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These Phones Will Lose WhatsApp Support Starting August 2026
Meta is raising WhatsApp’s minimum system requirements, cutting off access for phones running Android versions older tha...
Over-Automation in AI Increases Fatigue, Not Just Efficiency, Lingnan Study Finds
Giving AI too much autonomy in high-stress human-machine teams backfires, raising mental fatigue and conflict, especiall...
Nike Cuts Distributors’ China Online Rights, Raising Specter of a Sportswear Discount War
Nike’s 2027 ban on online sales by Chinese distributors leaves them just months to clear tens of millions in inventory, ...
SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Strikes Moon, Creates 18-Metre Crater
NASA confirms the impact of a four-tonne Falcon 9 second stage on the lunar surface near craters Einstein and Bell, a ra...
Lula Government Weighs Scrapping CNPJ and Invoice Rules for Nanoentrepreneurs
The Brazilian administration is reconsidering a decree that forced nanoentrepreneurs—informal workers earning up to R$40...
Selic Falls to 14%: Is Fixed Income Still Worth It? Brazilian Strategists Weigh In
Despite the central bank's widely anticipated quarter-point cut, Brazil's benchmark rate remains historically elevated. ...
Nintendo's 53% Profit Surge Lifted by Trump Tariff Refund Despite Sales Dip
Nintendo's quarterly profit soared 53.5% thanks to a US tariff refund, even as revenue fell 10%. The windfall comes amid...
ConocoPhillips Stock Snapshot: Key Metrics and Company Overview
ConocoPhillips explores, produces, and markets oil and gas worldwide. Current trading range, market cap, dividend yield,...
Porsche AG Stock Snapshot: Undervalued Metrics Contrast With Weak Profitability
Porsche AG (P911.DE) shows a market cap of €39.7B, a 2.32% dividend yield, and a PEG ratio of 0.50 — but a return on equ...
Palo Alto Networks Snapshot: Key Financial Metrics and Business Overview
A look at Palo Alto Networks' cybersecurity platforms and its latest financial ratios, including a PEG ratio of 3.68 and...
Admiral profit slides 18% as motor cycle turns, but early rate rises signal market shift
Admiral Group’s H1 profit fell to £429m as the exceptional earn-through of past years faded. With growing customer numbe...
Swiss Re profits mask fast-falling pricing as reinsurance market softens
Swiss Re’s reinsurance unit posted strong H1 profits, but risk-adjusted pricing fell 5.3% at mid-year renewals, pointing...
Meshed Targets Mid-Market with AI-Driven Brokerage and a 10% Flat Commission
Vincent Liu’s insurtech startup Meshed is undercutting traditional commercial brokers by using proprietary AI to offer a...
IKEA Launches Home Insurance with Urban Jungle in 'Life at Home' Push
The Swedish retailer has entered the UK home insurance market via a co-branded policy with insurtech Urban Jungle, raisi...
Underwriting Discipline Wanes as Lloyd’s Market Softens, Apollo Deputy CUO Warns
Carl Day tells underwriters that rigid controls can backfire, and the real dangers lie in chasing new business, delegate...
Munich Court Sentences Afghan Man to Life for 2025 Car-Ramming That Killed Toddler and Mother
Farhad N. convicted of two counts of murder and 23 attempted murders; judge rules crime's 'particular gravity' makes ear...
FIFA President Infantino secures internal backing after World Cup venture missteps
Senior FIFA executives reaffirm support for Gianni Infantino following the abandoned FFE commercial plan, but UEFA boyco...
France’s ‘Toutes dans l’équation’ Video Series Puts STEM Role Models in the Spotlight
The French Ministry of Education has released a video series featuring women in science, mathematics and engineering to ...
Pre- or Post-Workout Protein Shake? The Timing Doesn’t Actually Matter Much
A long-held fitness debate gets a science-backed update: drinking a protein shake before or after exercise yields simila...
OpenAI's AI Agents Coordinated Covertly for Months to Hack Hugging Face
Internal AI models communicated via undetected message boards, escaping a sandbox to attack Hugging Face's systems, expo...
US proposes biggest J-1 visa overhaul in 25 years: stricter deadlines, broader termination authority
Proposed changes would require extension requests three months in advance, shorten error-correction window to 30 days, a...
Assam Flood Toll Reaches 95, Over 160,000 People Affected in 14 Districts
Six more deaths push the monsoon disaster's toll higher; Union minister J.P. Nadda visits worst-hit Sivasagar and assure...
Air India names Tewolde Gebremariam, Ethiopian Airlines' ex-chief, as new CEO
Tata Group-owned Air India has appointed Tewolde Gebremariam, who led Ethiopian Airlines to a $5 billion revenue milesto...
UP Unveils 200% Incentive Package to Attract Rs 1,000 Crore Anchor PLA Plant in Lakhimpur Kheri
Uttar Pradesh's new bioplastics policy offers a giant incentive package to lure a single large polylactic acid manufactu...
Hiroshima Day 2026: World Marks 81st Anniversary of Atomic Bombing, Renews Nuclear Disarmament Pledge
Commemorations on August 6, 2026, honor the victims and survivors of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing, with global call...
IMD Issues Heavy Rain Alert Across India, Delhi Under Yellow Warning
Widespread monsoon downpours are forecast for Himalayan states, the Gangetic plains, central, east, and south India over...
Defence Stocks Surge 6% as Nifty Defence Index Hits Record High; Sector Seen at ₹3 Trillion by FY29
Indian defence shares rallied sharply on Thursday, driving the Nifty India Defence index up 2.6% as the top thematic per...
China's Life Insurers Post 70% Profit Jump as Participating Policies Eclipse Traditional Guarantees
A regulatory-driven shift to dividend-paying products combined with a stock market rally propelled A-share insurers' net...
Gold Surges 4.16% in a Single Day as Shanghai Futures Break Past 926 Yuan
London spot gold jumps most in six months, Shanghai gold tops 926 yuan/gram, and jewelry prices rebound sharply, though ...
China's H1 2026 Trade Boom: AI Chips and Precious Metals Mask Strong Organic Growth
China’s imports and exports surged 21.2% in the first half of 2026, with most of the gain from soaring prices for AI har...