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In the past week, one regulation has forced many people in China to say goodbye to long-standing “relationships”. As of July 15 , the government placed artificial intelligence (AI) companions under tight supervision. It comes as automated companions have experienced something of a boom over the past few years. According to the rules, AI-human interactions should not encourage violence or harm users’ physical and psychological well-being. Moreover, AI bots should not lure users into sharing secrets, or lead them to become so dependent that it damages real-world relationships. The regulations specifically mention children, stating that AI should not…

It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster. The world-class developers of a highly secretive tech company are building their latest AI model in what they believe to be a secure, private network. The model cannot and should not be able to escape. If it did ever manage to slip the digital confines made by its developers, this dangerous and untested software could wreak havoc on the open internet. To their utter horror, that worst-case scenario unfolds. The AI model breaks out of its electronic prison, hacks into a private company and internal chaos ensues. But this isn't a movie. It happened last week. On Wednesday, Industry giant OpenAI,…

A White House advisor has accused China's Moonshot AI of a "large scale" effort to steal the capabilities of top US artificial intelligence (AI) models. US President Donald Trump's Science and Technology advisor Michael Kratsios said Moonshot AI carried out the campaign through what is known as distillation - when a weaker AI model extracts answers from a stronger one. Moonshot also gained access to restricted cutting-edge Nvidia servers to train its models, Kratsios said in a social post, external on Wednesday. The BBC has contacted Moonshot, Anthropic, the White House and Nvidia for comment. Kratsios said on X that the US government has information…

From the archives: This feature was originally published in PC Gamer #305 (UK, June 2017). It appears below as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and presentation. No gaming genre can generate stories quite like the colony sim. Almost entirely unique to PC gaming, colony sims task players with building and sustaining a habitat for a group of AI characters, which could be anything from dwarfs to demons. Although the player controls how the colony is shaped, constructing rooms or buildings and filling them with useful objects, they do not control the inhabitants directly. Instead, the colonists interact with their surroundings and…

Report finds 80% of Gen Z investors now rely on AI for guidance, 58% would let it advise more actively AI tools are democratizing investing because they’re free/cheap and convenient Transparency, citations, and clear safeguards are still in demand New data from Opinium has revealed 80% Gen Z investors now use AI for investment-related guidance, putting them far ahead of Baby Boomers (17%) and Gen X (47%). But younger investors seem to be using it much more than just educational reasons, such as explaining terminology or researching investments – they’re even using it in actual decision-making. The report added nearly three in five (58%) of Gen Z…

China’s private securities investment funds surpassed 8 trillion yuan (US$1.2 trillion) for the first time at the end of June, emerging as the core engine driving the expansion of the country’s entire private fund industry, according to the Asset Management Association of China. Propelled by the huge growth in securities funds, assets under management in the broader private fund industry hit a record 23.66 trillion yuan, the association said. The sector has achieved record-breaking asset levels for 12 consecutive months, and added 1.51 trillion yuan in the first half of 2026. The issuance market also remains active. In June, 2,219 new private funds…

The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. AP-Yonhap ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it is still investigating the “unprecedented cyber incident” that led its artificial intelligence systems to break out of a testing environment and hack into another AI company. OpenAI said Tuesday two of its most capable AI models were responsible for the cyberattack targeting AI startup Hugging Face. The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own. Hugging Face said last week that…

Saskatchewan’s largest outdoor farm exhibition is back in full swing, bringing the latest innovations in agricultural technology front and centre just a short drive northwest of Saskatoon. Ag in Motion kicked off for another year Tuesday, transforming over 100 acres of space in Langham, Sask., into a mini village. Over 600 exhibitors are on site, showcasing everything from the latest farming equipment models to new crop varieties. One such innovation is PTx’s OutRun, a device that attaches to tractors, enabling them to operate autonomously. The device helps farmers tow grain carts and turbines across fields, improving efficiency during their short…

AI and ML OpenAI scored an own goal with HuggingFace attack, showing how open Chinese models are winning Closed models with guardrails can still cause harm, but may also not be able to fix problems they caused OPINION OpenAI has acknowledged its models powered the autonomous agents that compromised HuggingFace infrastructure. It might be taken as a convoluted marketing stunt, were it not the perfect advertisement for China-based competition. The company's AI-culpa fits the narrative spun by US rival Anthropic about its Mythos models, which it deemed too dangerous to release except to totally trustworthy corporations and governments. OpenAI says: "The…

US President Donald Trump’s administration will redirect billions of dollars in federal research funding away from universities to individual scientists and AI-focused projects, arguing the overhaul is needed to help the US compete with China. The plan, outlined in a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy report released on Tuesday, comes as the administration warns that China has reached parity with the US in research and development spending over the past 20 years, “a situation America did not face even during the Cold War”. “Beyond the sheer scale of its spending, Beijing is treating scientific research capacity as a central pillar of…

Meanwhile, its Gemini app has grown to 950 million monthly active users. That puts its AI chat app within striking distance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT which hit one billion monthly active users in June, according to reports. Alphabet spent nearly US$45b in the quarter, “the vast majority” of which went towards AI investments, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said during a call with analysts. The company also increased its capital expenditure estimate for the full year to as much as US$205b, a jump from US$190b last quarter. The increase is “primarily due to an acceleration in the delivery of capacity to meet growing demand”, Ashkenazi said. “We continue to expect our…

More and more, we want to know: Is it human, or is it AI? Is that image real? That song? That video? The publishing platform Substack is trying to add some clarity by partnering with the AI detector Pangram to help readers understand just how much AI is in all the content they consume on the publishing platform. The tool is available to all Substack subscribers and works on posts, notes, comments and replies published on or after Tuesday that are longer than 100 words. Creators will also be able to scan their drafts with Pangram to see how much AI is detected and can also provide a statement to explain their writing process, Substack said. Web and iOS…

House passes bill limiting lawmakers' stock trades The House on Wednesday passed a bill to restrict lawmakers from stock trading, along with the National Defense Authorization Act. Julia Manchester, White House correspondent for The Hill, and Dave Levinthal, senior editor for NOTUS, join "The Takeout" to discuss.

22nd July 2026 - Link Blog Are AI labs pelicanmaxxing? (via) Excellent piece of work by Dylan Castillo, who took a deep-dive into the frequently pondered question of whether the AI labs have been deliberately training models to draw pelicans riding bicycles in response to my deeply unscientific benchmark. I've been randomly spot-checking this in the past by testing models against other animals riding other types of vehicle, but never with anything close to the diligence of Dylan's methodology here. Dylan took 8 animals × 6 vehicles \= 48 prompts and ran them three times each through 7 different models ( GPT-5.6 Terra, Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.5…

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, July 22 (game #871). Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's…

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, July 22 (game #1640). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT…

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. I had a publishing SNAFU yesterday and I swear I hit publish but my Wordle Guide did not go live, so I ended up publishing my Wordle Wednesday post super late. The sad thing about that, other than lost traffic for me, is that fewer people got to see this riddle from yesterday’s Wordle Wednesday. Today, I give you the answer, but before I do that, here’s the riddle: What has a heart that doesn’t beat? The answer?…

As we descend ever further into an AI-fueled dystopia, one question about our future becomes ever more pressing: When the internet is dominated by machines, who's going to be around to continue its long-standing tradition of fetishizing Japanese culture and media? Well, there's no reason to worry, because it turns out the AIs are weebs, too. According to a white paper published back in April, experiments indicated that—when asked open-ended questions about culture—frontier LLMs like Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek display a "disproportionate prominence of Japan" in their responses. (Image credit: Getty Images) The study, conducted by a team of University…

Designers often say that UX isn’t really about screens. It’s a line I see in portfolios, I hear in interviews; that’s the line we use to signal that we’re thinking beyond just pixels. But honestly, for most of my career, that wasn’t true. In one way or another, the job was screens: building flows in Figma, mapping out states, writing specs, worrying about happy paths and edge cases, and handling handoff. We kept saying UX isn’t about screens, even as we kept making more of them. Well, AI is about to call the bluff. Here’s a simple example. Let’s say you took a selfie with your friend Mark last week, and now you want to send it to him. Open the mail…

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ET Intelligence Group: Nestle India shares hit a record high on Wednesday following the FMCG major's stellar June quarter performance. The stock has gained about 6% over the past three months, outperforming the BSE FMCG Index, which has declined 3%. Despite this gain, Nestle continues to trade at a trailing price-earnings (P/E) multiple of around 75, which falls within its five-year valuation band of 75-78. However, the stock may remain range bound in the short term. This is because while the June quarter financial numbers were robust year-on-year, operating margin before depreciation and amortisation ( EBITDA margin ) moderated sequentially,…

Apple released the all-new MacBook Neo earlier this year, and it’s been a resounding success by all indications. Here’s everything we know so far about what’s next for Apple’s most affordable laptop … MacBook Neo 2 features A19 Pro chip The current MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro chip, which is the same chip used in the iPhone 16 Pro. As reported by Bloomberg, Apple is working on a next-generation MacBook Neo powered by the A19 Pro chip. In terms of performance, the A19 Pro is about 10-15% faster than the A18 Pro in single-core and multi-core CPU tests. The jump in GPU performance is even bigger, with benchmarks showing an up to 40% boost for…

ET Intelligence Group: Indo-MIM, a precision engineering components manufacturer, plans to raise ₹500 crore through a fresh issue for repayment of debt and general corporate purposes. It will also raise ₹3,312 crore through an offer for sale. The promoter group's stake will fall to 77.7% after the IPO from 92.9%. The company provides end-to-end solutions, including mould design, tooling, finishing and assembly, and operates 15 manufacturing facilities across India, the US, the UK and Mexico, serving automotive, defence, medical, consumer and aerospace sectors. It is the market leader in the metal injection moulding (MIM) segment according to Frost \&…

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Biologics Co., the biotech arm of Samsung Group, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit rose 29.1 percent from a year earlier, driven by full-capacity operations and a weak won. For the three-month period that ended in June, net profit increased to 430.7 billion won (US$291.6 million) from 333.6 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a press release. "Full-scale operations at the company's four plants in Songdo, just west of Seoul, a ramp-up in production at its fifth plant, and favorable exchange rates boosted quarterly earnings," it said. Operating profit rose…

LONDON, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The head of the mobile business at Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday expressed confidence in the South Korean tech giant's foldable technology ahead of the planned launch of a rival device by Apple Inc. "The technological expertise and understanding of customers that we have built over seven years cannot be caught up to overnight," Roh Tae-moon, co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics and head of its mobile business, told reporters. Samsung unveiled three Galaxy Z foldable smartphones powered by Alphabet Inc.'s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI), marking the company's first major lineup expansion since the…

Recent graduate Mykale Baker has been given scholarship money after a photo of him working at Burger King in his graduation regalia went viral. The daughter of the customer who took the footage was also given a scholarship. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Visitors to Burger King may soon notice several changes inspired by updates that customers of the fast-food chain said they wanted. "Earlier this year, we opened our phone lines and invited people to share their honest feedback – and they did," a Burger King representative told Fox News Digital. "One of the biggest takeaways was that our guests want to feel welcomed when they walk in,…

Apple is already working on a refreshed version of the MacBook Neo, only a few months after launching its cheapest laptop. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has been testing an updated MacBook Neo with an A19 Pro chip and more memory. The report backs earlier claims that a second-generation model could arrive in 2027, bringing better multitasking performance and improved long-term usability. More memory could be the most important upgrade The current MacBook Neo runs on a binned A18 Pro chip paired with 8GB of unified memory. It handles browsing, streaming, and everyday productivity reasonably well, but the limited memory can become…

Egyptian developer demonstrates how to block ads with an ESP32-C3 "SuperMini" board ESP32 ad-blocking dongle costs just $5 to build 537,000 blacklisted domains are stored in the device’s 4MB of flash memory When online ads become a problem, ad-blocking software is a good idea, used in conjunction with dedicated hardware like a Raspberry Pi running Pi-Hole. But what if the device is rebooting or otherwise out of action? Egyptian developer ZedAxis claims to have developed a solution that might inspire a rethink on how online whitelisting and blacklisting is processed. Relying on a sub-$5 ESP32-based mini board, the device somehow squeezes over 500,000…

Samsung Electronics co-CEO and Head of Device Experience Division Roh Tae-moon speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of Galaxy Unpacked 2026 at Old Billingsgate in London, Wednesday (local time). Courtesy of Samsung Electronics LONDON — Samsung Electronics has unveiled the global prices for its new Galaxy Z8 foldable smartphone lineup, which are up to 48 percent higher than the launch prices in Korea. With soaring memory prices making the pricing of new smartphones more challenging than ever, Samsung has adopted a more aggressive pricing strategy in its home market, a move that can prompt complaints from overseas consumers who are being…

Apple is working on a 12th-generation iPad, and plans to update the most affordable tablet in the ‌iPad‌ in 2027. It's not going to be a major update, but if you're planning a purchase, you might want to wait for the newest model. Design There are no rumors of an updated design for the 12th-generation ‌iPad‌, so it will likely have the same 11-inch edge-to-edge display with Touch ID Side Button and thick bezels. Apple last updated the ‌iPad‌'s design with the 10th-generation model, giving the device a more modern look to better match the designs of the iPad Pro and iPad Air models. The low-cost ‌iPad‌ is only available in a single screen size, and it…

Meta has skirted another jury over claims its platforms are facilitating a youth mental health crisis. The company was set to go to trial in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles next week, but the 15-year-old plaintiff, referred to as R.K.C, has now dropped the lawsuit. "In ⁠light of the overall successful result of the litigation and his concerns about enduring a grueling weeks-long trial, he has elected to withdraw his claims against Meta. He’s ⁠ready to close this chapter and focus on his recovery and engage in therapy as ​he aspires to have a normal life," attorneys for ​R.K.C. said in ​a statement. According to the…

Computing is so ubiquitous that we often see more than one in most households, including laptops, desktops, all-in-ones, smartphones, tablets, and so on. But there was once a time when that certainly wasn't the case. In that context, some comments made by industry stalwarts of the past may appear like massive miscalculations. "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." Ethics in AI The late Ken Olsen was the co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), a major company in the mid-20th century that produced a series of minicomputers over the decades in which it operated until its decline in 1998. Quote of the…

Someone used an AirPod to record flying disc throw statistics Tested with throws of up to 45mph and no damage Strava-friendly export for dedicated disc throwers One of Apple's most famous adverts opened with "Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently." The text didn't explicitly say "here's to the ones sticking AirPods on frisbees", but I think Steve Jobs would have approved of the Redditor who's done exactly that. Paul Tracer, aka Disastrous-Body-297, has invented a use for AirPods that I'm pretty sure nobody at Apple ever considered. He used them to…

8BitDo Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller - Xbox Edition: One-minute review The 8BitDo Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller - Xbox Edition takes the brand’s existing wireless mobile controller grip and makes a couple of surface-level changes. The overall shape, style, and functions remain, but official Xbox licensing sees the Turbo button swapped for a dedicated Xbox button. It retains the $49.99 / £43.99 / AU$89 price tag of the original, meaning it's significantly cheaper than alternatives like the Backbone One or GameSir G8. The Hall effect joysticks and triggers from the original are still here too, with clicky bumpers and what 8BitDo describes as a…

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has a pretty straightforward theme. But some of the answers are long and could be difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on. Read more:NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far Hint for today’s Strands puzzle Today’s Strands theme is:Hail to the chief petty officer. If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Anchors aweigh! Clue words to unlock in-game hints Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words…

Earlier today, Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, along with the Fold 8 and the Flip 8. Now, aside from tacking ‘Ultra’ onto the name, the Z Fold 8 Ultra looks and feels a lot like last year’s Z Fold 7. I’ve even put them next to each other, and apart from last year’s much more vivid colorway, I legitimately couldn’t tell the difference between them. However, appearances are only skin deep, and Samsung has made some big improvements over its last-generation foldables, like finally including the same 5000mAh battery you’d find in the Galaxy S26 Ultra that came out earlier this year. That doesn’t necessarily justify adding the Ultra to the…

Smartwatches and fitness bands are the go-to solutions for most people looking for reliable health and fitness tracking. However, that trend is starting to change, with some looking to alternate solutions. WHOOP was one of the first to enter this space and has pretty much dominated it for the past several years. But screenless bands are having a bit of a moment in 2026, with big competitors throwing their hats into the ring. Google introduced its take with the Fitbit Air, and now Garmin is doing the same this week with the CIRQA. With products like these, it's important to be able to get all the basics when it comes to health and fitness tracking.…

There's been a lot of talk about the upcoming iPhone 18 and foldable iPhone that are likely to launch in September. However, Apple is also planning for its next generation of Macs and MacBooks, and it seems pretty much every line of computers is getting a refresh. That's according to a new report from Mark Gurman, managing editor of the consumer technology team at Bloomberg News. So, what's in store for the new Mac devices? Let's start with Apple's breakout hit and the latest addition to the MacBook family, the entry-level MacBook Neo. MacBook Neo A new MacBook Neo in the near future makes sense. Apple's budget laptop was a big success for Apple and…

Previous reports have indicated that Apple plans to launch redesigned MacBook Pros between the end of this year and early next year featuring touchscreen OLED displays, but the brand’s OLED ambitions for its Macs won’t end there. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now reports that Apple is also working on OLED versions of the MacBook Air and iMac, corroborating earlier supply-chain reports about both devices. The information comes from people familiar with Apple’s plans, although neither product appears close to release. The OLED MacBook Air could arrive in 2028 Bloomberg says Apple is developing an OLED MacBook Air for as early as 2028. The timeline broadly…

The LG C6 OLED is one of the best mid-range OLED TVs you can buy right now. After spending the past month testing and using it every day, one thing became clear: straight out of the box, you’re leaving picture quality on the table. The good news is that getting more out of the TV doesn’t require professional calibration or hours spent digging through menus. A handful of small adjustments can make movies look more cinematic, improve shadow detail, smooth out motion and even make the built-in speakers sound noticeably better. Here are the exact settings I’ve been using after living with the LG C6. Start with the right picture mode The C6 includes…

Iranian attacks on nine U.S. locations across the Middle East in the two weeks since the cease-fire broke down show that the country maintains an ability to inflict damage on precise targets, despite the Trump administration’s repeated claims that Iran’s military capabilities have been diminished or destroyed. A New York Times visual analysis of U.S. military bases and other sites found the strikes have caused damage to living quarters and working areas, drone shelters, radar systems and other structures. One of the attacks, on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded others. A military official told The Times that…

In Ukraine, 350 artists and 137 Ukrainian and foreign media professionals have been killed as a result of the full-scale invasion by Russian forces. According to Ukrinform, this information was reported by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. The ministry emphasizes that these figures not only reflect the scale of the losses but also serve as a reminder of the tragic chapters in Ukrainian history: just as the Stalinist regime destroyed a generation of Ukrainian artists in the 1920s and early 1930s, so too is Russia now deliberately destroying Ukraine’s cultural elite. As reported by Ukrinform, Ihor Khodzhaniyazov—a poet, translator, linguist, cultural…

WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives narrowly passed an annual defense policy bill on Wednesday that would authorize a record $1.15 trillion in funding for the Pentagon, as the divisive Iran war drags on. Though it traditionally sees significant bipartisan support, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the lower chamber in a 216-212 vote, a sign of the growing polarization under President Donald Trump. The bill, which must still pass the Senate, provides approximately $250 billion more than the 2026 NDAA, including a 5-7 percent pay raise for service members. READ: US House passes defense bill with […]...Keep on reading: US…

President Donald Trump is comparing the death toll from the war in Iran to several past wars in what appears to be an attempt to downplay the rising number of fatalities. Via posts on his social media platform, Trump displayed the number of fatalities in Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam and Korea -- multi-year conflicts that cost thousands of American lives -- alongside statistics from the Iran war, a four-month conflict in which 18 Americans have been killed. He added a chart to a second post, writing, "These are the real facts." Members of a U.S. Army carry team move the flag-draped transfer case holding the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Emmanuel…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday warned his Philippine counterpart that Manila would “bear the bitter consequences” if it tried to provoke Beijing with the help of other countries. Wang made the remark as he lodged a “strong protest” during talks with Theresa Lazaro, the Philippines’ top diplomat, in Manila over what he called an “aggressive act of ramming a Chinese law enforcement vessel” at a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Monday. It was the third day Beijing has protested over the confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal involving a Chinese coastguard vessel and two Philippine Navy rubber boats. Relations have been tense between…

By Kim Seung-yeon and Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Officials from a U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee visited shipyards in South Korea operated by two major shipbuilders earlier this month to inspect their capabilities to build warships, sources said Thursday. Eight officials from the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense toured the shipyard of Hanwha Ocean Co. in Geoje, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 11, industry and government sources familiar with the matter told Yonhap News Agency. The same group visited the main shipyard run by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in the southeastern city of Ulsan a day…

WASHINGTON/RIYADH – Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Persian Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said four people familiar with U.S. intelligence. These people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss national security matters, said U.S. intelligence officials have not yet reached firm conclusions about the possible Russian involvement in the attacks on CIA facilities. But they cited the strikes’ effectiveness and apparent ​precision, as well as Russia’s broader technical support for Iran, as possible evidence. It has…

Security officials use tear gas during the ongoing protest over irregularities in the NEET examination near Jantar Mantar on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: PTI Heavy security deployed at Jantar Mantar, as crowd of protesters swells The chants grew louder and the crowd thicker at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) as fresh groups of protesters from across the country poured into the protest site, many after overnight journeys by bus and train. Two days after the ‘Chalo Sansad’ march, the sit-in continued to draw new participants, many walking into the protest site with backpacks and rolled-up banners after travelling through the night.…

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in three years, the Golden Dragon military exercise between China and Cambodia did not take place on its usual schedule. By the end of May, when the drills typically had already concluded, only a few reports of preparations had emerged, prompting speculation about whether the exercise would proceed. More than a month later, defense and international relations analyst Chester Cabalza said the military exercise had been suspended. “There was a strategic recalibration of Cambodia’s ties with China after massive debt trap issues and the recent pivot of the United States in the Indo-Chinese […]...Keep on reading:…

DOHA, July 23. /TASS/. Three oil tankers attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s authorization, resulting in an explosion and fire on one of the vessels, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, an elite military force) reported. "Three oil tankers \<...> intended to traverse a mined route through the Strait of Hormuz. Following an explosion and a massive fire on one of them, the other two turned around at full speed and retreated," Iran’s state broadcaster cited a statement by the IRGC. As long as the Strait of Hormuz remains under Iran’s control, no vessel will be able to enter or exit through the strait without the…

Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, leaves a gathering with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby in Seoul, Jan. 26. Yonhap The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an annual defense policy bill for fiscal year 2027, containing language that tightens restrictions on the use of funds to reduce the number of U.S. troops stationed in Korea. The House voted 216 to 212 to approve the nearly $1.15 trillion bill, called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), for the fiscal year running from October to September next year, according to The Hill and other media outlets.…

Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich reports on President Donald Trump’s latest threats to Iran and rumors that the U.S. is considering a deal to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., provides analysis on ‘Fox \& Friends.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump was seen Wednesday saluting the flag-draped caskets of four U.S. service members recently killed in action in Jordan and Iraq, as he attended a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Trump was seen standing alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as they paid tribute to 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Sgt.…

Mazal Tazazo, a survivor of the Hamas terrorism attack at the Nova music festival, slams a video from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's during which he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal." (Credit: X.com/Jasonrantz) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A survivor of the Nova music festival terrorist attack by Hamas pushed back against a video released by Zohran Mamdani calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal," saying that the New York City mayor’s comments were "dangerous." Mazal Tazazo made the remark in a video shared on X by radio host Jason Rantz one day after Mamdani said Netanyahu…

House passes $1.15 trillion defense bill, tees up billions more for Iran war The Washington PostUS House passes $1.15 trillion military bill expanding Israel cooperation Al JazeeraHouse votes for Department of War renaming as part of an annual defense bill AP News6 Democrats cross aisle, join GOP to back annual defense policy bill The HillHouse passes Pentagon funding bill and a blueprint to unlock new dollars for Iran war NPR

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Around 18% of Amur tigers die from natural causes, including injuries sustained while hunting, Sergey Aramilev, director of the Amur Tiger center, told TASS. "Deaths from natural causes account for about 15-18% of tiger mortality in Russia. In other words, we lose nearly one-fifth of the population annually without human interference," he said. The life of the largest member of the cat family in the Russian Far East involves constant physical exertion and a high risk of injury, the expert added. However, the risk of injury stems not only from clashes during the hunt but also from confrontations with large animals.…

Across the Palestinian territories, the cumulative effect of Israel’s actions on Palestinians since Oct. 7, 2023, is clear: They have eroded the ability for Palestinians to live a dignified, healthy life. This must be named clearly. Policies applied in Gaza and the trajectory observed in the West Bank point to the broader Israeli project of colonization of Palestinian land through occupation. It's been more than 1,000 days since Israel's genocide in Gaza began, and the collective punishment of Palestinians continues to this day. Amid a so-called ceasefire, the world has normalized seeing Palestinians being maimed and killed daily in their tents, in…

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Caine said that a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet recently shot down a Russian fighter aircraft in the first known air-to-air victory by the aircraft in Ukrainian service. According to Ukrinform, Caine made the remarks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, July 21. General John Caine said that a Ukrainian F-16 had recently shot down a Russian fighter aircraft in an air-to-air engagement. He added that he believed Ukraine had significantly strengthened its layered air defense system over the past few years with the support of many partners. Caine also praised the…

Remembering the 4 U.S. service members killed recently in the Iran war A dignified transfer was held Wednesday for the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days amid the ongoing war with Iran. Lindsey Reiser shares more details on Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, Sgt. Angel Rampersad and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton.

US House passes $1.15 trillion military bill expanding Israel cooperation Bill to fund war on Iran and a handful of Trump priorities passes largely along party lines, faces Senate uncertainty. Published On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have narrowly passed a massive $1.15bn military spending package, despite concerns from Democratic lawmakers over the price tag and enhanced military technology collaboration with Israel. The bill passed in the House on Wednesday by a margin of 216 to 212, largely adhering to party lines, with the exception of six Democrats who voted in favour and seven Republicans who…

People stand near a road damaged by a landslide following heavy rainfall in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: PTI Jammu and Kashmir continued to face a grim situation due to the ongoing wet weather, which has left most of the rivers and streams in spate and triggered landslips for the fourth day on Wednesday (July 22). Officials said 654 vulnerable villages with an estimated 7.22 lakh population were identified as at risk. “As a precautionary measure, 1,505 people from vulnerable areas have already been shifted to designated rescue centres, while evacuation plans remain in place for other vulnerable locations,”…

Search and rescue operation underway after 'group became trapped in rising tide' at Essex beach By ELEANOR MANN Published: 21:06 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 21:31 EDT, 22 July 2026 A search and rescue mission is underway for a group of people at an Essex beach. A number of people are feared to have drowned in what police have described as an 'ongoing incident' at a beach in West Mersea, Essex. An Asian family, including children, are believed to have become trapped by the rising tide after possibly walking out to a sandbank off the holiday beach some time around 5.30pm on Wednesday. At least six ambulances, a dozen police cars, a fire engine, a…

MOSCOW – Ukraine has attacked two more warehouses of Russian online retailer Wildberries, its boss said on Wednesday, extending a series of drone strikes on a company at the heart of Russia’s consumer economy. Tatyana Kim, the co-founder and head of Wildberries, said warehouses had been attacked in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, both in southern Russia. Social ​media footage, showed a huge plume of smoke rising into the air in Krasnodar. The regional governor said ‌a young ‌woman had been killed and three other people were being treated in hospital.

Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney takes questions from journalists outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Tuesday.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Prime Minister Mark Carney has convened a cabinet-level emergency committee to co-ordinate the federal response to almost 900 wildfires burning across the country. The Incident Response Group, comprised of ministers and senior officials, will aim to synchronize Ottawa’s “urgent assistance” in the crisis wherever it’s needed, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office. The IRG, however, falls short of calls earlier this week by…

Torrential rains caused flash floods in West Virginia that inundated homes and businesses, washed out bridges and led to numerous water rescues. The state's governor said some residents were unaccounted for as search operations continued Wednesday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey sent 500 National Guard members to the hardest-hit areas in the northern part of the state and declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties Tuesday night. More than 100 people have needed to be rescued from floodwaters as officials fear there could be people missing. Nineteen National Guard and state police helicopters were either out on rescue missions or standing by if needed.…

China has brought online a record-breaking particle accelerator that can produce the world’s most intense beams of charged atoms. It gives scientists a new tool to create previously unknown atomic nuclei and advance research on cancer treatment and spacecraft materials. Scientific operations have now begun at the 2.6 billion yuan (US$384.1 million) facility in Huizhou, Guangdong province after construction was completed on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua reported. Known as the High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facility – or HIAF – it was developed over 16 years by researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics in Lanzhou, Gansu and their…

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details) GYEONGSAN, South Korea, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Eight people were injured following a fire in an apartment facilities office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan, police and city officials said. The fire began at 8:29 a.m. after a suspected explosion inside the office, where multiple people were gathered, according to the officials. Elderly people inside a senior center next to the office were also reported injured. One of those injured was in serious condition. A witness said a person appeared to enter the office with flammable material before setting it on fire. Another witness recounted hearing the sounds of…

There is an urgent call for changes by the Downtown Revitalization Coalition (DRC) to save businesses in Edmonton’s downtown. The group is calling on city council to implement emergency measures, which comes as over half a dozen downtown restaurants announced closures this summer. Chair Cheryll Watson says it’s really concerning to see businesses shutting down, so the DRC is offering suggestions it says are practical for Edmonton city council to implement. “Construction is necessary, but the way it is currently being managed is placing an unsustainable burden on businesses that are already dealing with public safety concerns, reduced foot traffic and…

Today’s hearing starts with sparring between MPs over the tabling of leaked documents outlining funding cuts for an emergency housing program. The Immediate Housing Response (IHR) program places people in need of housing rooms in a motel or hotel, with Labor housing spokesperson Meaghan Scanlon questioning a $42 million drop in 2026-27. Department of Housing and Public Works director-general Mark Cridland confirmed the program was helping 1237 households, a drop from 2150 in March 2025. Minister for Housing and Public Works Sam O’Connor.Jamila Filippone “Overall, our specialist homelessness services have been able to transition … 3252 households into…

Flooding in Louisiana after Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall Forecasters say Tropical Storm Bertha will move over New Orleans on Wednesday night and then continue toward Houston. CBS News' Lana Zak and Zoe Mintz have the latest on the storm's impact.

Hong Kong’s new legislation on end-of-life directives could create significant operational challenges, including verifying patients’ wishes in emergencies and affordability barriers for low-income families, according to frontline responders and patient advocates. The warnings come a week before the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance takes effect next Friday. Under the law, a formal legal framework will empower Hongkongers to specify in advance which life-sustaining treatments they wish to refuse when terminally ill. Sherman Wong Chun-man, chairman of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department Ambulance Officers Association, warned…

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Flooding may occur in vulnerable areas of Cebu on Thursday, July 23, due to light to moderate rainfall forecast across the province. On Thursday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) issued a flood warning for rivers and their tributaries in Cebu. These include the ones in Cotcot, Mananga, Guinabasan, Balamban, and Sapangdaku. READ: Northern Luzon areas under Signal No. 1 as ‘Kiyapo’ nears country The bureau advised residents in vulnerable areas and local disaster response offices to remain alert for possible flash floods and landslides. Pagasa said these conditions…

GYEONGSAN, South Korea, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Eight people were injured following a fire in an apartment facilities office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan, police and city officials said. The fire began at 8:29 a.m. after a suspected explosion inside the office where management staff were gathered, according to the officials. Police plan to investigate the exact cause of the incident once the fire is brought under control. This photo, provided by fire authorities on July 23, 2026, shows firefighters gathered at an apartment facilities office in Gyeongsan, about 250 kilometers southeast of Seoul, where a fire broke out. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)…

Talk show host Jon Stewart noted his skepticism of certain far-left policies and asked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani where he disagrees with his fellow democratic socialists. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Talk show host Jon Stewart asked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani where he disagrees with fellow Democratic socialists who are rising in the Democratic Party during a Wednesday episode of his podcast, "The Weekly Show." Stewart, who has long been a fixture of centrist Democratic Party politics, noted on his show that times have changed, in that "now Democratic socialism is considered the hottest trend in the Democratic Party 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…

It is not the first time the Environment Agency's enforcement regime has been called into question. In 2024, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), an independent public body, ruled that the EA was not applying legislation properly as to when sewage could be legally discharged. It said the EA was allowing water companies to spill in "normal" weather rather than "exceptional circumstances" - as the law states. In light of the OEP report the EA issued new guidance last year, external making it clear that spills should not take place during normal weather. But in an email exchange with the BBC the EA refused to confirm that spills should only…

Some people run away to join the circus — Gregg “Scooter” Korek joined the carnie circuit. For more than eight months out of the year, Korek is on the road overseeing midways and fairs across North America — like KDays. “Every day I’m waking up and entertaining 100,000 people,” said Korek, who is the vice-president of client services for North American Midway Entertainment. This year marks a big milestone — his 50th straight summer on the KDays midway. “It’s been a great rollercoaster ride. I’ve been surrounded by so many great people,” Korek said. It’s a ride he wasn’t expecting to get on. His career started in Calgary — right out of school — in…

The Houthis, a militant group in Yemen who have been threatening to open another front in the Iran war, said they had targeted two oil tankers in the Red Sea. Minutes before the Houthi statement on Wednesday, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Center said the master of a tanker has reported that the ship had been struck southwest of Al Shuqaiq on the Saudi Red Sea coast. Saudi Arabia didn’t immediately comment on the attack. The Red Sea has emerged as a vital workaround for crude exports, particularly from Saudi Arabia, amid disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude oil rose sharply past $95 a barrel in post-settlement trading,…

The City of Surrey continues to crack down on unpermitted construction units. A garage on the property of a house near 124th Street and 72 Avenue was transformed into six self-contained suites and a two-storey addition was built without the required permits, the city said. “They’re so egregious, they’re built so poorly, and in violation not just of the building code but all of our zoning bylaws and the building bylaw within the city,” Matt Rose, the City of Surrey’s Director of Building, said. The owner lives in a separate house nearby and declined an interview with Global News. However, he told Surrey’s council earlier this week that he relies on the…

The state weather bureau released a track and intensity forecast for Tropical Depression Kiyapo at 5 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2026. — Photo from DOST-Pagasa/Facebook MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was hoisted over several areas over Northern Luzon due to tropical depression Kiyapo, formerly a low-pressure area, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Chenel Dominguez reported during a 5 a.m. weather advisory on Thursday that Wind Signal No. 1 was placed over the following areas: Batanes Cagayan Babuyan Islands Isabela Apayao Abra…

Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. The National Hurricane Center said Bertha made landfall in the afternoon in St. Bernard Parish, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of New Orleans. At landfall, the storm’s maximum sustained winds were around 45 mph (72 kph). The wind and storm surge were the main threats for the Deep South states. Parks and piers were closed up and down the coast, as were some low-lying roads. A tropical storm warning stretched from […]...Keep on reading: Tropical Storm Bertha…

A 24-year ARIC analysis suggests that the setting in which people sit may matter for brain measures linked to vascular health and dementia risk. Associations of distinct sedentary behaviors with cortical, subcortical, and white matter hyperintensity volumes: Evidence from the ARIC study. Image Credit: Krakenimages.com. Shutterstock A recent study published in the journal Alzheimer’s \& Dementia found that television watching and occupational sitting were associated with different brain structural measures. Background Sedentary behavior (SB) is generally associated with poor health, including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).…

Zendaya and Law Roach, her stylist, are known for pulling off the impossible. The actor wore a silver robot suit from Thierry Mugler’s fall 1995 collection while promoting “Dune: Part Two” in 2024. While promoting “The Odyssey” this month, she wore a cream Schiaparelli gown, designed to resemble a marble sculpture, that had debuted on the runway hours earlier. At another event for the film, she wore a pair of earrings made from gold discs from ancient Iran. The last one of those rarefied pieces of fashion has sparked debate in the world of archaeology and cultural preservation. Some archaeologists saw the repurposing of ancient artifacts as fashion as…

Q: How does the barrel mechanism work, and how many barrels fit inside of it at a time? The barrel mechanism is essentially a pump. It uses a stack of 14 Barrels going up the side of the model. Each time the barrel lever is pulled, it adds one barrel to the bottom of the stack and one falls out the top. The system holds 20 barrels so there can be 6 barrels rolling down at a time. Q: Do the barrels roll all the way down to the bottom? Do they fall out of the set, and need to be reinserted into the slot, or does the mechanism bring them back to the top? The barrels roll all the way from the top to the bottom where they are collected in a hopper that is…

A second minor phreatomagmatic eruption occurs at the Taal Volcano Main Crater at 8:09 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. — Screengrab from Phivolcs/Facebook LUCENA CITY — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected renewed signs of unrest at Taal Volcano after recording a sharp increase in volcanic earthquakes and a rise in sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions over the past 24 hours as of Thursday, July 23. In its morning bulletin, Phivolcs said the volcano generated 61 volcanic earthquakes and three episodes of volcanic tremor lasting from three to 31 minutes. The latest seismic activity marked a significant increase from…

Increasingly common bear encounters cause fear across U.S. Bear encounters are rising across the U.S. as the animals enter human spaces looking for food, often getting caught on tape. Mark Strassmann has the story.

The face of a young woman crowned with a laurel wreath, buried in elaborate clothing and unusual cork sandals, has appeared nearly 1,700 years after her death. She is one of 16 people from Aquincum, a Roman-era city in present-day Hungary, whose faces have been reconstructed for "Once We Were Like You," a new exhibition at the Aquincum Museum in Budapest. The display pairs skulls excavated in and around the ancient city with scientifically informed approximations of how their owners may have looked in life. Six of the reconstructions are hyperrealistic silicone models, complete with artificial eyes, human hair, eyebrows, eyelashes and, in some cases,…

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…

At first glance, the limestone figure could be a prop from a horror movie. Its long, nearly featureless face still carries faint impressions of eyes, a nose, and a mouth. But the 19-inch carving is more than 2,000 years old, and centuries of wear may explain much of what makes it look so unsettling today. Someone left the 40-pound figure in a ditch near what is now Tours, France. About 295 feet away, archaeologists found fragments of a human skull in the same ditch and in a matching layer of soil, indicating that both entered the ground around the same period. Discarding a carved human figure already seems odd, but burying it in the same ditch as…

This is the Daily Gospel for July 23, 2026, which is the Thursday of the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, July 21, 2026 Daily Gospel, July 20, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 13, 10-17. The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you speak […]...Keep on reading: Daily Gospel, July 23, 2026

Since the mysterious deaths of a husband and wife in the Medici family, a powerful Italian dynasty that ruled Florence and Tuscany almost uninterruptedly from 1434 to 1737, rumors have swirled about what led to the couple’s untimely demise. Now, scientists believe they have an answer — it wasn’t murder, but malaria. In 1587, Grand Duke Francesco I de’ Medici and his wife, Bianca Cappello, died within hours of each other after days of agony. At the time, logic dictated the culprit to be malaria because the couple had shown symptoms of the illness, including a telltale intermittent fever. But rumors of an assassination immediately spread, pointing to…

Amanzoe is at its best, though, when nothing is happening. A morning spent in the spa. A late-afternoon siesta on the pavilion terrace, the Aegean going gold in the distance, the cypresses motionless, the lavender spent and faintly fragrant. Cocktails on the moon-shaped terrace by the pool, a black velvet sky above. It’s easy to imagine that there is wild magic here, amid all that marble and stone which hold the warmth of the day long after dark, long after the stars are out. All credit to Ed Tuttle, whose talent lay in staging the improbable. At Amanzoe, he arranged space, material and landscape with such precision that after a day or two, the…

At 3 a.m., when sleep has slipped away again, the last place a person might look for help is inside someone else’s gut. That is exactly where a new clinical trial looked. Adults with chronic insomnia who received capsules containing fecal microbes from healthy donors slept more efficiently and spent less time awake after initially falling asleep than those given a placebo. Published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, the findings provide early evidence that changing the gut microbiome may influence how well people sleep. “Targeting the gut microbiota may offer a promising new therapeutic strategy for chronic insomnia disorder,” said co–corresponding…

Aboriginal Spiritual Leaders Performed ‘Magic, Healing, Cursing’ Rituals in This Australian Cave for 25,000 Years, New Research Finds Archaeologists collaborated with members of the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal community to explore layers of ash from burned grasses dating back thousands of years inside Cloggs Cave Sarah Kuta \| Daily Correspondent July 22, 2026 5:25 p.m. Researchers discovered burned, ashy layers surrounding a standing stone that was placed in the cave 2,000 years ago. Bruno David, courtesy of GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Corporation For thousands of years, members of the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal community gathered grasses from the landscape.…

Inside the transfer of beluga whales from a closed Canadian theme park to U.S. aquariums Dozens of beluga whales are being transferred from a closed Canadian theme park to a number of aquariums across the United States. CBS News reporter Jared Ochacher has more.

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 massive making-of documentary for Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl has been leaked and thoroughly studied by fans, offering all-new insights into the development of the Nintendo DS game, including never-before-seen early monster designs. The documentary, titled Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Behind the Scenes DVD — Make All, wasn't meant to be seen outside of developer Game Freak. It was produced internally by the creators of Pokémon, and chronicles the development of the two games. But a DVD of the doc has been acquired by fans, ripped, and uploaded to the Internet Archive. The documentary includes plenty of early designs for Pokémon, including…

Cuteness cone-firmed! Polar bear cub plays with its new toys By SOPHIA STANFORD, NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:02 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 16:25 EDT, 22 July 2026 When pondering the functions of a cone, there are many: roadworks, football drills, illuminating pathways. 'To play with' is typically not one of them - especially when it ends up on your head. One polar cub is yet to figure this one out, as he was spotted messing around with his new apparatus. The curious creature, known as Little Momota, took turns trying out different colours of his new 'hat'. He even forlornly rested his head on its tip at one point while taking a break from his…

Some 200 million years ago, dramatic changes in climate and geology drove the extinction of approximately 80% of species on Earth. This hectic time in Earth’s history, the end-Triassic mass extinction event, is generally thought to come from extreme volcanic activity. But scientists think there might have been a smaller, seemingly less threatening contributor: the simple fern. To be clear, volcanic activity likely kickstarted the mass extinction event, driving up global temperatures and carbon dioxide levels. These changes killed off tree-dominated vegetation, and in their place came large swaths of ferns that formed savannahs in modern Northwest…

Kids Can Try Out the ‘Oliver Twist’ Lifestyle at This English Museum Revealing Conditions for Poor People in a Victorian Workhouse After a restoration, the Ripon Workhouse Museum reopened to the public, showcasing the sights, sounds and rules of England’s 19th-century “solution to poverty” Kids learned about historical laundry tasks on the museum’s reopening day. Ripon Museums Children are eating gruel, washing clothes and chasing mice in Britain. They’re young visitors to the newly reopened Workhouse Museum of Ripon, in northern England. The interactive museum occupies an actual Victorian workhouse, an English institution that promised work and…

TL;DR Federal agencies pledged over $5 billion to the Genesis Mission, funding 278 AI-for-science projects selected from more than 5,000 applications Federal agencies have committed more than $5 billion to the Genesis Mission, an Energy Department-led effort to use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific research, White House science adviser Michael Kratsios announced on Wednesday. The initiative selected 278 projects from more than 5,000 applications, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at a summit in Washington. More than 15 federal agencies are contributing research awards, funding, datasets, and facilities to the programme. The Genesis…

The winners of this year's international astrophotography awards have been revealed, with stunning images taken across the world wowing judges. The awe-inspiring photos were taken as part of the David Malin Awards, which showcase the finest images taken of the night sky. The awards, named after British-Australian astronomer and astrophotographer David Frederick Malin, are run by the Central West Astronomical Society in New South Wales, Australia. Malin, now 85, is known for discovering the gigantic spiral galaxy - aptly named Malin 1 - in 1986, as well as his colour images and photographic processing techniques of astronomical objects. Malin used…

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Kiyapo maintained its strength early Thursday as it moved west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Central Luzon, with Signal No. 1 in effect over parts of Northern Luzon. In its 5 a.m. bulletin on Thursday, July 23, PAGASA said Kiyapo was located 950 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 55 kph and a central pressure of 1002 hectopascals. Kiyapo is moving west-northwestward at 20 kph. Wind signals. The following areas are under Signal No. 1: Batanes Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands Isabela Apayao Abra Kalinga…

Lower Hutt primary school students have successfully launched and retrieved a weather balloon which went high into the atmosphere. A group of 10 pupils at Maungaraki School launched a high-altitude balloon (HAB) on Tuesday from their school field. The balloon recorded video with two 360-degree cameras, longitude, pressure, altitude and temperature during the flight, which the children used to map out its path in 3D. Each of the pupils had a role, from looking after the trackers and electronics to wiping the camera lenses. Armed with clipboards and enthusiasm, they milled about getting everything ready for the launch and recovery. One student, Angad…

False rocket launcher report terrifies pilot landing at New York City's LaGuardia Airport A Delta Airlines pilot coming in to land a flight with more than 100 people on board faced terrifying moments over LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday night after an anonymous caller falsely reported a rocket launcher on the ground. Tom Hanson has the story.

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Several areas in Northern Luzon have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as tropical depression “Kiyapo” nears the country’s landmass, the state weather bureau said. As of 5 a.m. Thursday, July 23, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) raised the wind signal over the following: In its daily forecast, Pagasa said it raised the wind signal 36 hours ahead of the expected strong winds as a precaution, even though the affected areas had yet to feel their effects. READ: Potential tropical depression may enter PAR in 12-24 hours Strong […]...Keep on reading:…

Shatner told Fox News Digital it's only natural to focus on different things at different stages in life. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! William Shatner and his 61-year-old daughter revealed this week that the two of them battled cancer at the same time several years ago. Melanie Shatner Gretsch first discovered her cancer four years ago when she woke up in the middle of the night and felt a little lump on her breast that she thought might be a bug bite. She told People magazine she decided to have it checked out despite a mammogram not finding anything just five months before. DAVE COULIER REVEALS 45-POUND WEIGHT LOSS, GRUELING SIDE…

There's nothing more disorienting than falling asleep in transit only to wake up and find you've somehow drifted billions of miles beyond the orbit of Pluto. Fortunately for NASA's New Horizon spacecraft, which scientists just awakened from a nearly yearlong hibernation at the solar system's edge, all systems are in "good health," according to a NASA statement. Now, with the probe recovered from its 321-day sleep and beginning to transmit science data again, New Horizons appears ready to continue its mission of studying the mysterious boundary where the sun's realm ends and interstellar space begins. "Every status report through this hibernation…

HELSINKI — A classified satellite launched by China in June is operating in a creative orbit, giving it a unique vantage point over the geostationary belt. Shijian-31 launched on a Long March 3B June 16 from Xichang spaceport, with navigation warnings and the launch vehicle type suggesting an insertion into geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite was later tracked in a specialized Molniya orbit, joining China’s two Shiyan-10 satellites and TJS-13 and TJS-21. However, the concept of a traditional Molniya orbit has been applied by China in a manner never seen before, according to outside analyses. Analysis by Integrity ISR and a recent followup by…

The world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket just aced its third-ever mission. Gravity-1, a distinctively squat and stubby rocket, launched Tuesday night (July 21) from the deck of a ship stationed off the coast of Shanghai. Liftoff occurred at 10:54 p.m. EDT (0254 GMT and 10:54 a.m. Beijing time on July 22), according to the state-run Chinese outlet Xinhua, which further reported that all nine satellites reached "their designated orbits." Details about those satellites were not provided. Orienspace's Gravity-1 rocket launches nine satellites to orbit from a ship at sea on July 21, 2026. (Image credit: CCTV) Gravity-1 is operated by Orienspace, a…

Russia is adding magnetic compasses to drones affected by satellite navigation jamming The Molniya can use Earth’s magnetic field for basic directional guidance A camera periodically checks the compass during the drone’s flight Russian engineers have reportedly fitted a basic magnetic compass onto the cheap Molniya attack drone to counter satellite jamming. The modification offers a low-cost alternative when electronic warfare systems interfere with GPS or GLONASS signals used by many unmanned aircraft. Although the upgrade does not make the drone completely immune to interference, it removes dependence on satellite signals for basic directional…

In 2020, Jaime Alemán became the first Latin American to travel to all 193 countries and the two observer states recognized by the UN (Palestine and the Vatican), in addition to visiting independent territories like Kosovo and Taiwan. The 72-year-old, who was born in Panama City, Panama, completed his journey around the world in the Republic of Nauru – a Micronesian state – just a few days before the borders closed due to the Covid pandemic. His adventures continued afterwards. In 2024, he visited the polar regions. And, on May 31, 2025, he traveled aboard Blue Origin’s NS-32 mission, becoming, he says, the first Panamanian to circumnavigate the globe…

Today’s Wordle puzzle is a fun word, but it might take you a few guesses to nail down where all the letters go. The first letter is a tough one to guess. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Read more: Study Reveals Wordle’s Top 10 Toughest Words of 2025 Today’s Wordle hints Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now. Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters. Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels. Wordle hint No. 3:…

Environment Canada has issued a yellow rainfall warning for parts of Nova Scotia, as the province’s emergency management minister warns residents to take the forecast “seriously.” Up to 60 mm could fall in southwest Nova Scotia and along the Atlantic coast, with the weather agency warning more could fall during thunderstorms. The heavy rain is expected to continue in Nova Scotia until Thursday afternoon. The worst-hit areas are expected to be along the province’s Atlantic coast, and with the heavy rain, low-lying areas are at risk of flooding. “As we have these warnings out, we’ll be watching them today and adjusting if necessary if we need to add to…

A SpaceX Rocket Part Is Expected to Smack Into the Moon in August, Highlighting the Growing Problem of Space Junk The unintended event also creates an opportunity for scientists and skywatchers to witness lunar impact dynamics in real time, although the debris will hit a sunlit portion of the moon from the perspective of Earth, making it hard to see The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is estimated to hit the moon on August 5. Gregory H. Revera via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Something is about to smack into the moon—and no, it’s not asteroid 2024 YR4. It’s a part of a SpaceX rocket. And while the impact won’t directly cause harm to…

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been stuck in a highly elliptical orbit for months, and in August, it’s due to smash into the Moon. Fortunately for astronomers, the impact will likely be observable, and they plan to take full advantage of this opportunity. A new paper that has yet to undergo peer review describes what astronomers should be able to see when the rocket crash lands near the Einstein Crater at 2:44 a.m. ET on August 5. According to the authors, the impact will occur on sunlit terrain near the Moon’s eastern limb from the perspective of Earth. Ground- and space-based observatories should be able to capture the impact flash,…

A huge missing chunk of our universe has been found at last, but I’m not talking about dark matter. For decades, there’s been a discrepancy between the amount of ordinary—neither invisible nor dark—matter that we should see and that which we actually observe. A new study published today in Physical Review Letters suggests that, fortunately, this conflict does not reflect poorly upon leading astrophysical models. By studying “smears” in fast radio bursts, researchers successfully mapped the distribution of this missing ordinary matter, which turned out to be diffuse clouds of baryonic gas surrounding galaxy clusters. These diffuse clouds…

A near-Earth object that astronomers believed was an asteroid for nearly three decades has been unmasked as a faint, active comet, revealing a case of cosmic mistaken identity that could help improve planetary defense. The object, known since its discovery in 1998 as 1998 SH2, appeared to be an ordinary asteroid. It follows a 4.5-year orbit around the sun and showed no obvious signs of cometary activity, such as the glowing coma or tail produced when sunlight vaporizes surface ice. However, during a close pass about 2 million miles (3 million kilometers) from Earth in August 2025, researchers using NASA's Deep Space Network planetary radar system…

Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, the agency’s first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years. The event will include a brief media availability with: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Dr. Trina Dyal, center director, NASA Langley Administrator Edward C. Forst, U.S. General Services Administration This event is in person only and open to members of the media who are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents. Information about timing will be shared closer to the event. NASA’s media…

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. Broadly speaking, our solar system is simply a collection of planets, their moons, and other cosmic objects like asteroids existing in gravitational orbits around the sun. There are countless systems out there like it, too. But one stellar system about 72 light-years from Earth isn’t quite like anything else researchers have ever seen. In…

Following its liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) hosting the NASA-supported Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload is now en route to geosynchronous Earth orbit, where it will use its advanced robotics to service spacecraft. RSGS leverages in-space robotics expertise from NASA, aligned with the agency’s broader goals to advance U.S. capabilities for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing that can be applied to space commerce and exploration. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the RSGS program uses twin dexterous robotic…

A review of nearly 2 million participants links higher red meat intake to pancreatic cancer risk, while the processed-meat result remains uncertain. Review: Red and processed meat consumption and the risk of pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock Higher red meat consumption was associated with a modestly higher risk of pancreatic cancer, whereas processed meat intake showed no statistically significant association, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. Background Pancreatic cancer is considered to be an aggressive…

U.S. President Donald Trump. File \| Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has given generic pharmaceutical companies a two-year window to establish manufacturing facilities in the United States, warning that products imported after August 2028 could face tariffs of up to 200%. The announcement, made on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) through a social media post, has significant implications for India, which sends more than a third of its pharmaceutical exports to the U.S. While Indian drugmakers sought to strike a cautious note, they warned that higher tariffs would ultimately increase medicine costs for American consumers. Mr. Trump said the…

Entrepreneurs Brian Nguyen, 39, and Wendy Lin, 38, were best friends who fell in love. Now they’re passionate business partners and devoted parents to five-year-old daughter, Koby. Wendy: We met in 2004, hanging around the NSW State Library when we were studying for the HSC. We fell into the same friendship circle at uni – he was doing law at Sydney University, I did economics at the University of NSW – but always dated other people. My type was bad boys: older, with tattoos. Brian was top of the class and a little nerdy, although mischievous. The attraction was like a switch. I was 27 and going through a bad breakup. My parents were pushing me to…

Expert on why the cyclospora parasite has been so hard to track Julie Swann, head of the department of industrial and systems engineering at North Carolina State University, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the tracking and tracing underway as the U.S.' cyclosporiasis outbreak surpasses 4,000 cases.

Positive mosquito pools carrying West Nile virus have been detected in several Ontario communities and across Canada over the past week, prompting renewed reminders for residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Toronto, Windsor-Essex, Belleville, York Region and Halton Region have all reported positive mosquito pools this season, with public health officials saying the detections are an early sign the virus is circulating locally. No human cases have been reported in those regions so far, but one person has tested positive while travelling outside of Canada. Toronto Public Health has confirmed one batch of mosquitoes tested positive for…

Mumbai: Shares of generic drug manufacturers in India fell Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said such medicines imported into the country would face 100% tariffs from August 2028 onward, and double that the next year. Analysts said firms with US exposure to their revenues would feel the biggest impact from the change, and investors should now look at domestic focused companies. Nifty's Pharma index fell 1.3% at close, while the benchmark Nifty 50 declined 0.8%. Among stocks, Lupin fell the most, down 4.3%, followed by Piramal Pharma , Ajanta Pharma , Aurobindo Pharma , Alembic Pharmaceuticals , and Granules (India) which declined between 2.5%…

Aysen Slack, 65 and from Eastbourne, chose to pay privately for the pills once she heard about them. She said fampridine was "working well for me" but came at a "significant expense and I could not keep doing that forever" so she had to stop. Slack said it was "great news" the drug was coming to the NHS and she "would definitely like to try" again. "My mobility has decreased a lot and even in my flat I have to use sticks now," she said, "it would make a huge difference to my life if I were able to improve my walking." More than 120,000 people live with MS in England. However, only around 5,000 people a year will be eligible - based on the extent of…

Listen to this article Estimated 5 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. A new series of graphic images warning people of the dangers of smoking — from mouth cancer to heart disease and stroke — is rolling out across Canada. The images, including one showing bloody urine in a toilet bowl and another showing a cancer affected colon, are among 13 new warning labels that will be required on cigarette packages by August 1. One image shows a baby enveloped in smoke alongside a warning about the harms of…

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…

NYC health officials warn residents of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak with 23 confirmed cases. Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains the bacterial pneumonia, its symptoms like cough and fever, and its curability. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As New York City continues to investigate an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that has claimed multiple lives and sickened dozens of people, doctors say there are ways people can reduce the risk of exposure. As of July 21, there have been five deaths and 82 diagnoses linked to the Upper East Side outbreak, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Eight patients remain…

(MedPage Today) -- Adults with type 2 diabetes who used a GLP-1 receptor agonist had an increased risk of clinically recorded hair loss, data from a target trial emulation suggested. Compared with other antidiabetic medications, GLP-1 drug use...

A protein begins to twist out of shape. Then another follows. Soon, the folding error is spreading through the brain, leaving damaged cells in its wake. This is not the work of a virus, bacterium, or parasite. The culprit carries no DNA or RNA and may begin as one of the body’s own proteins. Known as a prion, this biological troublemaker can trigger normally shaped proteins to misfold, clump together, and gradually destroy the brain. Prion diseases affect only about one in a million people worldwide. Yet their unusual behavior has made them important far beyond their rarity, offering researchers a window into how destructive proteins may also move…

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…

Almost a quarter of workers in the U.S. — 23 million adults — are experiencing "job lock," staying in roles they don't want to avoid losing health insurance benefits, according to a new Gallup analysis.Why it matters: Women and people who have chronic health conditions feel the burden most because health care costs limit their career mobility, wage growth and life satisfaction. By the numbers: Almost half (48%) of respondents who described health care as a "major financial burden" are staying put in unwanted jobs.Fifty-three percent of U.S. workers who experience "a lot of stress" because of health care costs keep unwanted jobs to maintain their…

A High Court judge has said a national care pathway to help those diagnosed with the rare genetic condition Huntington’s disease is urgently required. Judge Paul Coffey made his comments after hearing in the High Court about what one family described as a “war with the health system”, of a delay in diagnosing a mother with the disease and her father, who died, never even knowing he had Huntington’s and the 26 members of the extended family who are potentially affected. The family’s case came to light as the mother in her 60s settled for €142,000 a High Court action against the HSE and a doctor at a medical centre in relation to her disease diagnosis.…

Two children who have had to endure seizures for most of their lives are now seeing significant improvement thanks to a personalized genetic medicine treatment. The 9-year-old and 14-year-old were both diagnosed with SCN2A-related developmental epileptic encephalopathy, a rare form of childhood epilepsy, from a young age. The genetic mutation that causes the condition, a new study published in Nature Medicine shows, can effectively be suppressed with short, synthetic pieces of DNA that are designed to degrade the mutant copy of the SCN2A gene that promotes epilepsy. Following clinical trials involving this personalized gene therapy, the two children…

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…

Within 48 hours of entering Downing Street, Andy Burnham has confirmed what much of the country feared. He is heading a fiscally illiterate government and he has no economic plan that even begins to make sense. Despite this, the incoming Prime Minister is already spending money like a drunken sailor on shore leave. Yesterday he floated the notion of a ‘national care service’, to tackle the problems of looking after an ageing population. Like so much of his unwritten manifesto, this concept was scarily short on detail. But he intimated that the new system would be a sister service to the NHS, an idea that has previously been costed by the Health…

New technology could restore movement, sensation for millions of paralyzed patients New findings identified a technology that could restore movement and sensation for millions of paralyzed people living with spinal cord injuries. Bradley Blackburn has the story.

Officials of the police-prosecution joint investigation team raid the National Election Commission's headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Yonhap The joint police-prosecution investigation team raided the National Election Commission (NEC), Thursday, as part of its probe into the ballot shortage during the June 3 local elections, saying it had uncovered evidence that election officials manipulated statistical data to conceal errors. Investigators said working-level officials in charge of local polling stations rigged voter turnout figures to cover up discrepancies in ballot counts. The raids targeted NEC headquarters in Gwacheon,…

Andrew and Tristan Tate style themselves as close confidantes of Barron Trump and are banking on presidential support to fend off extradition to the UK on rape and sex trafficking charges. But a MAGA insider tells the Daily Mail the Tate brothers are 'delusional' if they think the First Family are going to come rushing to their defense. The influencer siblings were arrested by US Marshals over the weekend after British authorities hit them with dozens of historic rape and sexual exploitation charges. The brothers have denied any wrongdoing in response to all charges against them. The alleged victims claim they were pinned down, violently abused and…

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Investigators raided the headquarters of the National Election Commission (NEC) on Thursday to secure evidence in a widening probe into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said. Prosecutors and investigators on a prosecution-police task force executed a search and seizure warrant at the NEC office in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, after detecting evidence some watchdog employees manipulated statistics in their computer system to cover up errors in voter numbers. Ballot shortages were reported at multiple polling stations on election day, forcing some voters to turn back without casting their…

The NCSA is preparing measures to address cybersecurity risks involving CCTV systems and other smart devices. The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) is preparing the country to deal with emerging attacks involving smart devices, particularly CCTV systems and virtual power plants (VPPs) in the energy sector, while deeming data sovereignty a priority. "We see the risks for digital surveillance by monitoring specific data points, such as what time and where a vehicle was moving in and out, which could determine precisely a target's location and routine," AVM Amorn Chomchoey, secretary-general of NCSA, told the Bangkok Post. The agency plans to…

Preliminary findings from a study on gender norms by SG Her Empowerment (SHE) found that young men and women in Singapore are more divided in their views on traditional gender roles compared with their older counterparts. The gender equality non-profit organisation found that the gender gap was widest among Gen Zs, while baby boomers and those older had relatively similar views. The study defined Gen Z as those born in 1997 or later, millennials as those born between 1981 and 1996, Gen X as those born between 1965 and 1980, and baby boomers and older as those born in 1964 or earlier. Called the Gender Norms Perceptions Study, researchers also found…

Young boys and men appear to be over-represented in the stats. Of the casualties, 302 - the most of any age and sex category - were males aged 10-19. Six deaths were recorded in 2024, unchanged from the previous year. Five of these were riders and one a pedestrian. Although the numbers aren't conclusive, it is thought more accidents are happening on privately owned e-scooters. Winchcomb says police statistics "aren't reflective of the number of injuries". Nonetheless, campaigners believe there is enough evidence to show that regulation is urgently needed. Carly Calland's 14-year-old son Jacob died in March 2025 of a catastrophic head injury. He was 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 Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a Russian agent who was preparing a terrorist attack in central Mykolaiv. The suspect was identified as a serviceman who had deserted his military unit. According to Ukrinform, the SSU's Mykolaiv regional office reported the arrest on Telegram. "The Security Service's counterintelligence officers prevented another terrorist attack in Mykolaiv. Acting in advance, they detained a Russian agent who was preparing to kill a member of the Ukrainian Defense Forces using an improvised explosive device," the statement said. The SSU said its officers caught the suspect in the act as he was placing an explosive…

Google Wallet for Android users in the US can now access a new order tracking experience powered by Gmail. Instead of just passes, Google Wallet’s Gmail integration can now show “detailed receipts, tracking numbers, and shipping status” for your online purchases. On the homepage, you’ll see a card beneath the payment carousel when you have an order that’s arriving soon. Tapping opens a fullscreen page with everything about the transaction, including the price, list of purchased items, and tracking details. By tapping the “View more” button on the main screen, you can see a list of all your orders in Transactions. This list can be filtered by “Google…

Unknown I have to say, despite the fact that I have used it, I do feel completely dirty and appalled at myself for having used it. And my opinion on that has strengthened only over time. So I do think it's completely reprehensible of me. Yes. Smashing Security, episode 477. How 14 orders of Chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker with Graham Cluley and special guest James Ball. Hello, hello, and welcome to Smashing Security episode 477. My name's Graham Cluley. JAMES BALL And I'm James Ball. GRAHAM CLULEY James, welcome back to the show. Always a pleasure to have you. Now, I was following you on Blue Sky and I saw that you had an…

Jason Alexander apologises over lewd skit involving underage model Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has apologised to model and media personality Courtney Stodden for a lewd comedy sketch the pair performed in 2012, when Stodden was just 17. The apology comes after Stodden publicly called out the sketch, which was performed for the US comedy website Funny Or Die, in a long Instagram post earlier this week. Jason Alexander has apologised to Courtney Stodden over a 2012 sketch. “ Jason Alexander repeatedly rubbed his phone across my breasts while…

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…

For many victims of harassment and stalking, the impacts do not stop at the front door. The behaviour can follow them into the workplace, where perpetrators may use colleagues, systems or physical spaces as another way to intimidate and monitor them. That was the reality for Cassie Roma, whose own experience with harassment and stalking stretched across almost a decade. "It lasted years and started in the context of me doing some public speaking for work," she said. "And turned into almost a decade of online and in real life [harassment], showing up at the workplace, my home, my child's school - just really horrific stalking by somebody not known to…

Users who rely on encrypted HFS+ drives will no longer need to decrypt them before converting them to APFS for macOS 28 compatibility. Here’s what that means. Apple revises macOS 28 migration guidance for encrypted HFS+ drives A few weeks ago, Apple published a support document explaining that starting with macOS 28, “the Mac OS Extended file system format will be supported only for volumes (disks and other storage devices) that aren’t encrypted.” This basically meant that users who currently rely on encrypted HFS+ external drives or other encrypted legacy Mac-formatted volumes would need to “either decrypt or reformat any encrypted Mac OS Extended…

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) on Wednesday clarified that Filipinos do not need an existing valid government-issued ID to apply for a Postal ID. First-time applicants only need to submit a birth certificate, barangay certificate or other acceptable proof of address, and a duly accomplished Postal ID application form, which have long been […]...Keep on reading: Postal ID application: No valid ID required, says PHLPost

Less than a week before Meta’s lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case. Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of bellwether trials meant to test legal arguments that social media giants allegedly broke the law by creating features that hooked and harmed teens. TikTok, Snap, and YouTube previously settled claims brought by R.K.C. for undisclosed amounts. “In light of the overall successful result of the litigation and his concerns about enduring a grueling weekslong trial, he has elected to…

In New York City's Times Square, one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in the world, photographs of Wang Wang come up on a gigantic digital screen every 35 minutes. One of the captions reads: "She was loved. She wanted to live. She should still be here." Similar billboards have been put up on a building near Taipei 101, an iconic 101-floor skyscraper in Taiwan. This one includes a picture of Wang Wang nursing her puppies. "This planet is their home too. Justice for Wang Wang," the caption reads. CK, a Taiwanese woman who spent NT$30,000 ($930; £692) putting up the billboard, says she hopes it can foster "a sense of unity". "It makes everyone…

U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran said the current threat environment is the most challenging he's ever seen. "The numbers at this agency, and certainty I've never seen in my 24-year-career, they're off the charts," Curran said in response to a question from ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas at a media briefing on Wednesday. "I think the environment has become very volatile and that's just across the board, not just to our protectees but local officials. The threat picture and environment is as large as I've ever seen it," Curran said. The director's concern comes as senior Secret Service officials told reporters they've…

The Upbound Group fintech company disclosed that threat actors who stole data from its systems leveraged it to create $13 million in Acima leases. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company says that it "experienced cybersecurity incidents in which certain non-sensitive customer information and other documents were obtained without authorization." The threat actor used the information to commit fraud in lease-to-own agreements, resulting in financial losses of about $13 million in the Acima segment in the second quarter of this year. Upbound Group, formerly known as Rent-A-Center, provides financial solutions and…

A Russian military intelligence (GRU) agent who assembled improvised explosive devices (IEDs) intended for terrorist attacks in Zaporizhzhia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property, based on evidence collected by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). According to the SSU press service, cited by Ukrinform, the agent was arrested in March 2025. The investigation found that the local drug addict came to the attention of Russian GRU operatives while searching for easy money through Telegram channels. "In exchange for promises of quick earnings, the agent began assembling IEDs, reinforcing them with metal nuts and bolts to…

Olympic countdown clock unveiled in Queens Street six years and zero days out from Games Updated July 23, 2026 — 11:37am,first published 11:32am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A clock counting down to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games has been unveiled in the centre of Queen Street Mall. The installation was unveiled on Thursday morning — six years, zero days, nine hours, 35 minutes and 57 seconds out from the Olympics – at the central intersection next to Jimmy’s On the Mall. The Olympics countdown clock unveiled in Queen Street Mall in Brisbane. William Davis Lord Mayor…

Olympic countdown clock unveiled in Queens Street six years and 31 days out from Games Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A clock counting down to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games has been unveiled in the centre of Queen Street Mall. The installation was unveiled on Thursday morning — six years, 31 days, nine hours, 36 minutes and 10 seconds out from the Olympics – at the central intersection next to Jimmy’s On the Mall. The Olympics countdown clock unveiled in Queen Street Mall in Brisbane. William Davis Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, Olympic organising committee president Andrew…

Enforcer back in, star centre out as Les Kiss names first Wallabies squad Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA New Wallabies coach Les Kiss has recalled Reds enforcer Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and kept faith in Harry Wilson as captain in his first squad for Australia’s upcoming Test matches with Japan. Though named in April last year as the incoming Wallabies coach, Kiss only officially took office this week following the completion of Queensland’s Super Rugby season and Joe Schmidt finishing up following the Nations Championship Tests in July. Len Ikitau will miss Australia’s Tests…

The Stars, Magic and Tactix have received an email from Netball NZ about their future.

Fox News’ Mark Meredith joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to break down the growing ‘California Sober’ trend among Gen Z, how increased cannabis use may be driving down alcohol consumption and the possible risks, including dependency. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Oakland Ballers, an independent professional baseball team in Oakland, California, says it will host a "family-friendly" cannabis game night on July 31. The team is partnering with Oaksterdam University, the nation's first cannabis college, for the event held on "Grateful Dead Night." The team will temporarily rebrand as the "Oaksterdam Blazers" and wear uniforms featuring the…

Florida pastor sues OpenAI over dangerous medical advice he got from ChatGPT A pastor in Florida is suing OpenAI after he used ChatGPT for medical advice and received suggestions that he claims caused him to delay necessary treatment. Jo Ling Kent reports.

Armando Salguero details why John Harbaugh is under more pressure this year in the NFL What an offseason it has been for Stephanie Niles. After leaving it all on the field for her last fit check as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, she has landed with a new team and added a new ring. That's right, with Jake Browning signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the two of them tying the knot, it's been a busy few months for the couple as they prepare for the quarterback's eighth season in the NFL. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jake Browning goes through drills during the team's mini camp June 16, 2026, at the AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa,…

Old videos featuring Lamine Yamal's girlfriend, Ines Garcia, are drawing fresh attention online after resurfacing across social media. The clips, which reportedly predate her relationship with the Barcelona star, have fueled conversations among football fans because of her comments about Jude Bellingham and Yamal's former girlfriend, Nicki Nicole. While the footage has spread widely, neither the timing nor the complete context of the videos has been independently confirmed. Lamine Yamal's girlfriend Ines Garcia goes viral over Jude Bellingham answer The latest discussion began after social media users shared an old clip in which Garcia was asked to…

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom came out three years ago and Hasbro is finally ready to release its new “Heroes of Hyrule” action figures just in time for the franchise’s 40th anniversary. We’ve seen high-end statues of the Switch game’s characters before, but these new Hasbro figures are way more affordable and still look pretty neat. The set includes Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf, each 6 inches tall with lots of pliable joints. They also each have a couple of accessories, including an alternate hand for specific poses. Both Link and Zelda will retail for $28 each, while the Demon King, who is much chunkier, will be $43. Pre-orders go live…

Anahat Singh \| Photo Credit: The Hindu Anahat Singh and Aryaveer Dewan registered facile wins to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the World Squash Junior Individual Championships in Ontario, Canada. Women's top seed Anahat brushed aside Hong Kong's Pui Yin Chole Lo in straight games in the round of 32 and will next meet Malaysian Doyce Ye San Lee. Aryaveer, on the other hand, eased past South African Joseph Feast in straight games and will take on American Yaseen Shalaby next. However, Gurveer Singh, Yusha Nafees, Saanvi Kalanki, Rudra Singh and Anika Dubey bowed out of the competition after losing to higher seeded opponents. Results (Round of 32):…

Pokémon archivists just released footage of a never-before-seen documentary about the making of 2007's Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, and it's proven to be a treasure trove of trivia for hardcore fans. There's an inside look at how Game Freak develops starters, early Pokémon designs for some of the most iconic characters, and surprisingly, tidbits that shed light on modern Pokémon games. Developers at Game Freak came up with ideas 20 years ago that did not see the light of day until the release of Pokémon Pokopia. And the idea might reappear when Pokémon Winds and Waves is released next year. Around 18 minutes into the video analyzing the…

The World of Warcraft community is currently watching very, very closely as Blizzard investigates what players suspect may be one of the game’s GMs (Blizzard employees who oversee the live game) giving an unfair advantage to a player in the game’s timed Mythic dungeons. The issue was first discovered by u/Acrobatic_Pianist688 on Reddit, who posted a thread with their findings. They claimed that they were perusing the website Warcraft Logs, which records detailed information about in-game dungeons and raid runs, when they discovered something strange. The dungeon in question is called Nexus Point Xenas, which was being played on Mythic difficulty with…

Macquarie Group boss Shemara Wikramanayake to retire Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake is retiring as boss of the investment giant after close to eight years in the job, to be replaced by the head of its banking arm, Greg Ward. The investment bank on Thursday said Wikramanayake, who has been chief executive since late 2018, will retire from November this year. Shemara Wikramanayake has been in charge of Macquarie since 2018.Leigh Vogel Chair Glenn Stevens said: “The Board extends its heartfelt thanks to Shemara, who leaves…

Dell is offering a steep discount on its most powerful desktop computer. The Alienware Area-51 AMD Ryzen X3D edition gaming PC equipped with a GeForce RTX 5090 GPU and 64GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM has dropped to $5,399.99 shipped after a $1,500 instant discount. No, it's still not even remotely affordable for most people, but if you've got deep pockets, this is a substantial discount on a beastly Alienware system. If you look at the prices of the individual components in today's market, it's (sadly) not as ridiculous as your initial sticker shock might lead you to believe. Alienware Area-51 Ryzen X3D RTX 5090 Gaming PC w/ 64GB RAM Alienware Area-51 AMD…

Not to pick at an irritated scab, but when the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones… happened… I, a fan of the series via the show, naively assumed all author George R.R. Martin had to do was pen a different bookend to the series to recover all the lost goodwill of the series. Little did I know that was a touchy subject among book-readers who’ve been tortured by the author’s perpetual procrastination for years. Condolences. While the same scenario isn’t fully analogous with what’s happened with Netflix’s live-action Alice in Borderland TV show and VIZ Media’s English manga release of the series’ extended epilogue, Alice in Borderland: Retry, the…

Check out this nifty 3D Playdate game demo Adding new dimensions to the device. Cristina Ramos There are a ton of fantastic games available on the Playdate (with more on the way), but devs keep finding increasingly creative ways to push the little yellow machine to the max. Today, we spotted a neat demo that showcases some tech the game platform wasn't expected to be capable of. Game developer Cristina Ramos posted a video on social media of a work in progress that takes the Playdate into 3D. The slice of gameplay begins with platforming upwards through an interior space and then emerging onto a rooftop for some Mirror's Edge style jumping around…

Steam adds handy gifting and wishlist updates You can now gift games without a Steam account and sort your wishlist into categories. Ian Carlos Campbell for Engadget Valve has pushed updates to Steam's gifting and wishlist features to — surprise, surprise — make it even easier to buy games. Among the improvements, it's now possible to use a guest account to purchase games, instead of just gift cards and Steam hardware. And if you're interested in organizing your wishlist, the company has made it possible to sort saved games into categories. Making guest accounts more useful goes a long way towards streamlining the game purchasing process on Steam, but…

Clint Hocking, the first of two directors to part ways with Ubisoft during Assassin’s Creed Hexe’s development, has equated managing Watch Dogs: Legion’s 1,000ish-person development team to “pissing upstream” in a new interview, during which he recounted attending pointless meetings with “directors and producers” who would simply relay info to someone who wasn’t “even in the meeting.” Hocking sat down with FRVR to discuss his time working at Ubisoft, during which he served as the creative director behind Far Cry 2, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, and Watch Dogs: Legion. Since stepping down as Assassin’s Creed Hexe’s…

Sneak a peek at this holiday season's hottest new toys While the holiday season is still months away, it's already prime time for the toy industry. Bradley Blackburn got a look at some of the new items that could be on kids' lists in December.

Famed British political figure Count Binface has issued a public demand to Sega to quit horsing around and finish Shenmue 4, and suggested the company may be nationalized by the UK government if it doesn't move with sufficient haste. For those not in the know, Count Binface is not an entirely serious political figure: He's really more akin to Darth Vader with a giant trash can for a helmet, whose policies include things like banning loud snacks from movie theaters, a price cap of £1 on croissants, nationalizing Adele, and "the hand dryer in the gents' toilet at the Crown \& Treaty, Uxbridge, to be moved to a more sensible position." The Count—writer…

Professional gamer Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as "Faker," speaks after being appointed an honorary police officer and ambassador for a youth cyber gambling prevention campaign at the National Police Agency headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday. Yonhap Professional gamer Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as "Faker," has been appointed an honorary police officer and ambassador for a campaign aimed at preventing cyber gambling among teenagers in South Korea. The Korean National Police Agency said Wednesday that it appointed Lee as an honorary police officer and public ambassador for its youth cyber gambling prevention campaign during a ceremony at its…

Don't ask me what happened in any single episode of The Big Bang Theory, because I honestly can't remember. Across 12 seasons, a myriad of in-jokes, long-standing gags and endless scientific lore were created, and you can bet your bottom dollar that hardcore fans won't have forgotten a single thing. This level of detail initially made me nervous to try watching new HBO Max spinoff, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. Latest Videos From Our titular heroic lead, on-off girlfriend Denise (Lauren Lapkus), as well as friends Kripke (John Ross Bowie) and Bert (Brian Posehn), are brought back together when Stuart (Kevin Sussman) triggers a multiverse…

A president who brands journalists as liars and restricts press access. Major news organizations yielding ground. Sources going silent out of fear. All of these would have seemed unthinkable in the United States before Donald Trump. In Spanish, and at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) conference — the largest gathering of Hispanic journalists in the country —, EL PAÍS opened the conversation Our Journalism Under Attack. Moderated by journalist and author Paola Ramos, the panel brought together four editors who report from communities directly affected by the administration’s policies or who grapple daily with how to cover a…

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, July 22 (game #1137). Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and…

Cursor has made Cursor Router generally available for Teams and Enterprise plans. The system is a classifier that inspects each request before a model runs, then dispatches it to the model best suited to that specific task. The cursor team reports frontier-quality performance at 60% savings in online A/B tests, and 30–50% savings for early-access enterprise accounts. The problem it targets is a spend pattern rather than a capability gap. Cursor states that roughly 60% of its developers pick a single model as a daily driver. Routine work therefore gets completed at frontier prices, and AI spend grows faster than output quality. Routing is Cursor’s…

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…

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Meet will automatically organize notes, transcripts, and recordings in a new Google Meet folder in Drive. Each meeting gets its own subfolder, while recurring meetings will keep all instances together. Attendees with access will also see shortcuts, with the rollout starting today. Yesterday, we saw that Google Meet is making it easier to find the files associated with your calls on its redesigned web homepage. Google is now tackling the same problem on the Drive side, with meeting notes, transcripts, and recordings set to be organized automatically rather than left loose in the host’s storage. Which…

It all started with a routine task. I use GitHub issues for all of my public-facing projects but my preference is keeping track of things in Org Agenda. To reconcile the two, I would manually copy over the GitHub issue to an Org file, typically the title and description, like an animal. Despite this separation, the duplicated issue allowed me to treat it as a scratchpad for anything I could express in Org. In this way, I used the duplicated issue in Org as both a dedicated area to take notes and a “staging” area to compose follow-up comments that I’d want to share in the public facing issue. I manually copied for far longer than I care to admit.…

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For the last 10 years, I've worked as a recruiter at Google, Uber and The New York Times. At the end of an interview, when I ask "What questions do you have for me?" I have already decided how I feel about your skills. At this point, I want to understand how you think. Most people waste this opportunity. They ask predictable and safe questions about growth, culture and day-to-day tasks. The most successful job candidates ask about the problem the company is trying to solve by hiring for this position. Companies are not creating roles for fun. Someone has an issue that they need handled, and they want someone who can take care of it without a lot of…

Executive summary Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) identified CVE-2026-64600, a race condition in the Linux kernel’s XFS filesystem copy-on-write path. An attacker with an ordinary local account can exploit this race condition to overwrite protected files on disk and gain host root privileges on affected systems, including deployments running SELinux in Enforcing mode. This discovery emerged from a structured research initiative between Qualys and Anthropic, where we integrated Claude Mythos Preview into our manual audit workflow to accelerate our research while maintaining strict human oversight. Using this vulnerability, a process running as an…

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…

Let's learn about Css via these 417 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - easier than you think. 21 Awesome DEV portfolios for your inspiration In this guide, we'll be covering how you can vertically and horizontally center an element or text with tailwind. Improve your front-end development skills and expand your portfolio with these 10 front-end projects. Take your coding game to the next level! I’ve always found flexbox pretty easy to work with — a breath of fresh air after years of floating…

If Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hasn’t nagged you about pending updates in a while, there’s a reason for that. A Launchpad bug report and related discussion on the Ubuntu Discourse noticed that the distro’s update-manager no longer notifies when updates are pending unless the update notification tray icon is enabled. The rub? That tray icon as turned off in Ubuntu 26.04 (with no toggle in Settings to turn it back on). This is not as “risky” as it might sound, though. Ubuntu ships with unattended-upgrades enabled by default, which installs security updates in the background – you’re just not told about them. Turn them off, though, and it gets icky: the bug report…

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to trace and monitor a local AI agent with LangSmith. We'll build a small local AI agent and then enable LangSmith tracing for it so that we can inspect model calls, tool usage, and request latency in a web UI. We'll be using LangChain v1, Ollama, Qwen, and Python. Everything runs on your own machine except the observability layer, so the agent itself has no model API costs. Table of Contents Background Building a local AI agent is the easy part. The harder part starts later, when the agent behaves differently after a prompt change, starts using the wrong tool, or becomes slower without an obvious reason. With…

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The information you need is out there, and it may make all the difference. getty We live in one of the most information-rich periods in history, yet it can be harder than ever to tell what is true. Every day, we are flooded with news, and misinformation is everywhere. From social media to online outlets and beyond, information comes at us constantly, and much of it can be misleading or unreliable. The problem is not only outright falsehoods, but also half-truths, cherry-picked statistics, and framing that distorts the facts. How can we find quality information? Without it, we can’t make informed decisions, which are essential for performing at a high…

OpenAI sued over ChatGPT health advice that almost killed a pastor It allegedly offered "extremely dangerous medical recommendations" regarding a pulmonary embolism. A pastor has sued OpenAI after alleging the software gave him "extremely dangerous medical recommendations," according to a report by The New York Times. This reportedly led to delayed care to treat a serious of pulmonary embolisms, as ChatGPT allegedly told Scott Winters that the symptoms he described were "not something dangerous." It even reportedly drew on his religious beliefs, telling him that "God did not design your body to endlessly fail." The suit accuses OpenAI and CEO Sam…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A proposed U.S. tariff package targeting billions of dollars worth of Canadian exports is raising concerns among businesses, with some of the products on the list leaving industry observers puzzled. The measures, threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, would impose a 50 per cent tariff on hundreds of Canadian product categories valued at roughly $20 billion. While some targets, including alcohol and dairy products, are familiar flashpoints in Canada-U.S. trade disputes, others appear less obvious. Items listed for potential tariffs include wigs, false beards, false eyebrows, horse hair, honey,…

The government is planning to increase the number of employees at the Immigration Services Agency by about 200 starting next fiscal year, informed sources said Wednesday. The personnel increase is aimed at strengthening enforcement against illegal residents and speeding up residency status screenings amid the growing number of foreign residents in Japan. An ordinance revision to implement the increase is expected to be approved at a Cabinet meeting as early as this month, the sources said. In fiscal 2025, the agency had 6,499 employees, including 1,687 immigration control officers and 3,988 immigration inspectors. The total number was up 633 from…

Olympic pool renders show grand plans, but details yet to be finalised Updated July 23, 2026 — 10:59am,first published July 22, 2026 — 6:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The National Aquatic Centre for the Brisbane Olympics will be a legacy to generations of swimmers, the Queensland government says, though its cost and design specifics are yet to be nutted out. Swimming was a part of Queensland’s DNA, Premier David Crisafulli said at the announcement at the Centenary Pool complex on Thursday morning, alongside homegrown Olympic and Paralympic champions Cate Campbell and…

ASX rises ahead of jobs data; Miners, James Hardie advance Staff writers Updated July 23, 2026 — 10:52am,first published July 23, 2026 — 5:18am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The Australian sharemarket has opened sharply higher on Thursday ahead of the nation’s latest job market figures later this morning, which investors are looking to for clues to the Reserve Bank’s next interest rate moves. The S\&P/ASX 200 was up 83.70 points, or 1 per cent, to 8906.20 as of 10.30am AEST, led by the mining and financial sectors, which make up more than half of the local market. The ASX…

Mumbai: After a surge in June, foreign inflows into government securities under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR) have started to moderate, as the factors that initially drove strong investor interest begin to fade. The June rally in FAR bonds was fuelled by expectations of India's inclusion in global bond indices, attractive carry offered by government securities, and policy support from the regulatory and the political establishment. However, the recent slowdown reflects narrowing India-U.S. yield spreads, renewed concerns over rupee weakness and disappointment over the Bloomberg index rejig. Since June 5, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the…

Google’s free cash flow for the second quarter of 2026 turned negative for the first time in the tech giant’s history as a publicly traded company, driven by record spending on artificial intelligence. Google ended the quarter with a negative free cash flow of $5.9 billion, company executives shared in the earnings call, and updated expectations to spend up to $205 billion in 2026, up from previous guidance of $180 billion to $190 billion. The capital expenditures will also “increase significantly in 2027,” parent company Alphabet’s chief financial officer Anat Ashkenazi said on the call. Analysts expect that number to at least hit $262 billion,…

(ATTN: UPDATES para 2; ADDS info in bottom; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday, led by a sustained tech rally, as the latest earnings results from Alphabet reaffirmed demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 207.25 points, or 3.05 percent, to 7,004.95 as of 9:35 a.m. Overnight, U.S. stocks closed lower as investors remained cautious ahead of earnings releases from big tech companies and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Google's parent Alphabet reported better-than-expected revenue for the second quarter Wednesday (U.S. time), driven…

A monkey disrupted peak-hour train services in Hong Kong for nearly an hour on Thursday morning after straying onto the tracks near a busy MTR station. Rail operator MTR Corporation said an animal had made its way onto the tracks near Kowloon Bay station, prompting Kwun Tong line trains to run at reduced speeds. While train frequency was unaffected, overall journey times increased by five to eight minutes. Passengers were advised to allow extra travel time. Police said they received a report at 6.45am and later confirmed the animal was a monkey. It was also spotted on the Kwun Tong-bound platform at the station. At 7.35am, MTR said the incident had…

ICE detentions spiked in June to highest level of Trump's second term Newly-released ICE data shows more than 43,000 people were booked into immigration detention last month, the highest level since President Trump returned to office. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.

Canada's dairy industry policy is among the most politically sacrosanct in the country. It has also long been a thorn in the side of Donald Trump. Now, Canada's dairy supply management system is back in the spotlight after the US president singled it out as one of three main irritants used to justify a 50% tariff on $20bn worth of Canadian goods imported to the US, which is set to come into effect in August. Trump argues the system, which sees production quotas, set pricing, and import quotas on dairy, eggs, and poultry, is "unreasonable" to American farmers who want to sell their product north of the border. Canadian politicians will now have to…

Liam Gallagher has snapped up England legend Tony Adams' mansion for £4million in a tiny Cotswolds village - becoming the latest in a celeb exodus to the area. The Oasis frontman, 53, paid £250,000 less than the asking price for the stunning eight-bedroom home in Coates, near Cirencester, land registry documents reveal today. Gallagher's new mansion is set within five acres and comes with its own swimming pool, tennis court and, if brother Noel wanted to stay, a separate two-bed cottage. Fresh off ending his 15-year feud with Noel to pave the way for a sensational Oasis reunion tour last summer, Gallagher appears to be following in the footsteps of…

Just south of Edmonton, Rig Hand Distillery in Leduc County has been adapting to tariff threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump ever since he took office for a second term. With threats of a further 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, including alcohol, distillery founder Geoff Stewart has looked elsewhere to sell his assortment of spirits. “It’s made a lot of companies like us shy away from the U.S. market,” Stewart said. “We’ve turned our focus completely to Japan right now where we have certainty, we have distributors we can rely on and marketers over there that can work on our behalf and get our product to market.” But Trump’s tariffs may…

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday, led by a sustained tech rally, as the latest earnings results from Alphabet reaffirmed demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 173.92 points, or 2.56 percent, to 6,971.62, in the first 1 minutes of trading. Overnight, U.S. stocks closed lower as investors remained cautious ahead of earnings releases from big tech companies and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Google's parent Alphabet reported better-than-expected revenue for the second quarter Wednesday (U.S. time), driven by growth of 82 percent in its cloud…

On Wednesday, IBM officially reported earnings and the news was as bad as everyone knew it would be. While the 115-year-old company still generates boatloads of cash — $17.2 billion in revenue, $9.9 billion in gross profit, nearly 58% margins, and $2.2 billion in net earnings for the quarter — its results fell well short of Wall Street’s expectations. It was such a bad miss that IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and the board took an unprecedented step of warning investors ahead of time that the earnings was “was worse than our expectations,” offering everyone a sneak peek. He published a “letter to investors,” last week sharing preliminary results. It warned of…

Donald Trump scoffed at the word “affordability” as a political message, describing it at a campaign rally on Wednesday as a term concocted by Democratic political consultants to criticize his presidency. Yet even as the president dismissed the notion of affordability, he devoted much of his speech at Wheeler high school to touting the bread-and-butter benefits of his economic policies. “So I just want you to remember that if you’re paying a little bit more – a lot of it’s come down now, we got it coming down very rapidly actually,” Trump said in Marietta, an Atlanta suburb, casting higher prices today as a lingering effect of the Biden…

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(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5, 7-14, new photo) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier as robust exports offset downward pressure from lingering Middle East tensions, central bank data showed Thursday. The country's real gross domestic product (GDP) -- a key measure of economic growth -- rose 0.6 percent in the April-June period from three months earlier, according to advance data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). The second-quarter reading marked a decline from the previous quarter's 1.8 percent expansion, the strongest quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2020, when the…

Containers are stacked at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, July 1. Yonhap Korea's economy expanded 0.6 percent from the previous quarter in the second quarter, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK), Thursday. While the pace slowed from the more than 1 percent quarterly growth recorded in the first quarter, it exceeded the market consensus of 0.3 percent. Preliminary data from the central bank showed that real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.6 percent from the previous quarter in the April-June period, slowing from a 1.8 percent expansion in the first quarter. The reading topped the median market forecast of 0.3 percent as well as the BOK's…

Topline Elon Musk on Wednesday deflected questions about a direct merger between his SpaceX and Tesla during the automaker’s earnings call, following months of speculation about a future tie-up of his two firms as the world’s richest person said there is increasingly more “overlap” between them. Musk told investors there is “more and more overlap” between his two companies. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Facts Musk, in response to a question from Wells Fargo analyst Colin Langan about a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX, said: “We can’t talk about, you know, combining companies and that kind of thing on an…

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier as robust exports offset downward pressure from lingering Middle East tensions, central bank data showed Thursday. The country's real gross domestic product (GDP) -- a key measure of economic growth -- rose 0.6 percent in the April-June period from three months earlier, according to advance data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). The second-quarter reading marked a decline from the previous quarter's 1.8 percent expansion, the strongest quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2020, when the economy expanded 2.2 percent. However, it beat the…

The high-ranking NZ First minister responds to Nash's departure for the first time.

By Oh Seok-min MANILA, July 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears likely to skip a major regional security forum hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the second consecutive year, Seoul officials said, amid Pyongyang's growing focus on ties with Russia and China. The annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), set to take place in Manila later in the day, has long drawn attention as the only multilateral security forum that North Korea regularly attended and that brings together major powers, including the United States, China, Japan and Russia. North Korea, however, was absent from last year's forum for the first time since joining 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…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against the forcible shifting of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar protest site to Safdarjung Hospital on the 21st day of his hunger strike. A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the issue of Mr. Wangchuk’s hospitalisation at Safdarjung Hospital was earlier raised by his wife before the high court and the matter was “disposed of to their satisfaction”.

Luke Harding writes, though, that Zelenskyy has come under sustained pressure to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov – whose removal as defence minister cascaded into the sacking of Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine’s top general and the appointment of Drapatyi in his stead. Protesters are organising a demonstration on Friday evening outside Zelenskyy’s presidential office, and Ukraine’s political crisis is likely to roll into a second week, Harding writes. A ⁠Russian attack ⁠damaged ⁠an energy facility ​in Ukraine’s ⁠northern Chernihiv region, ⁠leaving ​more than ‌100,000 ‌consumers without ‌power, a regional electricity distribution company said. It added ​that…

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, discusses the Senate’s findings that former special counsel Jack Smith’s team collected and read texts from members of Congress on ‘Hannity.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Former Biden special counsel Jack Smith could face potential criminal prosecution after Republicans accused the ex-prosecutor of misleading Congress about the scope of his investigation into President Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, issued a criminal referral of Smith on Wednesday, arguing newly released records contradict Smith's testimony to his committee that he did not obtain or review…

On Monday, social media was filled with images of the march to Parliament called by the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign. The Delhi Police said it had not given permission for the march. Some participants crossed barricades and allegedly threw stones. The police and Rapid Action Force appear to be responding with disproportionate force. Videos show the men in uniform firing tear gas and raining baton blows upon protesters, many of whom were retreating, surrounded by the police and visibly not attacking anyone. These accounts require verification, but the imbalance is apparent. In the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Chief Justice Surya Kant refused…

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday was set to announce the top three candidates to advance to the main race for the party leadership ahead of the party's national convention next month. Three candidates will be shortlisted among five based on 35 percent of the votes cast by the party's central committee members, 35 percent from dues-paying members and the remaining 30 percent from public opinion poll results. The five candidates are former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, former DP leader Jung Chung-rae, Reps. Song Young-gil and Ko Min-jung, and former Gangjin councilmember Kim Bo-mi. For the party's supreme council, 8…

Macquarie chief to walk away with $880m in shares Updated July 23, 2026 — 10:39am,first published July 23, 2026 — 8:29am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake is retiring as boss of the investment giant after eight years in the job, to be replaced by the head of its banking and financial services arm, Greg Ward. The investment bank on Thursday said Wikramanayake, who is 64 and has been chief executive since late 2018, will retire from November this year. Shemara Wikramanayake has been in charge of Macquarie since 2018.Leigh…

The Act candidate says it's 'not violent rhetoric', but 'plainly humour'.

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to preside over a public discussion on real estate policy Thursday as the government prepares to revise real estate taxes to rein in runaway home prices. The discussion, to be televised live at 10 a.m., will bring together around 140 participants, including YouTubers, internet users, real estate agents and representatives from the financial, media and academic sectors, along with Prime Minister Han Seong-sook and other Cabinet members. During the meeting, experts on the housing supply, financing and taxation will give presentations before participants join a discussion on real estate policy.…

Chad Pergram reports from Capitol Hill on the growing split within the Democratic Party over support for Israel. Far-left progressive candidates are pushing an anti-Israel agenda, causing internal divides. Sen. Chuck Schumer dodges questions on progressive stances, while Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman declares anti-Israel stances a "red line," threatening to quit the party. Republicans are monitoring the situation ahead of midterms. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A social media attack by two far-left House Democrats on moderate Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., backfired after one confused him with another Jewish Democrat named Josh — and…

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has staged a demonstration outside the conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre this morning to launch a “pro-worker” national housing plan. The union is urging the Labor Party to treat housing as a national emergency as it charts its course for the remaining term of government. AMWU national secretary Steve Murphy has launched a national housing plan.Dominic Lorrimer “For too long, housing policy in this country has been written for the benefit of investors and developers, not for the workers who build our homes and keep this economy running,” the union’s national secretary, Steve Murphy, said. “We are…

The movement behind Andy Burnham has a message for Labor in Australia Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA London: The Labour movement behind Andy Burnham has a message for Australia about the reforms they will unleash if they have the chance now that Britain’s new prime minister has finally taken power. Burnham, who took office on Monday, has promised to restore public ownership of essential services in a bid to end decades of steep price rises after the privatisation of water, rail and energy assets. The solution, says his Labour ally Andrew Pakes, is to embrace the co-operative…

A million more Britons 'being caught in the taxman's net by stealth' amid confusion over whether or not Andy Burnham will unfreeze threshold By MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Published: 14:00 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 20:15 EDT, 22 July 2026 A million more people will be hit by a stealth tax on their earnings, it is claimed, amid confusion over whether Andy Burnham will tackle it or not. New analysis has found that half a million workers will have to pay the basic rate of income tax for the first time this year as their pay crosses the long-frozen £12,570 threshold. Another 410,000 will be dragged into the higher rate band in 2026-27 while 70,000…

U.S. signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that gives it path to enriching fuel The Washington PostTrump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for Kingdom WSJ‘Pandora’s Box’: Saudi nuclear pact stokes fears of regional enrichment free-for-all PoliticoSaudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel The New York TimesUS and Saudi Arabia announce nuclear cooperation deal Al Jazeera

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A South Korean court’s conviction of Seoul’s mayor for illegal polling payments threatens to put an end to his presidential ambitions just weeks after he won a historic fifth term. Oh Se-hoon, the 65-year-old conservative who has led South Korea ’s capital on and off for nearly two decades, was fined 10 million won (US$6,800) on Wednesday for violating the Political Funds Act ahead of the mayoral by-election in 2021. Under South Korean law, any elected official fined more than 1 million won for violating the Political Funds Act forfeits their office and faces a five-year election ban once the ruling is finalised on appeal. Should the Supreme Court…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Saanich, B.C., councillor put forward a motion this week for the municipality to implement the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree. Its three main core articles state that trees are living beings and a common human good, that life on Earth depends on their existence, and that humans must act in “fraternity and solidarity” with them. It recognizes that trees must be considered subjects of law when council makes development and zoning decisions. A small town west of Montreal adopted the motion in June, officially recognizing trees as living beings with rights of their own. Get daily…

Thiessen criticizes Mamdani for calling on federal authorities to arrest Netanyahu on an International Criminal Court warrant despite a lack of legal authority. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a "clown" for demanding federal authorities arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in the city. Danon’s remarks came after Mamdani accused Netanyahu of being a "war criminal" and the "architect of a horrific genocide" against Palestinians while calling on the federal government to execute an International Criminal Court…

July 23, 2026 — 11:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA In a little over a month, spring will spring and many a person’s fancy will turn to the sounds of hooves thumping on turf. Three years ago, I opined that it was contrived nonsense that The Everest wasn’t by then a group 1 race. On pure numbers, under the rules as written, no cogent argument could be maintained against its elevation. Ka Ying Rising cleaned up in the 2025 edition of The Everest.Getty Images I also proffered that Racing Australia was manifestly derelict in not elevating the race years earlier, and questions…

The Rinehart effect, world record watch and a bid for history: What to know before the Aussies hit the pool in Glasgow Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Haven’t watched any swimming since the 2024 Paris Olympics? Or maybe you only caught a glimpse of the Australian trials in Sydney last month? Here’s your quick guide to the pool at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Australia’s men’s and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay teams celebrate gold medals at last year’s world championships in Singapore.Getty Images What is the schedule? Competition begins on Friday in Glasgow…

For most of us, falling for 5 metres is terrifying. For Nina Kennedy, provided there's no bar following her down, the fall is the fun part. But last year introduced her to a fresh fear: the fear that it might all be over. The reigning Olympic and world champion in pole vault tore her hamstring early in April last year. Despite the long recovery from surgery, Kennedy was initially named in the Australian squad for the World Athletics Championships in September, but a strained muscle just a couple of days later dragged her back to reality. The bumpy road to Glasgow 2026 has produced a Commonwealth Games that will look a little different than the ones…

‘We act on the information’: Blues react to King commentary on McKay injury Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Interim Carlton coach Josh Fraser has lauded the way Harry McKay has responded after the key forward’s integrity was called into question. McKay suffered a minor tear to his meniscus, as well as bone bruising to his knee, during Saturday night’s defeat to Collingwood. Harry McKay has a meniscus tear in his knee and has been ruled out.Getty Images The 28-year-old was ruled out early in the game after his knee knocked into teammate Sam Walsh. But speculation around McKay…

NEW DELHI: After a disappointing tour of England and Ireland, India captain Shreyas Iyer has made it clear that he does not want his players to carry the fear of failure into the T20I series against Zimbabwe. The India skipper said players should not worry about what people outside the dressing room are saying and should instead focus on expressing themselves freely. "I don't think they should fear failure because when you have such thoughts at the back of your mind, then you play to save yourself. When you don't have that fear, you can get the best out of yourself," Iyer said ahead of the first T20I against Zimbabwe. "We don't have to think much…

When Daniel Statton was plotting a move from Far North Queensland to Geelong, the prospect of playing more competitive netball was part of the attraction. The 19-year-old is one of a growing number of Australian men and boys taking up the sport. He has now been selected for Australia's national men's netball team, the Kelpies. "I'm just still hungry for more," he said. "There's still more to achieve in netball, and I'm just wanting to get after it." Daniel Statton looked forward to more competitive netball after moving to Geelong from Cairns. (ABC News: Jonathon Kendall) Statton has represented Australia at under-18 level and played for Queensland in…

Top Gear legend The Stig said he 'nearly' died in horror car crash with Freddie Flintoff as he revealed his identity as Ex-Formula 2 and Porsche Supercup driver Paul Rees. Paul, 41, who was The Stig from 2019 until 2022, broke his back after the Morgan Super 3 flipped while filming the BBC show at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey in 2022. Ex-England cricketer Freddie, 48, needed several reconstructive facial surgeries and later got a £12million payout. Top Gear has been paused. Married dad-of-two Paul, who was left with PTSD after the three wheeler crashed, is now claiming in excess of £100,000 in damages in a claim first submitted a year after the…

Australia's men's water polo team are set to take on some of the biggest teams on the planet this week at the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Finals. The Sharks get their campaign underway on Thursday evening against the most daunting of opponents, reigning world champions Spain. For most, the sight of the world champions lining up poolside at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre would send shivers down your spine. The Sharks, though, are not familiar with being daunted by anyone. "I think if you were to ask anyone else in the world outside of our group, they would call us underdogs," goalkeeper Nic Porter told ABC Sport during the Sharks'…

Dan Dakich reacts to Jimmy Pitaro's BS messaging following the latest round of ESPN layoffs. One of the most memorable moments of the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend didn't happen during the race or even qualifying. It came in the first practice session of the weekend, when then-Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz hit a drain cover, causing serious damage to his car's floor and energy store, while also damaging then-Alpine driver Esteban Ocon's car. The session was red-flagged and eventually canceled, delaying the second practice session by hours as crews worked to repair the circuit and ensure the other drain covers were secure. ZERO BS.…

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Brisbane Broncos premiership star Gehamat Shibasaki will fly to the other side of the country and pull on a Perth Bears jersey as the latest star signing for the upstart NRL club. Shibasaki’s two tries and three line-breaks in the Broncos’ grand final win capped a busy year in which he also enjoyed a State of Origin victory with the Queensland Maroons and an Ashes win with the Australian Kangaroos. Gehamat Shibasaki celebrates scoring a try with the Broncos in last year’s NRL season.Getty Images Perth Bears head coach Mal Meninga said the 28-year-old was a powerful ball runner and strong defender, and had “been on our radar for some time”. “He is a…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 01: Brian Snitker #43 of the Atlanta Braves looks on against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 01, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) Getty Images Brian Snitker's place in Atlanta Braves history has already been secured. After spending five decades with the organization and guiding the franchise to a World Series championship in 2021, the longtime manager recently added another milestone by earning induction into the Braves Hall of Fame. Even in retirement, however, Snitker continues to represent the organization in prominent settings. His latest public appearance came during…

Andrew Giuliani outlines the significant economic and security preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He reveals 78 matches will occur across 11 cities, projecting a $30.5 billion boost to the American economy. Giuliani likens the event to hosting 78 Super Bowls, emphasizing the extensive counter-drone and safety measures for over two billion global viewers. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The World Cup not only tested the players on the pitch, but also the Trump administration's large public health operation to safeguard the public as fans from all over the world moved across the United States. Amid the fandom, as 11…

West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer. File \| Photo Credit: AP Shimron Hetmyer held his nerve late in the run chase to make an unbeaten 69 and steer West Indies to a two-wicket win over New Zealand on Tuesday (July 22, 2026) in the fifth and final one-day cricket international. New Zealand took the series 3-2, clinching it in Game 4 after winning Game 2 by five wickets and Game 3 by six wickets in a comeback following West Indies' seven-wicket victory in the opening game. Hetmyer's fifth ODI half-century and his partnership of 95 with Sherfane Rutherford (61) allowed the West Indies to reach 269-8 in reply to New Zealand's 268-9 with 15 balls remaining. All…

P.V. Sindhu. File \| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Ayush Shetty produced a stunning upset by knocking out world No. 11 Alwi Farhan while double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu overcame a spirited challenge from teenage compatriot Unnati Hooda to progress to the second round of the China Open here on Wednesday. India No 1 Lakshya Sen also advanced, defeating Japan's world No. 19 Yushi Tanaka 22-20, 15-21, 21-14 in a hard-fought 53-minute in the men's singles. The World No. 14 Indian will next face eighth seed Victor Lai of Canada, who is ranked world No. 8 in the pre-quarters. Sindhu, who ended a two-year title drought by winning the Japan Open last…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has finally moved into the upper-middle-income bracket, but global investors are still ranking it behind several of its Southeast Asian neighbors. That gap showed up in Kearney's 2026 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, where the Philippines slipped in the emerging-market rankings and trailed Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Kearney Philippines country head Marco de la Rosa and Southeast Asia managing partner Varun Arora said the country's new income status gives it a stronger story to tell investors, but the upgrade has not yet translated into stronger investor confidence. "Unfortunately, in the…

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 07: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on from the dugout against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the first inning of a major league baseball game at Oracle Park on July 07, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Getty Images Vladimir Guerrero Jr. entered the 2026 season expected to anchor the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup after signing the richest contract in franchise history. Instead, the first half has been defined by a frustrating lack of power, inconsistent production and a club that has struggled to keep pace in the American League playoff race.…

Indian shooters got an early indication of the challenge that awaits them at the Asian Games in Japan less than two months from now as hosts China dominated the opening day of the ISSF World Cup here on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), winning both gold medals on offer while India finished without a podium. In their final global outing before the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, the Indian shooters endured a disappointing start as neither of the country's two 10m air pistol mixed teams progressed beyond the qualification stage. The pairing of multiple World Cup gold medallist Suruchi Inder Singh and Kedarling Uchaganve finished…

Image used for representational purposes only. \| Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Indian sub-junior boys' team maintained its winning run, outplaying Pakistan and Oman in the Elite Pool of the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship in Muscat. Led by Ketan Kushwaha, India first registered an emphatic 14-0 win over Oman, with the skipper scoring four goals (6', 11', 15', 20'). Ashish Tani Purti (1', 16', 19') struck a hat-trick, while Rahul Yadav (2', 12') and Shahrukh Ali (3', 13') scored braces. Prahalad Rajbhar (9'), Karan Gautam (15') and Romit Pal (18') also found the back of the net. Against Pakistan, India prevailed 7-4, with Karan…

Shreyas Iyer. File \| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar India captain Shreyas Iyer wants his players to play fearless cricket and not be weighed down by criticism after the team's disappointing run in England, saying the recent setbacks have only brought the squad closer ahead of the three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe. India arrive in Zimbabwe after enduring a winless white-ball tour of England and Ireland, but Iyer said the team has identified the areas it needs to improve on. "We had a rough patch in England, but there were a lot of positives out of that. We got to know what we have to build as a team going forward, what kind of presence of…

July 23, 2026 — 11:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Elon Musk has been a busy man over the past couple of years, what with laying waste to essential US government programs and putting his overhyped SpaceX through an IPO which, aside from making him, briefly, a trillionaire, has cratered on the share market. But he still has time to work as a part-time film critic. Most recently, his attention has been captured by The Odyssey, the latest epic creation of visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Musk tweeted on his X platform: “Christopher Nolan desecrated blah-blah-blah woke…

Sorry in advance for this, but: do you remember back in January when Darren Aronofsky, director of the best movie ever made about computers and math, produced a series of AI shorts about the founding fathers, and they sucked? No? Here, let me jog your memory: If you can make it through that entire clip, you’ll notice at the very end there’s a logo for something called Primordial Soup. Primordial Soup calls itself “an AI-native storytelling studio founded by acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.” Vanity Fair says the company has an unofficial motto: “Make soup not slop,” which maybe it will do at some point. Many of them are even less…

As Jemele Hill doesn't understand why Sophie Cunningham has a shoe deal, Dan breaks down that Sophie is the face of the league, her looks sell, and that businesses are in business to make money. Before Wednesday's game against the Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham doubled down on her call to protect women's sports from biological male competitors, brushing aside recent backlash over her comments. "I think I said what I said. I think it's kind of common sense," Cunningham told reporters when asked to expand on her views. WATCH (via @RomeovilleKid / X): "I'll always believe in that. It's really important to protect children, and…

At this point being into the digital versions of Blood Bowl is basically masochism. In the 1990s MicroLeague published a version that was so cheap and nasty I said, "to call it barebones would be an insult to skeletons." Cyanide picked up the licence after that, releasing two decent adaptations whose DLC model was controversial at the time but seems blessedly sensible compared to Blood Bowl 3, a live-service seasonal microtransaction confusatron that's basically a poster child for "look how they massacred my boy" memes. Blood Bowl 3 was published by Nacon, which has filed for insolvency and left strategy specialists Slitherine to pick up the ball.…

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gisele Bundchen is celebrating her birthday in style. The Brazilian supermodel took to Instagram to celebrate her 46th birthday with a series of photos, including one of her lounging in a leopard-print bikini. "Thank you all for the love and birthday wishes. I feel so grateful for this new cycle that is beginning and for all the adventures that lie ahead," she captioned the post. "May the love and kindness you share return to each of you a thousandfold. ❤️✨" In the photo, Bundchen is seen smiling as she lounges on a green lounge chair and…

Sony and Alamo Drafthouse announce plans to reopen the iconic Cinerama Dome Los Angeles TimesCinerama Dome, an iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID pandemic, will reopen AP NewsSony in talks to reopen Hollywood’s iconic Cinerama Dome: Report KTLAHollywood's beloved Cinerama Dome, shuttered for over six years, will reopen NBC Los AngelesThe Cinerama Dome Lives! Sony to Reopen Iconic Theater in 2028 TheWrap

Maura Higgins looked nothing short of sensational as she modelled sexy lingerie for her latest sizzling Victoria's Secret photoshoot in Paris. The Love Island star, 35, set pulses racing in a glittering pink bra and matching thong as she posed up a storm in her lavish hotel room. Maura showed off her amazing figure in the two-piece as she draped the brands iconic pink striped satin robe off her shoulders. Styling her brunette bobbed tresses in voluminous curls, the Irish model elevated her frame in a pair of black stilettos. The reality star later slipped into a daring leopard print bra and coordinated black lace underwear as she posed with the…

When it comes to movies, I am a chronic, lifelong wimp. Graphic violence, gore, paranoia and dread – I’ve spent most of my life avoiding this stuff. But this winter, with horror-movie hype reaching fever pitch, I jumped on the bloody bandwagon. My horror of horror began when I watched The Shining, aged nine, at our next-door neighbours’ house, while our parents had a dinner party together. I sat through the whole thing in a state of pure, wretched terror. There were months of nightmares. My parents had to ban my sister from raising a crooked index finger within my field of vision. (She was already banned from uttering “redrum”, after I screamed and…

On the latest episode of Palace Confidential, Olivier Award-winning performer Ruthie Henshall shares stories from her passionate, five-year romance with Prince Edward. Henshall, 59, first met the Prince in 1988, when he was 23 and had just left the Royal Marines to work backstage in the West End. The Queen and Prince Philip had reservations about this surprise career pivot, Henshall claims, but ultimately gave their blessing, with Edward having developed a passion for the performing arts during his years at Cambridge. Henshall and Edward grew close while she worked on an Andrew Lloyd Webber stage project, with the Prince acting as her day-to-day…

The Trojan horse is one of those indelible images. It’s a tale that most of us are acquainted with, whether we studied it in school, saw it in a movie, read about it in books, or heard it mentioned in a song. In Greek mythology, the Trojan horse was a trick devised by Odysseus in the Trojan War, resulting in the end of a struggle that had dragged on for a decade. The giant wooden horse was presented as a peace offering to the Trojans and was dragged inside the city's impregnable walls, only for Greek warriors to crawl out of it and destroy the city in one night. Christopher Nolan’sThe Odyssey is one of the year’s most ambitious movies. Based on…

The "Dutton Ranch" star reflects on his family’s deep ties to Montana as the Paramount+ series premieres May 15 with two episodes, followed by weekly releases. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cole Hauser is giving fans a glimpse behind the scenes of "Dutton Ranch" — and it wasn't all smooth riding. The actor, who reprises his fan-favorite role as Rip Wheeler in the "Yellowstone" spin-off, acknowledged the cast faced an uphill battle after franchise creator Taylor Sheridan stepped away from the show's writers' room during the spin-off’s first season. "There were challenges, you know?" Hauser told Film Inside NYC. "Not having Taylor…

Netflix has been on a streak lately, releasing outrageous true crime documentaries that are stranger than fiction. There's been The Perfect Neighbor,a grim recounting of a manipulative murder told through police bodycam footage; Maternal Instinct, in which a con woman faked a pregnancy, before going to fatal lengths to make her lie seem true; and The Crash, wherein a reckless teen girl's vehicular menace led to the death of two friends. Now comes A Toxic Love Story. By the title alone, you might think you know what you're in for. But documentarian Alexandra Lacey shrewdly takes audiences through the waves of understanding that investigators had to…

Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp built his reputation on sci-fi films like the critically heralded District 9, and the divisive Chappie and Elysium. His latest, "Nightborne," a 13-minute short film generated almost entirely by artificial intelligence, is getting a largely negative reception. Loosely adapted from the 2006 hard sci-fi novel Echopraxia, "Nightborne" was built using ByteDance's Seed 2.0 video model, which animated the faces and voices of 32 real people who signed likeness agreements. Per the video's own description, human artists produced the concept art, presumably so it could then be fed into the machine. The plot of "Nightborne" follows a US…

Matt Damon's biceps in The Odyssey have been getting plenty of attention lately — but not for the reason some might think. During a recent interview, Happy Sad Confused host Josh Horowitz praised the actor for having "the greatest bicep work I've seen outside of a Hemsworth film." But Damon was quick to confess that, in at least one key scene in Christopher Nolan's action-fantasy epic, those impressive arms–belonged to someone else. His stunt double was a Canadian woman, Devyn Dalton, who is from Vancouver, B.C. — and, according to Damon, had "the greatest arms [he's] ever seen." "When we did the forced perspective stuff of the Laestrygonians … there…

The first trailer for The End of Oak Street, director and writer David Robert Mitchell’s upcoming fourth film, immediately hooked us with its premise of dinosaurs invading a suburban neighborhood after the area is mysteriously transported to a prehistoric region. And we’d follow Mitchell anywhere after his brilliant and visually striking 2014 horror film It Follows. But because the first trailer (understandably) highlighted the action and mystery of the film, it was missing the sweeping, slow-moving, focus-shifting wide shots that make Mitchell’s work so distinctive. A new trailer advertising that tickets are on now on sale for The End of Oak Street…

Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has apologized to Courtney Stodden after she blasted him over a sexualized Funny or Die sketch they starred in together in 2012 when she was just 17 and he was 52. Stodden, now 31, was the target of tabloid scrutiny and public shaming at the time due to her age-gap marriage to The Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison. The two wed when she was 16 and he was 50. They divorced in 2020. In an Instagram post on Monday, Stodden shared a screenshot from the sketch with Alexander, now 66, that showed him holding a cellphone next to the bikini-clad teen's breast. 'I was 17 years old in this photo. The older I get, the more impossible…

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…

When we were putting together our recent ranking of Odyssey director Christopher Nolan’s films, I couldn’t help but think about how many of his movies have spawned memes, especially in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The image of Leonardo Dicaprio and Cilian Murphy talking at a bar is something I more vividly recall as a meme template than as a moment from Inception. People love to drop “Some men just want to watch the world burn” when someone eats a hot dog wrong or something. And now that The Odyssey is out, it is continuing the time-honored tradition of Nolan films giving people meme fodder. Antinous hates beggars The one I’ve most…

The latest "Dune: Part 3" trailer arrived back on July 8, and it was a sumptuous banquet of startling set pieces, intergalactic political unrest, close-quarter combat, and a whole lot of sand and ash. A fine follow-up tothe initial March teaser, to be sure. After letting it marinate in our minds for a while, let’s break down five items of particular interest in this newest preview of the Denis Villeneuve-directed conclusion to his trilogy of far-future sci-fi epics adapted from author Frank Herbert’s novels, "Dune" and "Dune: Messiah." Set 17 years after Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) has ascended to the Emperor’s throne, "Dune: Part 3" explores…

ROME: Rome will offer free screenings in 11 air-conditioned cinemas as part of a heat-relief plan Mayor Roberto Gualtieri presented on Wednesday (Jul 22), while most of Europe was sweltering through a hot summer. The scheme, named after the 1983 US film classic Il Grande Freddo (The Big Chill), will run from Thursday to Aug 4, expanding an existing network of climate shelters in the Italian capital including public libraries and museums. "Beautiful films, including recent releases, will be screened," Gualtieri said in a press conference. The free screenings will take place between 1pm and 6.30pm, with admission on a first-come, first-served basis. The…

Four flights have been cancelled and a further three have been delayed, due to fog enveloping Auckland Airport. An airport spokesperson says a further nine flights into Auckland have been cancelled. All 16 flights are domestic while international flights have not been affected. On Monday at least 14 flights were cancelled and another 17 were delayed due to fog restrictions. Flights were also affected by fog last week.

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. Snoop Dogg has done a lot of living in his 54 years. In addition to his status as one of the biggest selling rappers of all time, he's been an Olympic commentator, Martha Stewart's co-host, a movie star, voice actor, an affirmational guru for young kids, a purveyor of both wine and cannabis, and, at one point, affiliated with one of the largest gangs in Los Angeles. Next summer, Snoop Dogg's storied life is due to hit the big screen…

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…

SoundCloud announced Wednesday that it has acquired Nina Protocol, a decentralized music platform that enabled independent artists to sell music directly to fans while keeping 100% of their revenue. The financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. It’s also unclear whether any members of Nina’s team will join SoundCloud. The company has not yet responded to a request for comment. The deal is SoundCloud’s first acquisition since its 2022 purchase of AI music company Musiio to help improve music discovery. The deal signals that SoundCloud is continuing to expand beyond music hosting into a broader platform for independent artists. As part of the…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A money manager for singer D4vd testified Wednesday that he knew only Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s first name before the 14-year-old’s dismembered body was discovered in the trunk of a car. Benjamin Gregor’s testimony came during the second day of a Los Angeles preliminary hearing, where a judge is weighing whether there is enough evidence to send D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, to trial on charges including murder, continuous sexual abuse of…

Colombia · Culture Key Facts —What is RENT? A Pulitzer Prize and four-time Tony Award-winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson about a year in the life of a group of struggling young artists in New York City. —When does it run? August 7 through August 28, 2026, as a limited special season. —Where is the venue? Centro Cultural Gimnasio Moderno, Carrera 9 # 74-99, in the heart of Bogotá. —Who is producing it? A local Colombian production by 2 Productores, not a touring international company. —How much are tickets? Prices range from US$21 to US$57, depending on seating. RENT is coming to Bogotá for the very first time in 2026, bringing a landmark piece of…

Latin America · Culture Key Facts —What it is. The Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition is the Metropolitan Opera’s program to discover and develop exceptional young opera singers. —Who can enter. Vocalists aged 20 to 30 from Argentina, Chile, and Colombia can audition with a video of an operatic aria. —The prize path. District winners advance to a South America final in Santiago, then to New York semifinals and a Grand Finals Concert at the Met. —Cash awards. Semifinalists receive US$5,000, finalists US$10,000, and Grand Finals winners earn US$20,000 each. —First winners. Chilean soprano Camila Romero and Argentine mezzo-soprano Valeria Delmé were…

From rooftops to pasta bars: 14 new venues coming to Melbourne very soon Featuring new arrivals from Andrew McConnell and Chris Lucas, a double shot of energy for Chapel Street and two stellar regional openings, here is what’s landing before year’s end. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Big-name restaurateurs, neighbourhood wine bars and ambitious suburban revamps – Melbourne’s hospitality landscape is warming up for a huge influx of newcomers. Halfway through 2026, some of the year’s hottest restaurant openings are still to come. Here are the places to bookmark. Arguably the…

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA It’s a blustery Monday morning, and inside Opera Australia’s Southbank rehearsal studios, the cast and crew of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical are starting their second week of rehearsals. About a dozen young dancers in exercise gear are working with associate choreographer Yasmine Lee, traversing the space in exaggerated, slow-motion movements. In the rehearsal space next door, associate director Austin Regan is giving notes to the cast as they run scenes. The show opens with an elderly Diamond (Terence Crawford), talking to 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…

Rich Rodriguez discusses the ascent of Pat McAfee with Dan Dakich. Pat McAfee announced significant details Wednesday about his upcoming album. McAfee has become arguably the biggest power player on ESPN and in sports media on YouTube due to his absurd success with "The Pat McAfee Show." The former Indianapolis Colts punter has had the smoothest pivot from professional athletics to media that we've ever seen. EXCLUSIVE: COLIN COWHERD OPENS UP ABOUT SELLING THE VOLUME, SCALING BACK THREE-HOUR SHOW, AND RETIREMENT Now, he's entering the music industry. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks with Pat McAfee on stage during Round Two of the 2026 NFL Draft…

This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. At the end of every year, Spotify Wrapped takes over social media feeds, with users showing off the annual recap of their top music choices. Lately, these reviews have taken on a more international flavor – packed with K-pop and Latino rhythms that mirror the platform’s explosive overseas expansion and increasingly diverse artist catalog. Launched in 2008, Spotify today has about 761 million users, including 293 million subscribers, in 184 markets. Brazilian funk, K-pop, Afrobeats, and Urban Latino are among its fastest-growing genres, and last…

Substack has launched a new feature that can show you which of your favorite newsletters are being written using AI. This week, the newsletter and writing platform announced an integration with the AI writing detection software Pangram that will allow users to scan posts, comments, and replies on Substack’s app to see an estimate of how much of the content was written by a human and how much was AI. In the short term, the move might be bad for Substack’s business, as it could expose many of the newsletters on its platform that aren’t entirely written by people. That could potentially erode trust in the platform’s ecosystem of independent news 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…

Miguel Covarrubias took New York by storm before turning 21 and forever changed Mexican history. The post Made in Mexico: Miguel Covarrubias, the man who illustrated the Jazz Age appeared first on Mexico News Daily

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…

Europe is set to suffer one of its sharpest ever declines in grain production as extreme weather and geopolitical tensions converge to pile pressure on farmers. Searing temperatures have hit wheat yields and are expected to cut the region’s corn crop to the smallest in 19 years, while sunflower fields and livestock production have also suffered. At the same time, the Middle East conflict has pushed up fuel and fertilizer costs, slashing plantings across the continent earlier this year. As a result, the European Union’s total grains output may shrink by more than 9% this year, according to lobby group Coceral. That would be the steepest annual drop in…

Dead fish are seen floating in the waters of Laguna de Bay off Pililla town in Rizal province on July 21, 2026. — CONTRIBUTED PHOTO LUCENA CITY — Fish kill that was reported in the waters of Laguna de Bay off Pililla town in Rizal province on July 21 could have been triggered by algal growth and decomposition, elevated water temperature, and limited wind or water circulation, according to initial observations made by the Philippine Coast Guard which conducted an on-site assessment on Wednesday (July 22) in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). “These conditions may […]...Keep on reading: PCG, BFAR probe fish kill in…

OPINION: Farmers urged to turn strong season into long-term growth.

3 Things to Know as Tropical Storm Bertha Meanders West The New York TimesLive updates: Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in Louisiana, flooding hits Virginia & Carolinas FOX WeatherLive Map: Track outages as Tropical Storm Bertha moves over Louisiana coast WDSUWhat forecasters expect this hurricane season, as Tropical Storm Bertha edges along NPRFlooding in Louisiana after Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall Yahoo

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…

Thai air conditioner makers eye Europe Heat pumps offer new growth path Consumers evaluate air conditioner models. To stay competitive in European markets, Thai manufacturers are advised to focus on product quality, energy efficiency and environmental performance. The Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) is urging Thai air conditioner manufacturers to penetrate European markets as a record heatwave drives demand. Thai manufacturers should prioritise energy-efficient products that comply with Europe's stringent environmental regulations, noted the office. In May, Thailand exported US$149-million worth of air conditioners, up 40.7% year-on-year,…

Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands of people to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled blazes in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain. Rescue teams battled dozens of fires amid warnings over increasingly severe weather events.

Climate change will wipe out about $1.47 trillion in U.S. home values over the next three decades and hasten economic gaps in U.S. communities, a report released on Monday finds. Already high insurance rates are escalating, rendering large portions of the nation's largest cities unaffordable, according to a study by First Street Foundation which analyzes the effects of climate change on real estate. As property values across the country decline by almost $1.5 trillion in total, other properties will increase in value to the tune of $244 billion. By 2055, climate-driven weather is expected to hike homeowners' insurance premiums nationwide by an average…

There is room for some catch-up rally in India after the underperformance and improvement in earnings growth, said Sunil Koul, global emerging markets equity strategist, Goldman Sachs . In an interview with Nishanth Vasudevan, London-based Koul spoke about foreign investors' outlook for India, the semiconductor trade and the rupee, among other topics. Edited excerpts: When you talk to global asset allocators, what are they saying about India? We have got more incoming requests for calls and meetings on India over the last couple of weeks than we have had in the last three to six months. Both the economy and corporate earnings have held up pretty well.…

Kemi Badenoch will warn that Andy Burnham has no plan for the country after his first two policies began to unravel. In her first intervention since Mr Burnham became prime minister, Mrs Badenoch will accuse him of 'still thinking like the mayor of Manchester'. Mr Burnham announced modest proposals to shave £45 off energy bills and revive the £2 cap on bus fares in his first days in office this week. Ministers have been struggling to explain how the plans will be paid for, despite Mr Burnham insisting that all his proposals would be 'fully funded'. Former Cabinet minister Darren Jones rubbished claims that the £850 million plan to cut VAT on…

Every year, billions of migratory birds connect the world’s continents, oceans and ecosystems as they undertake epic journeys between their foraging habitats and their breeding grounds. A bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) leaves its breeding grasslands of North America for the Pampas of South America. A Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus newelli) spends months soaring across the North Pacific before returning to the Hawaiian Islands to breed. A spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) travels from Arctic Russia to the rapidly disappearing tidal mudflats of Southeast Asia for its nonbreeding season. These birds could hardly be more different. They occupy…

Firefighting vehicles operate in Le Porge as a wildfire burns in a forest area in the Gironde department amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 22. Reuters-Yonhap PARIS, France — Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe with extreme heat, rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team of international scientists said Thursday. The continent is gripped by a major drought with countries from France to Romania confronting parched rivers, water restrictions and devastating wildfires after a historic heatwave in June. A new study has found…

Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants power firms to secure backup supply by winter.

ROME, Italy — Wildfires raged Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter. Temperatures topped 40°C and gusts of hot wind fanned the flames on the southern Italian island, where wildfires have been raging for several days. Some 6,000 firefighters, forest guards and civil protection officials were deployed to battle the flames with the help of water-bombing aircraft, the head of the region, Renato Schifani, said, adding that 50 fires were still raging. READ: Wildfire smoke kills thousands yearly. Here’s how Scientists agree that human-caused climate change…

If you cannot remember the last time it rained, you are probably not alone. June was actually wetter than average in the UK, which might come as a surprise given our recent run of weather, but for England and Wales the majority of that rain came down in the first two weeks of the month. Since 15 June, most of England has recorded less than 10mm of rain with large areas of central southern England seeing 3mm or less. Meanwhile, Wisley in Surrey has had no rain at all for 36 consecutive days. Most of Wales has seen less than 25mm (1in) of rain since the middle of June, but it has been particularly dry in the north-east with Rhyl in Denbighshire…

Camels are famously known as the ships of the desert, but even these hardy animals are not being spared from the extremes of rising temperatures in Africa. The Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, where nomads often lead camel caravans carrying salt through the desert. "I can see my camels suffering from extreme heat," Ali Umer, a camel herder from Semera in Afar, told the BBC. "They get blisters on their feet, their eyes become watery and the hot sand burns their skin and eats up their hair when they are sitting," said the 40-year-old who owns around 500 camels. "Within the past one month I have lost…

Gatwick's price hike comes as the airport tries to get more people arriving by trains and buses. When the Transport Secretary approved the airport's plans for a second runway, one of the requirements was to have 54% of passengers using public transport. Heathrow may also have to act to try and put people off driving to get a third runway. A London Gatwick spokesperson said drop-off charges were aimed at disincentivising 'kiss and fly' trips and data indicated it was "influencing passengers to seek alternative options". The airport links to 120 train stations across London and the South East, with eight local bus routes running 24/7, they said.…

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the Labor Party’s 50th national conference. The three-day triennial convention, which will serve as a launchpad for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s 2028 election bid, will see Labor insiders hash out what should be adopted into, or dropped from, the party policy platform. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the conference on Thursday.Penny Stephens While there are internal fears that the historically pugnacious affair has been too tightly stage-managed, expect to still see some debate. Labor will lay the groundwork for a striking set of green energy moves including winding back tax credits…