aggregate allele counts without any party seeing the complete dataset. This post explains what I built, how it performed and what I learned. Stoffel MPC has launched Stoffel…

The White House wants to reallocate hundreds of billions of dollar worth of federal funding away from universities and peer reviewed research panels The funding would instead go to individual scientists and AI-native laboratories The credibility of the plan is undermined by the US government's track record on science and AI The Trump administration has unveiled plans to shift around $200 billion dollars of research funding into individual scientists and a ‘national AI-for-science initiative’. The move would pull funding from university research and ‘slow’ consensus peer review panels in an effort to stay ahead of China, which is making strides to…

The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon had been closed for a year and a half to travel another 57 years into the past. From March 2025 until this past Saturday, the day it reopened to the public, the private foundation worked on renovating its interior spaces to restore them to the spirit of 1969, the year it opened. The artistic wonders, from Ancient Egypt to the 20th century, amassed by the man who at his death in 1955 was considered the richest person in the world are now again on display, bathed in a dim light, with some rooms carpeted in a greenish hue that links the interior of the brutalist building to the grass of the courtyards around which…

How to read a painting. Most of us walk through museums reading the little labels and nodding. Name, date, oil on canvas. This is the rest of it: the eight questions art historians actually ask, asked out loud on the paintings everyone knows. a sheets.works story

The manner and cause of death for Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen who was found dead at Horn Island after a Fourth of July outing with friends, are undetermined, pending investigation, according to attorney Ben Crump, citing a preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by the family. Crump said Wednesday there was "red discoloration" in the tissue in the back of the head, according to the autopsy, but added the reason was unknown. The body was in a state of decomposition when it was received for the autopsy, Crump said, which made it difficult for the forensic pathologist to ascertain information. The autopsy was conducted on July 10, six days…

A photon is a single particle of light, and under normal circumstances, it can’t be divided. But a photon is also not a particle, in the sense that it does not have a specific location. Instead, it is an extended object. So if a photon is only partway through the process of reflecting from a perfect mirror and you yank the mirror away, what happens? The answer, from a trio of Norwegian physicists, turns out (arxiv.org link) to be more complex than I expected. A photon divided? Let’s first talk briefly about dividing and combining photons. If this were a common experience in our lives, then shining a single color of light through a piece of glass or…

Forensics discover remains of another 22 infants at Irish mother and baby house of horrors site where hundreds of corpses are feared buried By JADA BAS, REPORTER Published: 09:50 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 10:10 EDT, 22 July 2026 Investigators at Ireland's infamous mother and baby house of horrors have made a grim new discovery, unearthing the remains of another 22 infants at the site where up to 800 corpses are feared to lie. The excavation team in Tuam, County Galway, which began its painstaking work in July last year, has recovered a total of 99 bodies. The newly discovered remains were found in coffins in an area on the south-western edge of…

The United States Coast Guard said it closely tracked Chinese polar expedition vessels transiting the Bering Sea on their way to the Arctic Ocean last week, amid unease over Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions in the region. The US Coast Guard Cutter Munro actively monitored the Chinese research ships Xuelong and Xuelong 2 as they passed northbound through the US exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea towards the Arctic, the US Coast Guard said last Friday. The US Coast Guard also said it was the first time Chinese vessels had transited the waters this year. Countries enjoy sovereignty rights over natural resources…

Double Puggles: See the Adorable ‘Twin’ Echidnas Born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park The two babies hatched earlier this year to one mother during the same breeding season—an extremely rare occurrence, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Sarah Kuta \| Daily Correspondent July 22, 2026 10:00 a.m. When they hatch, echidna puggles are about the size of a jellybean and weigh half as much as a mini marshmallow. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Conservationists are celebrating echidna “twins” born in San Diego. Known as puggles, the babies hatched earlier this year to one mother during the same breeding season—an extremely rare occurrence,…

Can you imagine in the far distant future in a colony planet an elite commando unit doing battle with the Xenomorphs? Four decades ago, James Cameron took Ridley Scott’s quiet, gothic space-slasher and injected it with pure, high-octane military adrenaline. The result was ‘Aliens’ (1986)—a cinematic juggernaut that didn’t just avoid the sophomore slump but completely redefined the parameters of what a sequel could achieve. As we cross the monumental 40th-anniversary threshold of this legendary release, we are reminded of why this film still stands unchallenged at the absolute peak of Hollywood’s creative powers. As I previously detailed in my…

NASA has discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets peppered throughout the galaxy, but astronomers have yet to confirm the existence of a single exomoon. A newly discovered moon-like object could be a promising candidate. In a study published today in the journal Nature, researchers describe a three-tiered hierarchical system: a satellite orbiting a brown dwarf, which in turn orbits a star. While the satellite fits a moon-like classification in several ways, astronomers lack a concrete definition for exomoons, so the authors can’t definitely say this is the first one. Still, their work demonstrates an effective technique for finding moon-like objects…

This graphic illustrates the areas of Jupiter’s moon Io sampled by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during two close flybys. The black overlapping lines show the instrument's footprints during Perijove 57 on Dec. 30, 2023, when the spacecraft primarily mapped the northern hemisphere. The blue lines represent Perijove 58 on Feb. 3, 2024, which focused heavily on the moon’s mid-latitudes and equatorial regions. Both passes mapped the side of Io that constantly faces Jupiter. The sweeping, overlapping patterns are a result of the spacecraft spinning at two revolutions per minute as it flew past the moon at a…

Australia’s emergency services and military personnel are being trained to read paper maps, navigate without GPS support, and sail by the stars in case something knocks out the nation’s space capabilities. A panel at the 19th Australian space forum in Adelaide on Wednesday was asked to consider what would happen “if we suddenly lost access to critical space infrastructure – no satellites, no GPS, no remote sensing, no secure communications?” Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email The experts warned that Australians are unaware just how dependent they are on space, and how vulnerable that connection is to enemy attacks and solar flares. It’s…

Astronomers are homing in on a distant realm where the lines between star, planet, and moon are blurred. Researchers have recently discovered that something appears to be orbiting a brown dwarf in the CD-35 2722 system, about 73 light-years away in space, that defies the usual labels. A brown dwarf is already something of a cosmic maverick — too large to be called a planet, too small to be a star. Experts sometimes refer to brown dwarfs as "failed stars" because they're not quite massive enough to sustain hydrogen fusion in their cores. That leaves researchers at a loss for what exactly to call this thing circling it. Because the object orbits a brown…

When is a moon not a moon? That’s the riddle raised by a new study, and the answer appears to be, when it’s a planet. Or maybe it’s vice versa. Such are the strange semantic questions raised by studies of CD-35 2722 b, a brown dwarf with about 30 times the mass of Jupiter that’s orbiting a small star some 73 light-years from Earth. The brown dwarf appears to have its own satellite, much like Earth has the moon, albeit one almost as big as the largest planet in our solar system. While astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, CD-35 2722 may be the first star system found that exhibits this three-tiered “star-brown dwarf-satellite” hierarchy.…

Lisa Grossman is the astronomy writer. She has a degree in astronomy from Cornell University and a graduate certificate in science writing from University of California, Santa Cruz. She lives in Minneapolis.

Since the discovery of the first world beyond the solar system in the 1990s, astronomers have become adept at spotting extrasolar planets, or exoplanets. But while NASA's exoplanet catalog has burgeoned to over 6,000 confirmed entries, moons around these worlds, known as exomoons, have proved elusive. In fact, we have failed to make a single confirmed discovery of an exomoon despite being certain that just as the planets of the solar system have their own natural satellites, worlds in other star systems must have them too. Now, this controversial drought of exomoons may have become even more confusing and, frankly, weird. That is because while…

This map represents data captured by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, indicating heat rising from just beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io. While infrared instruments measure the temperature of the moon’s surface, the lowest frequency microwave channels (0.6 and 1.25 gigahertz) on the MWR can penetrate between about 6 and 20 feet (2 and 6 meters) into the crust. The colors on this map illustrate a distinct temperature gradient across the moon, with the most extreme, localized heat output in red. The most prominent red anomaly in the upper left (between 60 and 120 degrees west longitude) reveals subsurface temperatures…

Can a state build enough beds for a national sporting event and still leave behind something for its own people once the crowds leave? Meghalaya's government seems to be betting yes. In February this year, chief minister Conrad K. Sangma announced a scheme offering 70 per cent subsidy support for homestays across the state, timed to meet accommodation demand ahead of the National Games 2027. The announcement came at the Land Handover ceremony for the proposed five-star Holiday Inn Resort at Hotel Polo Orchid in Tura, an event organised by the department of tourism. Here's a breakdown of what the scheme involves and how it fits into Meghalaya's larger…

NASA’s Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, revealing significant heating within the shallow subsurface of the most volcanically active world in the solar system. Collected during two close flybys, the data also shows that most of Io’s surface is remarkably smooth and composed of material of very low density. Published Wednesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, these findings break new observational ground for both fiery and icy worlds beyond our planet. Io’s extreme volcanism is powered by tidal heating. The moon is constantly stretched and squeezed by Jupiter’s…

The skeleton crew in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is essential if you'd like the full Pirates of the Caribbean experience, ghost story and all. The skeleton crew, officially known as the Deceased Crew Attire ship vanity, turns your living sailors into an emaciated undead horde. Here's how to obtain the skeleton crew in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and how to farm enough bones. Where to buy the skeleton crew in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced The skeleton crew outfit is sold on a small island in northwest Gibara, directly south of Andreas Island. This is an unmarked location at coordinates (550, 638). When you get close enough, you…

The State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Affairs and Freedom of Conscience (DESS) has completed an investigation into whether the Pochaiv Holy Dormition Lavra has signs of affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), a foreign religious organization whose activities are prohibited in Ukraine. The DESS announced the findings on its website, according to Ukrinform. "The results of the investigation established that such signs are present. In particular, it was determined that the Pochaiv Holy Dormition Lavra is a structural unit of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and is part of the Kyiv Metropolia of the UOC, which, under Ukrainian law, is…

Following the success of NASA’s DART mission, Chinese researchers are planning a new planetary defense test that they claim is bolder and better adapted to protecting Earth from hazardous asteroids. Scientists from the China National Space Administration outlined a plan to directly change an asteroid’s trajectory relative to Earth by striking it with a spacecraft at high speed, according to the South China Morning Post. China is aiming to pull off the space stunt before 2030, deploying two spacecraft: one to strike the asteroid and another to observe the impact. Fast impact The upcoming mission is designed to test new technologies that would keep…

NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery. President Donald J. Trump issued the Executive Order “Launching the Genesis Mission” on Nov. 24, 2025, creating a national mission to leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery. The mission is led by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and has now expanded to more than 15 federal agencies in a whole-of-government initiative. NASA is exploring how its missions, data, and expertise can support National Science and…

WASHINGTON — Commercial space station and spacecraft developer Vast has established a new division intended to support work in national security space. The company announced July 22 that it hired Melanie Stricklan to the new position of senior vice president of special programs. She is the co-founder and former chief executive of Slingshot Aerospace, a space domain awareness company, and previously served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force. “Vast combines proven spaceflight expertise, advanced manufacturing and a mission-first mindset to support the United States’ most critical national security missions in low Earth orbit and beyond,” she said in a…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

The first-ever photo captured on the surface of Mars, snapped on July 20, 1976 by NASA's Viking 1 lander. (Image credit: NASA/JPL) You're looking at history. What might seem like a simple black-and-white picture of some rocks is actually the first photograph ever taken on the surface of Mars. What is it? Bright and early on the morning of July 20, 1976, NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of Mars. This moment 50 years ago marked the first fully successful touchdown on the Red Planet, and, pretty much as soon as it landed, Viking 1 captured the first image of the Martian surface. The Soviet Union had already made multiple Mars landing…

ROME, July 22. /TASS/. The Venice Biennale will challenge the European Union's decision to withdraw a €2 million grant due to the opening of the Russian pavilion, Il Fatto Quotidiano reported. The exhibition said that the EC's decision "obliges them to take the steps mentioned earlier, namely, to defend their rights on all relevant platforms." Earlier, European Commission representative Thomas Reyniers said the EC had made a final decision to withdraw the grant. Russia presented its musical project "The Tree is Rooted in the Sky" with the participation of musicians from Russia, as well as Argentina, Brazil, and Mali at its pavilion at the Biennale on…

William Shatner and his youngest daughter Melanie battled stage 4 cancer at the same time, the Star Trek legend has revealed in an emotional new interview. The Star Trek legend, 95, who revealed in 2024 he had previously been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma, fought for his life while Melanie, 61, received treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer that had spread to lymph nodes in her chest. Speaking to People, Melanie said her father's strength during his own illness got her through chemotherapy three years ago. She said, 'I was having a moment and was hysterical. I called you and said, "I think I’m dying." Her father immediately showed up at her…

Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has transformed cancer treatment, but many tumors remain resistant. A new study from researchers at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) identifies a previously unrecognized mechanism by which mutations in the p53 gene can limit the effectiveness of immunotherapy-while also revealing a potential strategy to overcome this resistance. The findings in the journal Cell Death and Disease could help make future cancer treatments more effective. The study focuses on the p53 tumor suppressor gene, widely known as the "guardian of the genome." Understanding the nuances of how p53 mutations…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A drug overdose alert has been issued for Saskatoon after firefighters responded to 90 overdose calls in three days, according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health. The “escalation in cases and severity of intervention required” from Friday to Monday prompted the ministry to issue the advisory. In addition to the Saskatoon Fire Department, it said local harm reduction groups are also reporting an increase in calls. 2:01 Saskatoon firefighters’ union says overdose crisis stretching resources thin “There is a high risk of overdose from unknown substances circulating in the Saskatoon area,” the…

Andhra Pradesh reported three new COVID cases, all from East Godavari district, on July 22 (Wednesday), taking the case load in the State to 29. According to information from the Health Department, samples collected from 44 people from across the State, including 19 from East Godavari, were tested. Of these, three persons from East Godavari tested positive for the virus, taking the district’s tally to six. As of July 22, while 10 persons were undergoing treatment in hospitals, 12 were placed under home isolation, and three had recovered. The death toll stands at four. Published - July 22, 2026 08:47 pm IST

Proof the Pill can make you fat? Major study finds women on the contraception are more likely to need weight loss jabs By CIARAN FOREMAN, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 11:09 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 11:15 EDT, 22 July 2026 Taking the Pill makes women more likely to need the help of weight loss jabs to shift stubborn fat, a new study suggests. Danish researchers found that women who've used hormonal birth control are up to 63 per cent more likely to be prescribed slimming injections like Wegovy and Ozempic in later life. Those who try multiple contraceptives throughout life face a two-fold risk of using weight loss treatment. Women have long reported…

The Sanjeevani scheme has been conceptualised to address the shortcomings in implementing several State and Union government health schemes, says Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav. \| Photo Credit: File Photo The Andhra Pradesh government has invited tenders for implementation of the Sanjeevani scheme, an integrated digital care coordination and healthcare delivery system, which is aimed at improving delivery of healthcare services. In a release on Wednesday, the Department of Health, Medical and Family Welfare said that the government released the Request for Participation (RfP), listing the terms for developing, designing and maintaining a digital…

Curcumin, berberine, and other plant-derived compounds have long attracted scientific interest because of their anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties. A new study by researchers from Wroclaw Medical University and the University of Wroclaw, however, shows that not all natural compounds act in the same way, and strong anticancer activity does not always go hand in hand with a good safety profile. The researchers compared five compounds: curcumin, berberine, biochanin A, cucurbitacin E, and CAPE (caffeic acid phenethyl ester), a component of propolis. They investigated how these substances affected fibrosarcoma cells and healthy muscle cells. A…

The newborn was shifted to the Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Kozhikode, for specialised care. A swift, coordinated response by doctors at Government District Hospital, Nilambur, saved the lives of a 25-year-old tribal woman and her newborn after a rare uterine rupture left the baby lying inside the mother’s abdominal cavity. The woman from the Cheerakkuzhi tribal hamlet near Chugathara was brought to the hospital in an autorickshaw on Monday (July 20, 2026) with severe abdominal pain. She had received no antenatal care during the pregnancy. There had been no scans, blood tests, or even blood grouping. By the time she reached the hospital…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada says a salmonella outbreak from contaminated pistachios is over but people should still avoid pistachio products coming from Iran. The outbreak began in March 2025 and lasted more than a year, with the final reported sicknesses happening in May. It caused 200 lab-confirmed cases of salmonella in six provinces, with the most in Quebec and Ontario. The Public Health Agency of Canada says 26 people were hospitalized and there were no reported deaths. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency continues to ban imports of pistachios and pistachio-containing products from…

University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have developed a promising new experimental approach to targeting glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest brain cancer. The approach could overcome many of the limitations of treatments using existing drugs. UVA's Roger Abounader, MD, PhD, and colleagues have identified "microRNAs" that can simultaneously suppress multiple malfunctioning genes responsible for glioblastoma's formation and growth. The scientists use a combination of brain penetrating nanoparticles, focused ultrasound waves and microbubbles to deliver the miRNAs through the brain's natural protective barrier – a barrier…

A generic version of the brand-name allergy medication Zyrtec is under recall across the U.S. due to potential cross-contamination with a heartburn drug, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Drugmaker Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is voluntarily recalling antihistamine drugs, commonly used to treat seasonal allergies, over potential cross-contamination with ranitidine, a heartburn drug. Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories announced the recall on July 18. A pharmacy technician observed what they described as a red dot on some of the antihistamine drugs — cetirizine hydrochloride tablets USP 5 mg — when counting and bottling the…

The Health department has withdrawn all the surveillance steps in ward 5 of Ramanattukara municipality in Kozhikode district from where a Nipah case was reported in June. A release from the office of Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) that no new cases had been reported from there in the past 42 days. Meanwhile, the condition of the 43-year-old infected person, who is being treated at the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Kozhikode, is improving. His ventilator support has been taken off and he has tested negative for the virus thrice in recent weeks. Published - July 22, 2026 08:18 pm IST

Sen. Loren Legarda —Photo from her office MANILA, Philippines — No education reform can fully succeed while Filipino children continue to suffer from chronic malnutrition during their earliest years, Sen. Loren Legarda said in a statement issued on Tuesday as she called for stronger government action to fight child stunting. Legarda called for stronger coordination among national government agencies, local government units, schools, communities, and the private sector to fully implement nutrition and early childhood development programs, strengthen maternal healthcare, improve access to nutritious food, and ensure that every Filipino family benefits…

Researchers report that many people in the U.S. and U.K. are not consuming levels of flavanol-rich fruits and vegetables associated with better cardiovascular outcomes. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tomatoes and soy have long been praised for their health benefits. Now, a small new study suggests that combining compounds from both into a specially formulated beverage may help reduce inflammation in adults with obesity. Researchers at Ohio State University found that adults who drank two 6-ounce servings of a tomato-soy beverage each day for four weeks experienced significant reductions in several markers of systemic inflammation,…

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No, You Shouldn’t Avoid Fruits and Vegetables Due to Cyclospora Consumer ReportsCyclosporiasis outbreak in the US, by the numbers CNNCyclospora Cases in the U.S. Hit Record High The New York TimesUS says more than 1,400 infected by parasitic Cyclospora illness outbreak Al JazeeraDiarrhea-causing bug reaches outbreak proportions in NC with 500+ cases WRAL

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Adobe Elaine’s stories explore the boom in new obesity treatments, new drug payment models, the ways companies are affected by FDA changes, and the emerging psychedelics drug sector. She co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Daniel covers the intersection of the health industry and the federal government. He reports on corporate influence in government, the health consequences of federal policies, and the politics of health care. Confidential tips can be sent on Signal at danielp.100. Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving…

Hyderabad-based generic drugmaker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories’ consolidated net profit slumped 69% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹.435.6 crore in the June quarter amid lower sales of cancer drug lenalidomide and nearly ₹240 crore provision necessitated by recent quality issue around weight loss drug Semaglutide. Total revenue from operations stood at ₹8,099.8 crore (₹8,572.1 crore), showed its results prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS). “Our Q1FY27 performance reflected the expected transition beyond lenalidomide revenues, along with an unexpected impact related to semaglutide active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). However, our…

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A fifth person has died in New York City in connection with the legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood, according to the city’s health department. In an update issued Tuesday, the department said that 82 cases of legionnaires’ disease have now been identified and five people have died. Eight people remain hospitalized, while 56 have been discharged. Officials said that there have been no new cases diagnosed in six days, with no one reporting new symptoms in over 10 days. But they’ve cautioned that “these figures may change as new cases are investigated and confirmed”. The outbreak has been traced to cooling towers…

Proton VPN's Stealth protocol is now available in beta for Linux GUI users The obfuscation feature disguises VPN traffic to better evade censorship It is currently supported on Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora distros In a major win for open-source enthusiasts, Proton VPN has officially launched its proprietary Stealth protocol in beta for Linux. Known for being one of the best VPN services on the market, the Swiss provider is continuing its push to bring the Linux experience up to par with its Windows and Mac counterparts. Announced on its official Reddit account, the release introduces powerful obfuscation capabilities to the platform. In simple terms,…

Beware of low-price or early stock Samsung Galaxy pre-orders after the July 22 Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event. They might be too good to be true. Scammers will be praying on those looking for stocks of the just-announced Flip 8 and Fold 8 handsets and anyone looking for a cut-price deal or an early release unit should watch where they browse. There will be fake shops out there ready to take your money, your identity and maybe drop you some malware all at the same time. There are some simple things you can do before you buy, though. Check the URL of the store you're in. It may look like one you know but AI has made it incredibly easy to create and clone…

Governments have long warned not to pay a hacker’s ransom demands, arguing that doing so only lets criminals profit from their cyberattacks and funds the next one. There’s also another reason: The hackers are unlikely to leave you alone if you pay up once, and many will come back demanding more. In a report published Wednesday, cybersecurity giant Proofpoint said it surveyed 953 companies and found that over one-third of companies that paid a hacker’s ransom were hit with a second extortion demand. The findings underscore the long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders that it’s impossible to negotiate in good-faith with…

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Image used for representation. \| Photo Credit: iStockphotos/Getty Images The government has disabled 50 OTT platforms, according to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Mr. Vaishnaw, in a written response to member Sambit Patra, said, “The government has disabled 50 OTT platforms for public access in India over the last two years for displaying obscene content and violating Sections 67 and 67A of the IT Act, Section 294 of the BNS, and Section 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.” In a written reply to Lok Sabha Member Rajabhau Parag Prakash Waje, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs L.…

The Concerned Leadership of Political Parties, CLPP, comprising the Action People’s Party, APP, Young Progressives Party, YPP, Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Liberation Peoples Party, LPP, Young Progressives, YP, and other political parties, has expressed concern over the integrity of the forthcoming Osun State governorship election scheduled for 15 August 2026. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Wednesday, the coalition through its spokesperson, Oluseye Titus Odesola, said it was alarmed by what it described as recent developments capable of undermining the credibility of the governorship poll, particularly regarding the transportation of election…

Cybersecurity provider Sophos has released a report entitled "The State of Ransomware 2026," pulling together responses from 2,158 survey participants, ranging from IT directors to company executives, in regards to ransomware incidents. Comparing the results to previous reports indicates that ransom demands themselves are actually decreasing—although 48% of organisations whose data was encrypted paid their attackers. The median ransom payment is now said to be $769,000, down from a neat $1 million from the previous year's study, with the median demand dropping to $698,000. Interestingly, 51% of organisations that paid a ransom coughed up less than the…

A European naval mission boarded a Russia-linked oil tanker suspected of sailing under a false flag this week, the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday. Personnel operating under the Mediterranean naval initiative Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI boarded the MV South Star on Monday for “flag verification,” Kallas wrote in a post on X. “We’re turning up the pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet,” she said, referring to vessels with opaque ownership used to skirt Western sanctions against Russia. The EU’s naval force mission confirmed its crew boarded the sanctioned tanker in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Both Kallas and the EU…

Apple fixes Hide My Email flaw which exposed anonymous addresses through bounced spam logs Hidden emails created before July 7, 2026 may still be exposed in third‑party logs Users should update and consider regenerating hidden addresses to reduce lingering exposure risk A year after first being discovered, a vulnerability in Apple’s Hide My Email feature has finally been fixed - however some users will probably remain at risk until they make changes on their end, as well. The Hide My Email feature is part of the paid iCloud+ offering and allows users to quickly create a new, anonymous email address - very handy for people who don’t want to share their…

NordVPN releases a free-to-use AI tool that evaluates suspicious content NordBot aims to stop users from falling victim to social media scams It integrates directly with WhatsApp, Telegram, X, Instagram, Messenger We all know the feeling of receiving a text about a missed delivery fee or a bizarre link from a friend's hacked Instagram account. As phishing tactics grow increasingly sophisticated, the maker of TechRadar's top-rated best VPN has launched a new tool to give you a much-needed second opinion before you click. Today, NordVPN announced the launch of NordBot, an AI-powered agent designed to detect suspicious content across social media and…

Princess Beatrice and Edo Mapelli Mozzi have been pictured in Athens, Greece - amid rumours that their marriage is on the rocks. No doubt still revelling in their sixth wedding anniversary celebrations from last Friday, the pair met up with Athens-based art curator and independent art consultant Aliki Lampropoulos. Though it's not certain when the image was taken, Aliki, who served as a host committee member alongside the royal at The Charge charity gala in London in 2014, took to Instagram to share a selfie with the couple, who were seen beaming from ear to ear, yesterday. While the Greek art expert forwent a written caption, she added a bee emoji,…

Kerry Katona defends letting eight-year-old daughter use social media Kerry Katona has defended letting her youngest daughter use social media after being grilled by Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain. Appearing on the show on Tuesday (21 July) with her 19-year-old daughter Heidi, the reality TV star discussed the rise of young girls using anti-ageing skincare products after seeing them being promoted online. As Heidi expressed concern that her younger sister, Dylan-Jorge, 12, had watched many such videos, Reid interjected to ask why Kerry would allow her access to social media. Kerry, who let Dylan-Jorge use social media from the age of eight,…

LG monitors are reportedly installing bloatware on Windows 11 PCs The LG Monitor App Installer carries a McAfee pop-up and is automatically installed when connecting an LG monitor to a PC There's a fix for this, but it's a rather fiddly affair It's no secret that Windows 11 users have voiced frustrations regarding bloat on the operating system for years, and unfortunately, LG's monitors are reportedly making the situation worse. As reported by Windows Latest, LG monitors are installing McAfee bloatware on Windows 11 PCs without consent, and there's evidence of this in the changelog of LG's monitor app on the Microsoft Store. Even if you don't install…

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill faces a Justice Department investigation after admitting a software error improperly registered 6,600 non-citizens, with 400 casting votes in prior elections. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon condemns the 'unlawful dilution of American votes,' triggering a Civil Rights Division probe. This incident highlights concerns about voter integrity in the state. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The vendor Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill blamed for a "software error" leading to illegal voting in the Garden State denies wrongdoing, and is instead pointing its finger back at the state. IDEMIA is a…

Eclypsium has launched InfraTrust, a new infrastructure cybersecurity knowledge base and monthly InfraTrust Pulse report designed to help organizations prioritize vulnerabilities affecting infrastructure, firmware, networking, and edge devices. The monthly report aggregates security advisories from major infrastructure vendors and highlights the vulnerabilities administrators should prioritize based on a flaw's exploitability, exposure, and real-world risk rather than severity scores alone. The inaugural July 2026 InfraTrust Pulse by Paul Asadoorian, Principal Security Researcher at Eclypsium, tracked 61 infrastructure advisories from 14 vendors,…

Chick‑fil‑A confirmed a credential stuffing attack between June 17–19, breaching thousands of accounts Exposed data includes names, emails, membership numbers, payment details, birthdays, and addresses Company logged out users, removed payment methods, restored balances, and notified multiple US states Chick-fil-A is notifying its customers of a worrying cyber incident involving their sensitive information being leaked. In a data breach notification letter being sent to affected customers, the fast food giant said it recently identified “suspicious login activity”, which prompted it to investigate further. That investigation determined that…

France has become the first country in the European Union to ban social media for children under the age of 15, after its parliament overwhelmingly approved landmark legislation by 279 votes to 81. Under the new law, children under 15 will be prevented from creating new social media accounts on platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat from September, while existing accounts will be blocked from January 2027, according to the legislation. The law will also ban students from having phones in high schools from next year, and require social platforms to introduce age verification checks. Students were already prohibited from having phones in French…

HAIKOU /China/, July 22. /TASS/. Authorities in the Chinese resort city of Sanya on Hainan Island have introduced a series of measures to improve business conditions. This has helped create new incentives for a dynamic development of tourism, Sanya Ribao reported. According to the newspaper, Sanya officials envisage a series of large-scale entertainment activities for the second half of 2026 which will make it possible to strengthen the city’s international image even more. New favorable conditions for business, designed to further open the potential of the local tourism industry, have formed an important basis for the successful organization of such…

AI AND ML Grok muscles into Excel with an AI add-in of its own xAI's sidebar agent promises analysis and financial models – for a price You've got an idea for an Excel spreadsheet, but building it is another matter. Microsoft's Copilot can help, and now SpaceXAI is offering an alternative: the Grok add-in for Excel. Available on the Microsoft Marketplace, the add-in places a sidebar in Excel that can "search the web, update spreadsheets, or build powerful financial models," according to the product description It isn't without cost. The add-in is currently available for SuperGrok, Heavy, Business, and Enterprise plans, although, as xAI states, the…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Final Fantasy X and X-2’s HD remaster has been ported to just about every modern system under the sun at this point, and the Switch 2 joins this illustrious list this week. I’ve played both games multiple times over the past 25 years, and both of them hold up incredibly well. I still argue that if you’ve never touched a Final Fantasy, the original FFX is one of the best entry points, with its elegant marriage of the series’ turn-based roots and modern melodramatic sensibilities. But Tidus and Yuna’s pilgrimage gets all sorts of love every time its anniversary rolls around. What really deserves a fresh look is Final Fantasy X-2, the Yuna-led…

Following Microsoft's mass layoffs, The Elder Scrolls Online has ended up in a transitional period while remaining staff work to forge a path forwards. If you want evidence of effects the cuts are already starting to have on the MMO, look no further than its Crown Store. ESO's version of the premium currency cash shop that's become a hallmark of most massive online games with stuff to hawk - for real money, in-game money, or either depending on how much time you want to spend grinding - is undergoing some changes following the cuts. "To help manage workload, we have decided to remove the Web Crown Store from the official elderscrollsonline.com website…

Enugu State is set to host one of Africa’s largest gatherings of gaming, technology and investment stakeholders as the Enugu Gaming Conference (EGC2026) holds from 29 to 30 July 2026, at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Enugu. Organised by Events Arcade Solutions Limited in partnership with the Enugu State Gaming and Lotteries Commission (ESGC), the conference, themed “Code, Capital and Compliance: Unlocking Nigeria’s iGaming Tech Opportunity,” is expected to reinforce Enugu’s growing reputation as a preferred destination for technology, innovation and private investment under Governor Peter Mbah’s administration. The conference will bring…

Xbox announced today that some original Xbox games, which include Conker: Live and Reloaded, will be fully playable on PC via its digital store. These OG Xbox games will include new visual settings and features. And eventually, Xbox even plans to add achievements to these older titles, too. On July 22, Xbox confirmed that four original Xbox games will be made available to buy and play on the Xbox PC app. These games are: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Bill Gates’ favorite video game, Fuzion Frenzy.ÂIt’s an interesting selection made up of Xbox exclusives and launch titles for the 2001…

Shenmue fans seem to have gained a powerful ally. Count Binface, a joke candidate running to be the next MP (Member of Parliament) of Clacton, England, is campaigning for Sega to release Shenmue 4. The series has been dormant since the long-awaited Shenmue 3 came out in 2019 after a successful Kickstarter campaign and support from publisher Deep Silver. “I need to say a galactic ‘hello’ to Sega on behalf of the Shenmue fans,” Binface said in a video posted on ShenmueDojoVOD’s YouTube channel. “I’ve got a little bone to pick with you because the fans would like to campaign for an update from you Sega about Shenmue 4. They can’t leave you guys on…

Imama Amapakabo has returned as technical adviser of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side, Abia Warriors, DAILY POST reports. Amapakabo was suspended towards the end of last season. The former Super Eagles assistant coach is already preparing the team for the new season. Abia Warriors missed out on a place on the continent last season, and failed to make impact in the President Federation Cup. Amapakabo is one of the most experienced tacticians in the NPFL. He has also coached Rangers, and El-kanemi Warriors.

Valve's Steam Deck has reportedly seen 82% fewer units sold, due to price increases The estimates are based on the handheld's position in Steam's global weekly top seller rankings The purported demand plummet suggests the hype for handheld gaming PCs may be spoiled, as a result of the RAM crisis It's fair to say that Valve was largely responsible for the resurgence in popularity of handheld gaming with the Steam Deck (of course, Nintendo also played its part with its Switch console), but the RAM crisis has apparently undone a lot of the work. According to an analysis from Boiling Steam, the Steam Deck's sales have reportedly fallen by 82% on average,…

Sloane Stephens (left), WTA tennis star and investor in Project B, and Alana Beard (right), Project B Co-Founder, Chief Basketball Officer, and former WNBA champion. Project B; Chris Bruno Women’s basketball is attracting record audiences and global attention, billion-dollar valuations, and unprecedented investment. Yet, one of the industry’ most consequential stories isn’t about what is happening on the court, but what is happening around the boardroom. In an industry where Black women have historically generated labor and cultural value in women’s basketball without receiving proportional economic ownership, Project B is challenging and changing…

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) will on July 28, 2026, convene healthcare operators, financiers, investors, policymakers, development partners and industry experts at the inaugural FCMB Healthcare Summit to explore financing and partnership opportunities for building a stronger and more sustainable healthcare sector in Nigeria. The summit, themed “Financing Growth: Unlocking Opportunity, Building the Future of Healthcare,” reflects FCMB’s commitment to supporting strategic sectors of the Nigerian economy through innovative financing, partnerships and capacity building that promote inclusive and sustainable growth. The Honourable Minister of State for…

I’ve never played a game that lets me take control of legendary Scottish historical warrior William Wallace as he fights back evil demonic invaders and hundreds of soldiers across various battlefields in an attempt to take back his homeland. Scottish Dynasty Warriors, but with a roguelike spin and comic book aesthetics. It’s the kind of game I didn’t realize I wanted. But after playing a few hours of Tears of Metal, out today on PC via early access, I’m very happy the world now has this game. And I want to play more. It is very easy to describe Tears of Metal as Scottish Dynasty Warriors, but also…It’s almost impossible not to see the similarities…

Microsoft is expanding its Xbox backward compatibility efforts today by bringing original Xbox games to PC. An early preview release will see four classic Xbox games available on PC today, as part of a bigger effort to bring more Xbox console games to PC in the future. The first four games are Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy. You’ll be able to purchase and download each of these games on PC, and they’ll also be included with all Xbox Game Pass plans. If you already own a digital copy of these games, you can now play them on PC or handhelds like the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X.…

The Halo: Campaign Evolved release date is imminent, at least if you're one of those players who's shelled out some extra cash to get access to the five day long early access period. Having played the whole thing, and seen the somewhat gaudy skins you get for the premium edition, I can't say I necessarily recommend it for the cost. Especially when the game is also coming to game pass day one, giving you an even cheaper way to play through the whole thing. You can also get some skins just for preordering. But if you're a diehard Halo fan and don't mind the extra expense, that early access option is available. Below, I'll explain the premium access…

There's not a lot of NBA news happening right now, so we must welcome any sort of chaos we can find, even of the accidental kind. On Tuesday night, the excruciating wait for LeBron James to make up his damn mind about where he is going to play next season wore down the faculties of at least one social media employee, as the Miami Heat accidentally published an unlisted video on its YouTube that signaled LeBron's introductory press conference for the team he won his first (and second) title with will happen on July 27. The video was up for at least nine hours before it was seemingly made private or deleted. A team spokesperson told ESPN's Shams…

Splatoon Raiders will attempt to make a splash tomorrow, 23rd July, and Nintendo is celebrating its launch on Switch 2 with a surprisingly in-depth chat with four key Nintendo EPD developers. 'Ask the Developer Vol. 22: Splatoon Raiders - Part 1' is a thoroughly good read, but some bits stand out. After a decently sized intro with comments on what Splatoon Raiders actually is and what players can expect from its looter shooter-inspired formula, producer Seita Inoue, director Yoshihiko Ito, art director Koji Sonoyama, and sound director Shu Tamura elaborated on its key innovations and how they first envisioned it. "We thought it might be interesting to…

How to solve today's Wordle. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Looking for help with today’s Wordle? Look no further. An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more. It’s Wordle Wednesday, so before we solve today’s Wordle and Custom Wordle, here’s a bonus riddle for you fine puzzle-solving folk to figure out: What has a heart that doesn’t beat? I’ll post the answer tomorrow. Now it’s Wordle time! Looking for Tuesday's Wordle? Check out our guide right here. Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily…

We're less than two months out from the release of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and the series' official X account has been revealing a steady trickle of information about the ensemble cast of characters. This week, the team shared an in-depth look at Sirocco, a mysterious bard on a journey of revenge. And like many a past Fire Emblem hero, he seems to be a vain fellow with an eye for the ladies. Here's the logline on Sirocco, via machine translation: "A mysterious bard who appears before Leda, who continues his journey of revenge. He calls himself 'the Whimsical Wind,' and has a frivolous nature that always leads him to flirt with beautiful women,…

Count Binface, Britain’s most beloved and least corrupt politician, has been making waves in the media over the past month ever since it became astoundingly likely that the trashcan-headed candidate will win the upcoming 2026 Clacton by-election. However, the man/bin of the people is now making headlines for a far more noble goal, as the self-dubbed Leader of the Recyclons recently announced that he has “a little bone to pick with” Sega, whom he chastised for closing its SegaWorld London theme park and for leaving Shenmue fans “on another cliffhanger for years.” Finally, a reason to feel proud to be British. This news was spotted last night…

TL;DR: Mattel and Hasbro revealed the $33 My Little Pony x Polly Pocket Compact at SDCC. The collectible combines Polly Pocket’s tiny playset style with classic Generation 1 My Little Pony details, including Firefly, Glory, and a mini Polly figure. Mattel and Hasbro are joining forces for the first time, and the result is a tiny collectible packed with big nostalgia. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, the new My Little Pony x Polly Pocket Compact brings together Polly Pocket’s miniature world with the colorful charm of classic Generation 1 My Little Pony playsets. The collaboration is designed for longtime fans of both franchises while introducing the…

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced's an idyllic pirate adventure, especially given it trains its eye firmly on Edward Kenway's quest for booty. Naturally, Kenway hangs out with a bunch of real pirates from history throughout his time on the high seas, including the most famous one, Blackbeard. There's now a mod that'll let you play as the bearded buccaneer in Black Flag Resynced. So, here I am to point out a grisly reason you might not fancy getting too into roleplaying as Mr Edward Teach (or Mr Edward Thatch, depending on which accounts you believe). On the face of it, living life in Blackbeard's boots thanks to modder Kamzik123's playable…

Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare has found himself at the centre of a fresh controversy at Wolverhampton Wanderers, following reports that he disrupted a training session after a disagreement with the club’s coaching staff. According to Wolves correspondent Nathan Judah, training at the club’s Compton Park base was cancelled after Arokodare allegedly refused to leave the pitch when instructed not to train with the first team. In a post on X on Tuesday, Judah stated: “EXCL🚨: Understand Wolves training was cancelled yesterday following Tolu Arokodare’s refusal to leave the pitch when asked not to train with the squad. Cesar Peixoto seemingly not…

Reddit users, bored waiting for more information about the forthcoming FromSoftware Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods, have just been making up details about it for themselves. As reported by Ian Walker (I recognize that name from somewhere) over on Video Game Town, this “Duskposting”—where users make up imaginary bosses from the game, detail them, and even write guides for how to beat them—has been popular since the game’s announcement. It’s all good harmless fun, right up until the LLMs mindlessly scrape the made-up information and then present it to the rest of the world as stone-cold fact. One of the most fundamental flaws of LLMs like…

security Releases now reject new files after 14 days The Python Package Index (PyPI) now rejects new files being uploaded to releases that are older than 14 days. This restriction was put in place to prevent old and long-stable releases from being poisoned in case publishing tokens or workflows of PyPI projects were compromised. As far as we are aware this has not yet been abused, but there is no technical reason beyond that attackers weren't aware it was possible. Users should not yet rely on this behavior as there are no defined semantics for "releases no longer accepting new files" or APIs available to confirm the state of the release. Instead,…

What this post is: a step-by-step tour of a from-scratch CUDA inference runtime for Qwen2.5-Coder-7B-Instruct on NVIDIA H100 (`sm_90`) — every hot path annotated for why, not just what. What the runtime does today: greedy graph-tier token match passes on H100 at ≤4096 context, steady-state decode lands around \~16.7 ms/token (\~60 tok/s), and first-token latency is \~128 ms for a 512-token prompt. The one number that made everything else make sense: eager decode was \~119 ms/token. Wrapping decode in a captured CUDA graph collapsed that to \~17 ms/token. A 7× win — same kernels, just less driver. Three bugs did most of the teaching: __syncthreads()…

GitHub has redesigned the navigation architecture behind GitHub Issues to reduce perceived latency for developers by moving more work to the client-side. The engineering team introduced client-side caching, predictive prefetching, and service worker-based request handling to improve navigation performance, increasing instant navigation experiences from 4% to 22%. The changes address a common challenge in large-scale web applications: reducing delays caused by repeated network requests and client initialization during frequently repeated workflows. The work focused on GitHub Issues users who frequently navigate between issues, lists, and related views,…

Dr. Michelle Lynn Thaller, Tanya Thompson and Tony Cutraro discuss their heart-pounding grizzly bear encounter in Alaska. The hikers, who were at Anan Creek wildlife observatory, detail how they remained calm and followed ranger protocols, talking to the large animal as it passed them on the trail. This close call highlights the importance of wildlife safety. Being a wildlife photographer isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes patience, preparation and enough knowledge of animal behavior to understand when to stay put, when to move and when to get the heck out of there. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK And sometimes, it requires a little ice…

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We start this week with Joseph’s story on how cops are using Flock to track actual people, not just cars, with searches like “male with tattoos.” After the break, Emanuel tells us all about the company that is explicitly selling mountains of books to AI companies and promising to keep the sales a secret. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us how he learned about the Suno hack and what it showed us. Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide is your roadmap to what the younger people are up to. This week, discussions of what "quiet on the creek" means, why kids are calling each other "Tylenol babies," and what "corny on the bob, off the bob" means take us into some surprisingly choppy water. Because just like all of us, young people are wrestling with cultural appropriation, questionable health advisories, and issues of race and identity. But they're doing it with memes. What does "quiet on the creek" mean? Kids are exhorting one another to be "quiet on the creek" this week, usually in a stage whisper. The phrase's definition should be familiar to any…

Clavicular discusses the philosophy of 'looksmaxxing' on 'Hangout with Hannity.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Viral influencer Clavicular revealed his thoughts on "incel culture" — an online subculture of mostly young, heterosexual men who identify as "involuntary celibates," and are often stigmatized as misogynistic — as well as modern dating culture amid his controversial streaming antics. The 20-year-old internet personality, whose real name is Braden Peters, sat down with Fox News host Sean Hannity for the July 21 episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity." When asked about his content strategy and his views on women, Clavicular…

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This is our latest story to be turned into an MIT Technology Review Narrated podcast, which we publish each week on Spotifyand Apple Podcasts. Just navigate to MIT Technology Review Narrated on either platform, and follow us to get all our new content as it’s released. The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 OpenAI says one of its models carried out an autonomous hackIt escaped its testing sandbox and breached AI research platform Hugging Face. (Reuters $) + OpenAI described it as a cybersecurity test that went badly wrong. (WSJ $) + The hack is among the first known…

1. The number you should not trust An agent skill is a simple package of instructions for an AI agent. In practice, it is a folder with plain-English directions such as “open a pull request” or “triage these tickets.” Claude Code and most agent stacks load those directions when they seem relevant to the task. That makes skills easy to share. It also makes them risky. Anyone can publish one, and you install it the way you install anything else from the internet: drop it in the folder and go. So the security question is familiar: is this package safe? A new kind of scanner has shown up to answer that question. You point it at the folder, run the…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › TL;DR: Get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $29.97 instead of $499.99 and build, test, debug, and collaborate from one professional Windows IDE. This deal ends July 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Every ambitious app begins as an empty file and a slightly unreasonable idea. Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 provides the tools to turn that blinking cursor into functional software, and it is currently available for $29.97, down from its regular price of $499.99. That works out to roughly 94 percent off a professional, single-user…

The flip phone is back, and this one has a cause. Light, the Brooklyn maker of deliberately boring phones, has unveiled the Light Flip, its first clamshell and its fourth device in a decade. It costs $299 and lands with a pointed message: as Apple and Google push AI deeper into everything, Light is building the escape hatch. A phone that leaves things out The pitch is subtraction. The Light Flip runs LightOS, the company’s stripped-back operating system, showing white text on a black screen. There is no web browser. There is no Google Play Store. There is no social media feed to scroll. It is not quite a dumbphone, and definitely not a smartphone.…

Fox News correspondent Brooke Taylor meets Saronic CEO Dino Mavrookas to unveil the future of modern warfare with an exclusive look at autonomous drone boats. These innovative vessels are capable of military rescues without putting service members in danger, marking a significant milestone. Mavrookas emphasizes the ability to build thousands of these cost-effective, complex mission-ready ships, including the new 52-foot Mirage. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Watching a diving bird vanish beneath the water can feel almost unreal. One moment it cruises through the sky. Seconds later, it swims after prey before returning to the air. Around…

The digital wall we built ourselves Why 95.9% of the world’s top million sites still fail the people who need them most. Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Ann H from Pexels I remember the first time I truly understood what it meant to be locked out of a website. A quiet Tuesday afternoon, watching a friend with a visual impairment try to book a train ticket. He tabbed through the page, screen reader rattling off incomprehensible strings of code, button after button labelled “click here”, images announcing themselves as “image.jpg”. After fifteen minutes of frustration, he closed the laptop and asked me to do it for him. “It’s…

A new GNOME extension called Simple-taskbar does a pretty good job of giving GNOME 50 a taskbar and start menu very much like the ones from Windows 11. It's so new that it's still not listed on the GNOME Extensions website – at the time of writing, it's still under review. We built it and installed it, and it works. This single extension merges GNOME's built-in panel (across the top of the primary screen) and what it calls the "dash" – the icon bar down the left side – into a single taskbar, styled like Windows 11: icons centered, a Start menu with columns, a search box, and so on. The handy feature here is to have all this in a single, integrated…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

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RBI \| Photo Credit: Reuters Indian economy has navigated well the external uncertainties and supply chain pressures, underpinned by healthy demand conditions and resilient performance of the industrial and services sectors, according to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bulletin. “The global economy is dealing with uncertain economic environment, supply chain disruptions and fragmented trading relationships. Amidst these uncertainties, India remains among the fastest growing major economies across the globe and has been able to sustain the momentum in economic activities through June,” senior officials said in RBI Bulletin July edition, which was…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Argentina’s dollar bonds rose after Moody’s Ratings lifted the country’s credit score, giving the nation its third sovereign upgrade in less than three months in a fresh boost to President Javier Milei. Moody’s upgraded Argentina by one notch to ‘B3’ from ‘Caa1,’ with a positive outlook. While the move still leaves the country deep in speculative territory, all three major credit-rating firms now rate Argentina above the highly distressed category, a milestone for a country that spent years among the riskiest sovereign borrowers in global markets. “The upgrade is clearly positive and reinforces the macro stabilisation story under Milei,” Murilo…

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The Duskbloods network test will take place between Friday, Aug. 21 and Sunday, Aug. 23, offering the perfect opportunity for those eager to have a taste of FromSoftware's new game and see what it's all about. If you're selected to participate, you will be able to play a pre-release version of the game, which allows for multiplayer matches with up to eight players. To help you register for the chance to be one of the first to play this game, we've put together this guide explaining how to sign up for The Duskbloods network test. How to sign up for The Duskbloods network test The application period to participate in The Duskbloods network teststartson…

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Low-income savers are being wrongly stripped of thousands of pounds for paying into a pension, an investigation by The Mail on Sunday and This is Money has found. Vulnerable people who have made payments into private pensions have seen their Universal Credit payments slashed due to blunders by Government workers in a string of cases. In one, a 55-year-old nursery worker has been underpaid £4,500 over the past five years, while in another an autistic train station assistant has been unfairly denied £2,600 since last autumn. Under a little-known rule, anyone on Universal Credit should have any pension contributions they make deducted from their income…

Starbucks is trolling us this summer. First, the company announced there'd be a brand-new Bearista Cup to fight over (spoiler: I didn't get mine; most local locations said they only got 10 cups total). Then, they brought back the S'mores Frappuccino only to let us know today (via email) that it'll be disappearing soon. Now, they're making another surprise announcement: The Unicorn Frappuccino is back for one weekend only. According to the press release, it'll be back on the menu for "one magical weekend to close out the summer" starting August 15. If you missed the original hysteria in 2017 — or its brief pop-up at Coachella — it's essentially a…

Now Published in Two Editions USA Intelligence Brief · USA Intelligence Dossier You’re reading the Brief — today’s hemisphere at a glance, free, every weekday. The Dossier is the full working document: an editor’s leader, a long-form deep dive on the week’s anchor story, the proprietary Country Risk Dashboard, Trade \& Positioning views, data exhibits, and full sources. Built for analysts, PMs, and diplomats who need the analytical layer the news cycle skips. Rio Times · USA \& Canada Intelligence Brief July 22 USA \& Canada Intelligence Brief July 22 — Key Facts —50% Tariff President Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods, with duties…

Rio Times · Analysis Key Facts —Oil Shock Brent crude fell 12% from its war peak on ceasefire hopes, but the Strait of Hormuz conflict keeps global energy markets on a knife-edge, directly impacting fuel costs across Latin America. —US Tariffs Hit The Trump administration imposed new tariffs on Brazil, Mexico, and Canada, triggering emergency meetings in Brasília and preparations for reciprocal measures against American goods. —Freight Delays Global shipping disruption from the Middle East conflict will reach South American ports in four to six weeks, with equipment imbalances and trade diversion already rippling through supply chains. —Food Inflation…

Shares of Reddit slid 9% on Wednesday after the Wall Street Journal reported the company has discussed shutting off Google's access to its content for artificial intelligence use. Reddit stock is down roughly 19% year-to-date. The two companies struck a deal in 2024 to allow the search giant to train its AI models on Reddit's content. But as Google's AI summaries reduced traffic to websites from the search results page, Reddit is reconsidering the benefits of the deal, according to the Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. The search traffic trend can be seen on other sites as well, with Politico's Google traffic falling 23%, CNN's falling…

Refinancing your student loans can be a smart move if today's rates undercut what you're currently paying. John Lamb/Getty Images Student loan borrowers have spent the last year navigating a rapidly changing borrowing and repayment landscape. Between new federal student loan rules going into effect, shifting repayment options and persistent interest rate uncertainty, many borrowers are now taking a closer look at the options they have to reduce their monthly student loan costs without waiting for another policy change to roll out. At the same time, private student loan lenders continue competing for borrowers, particularly those with strong credit and…

Private sector lender IndusInd Bank Ltd’s standalone net profit increased 46.5% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹1,002.5 crore in the first quarter (Q1) of FY27 on lower provisions and costs . The bank’s net interest income grew 7.2% YoY to ₹4,684.72 crore in Q1FY27 . Net interest margin was marginally higher at 3.52% in the review period against 3.46% the year-ago period. The bank’s provisions for bad loans dipped 23% to ₹1,339.2 crore , which substantially improved the net earnings. Asset ​quality improved, as its gross non-profitable assets, as a share of gross advances, shrank to 3.25% in Q1FY27 compared to 3.64% the year-ago period. Net NPA share in net…

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada's premiers are insisting they form a united Team Canada in the face of U.S. Donald Trump's escalated trade war — despite disagreement on how to get him to drop the impending tariffs. "Nothing unites like a common opponent and there's no more popular opponent in Canada right now than Donald Trump," said Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew as he arrived at the premiers' summer meeting in Prince Edward Island on Wednesday. The annual…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Topline Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in posts on X he would either fund an alternative “Odyssey” movie with a more “historically accurate” take on ancient Greece or make his own with Grok, the latest in his ongoing crusade against the box office hit. Musk has railed against Nolan's "Odyssey" for months. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Facts Musk, who has posted dozens of times criticizing director Christopher Nolan and “The Odyssey,” suggested overnight he would make his own alternative adaptation of Homer’s epic poem using his Grok AI technology. “Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will…

The heatwave that swept across Europe in June is estimated to have cost the continent’s grain farmers €2bn (£1.7bn) in lost revenue and destroyed 9m tonnes of crops, sparking concern about the impact on the price of food. The harvest of crops including wheat, barley, maize and oats is now predicted to be 9m tonnes smaller than forecast before the June heatwave, according to Coceral, the European association which represents trade of cereals and oilseeds. This figure would see the 27 EU member states and the UK record their smallest harvest since 2018, and represents lost crop production larger than the combined total forecast grain production of…

Virudhunagar Collector N. O. Sukhaputra interacting with farmers at the e-NAM facility opened at Seithur on Tuesday. \| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Virudhunagar Collector N. O. Sukhaputra inaugurated the new facility and said it would hep the farmers get fair remuneration for their produce without any middlemen. e-NAM system would ensure transparent transaction through e-auction. “This will help the farmers get the maximum price for coconut as traders from various districts and also from other States would participate in the auction based on the market position,” he said. The e-market was set up at Seithur based on the demands from coconut…

Zelenskyy fires commander-in-chief after protests amid cabinet turmoil Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his commander-in-chief and named a replacement after days of protests. This came as Ukraine targeted an online retailer that it says facilitates Russian military logistics. CBS News' Aidan Stretch reports.

The governing council of the University of Ibadan has appointed Professor Peter Olapegba as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. Olapegba was announced as the 14th Vice Chancellor of the institution on Wednesday afternoon. The Pro Chancellor of the university, Chief Bisi Akande, in a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday noted that five shortlisted candidates were interviewed on Wednesday. Akande, a former governor of Osun State, said that Olapegba emerged after the rigorous exercise. Akande said: “At the end of the exercise, two additional applications were received and this brought the number of the applicants to eight (8). On…

V. Anbu Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer for Karnataka, addressing a press conference regarding the Karnataka SIR (Special Intensive Revision) updates, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR More than 18 lakh voters in Karnataka are likely to receive notices after the publication of the draft electoral roll on August 17 as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to data released by the Election Commission. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbu Kumar said that, as of 6 p.m. on July 22, 18,09,738 voters whose details were not available in the…

SINGAPORE - The recent promotions of newer and younger political office holders point to an emerging fifth-generation leadership team, even as the fourth-generation team consolidates its position for the long run, said analysts about the latest Cabinet changes. Announced on July 22, the reshuffle sees four new faces from the 2025 general election promoted, and another two first-term backbench MPs appointed as office-holders. This gives younger ministers a longer runway and broadens the pipeline at the junior levels, they said. The analysts also noted that veteran ministers continue to helm key portfolios, balancing leadership renewal with continuity.…

Protesting against the leaks of exam papers is serious business – until it is not. In the middle of police lathi-charges, tear gas and breathless news reporters, demonstrators at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar (and their supporters around the country) have found the time to get India to find dark humour in the situation. Over the past few days, social media platforms have been flooded with memes and videos about the situation from parodies of the Hindi film Dhurandhar to sly digs at those who support the government’s every action blindly. The protests began on June 6, when the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign began to demonstrate at Jantar Mantar to…

Through a haze of smoke, a lone Ukrainian armoured vehicle suddenly bursts into view. The BMP-2 accelerates towards a barricade of tyres and debris, smashing through it in seconds as protesters scatter. Behind the controls, on the chaotic streets of Mariupol on 9 May 2014, was a little-known officer named Mykhailo Drapatyi. The footage became one of the defining images of Russia’s first attempt to seize eastern Ukraine, and made Drapatyi one of the country’s earliest military heroes. Twelve years later, he has the top job. On Tuesday night, Volodymyr Zelenskyy named the 43-year-old major general commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, putting…

The Indian Union Muslim League and the Congress-led State government will be responsible for the eventuality of including two non-Muslims on the State Waqf Board, according to its chairperson K.S. Hamsa. Talking to mediapersons on Wednesday following the Kerala High Court verdict in a batch of petitions seeking to include non-Muslims on the board and its overhauling, Mr. Hamsa accused the State government of siding with Sangh Parivar affiliates, who, according to him, were out to destabilise the board. The Congress government, which supported a batch of petitions in the Kerala High Court and the Supreme Court filed by BJP leader Shaun George, a Muslim…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Supporters of All India Students' Association (AISA) shout slogans as police use water cannon to disperse them during a protest demanding accountability for police action against students at a march by supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) towards parliament in Delhi on July 20, and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination paper leaks, in Patna, India, July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: Reuters The Bihar police on Wednesday resorted to baton-charge and used water cannons and tear gas to disperse activists of All India Students’ Association (AISA), who took out a protest march demanding the resignation of…

Former Democratic Socialists of America vice chair Bhaskar Sunkara defends DSA's growing influence and radical platform, including calls to abolish the U.S. Senate. He explains his Marxist views, addressing criticism from a former DSA member about the organization's ideologies. Sunkara discusses DSA candidates pushing progressive demands, like universal healthcare, within the Democratic Party. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are warning that a new policy push from a far-left group gaining momentum in politics would unravel the Constitution, and could leave them without a job. As a progressive surge threatens to rewrite…

Maj Gen Mykhailo Drapatyi, 43, has replaced Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine's commander-in-chief - the third since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. His nomination has been welcomed by both civil society and the military. Drapatyi's name was chanted during protests that started off backing his friend, ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, but ended up demanding Syrskyi's dismissal. "There's no better person for this position nowadays in Ukraine," one Ukrainian soldier told the BBC. Drapatyi's support rests on years of military experience in post-Soviet Ukraine, his skills as field general and his reputation for being a humane and strong…

India joined its Quad partners in calling for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific while reaffirming ASEAN’s centrality in the region amid China’s increasing military muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. Besides Mr. Jaishankar, the Quad meeting held in Manila on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) was attended by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi. The Quad foreign ministers last met in New Delhi in late May, when Mr. Rubio travelled to India. A joint statement said the Quad reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening a free and open Indo-Pacific while extending…

The police detain Youth Congress and KSU activists during a protest march to the Head Post Office in Palakkad on Wednesday against the alleged attack on the party's national leaders in New Delhi on Tuesday during a demonstration outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence. \| Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah A protest march by the Youth Congress and Kerala Students Union (KSU) to the Head Post Office in Palakkad on Wednesday against the alleged police action against Congress leaders in New Delhi turned tense after activists attempted to breach the barricades. The march, organised by the District Congress Committee (DCC), condemned the alleged…

Revenue, Registration and Stamps Minister Anagani Satya Prasad, along with Stamps and Registrations Inspector General B.R. Ambedkar, addressing the media at the Secretariat in Amaravati on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a major overhaul of the Section 22A land rules, introducing simplified rules aimed at protecting landowners' rights, improving transparency and preventing arbitrary inclusion of private lands in the restricted category. Addressing the media at the Secretariat on Wednesday, Revenue, Registration and Stamps Minister Anagani Satya Prasad said the move would bring permanent…

Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) said he would end his indefinite hunger strike if the Centre gives an unequivocal assurance that no punitive or retaliatory action would be taken against students and youth who participated in the protest against alleged examination irregularities. He also said that Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh had already assured him that the government would positively consider his two other key demands. *Jantar Mantar protest updates on July 22, 2026* In a letter addressed to the two Ministers, Mr. Wangchuk said that Mr. Nadda and Mr. Singh, who visited him at the Medanta Hospital on Tuesday…

APSRTC Employees JAC leaders submitting a memorandum to Finance Minister Payavula Keshav at the Secretariat on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the A.P. Public Transport Department (APPTD)-APSRTC Employees’ Unions on Wednesday submitted a comprehensive memorandum to the Ministers’ Committee at the State Secretariat, seeking resolution of long-pending demands of APSRTC employees and measures to strengthen the public transport corporation. In a statement issued later, APPTD (APSRTC) Employees’ JAC State conveners Y. Srinivasa Rao and P. Damodara Rao said the memorandum sought the government’s intervention to…

The leaders of Germany's governing conservatives wasted no time: Just a few days after Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary group leader following a scandal over surrogacy, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) named its candidate to succeed him: Thorsten Frei. The 52-year-old, currently serving as head of the chancellery and considered a close confidant of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is now set take over one of the most important positions in German politics, leading the Bundestag members of both the CDU and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU). Frei can only officially take office once he has been elected by the parliamentarians.…

Many members and supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) from across Adamawa State gathered in Yola on Wednesday and staged a street protest over growing rumours of plans to substitute the party’s governorship candidate, Omar Suleiman. The candidate and his supporters have, for the past couple of weeks, faced speculation that he would be replaced, first by a former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulrahman Haske, and more recently by another politician, Modibbo Tukur. In reaction to the continued tension over the alleged substitution plan, party members mobilised by a group, Frontier Movement 774, marched…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

A BJP worker climbs up the police barricade as the party takes out a march to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday condemning the protest by Congress leaders outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in Delhi on Tuesday. \| Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN A protest march taken out by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) headquarters, Indira Bhavan, turned tense in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, with the police using water cannons to disperse the demonstrators. The march was organised in protest against the Congress demonstration held outside Prime…

UNESCO has kept three Ukrainian sites – the Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings and Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Historic Centre of Lviv, and the Historic Centre of Odesa – on the List of World Heritage in Danger, recognizing the direct threat posed by Russia's aggression. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine announced this, according to Ukrinform. During the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Busan, South Korea, the committee adopted the decision by consensus, "recognizing that the ongoing armed aggression of the Russian Federation continues to pose a direct threat to their outstanding universal value,…

Former Real Madrid star, Luis Figo, has named four players to be among those that will definitely compete for the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Figo believes Spain’s Rodri, Portugal’s Vitinha and France duo Kylian Mbappe and Desire Doue will contend for the prestigious individual prize. Speaking about the players to contend for the Ballon d’Or, the former Portugal international told Betfair, as reported by Madrid Universal, “For me, Rodri has had a great World Cup even though, in terms of goals or assists, he hasn’t stood out that much. “Mbappe and his outstanding World Cup performance will surely put him among the potential winners, too. “And I would certainly…

ANTIPOLO—Chot Reyes’ ejection perhaps typified TNT’s frustrations in its 103-87 loss to previously winless Titan Ultra in Wednesday’s 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup here. Reyes was tossed after being slapped with a second technical foul during the fourth quarter, with the Tropang 5G trailing big against a Giant Risers’ side that went on to complete the upset at Ynares Center. “Emotion-shy yun e,” joked his son and TNT assistant coach Josh Reyes. TNT’s coaching staff will have plenty to sort out after seeing the Tropang 5G getting outplayed starting the second quarter until the lead ballooned to a high of 22. […]...Keep on reading: PBA: Chot Reyes' ejection…

Known for its vibrant cities, diverse landscapes and its globally renowned steak, there are plenty of reasons why holidaymakers should be flocking to Argentina. But just as the Argentinian football team turned their backs on Spain celebrating their victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it seems many tourists have turned their backs on visiting the country. Bookings for properties in Argentina plummeted by 50 per cent between the final whistle on Sunday, July 19, and Tuesday, July 21. The data, revealed by booking platform HotelPlanner.com, compared the figure to two data sets: the average booking rate for Argentinian hotels in 2026 so far, and the days…

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Vaughn Grissom turns exceptional double play by firing a bounce pass to second base. (This video contains AI-assisted content) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles Angels third baseman Vaughn Grissom brought some basketball onto the diamond. In the top of the third inning of the Angels’ 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday at Angel Stadium, Grissom brought the bounce pass into play. With a runner on first base and one out, Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera hit a ground ball to Grissom at third base. The 25-year-old fielded it cleanly and went to throw to second base to begin the double play.…

For now, Liverpool supporters are left with more questions than answers. Since completing its takeover of the club in October 2010, Fenway Sports Group, then known as New England Sports Ventures, has established itself as a steady and reliable custodian. The American ownership group has overseen sustained success on and off the pitch, with Liverpool winning two Premier League titles, the Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, Super Cup and Club World Cup since 2019. Therefore, the prospect of new investors, and potentially new ideas and approaches, inevitably raises questions, particularly if they are entering elite-level sport for the first time.…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

FIFA has said that the Super Eagles will only qualify for the World Cup in 2030 if they depend on stability in the structure of the country’s football. The world football governing body, in a statement on Wednesday, emphasized Nigeria’s impressive footballing production line. The three-time African champions failed to make it to a second consecutive World Cup in 2026. Eric Chelle’s men finished as runners-up to South Africa in Group C of the CAF qualifiers but lost the continental play-off final to DR Congo. FIFA has now offered advise to football administrators in the West African country. “Nevertheless, with the country’s vast footballing production…

Rangers have completed the signing of forward Azeez Falolu from Katsina United, DAILY POST reports. Falolu joined the reigning Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, champions following lengthy discussions between both sides. He becomes one of Rangers’ early additions of the summer transfer window. Rangers technical adviser, Fidelis Ilechukwu is reported to be a huge admirer of the player. His arrival will add more firepower and depth to the Flying Antelopes’ attack. Falolu is expected to be unveiled as one of the Rangers’ new signings in coming weeks. Rangers will be hoping the young forward can hit the ground running as they seek to defend their…

Chelsea legend, John Terry, has reacted to the club’s latest signing, Morgan Rogers. Chelsea recently signed Rogers from Aston Villa for £117 million on a long-term contract. Reacting, Terry insisted that the 23-year-old will improve Xabi Alonso’s side. “The numbers are inflated; that is not the players’ issue for me,” Terry said on Piers Morgan Uncensored. “To be honest, if you were him, you’d have probably gone to Arsenal, so the numbers must have been pretty big. But I’m excited to have him. I think he’s a good player. “I think he is going to give us better than what we have got at the moment. I think he is a good addition to the squad, and I’m…

A rendering from Manica of the planned new 2031 stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs in the team's new Kansas home. Kansas City Chiefs The roof on the planned new stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs will feature a translucent ETFE material. Inside, the Chiefs expect to have seats for about 70,000 fans. Those details about the $3 billion stadium emerge in the first official renderings of the venue as the Chiefs announced the selection of Manica as the lead design architect for the stadium and HNTB as the architect of record. Planned for a 2031 opening, the new Chiefs stadium moves from Kansas City, Missouri, to Kansas City, Kansas, into Wyandotte County…

MANILA, Philippines— CJ Perez and George King powered San Miguel Beer past Converge in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Wednesday night, but they weren’t the only ones in the spotlight. In the Beermen’s 128-122 victory over the FiberXers, San Miguel’s bench also came through. That, however, barely surprised assistant coach Peter Martin. After all, bench production has never been the Beermen’s problem. Their tendency to play independently, though, has been a concern. “We’re not there yet. Obviously, we knew this would happen because these guys are all good on offense. That wasn’t a […]...Keep on reading: PBA: San…

Kozhikode Corporation and KILA officials sign an agreement in Kozhikode on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) has joined hands with the Kozhikode Corporation to launch activities related to the Unesco ‘City of Literature’ here. The UN body included Kozhikode, the first Indian city to get the honour, in its list on October 31, 2023. According to sources, though Kozhikode has been associated with some of the other ‘Cities of Literature’ across the world, it could organise very few unique events on its own in the past three years. Unesco reviews the tag every four years. If enough activities are not…

AP-Genco Managing Director S. Nagalakshmi and other senior officials felicitating Indian international cricketer Sree Charani at Vidyut Soudha in Vijayawada on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (AP-Genco) Managing Director S. Nagalakshmi and other officials felicitated Indian international cricketer Nallapureddy Sree Charani, the daughter of Chandrasekhar Reddy, an employee of Rayalaseema Thermal Power Plant, at Vidyut Soudha here on Wednesday. On the occasion, Ms. Nagalakshmi said that it was a matter of pride that outstanding sportspersons representing India in international cricket have emerged…

Nina Kennedy will carry the Australian flag in the Glasgow 2026 opening ceremony before she tries to defend her Commonwealth Games pole vault title. Kennedy is the first of the Australian athletics team to touch down in Glasgow, with the track and field program not starting until Monday. "I am so proud to follow in the footsteps of so many great Australians who have carried the flag before me. The Commonwealth Games have always meant so much to me; it's where I won my first medal back in 2018," Kennedy said. "This is my third Games, and I'm lucky enough to be defending my title. My final isn't until later in the week, so I'll get a bit of a sleep-in…

An Oregon teenager admitted “I got very, very lucky” after a basketball legend’s jacket he picked up at a thrift store for pocket change sold at auction for almost $90,000. Quinn Brown said he was in a Goodwill store in Portland in January when he saw somebody throw the bright yellow jacket into a clothing bin. On the back was the name of Wilt Chamberlain, a legend of the sport and most valuable player of the 1972 National Basketball Association championship series in which his Los Angeles Lakers team was defeated by the New York Knicks. Brown, who sells used clothes online, bought the item for $3.07, according to the Associated Press, and set about…

When it kicks off in Morocco on July 26, the Women's African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) promises to provide great goals, games and memories as 16 teams compete for the continental title. While the focus will be on the stars on the pitch, there may also be some attention on the fact that very few of the head coaches are female. Cameroon's appointment of Valentine Nguel just weeks before the tournament, brought the number of WAFCON nations with female coaches to four – along with Zambia, Kenya, and South Africa. Still, the vast majority are men. Other teams have appointed female assistants in order to comply with a rule passed by FIFA earlier this year,…

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has made a bold comparison between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli , saying the Indian wicketkeeper-batter possesses the same level of talent and technical ability as the batting great. However, Jaffer believes it is Kohli's unmatched mentality and relentless consistency that have helped him scale unprecedented heights in international cricket. Rahul and Kohli have shared the Indian dressing room for over a decade, with the duo making their international careers around the same era. While Kohli has gone on to become one of the greatest batters of the modern era, Rahul has often been praised for his elegant strokeplay and…

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Fabian Ruiz, has expressed his desire to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. The Spain international said it would be an honour for him if he were in the running to win the Ballon d’Or. Ruiz has had a wonderful season so far, having won both the World Cup and Champions League with Spain and PSG. The 30-year-old is increasingly being mentioned as a genuine contender for the Ballon d’Or following the conclusion of the World Cup. “Who wouldn’t want to win a Ballon d’Or? I’m happy with the season I have had, winning the Champions League and the World Cup,” Ruiz told reporters as per Marca. “If I’m in the running, it will be an…

Minister for Industries and Food Processing T.G. Bharath Gupta tried his hand at pickleball after inaugurating the new court in Kurnool on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Minister for Industries and Food Processing T.G. Bharath Gupta on Wednesday said the State government was giving top priority to sports development by creating modern infrastructure for athletes across Andhra Pradesh. The Minister made these remarks after inaugurating a newly constructed pickleball court at the outdoor stadium in Kurnool. Speaking to the media, the Minister said that development works worth ₹2.5 crore had been launched in Kurnool. The projects include a…

All Black coach Dave Rennie will have one more headache to ponder in his preparations for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series against the Springboks next month, after it was confirmed that star flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has recovered from an ankle injury in time to be included. Feinberg-Mngomezulu is one 10 returning stalwarts who missed the recent Nations Championship matches through injury. But it seems that SFM has recovered faster than initially anticipated, which is a huge boost for the Boks. On 30 May, Feinberg-Mngomezulu was ankle-tapped by Ioan Lloyd in the act of scoring in the Stormers’ 44-21 URC quarterfinal win over…

Dior is coming to Ireland for its pre-fall show in December. The luxury French fashion brand – helmed by Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson – plans to show its pre-fall 2027 collection in the Old Library of Trinity College in Dublin on December 4. While Dior hosts its regular fashion shows in Paris, it tends to pick international locations for the ‘in-between’ collections – like cruise and pre-fall shows. Previous locations include Los Angeles, Kyoto, Mumbai and Perthshire, Scotland, but this marks the first time the historic label is showing in Ireland. Jonathan Anderson took over at Dior in 2025 (Alamy/PA) Dior posted the show’s invitation on…

The reflecting pool resurfacing has had many dramatic twists and turns, from algae to arrests to a second draining. Jackie Lay/NPR *hide caption* *toggle caption* Jackie Lay/NPR Of the many political dramas unfolding on any given day in the nation's capital, one character has emerged as an unlikely star: the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The shallow, rectangular landmark has been the site of historic speeches and presidential inaugurations over the decades. But now, at age 104, it's taken on a new national significance as the site of the Trump administration's embattled beautification efforts — and the criticism, misinformation and mockery that's…

Nigerian Afrobeat star, Davido, has reacted to the public apology by his official streamer, Davrel. DAILY POST reports that Davrel was criticised for allegedly disrespecting Davido over the weekend during the burial ceremony of Israel DMW ‘s late father in Edo State. A video from the event showed Davrel sitting on a chair reportedly reserved for Davido, with one of his legs placed on the seat, while the singer was still standing before someone approached Davrel to vacate the chair. Reacting to the clip, Davido’s fans, known as the 30 Billion Gang, or 30BG, dragged Davrel on social media and accused him of disrespecting the singer. Speaking amid the…

Surround sound speaker channel numbers explained: Bigger isn't always better Here's what to pay attention to when building a home theater system. Archideaphoto/Getty Images Are you considering buying a home theater setup? Then you might be wondering what surround sound channel numbers mean. Most systems are either broken down into an X.Y or X.Y.Z notation. Typically, the first digit always relates to ear-level speakers, the second relates to whether there's a subwoofer or not, while the optional third is a specific type of speaker sometimes found in ultra-fancy Dolby Atmos systems. Before you splurge on the best gear to upgrade your home theater…

If you spend any time on the artsy and philosophical side of social media (of which I am a proud denizen), you will eventually stumble upon some nostalgia-made-cool. I am as guilty as the rest. Because English has only a few words for nostalgia-adjacent emotions — like heartache, homesickness, or sorrow — English speakers tend to grasp thirstily for what other languages have to say. And other languages certainly seem to have richer accounts of a complex emotion. In Portuguese, you have “saudade,” which is a deep, melancholic longing for something or someone now lost. The Germans have “Sehnsucht” for that visceral ache that comes on when you yearn for…

Joanna Page and her husband James Thornton clashed over where they would like to live as she declared she would like the family to move to Spain. The Gavin and Stacey actress, 49, who shares four children with her actor partner, 50, revealed on their podcast she wants them all to reside in Mallorca. Speaking on her podcast Lush! with her husband, they revealed they had just returned from their family holiday to the island. But while Joanna said she would happily up sticks and relocate, James claimed he was more practical about the situation Joanna said: 'I now want to move to Spain. I say it every year.' James agreed: 'Yes every time we go away.'…

A scene from the second episode of SBS drama "Agent Kim Reactivated" shows protagonist Manager Kim, portrayed by actor So Ji-sub, created entirely through artificial intelligence. Courtesy of Morpheus Studio On a snowy night, a motorcycle pursues a black sedan into a mountain tunnel. A wire trap overturns the lead escort vehicle and a mysterious man wearing a mask and a North Korean military uniform approaches the sedan. A gunfight and hand-to-hand combat follow. Overpowering the bodyguard, the man forces the terrified North Korean official into the passenger seat and speeds out of the tunnel. "You’re going to die here with me," the man says, before…

Like many chuds online, Elon Musk has some bones to pick with the box office smash hit The Odyssey. Musk, an accomplished ancient Greek scholar who is also known for his successful cave rescues, doesn't think Odyssey director Christopher Nolan rendered a realistic version of Homer's epic. Rather than spend his billions filming something better, Musk is going to use his proprietary artificial intelligence to set things right. The promise comes on the heels of a viral social media post on X, after a user prompted Grok to render a trailer for The Odyssey with a "correct" interpretation of the timeless classic. In practice, Grok generated a version of The…

ITV has come under fresh scrutiny after Love Island: All Stars contestants hit out at the programme's duty of care, claiming they had a worse experience on their second stint on the show compared to their original series. The network first introduced formal aftercare policies in 2019 following the tragic deaths of past contestants Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis, who both took their own lives. Host Caroline Flack also died by suicide in 2020. Since then, the policies have been updated over the years to reflect modern society, introducing elements such as financial training, a social media ban and training on how to avoid gaslighting in…

Earlier this summer, Steven Spielberg returned to the movie genre that made him a household name: science fiction. Disclosure Day is Spielberg's first sci-fi action flick since 2018's Ready Player One (and before that, War of the Worlds in 2005), and it's his closest attempt in decades to recapture the magic of 1980s classics like E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Now, after a successful box office run, Disclosure Day is coming to home video. The movie is currently available to rent online, with 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD versions arriving on Aug. 25. To celebrate the news, Polygon is sharing an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from the home…

With San Diego Comic-Con fast approaching with a bevy of announcements, first looks, and exclusive swag for those lucky enough to attend to salivate over, DC Comics came dressed for the occasion with a swanky box set to add to Absolute Batman fans’ collections. Made in collaboration with Shoe Palace and Upper Deck, DC Comics’ San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Absolute Batman box set, which costs $100, includes a foil variation of Absolute Batman #1—a comic in such high demand it’s gotten ten reprints since its debut in 2024. Also included is a limited-edition, serial-numbered Upper Deck trading card, a t-shirt taking up all the real estate for Bruce’s…

Olivia Attwood showed off her sculpted abs in a barely-there bikini as she shared stunning Instagram snaps from her Ibiza getaway on Wednesday. The TV personality, 35, recently confirmed her romance with Pete Wicks, 37, following months of speculation. On her recent holiday with pals, Olivia shared multiple smooches with her new boyfriend after hard launching their relationship. Olivia posted fun-filled snaps of them partying until late at beach clubs together after a relaxing day of sunbathing. She looked incredible in a leopard print two-piece as she sipped on cocktails and posed for selfies. Olivia recently thanked her close pals for 'keeping her…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

​Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' animated sensation KPop Demon Hunters won hearts and minds back when it debuted in June 2025. It quickly soared to the top of Netflix's charts, beating Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson's Red Notice in becoming the most watched movie on the streaming platform. However, a year later, Netflix has a new animated film that recently knocked KPop Demon Hunters off its perch, though it's unclear whether this new competitor has the staying power of HUNTR/X. Starring Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple as a tiny woodland pookoo named Ollie and a regal Javan bird named Ivy, respectively, director Nathan Greno's animated comedy…

After Peter Parker erased himself from everyone’s memory, he has to deal with solitude of being unbeknown to his loved ones, MJ and Ned, and is coming to terms with the full import of his superhero persona. In the final trailer of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” Tom Holland returns as Peter, who is now living entirely all by himself following the death of Aunt May, and subsequent turn of events that led him to ask to obliterate himself from the memory of his friends. To get a grip on his loneliness, Peter now finds himself working full-time as the crime-fighting […]...Keep on reading: WATCH: Peter Parker deals with solitude in new 'Spider-Man' trailer

Zendaya and Tom Holland have recreated a series of snaps a decade on from their first Spider-Man press tour. The actress, 29, and actor, 30, famously met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016. Fast forward 10 years, and the pair are now married and back on the promotional trail for their latest Spider-Man film. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Zendaya reshared a post from Sony Pictures featuring side-by-side photos of the couple recreating poses from their very first press tour together. In one snap, Zendaya looked effortlessly chic in a white skirt and black tank top, while Tom mirrored his original pose beside her. The post also included the…

Matt Damon underwent a six-month lifestyle overhaul in order to transform into the legendary Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey. But the actor, 55, who slimmed down from 200lbs to 167lbs for the role, admitted that one scene depicting his muscles was actually done by female stunt double Devyn Dalton. 'When we did the forced perspective stuff of the Laestrygonians, there were these kind of stuntmen who were all seven feet,' Damon told Happy Sad Confused podcast host Josh Horowitz in a recent interview. The Laestrygonians are a tribe of man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus and his crew during their decade-long journey…

Malayalam actor Lenaa Kumar’s new book Women-O-Pause is creating ripples in Kerala among women. In this interview the actor, who has more than two decades of experience in the industry, talks about writing her second book and being an actor and a woman. Her first book, The Autobiography of God (2023), also published by Penguin, is a bestseller.

While it's one of the biggest games this year, new details on Star Wars Zero Company have been few and far between, even after the gameplay trailer at the start of June. That changed yesterday when developer Bit Reactor hosted a Discord Q\&A answering the community's questions on everything from the game's length to permadeath. The thing that stood out to me the most, as a fanatic for character customisation, is how Zero Company is handling its Clone Troopers. User 'WhiteFeather87' kicked things off by asking what we were all wondering: Can you have a full Clone team? The answer is yes, but for two reasons. Firstly, all operators actually have access…

Future debuts The Real Me atop the Billboard 200, earning his twelfth No. 1 album. He now claims the fifth-most champions of all time. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Future attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Less than 15 years ago, Future appeared on the Billboard 200 for the first time. The tally is often cited as the most important for albums in the United States, as it measures the most popular full-lengths and EPs in the United States.…

President Donald Trump gives an exclusive tour of the White House Ballroom project, highlighting its design, immense capacity and enhanced security features. He emphasizes it's a gift to America for future generations. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lil Wayne is throwing his support behind one of President Donald Trump's most talked-about White House projects. The rap icon praised Trump's plan to build a massive White House ballroom during a Monday appearance on the "Friends Keep Secrets" podcast, arguing the new venue would spare performers from being pushed outside for major events. "I'm so glad to hear Trump say — when they was mad at…

With a lucky thirteenth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, Ella Langley's "Choosin Texas" ties three tracks as one of the longest-running leaders. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 19: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Ella Langley attends the 2025 CMA Awards at Music City Center on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) WireImage Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent 39 weeks thus far on the Digital Song Sales chart, which measures the bestselling tracks in the United States through paid downloads from platforms such as iTunes. Digital purchases carry less weight in determining a song’s overall popularity…

Prince George plays on Cornwall beach in new birthday tribute video as he turns 13 The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to their son Prince George on his birthday, sharing a video of the now-teenager having fun in Cornwall. George, who turned 13 on Wednesday (22 July), can be seen climbing rocks, petting his dog, and playing cricket on the beach in a new footage. “Thank you for all the birthday wishes for George today,” said the Kensington Royal account as they shared the clip online. It comes hours after Kate and William shared a previously unseen photo of the teenager from last month’s Trooping the Colour as they wished him a happy…

São Paulo · Nightlife If You Only Go to One Place Itaú Cultural – Sonora Brasiliana: Juan Falú A stunning free concert by Argentine guitar master Juan Falú on Avenida Paulista. It is the perfect midweek cultural immersion – arrive early, soak up the gallery, then let the music transport you before heading into the Pinheiros night. Tonight at a Glance —Itaú Cultural Free live Latin guitar on Paulista; artsy mixed crowd; tonight 8 pm —Bar Brahma The most iconic samba-and-MPB house in Centro; tourists and locals; live music every night —Santana Bar Sophisticated jazz and blues in Pinheiros; date-night perfection; music from Wednesday —Biri Nait Clubby…

December 10, Simon Cowell's new boy band, debuts its first project, an EP titled On Your Side, inside the top 10 on nearly every chart in the U.K. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 24: Simon Cowell attends "America's Got Talent" Season 21 Media Day at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 24, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images) Getty Images For roughly the past decade, K-pop has largely dominated the global market when it comes to commercially successful boy bands and girl groups. South Korean acts regularly score international hits and score bestselling albums, while comparatively few new pop groups from Western countries…

Rio de Janeiro · Nightlife If You Only Go to One Place Bar da Lapa – Pique Novo This is the most traditional samba bar in Lapa, and tonight it hosts Pique Novo for a proper midweek roda de samba. The main act hits around midnight, giving you the full late-night Carioca experience in one iconic spot. Tonight at a Glance —Bar da Lapa Authentic pagode with Pique Novo, main show at midnight; the quintessential Lapa samba crowd on its most traditional night. —Rio Scenarium Samba with Arruda in a stunning antique-filled mansion; best for a dressed-up mixed crowd and a sit-down dinner with live music from 19:00. —Beco do Rato Intimate roda de samba with…

TL;DR: Pantalones Tequila and Tipsy Scoop teamed up on a Peaches \& Cream Margarita Ice Cream flavor made with Pantalones Organic Reposado Tequila. The limited-edition flavor launches July 22 and will be available at Tipsy Scoop locations through August, with nationwide shipping available through Goldbelly. Credit: Pantalones Tequila / Tipsy Scoop Matthew McConaughey’s Pantalones Tequila is giving margarita lovers a new way to enjoy their favorite summer drink — with a spoon. The tequila brand co-founded by Matthew and Camila McConaughey has teamed up with Tipsy Scoop to turn the classic cocktail into a frozen dessert just in time for National Tequila…

Decades after it became one of his first hits in the U.K., Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" returns to the main songs tally in the nation, becoming a top 40 win again. American Pop musician Neil Diamond performs onstage at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, July 24, 1986. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) Getty Images More than five decades after Neil Diamond released “Sweet Caroline” and it became one of his signature compositions, the song has taken on a life far beyond its original chart performance. For years, the track has been an unlikely fixture at sporting events, and unlike many anthems associated with one team, player or league,…

WhatsApp has announced a variety of new features today on its blog, including support for sharing Apple Music and Spotify activity to your WhatsApp Status, an iPad-focused account change, and more. WhatsApp announces Apple Music sharing, iPad signups, and more Today alongside debuting Adobe Acrobat integration for PDFs, WhatsApp has announced a few other new and recent additions. One new feature lets you share what you’re listening to in Apple Music or Spotify directly to your WhatsApp Status. From the blog post: Share what you’re listening to: Sharing music is a way of expressing yourself, and now you can easily share a song straight from Apple Music…

Lily Allen is set to star in a new Prime Video documentary charting her 'extraordinary' rise to fame. The singer, 41, has had a triumphant return to the music scene with her comeback album West End Girl, and will now appear in the feature-length film looking back at her life. The retrospective documentary will chart Lily's journey, from the "Queen of MySpace" who changed the rules of the music industry, to the cultural force she is today. As a pioneering woman in modern music, Lily's sharp wit and candid storytelling directly paved the way for a generation of today's biggest female artists. Featuring interviews with those who know her best, the…

"Na Na Na" by My Chemical Romance returns to the U.K.'s Official Rock \& Metal Singles chart, upping the band's total wins this week to four. LONDON - NOVEMBER 05: My Chemical Romance posed in London on November 05 2005. L - R Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, Bob Bryar (Photo by Naki/Redferns) Redferns My Chemical Romance is in the midst of a huge run on the charts in the United Kingdom. The band can regularly be found on the country’s rock rankings, with both albums and songs performing well, but this spring and summer have been especially fruitful for the group. The Long Live The Black Parade Tour began in 2025 and celebrates The Black…

Spotify has rolled out its first music video charts playlist It's part of the platform's steady expansion of its music video ecosystem Spotify is once again battling YouTube, but it's not close competition Music videos in Spotify are becoming one of the most popular ways to engage in digital music streaming — now the service is expanding its video ecosystem in another attempt to one-up YouTube. For the first time, Spotify is bringing music videos to its Charts hub with the launch of Music Video Charts Global, a new top 50 playlist of the most streamed videos. Additionally, the platform has also rolled out a new Videos for You editorial playlist, which…

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Taylor Swift may be the most-nominated artist at the 2027 Grammy Awards, and she has a shot at scoring double-digit nods with The Life of a Showgirl and several singles. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Getty Images for The Recording Academy Most years, Taylor Swift ranks among the most-nominated artists at the Grammys. The pop superstar has become such a favorite among Recording Academy voters – she’s already…

Swara Samrat Festival, which began 14 years ago in Kolkata in memory of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, has expanded to other cities over the past three years. The second Delhi edition of the festival, held recently, featured only young musicians. The festival opened with a dhrupad vocal recital by Bangladesh-born Niloy Ahsan, who is currently training under Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar. Earlier, he studied with the Gundecha Brothers. Niloy possesses a powerful voice, and the range he displayed, extending into the mandra saptak, was particularly impressive. He presented Mian ki Malhar, beginning with an expansive 45-minute alap that left him with barely 10 minutes…

Sharon Adeleke, businesswoman and sister of singer Davido, has urged Nigerian celebrities and public figures to normalise repeating their outfits. Speaking in a recent vlog, Sharon advised celebrities not to let society or anyone pressure them into avoiding repetition of clothes. She said her team often questioned her decision to repeat clothes but she doesn’t let it change her position on repeating outfits. She said, “Last Sunday, I have an event and I did not have anything made for it. So, I decided to wear something that I have wore before and my team objected that people have seen it before and they will see it again. But I wore it anyway. “Don’t…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Mexico · Culture Key Facts —Municipal reduction. Querétaro cut its Hay Festival contribution from 11.18 million pesos (about US$643,000) (US$604,000) to 4 million pesos (about US$230,000) (US$216,000). —Percentage drop. The 7.18-million-peso cut represents a 64.22% reduction in municipal support. —Total public funds lost. Combined public support fell from 13 million pesos (US$702,000) to 4.6 million pesos (US$248,000). —Federal offset. The festival obtained 600,000 pesos (about US$34,500) (US$32,400) from the Profest 2026 federal program. —2026 dates. The Querétaro edition runs from 4 to 6 September 2026. The Hay Festival in Querétaro, the Mexican…

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France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during its June heatwave, authorities have said, as swathes of southern Europe continue to endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures. The French national health agency said on Wednesday that it had recorded 5,764 excess deaths ⁠between ​17 June and 2 July, an excess mortality rate of 36%. More than half of the “unprecedented” total were recorded between 25 and 27 June, with deaths of people aged ⁠75 and older accounting for about two-thirds ​of ​the excess mortality, the agency said. Those who lost their lives between June 17 and July 2 died of “all causes”, none yet clearly linked to…

Approximately a billion tiny plastic nurdles have entered the River Tyne after a “devastating spill”, with the pellets thought to have spread much further than first thought. Nurdles are tiny pellets, usually about 1-5mm in size, that act as the raw material to manufacture most plastic products. On Sunday, the Wind Orca ship collided with the berthed container ship BG Orange at the Port of Tyne, causing damage to a dockside crane and injuring one person. The collision caused up to 25 tonnes of nurdles – about a billion in total, according to environmental charity Fidra – to enter the water, said South Tyneside Council. After nurdles were found washed…

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Jesse Watters reports on Yellowstone National Park experiencing a surge in bison attacks, detailing instances like a grandpa being flung 8 feet in the air and a woman being dragged. He emphasizes the unpredictable nature, immense size and surprising speed of these dangerous animals, advising tourists to exercise extreme caution in their presence. A tourist is going viral for thinking it was a good idea to stand next to a massive bison. As our loyal readers know, there are many people walking this planet who are seemingly desperate to win a Darwin Award. One of the best ways to do it is to mess with wild animals out in nature, especially those with the…

Foreign tourists visiting Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, July 13, shield themselves from the blazing sun with parasols as sweltering heat blanketed the country. Yonhap Click here for more articles by Kormedi.com. An umbrella in one hand, a handheld fan in the other. If you could bring only one while heading out in sweltering summer heat, which should it be? If you have to walk under direct sunlight, an umbrella should come first. While a handheld fan creates airflow, it cannot block the heat your body absorbs from the sun. Block sun’s heat first The reason it feels especially scorching under direct sunlight is that your body is exposed not only to the air…

More than a decade after the human microbiome was comprehensively mapped, scientists have now identified the vast communities of microbes that make up the Great Barrier Reef. Analysing DNA from seawater samples of 48 reefs, researchers have mapped the microbiome of the Great Barrier Reef, documenting more than 360,000 distinct viruses as well as more than 500 new bacterial species not previously known to science. The research, published in the journal Nature, was led by scientists at the University of Queensland and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). Dr Yun Kit Yeoh, a senior research scientist at AIMS and a senior author of the paper,…

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France recorded 5,764 more deaths than the normal rate between June 17 and July 2, health authorities said Wednesday. While authorities said the excess mortality rate was due to "all causes", the period coincided with a stretch of extreme heatwaves in several French regions.

Africa · Western Key Facts —The Credit Line. Portugal is finalising a €100 million ($109 million) credit line for Portuguese companies to invest in Cape Verde, managed by state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos. —Strategic Sectors. The facility targets renewable energy, the blue economy, digitalisation, and tourism infrastructure projects. —Debt-for-Climate Swap. The credit line is paired with an expanded €42.5 million debt-for-climate swap, converting Cape Verde’s bilateral debt into investments for water-linked renewable energy projects. —EU Global Gateway Context. The Portuguese initiative sits within a broader EU investment package of…

SPMVV Vice-Chancellor V. Uma releasing the ogo of DST-STI Hub at the campus in Tirupati on Wednesday. Registrar R. Usha, Dean (Sciences) T. Sudha and ANGRAU Principal Scientist A.R.K. Rao are also seen. \| Photo Credit: K.V. POORNACHANDRA KUMAR The DST-STI Hub on ‘Technology-Based Innovative Practices in Sericulture, Agriculture and Livelihoods’, sponsored by the Union Department of Science and Technology (DST), was inaugurated at Sri Padmavati Mahila Visva Vidyalayam (SPMVV) in Tirupati on Wednesday. The three-year project aims to empower Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) women and students through science, technology, innovation, skill…

Extreme weather hits across the country as Gulf states prepare for Tropical Storm Bertha impact Tornadoes swept across parts of the Midwest to the Northeast on Tuesday, leaving behind major damage. Meanwhile, on the Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Bertha's winds reached 59 mph and rough surf pounded Panama City Beach, Florida. Lana Zak has the latest.

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

A tinkerer believes there is always another possibility hiding beneath the surface of failure. getty I like to tinker. I always have. My style of tinkering goes well beyond the engineer reimagining solutions or pushing the limit to meet the requirements of a design protocol. A tinkerer is not merely someone who fixes machines or experiments with gadgets. It’s not restricted to the garage workbench or the mad scientist’s lab. A true tinkerer is a lifelong student of the world. The tinkerer believes there is always another possibility hiding beneath the surface of failure. When others see a dead end, the tinkerer studies the hinges, searches for cracks…

Detailed guidelines have been issued to district animal husbandry officers to ensure continuous monitoring of fodder availability from the village level up to the district level. \| Photo Credit: Representative photo The Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandry Department has readied a comprehensive action plan to tackle the possible shortage of livestock fodder expected by November due to the below-normal rainfall caused by El Nino conditions, Animal Husbandry Director Dr. T. Damodara Naidu said on Wednesday. In a release, Dr. Naidu said deficient rainfall across the State could lead to a severe fodder shortage in the coming months, necessitating early…

The Coimbatore Corporation has been urged not to permit advertisements under the guise of sponsorships in its proposed ‘Junction Improvement Programme’, under which 30 critical traffic intersections have been identified for redevelopment and maintenance through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Coimbatore Consumer Cause secretary and member of District Road Safety Committee K. Kathirmathiyon opposed the proposal to allow sponsors to install advertisement boards at roundabouts, medians and traffic islands. He said commercial advertisements at junctions would distract motorists and defeat the purpose of improving road safety and urban…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

The world’s most vulnerable people will be put at risk by Andy Burnham’s decision to use the aid budget to pay for cheaper bus fares in England, charities have said. The prime minister announced on Wednesday that he would reduce the fare cap from £3 per journey to £2 for next year, funded mainly by changing international climate donations into repayable loans. The switch allows the government to borrow more against those loans without violating its borrowing rules. But experts say it will also leave people in the poorest parts of the world more vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis. It comes after the government indicated the new aid…

In 1994, a US company and the United States Department of Agriculture secured a European patent for a method of using neem extracts to control fungi. The neem tree, however, was not a discovery. Across the Indian subcontinent, it had long been used in traditional medicine, agriculture, and furniture making, with its pesticidal properties documented in Sanskrit texts and embedded in everyday agricultural practice. After a six-year legal challenge led by an Indian organisation named the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology, supported by international allies, the patent was revoked in 2000. Five years after that, the decision was…