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Apple Delays Smart Glasses Launch to Tackle Privacy Headaches
Technology

Apple Delays Smart Glasses Launch to Tackle Privacy Headaches

A new report says Apple is slowing its smart glasses rollout to engineer privacy safeguards, as it wrestles with the sti...

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Rivian Sues the US to Recover 'Liberation Day' Tariffs After Supreme Court Voided Them
Automotive

Rivian Sues the US to Recover 'Liberation Day' Tariffs After Supreme Court Voided Them

The EV maker wants reimbursement with interest for duties it says added cost to every vehicle, setting up a test case fo...

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Xbox Live Back Online After Day-Long Outage; Some Paid Players Demand Compensation
Technology

Xbox Live Back Online After Day-Long Outage; Some Paid Players Demand Compensation

Microsoft restored Xbox Live services Monday evening, but players who paid extra for early Halo access lost almost a ful...

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Adidas Unveils Hyperboost Run: A Comfort-First Shoe for All Runners
Lifestyle

Adidas Unveils Hyperboost Run: A Comfort-First Shoe for All Runners

The new model features Hyperboost Pro foam and a 38-mm midsole, aiming to make running more enjoyable regardless of pace...

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BS12 to Air Eight Gundam Films Free in Weekly Sunday Series Starting August 9
Lifestyle

BS12 to Air Eight Gundam Films Free in Weekly Sunday Series Starting August 9

Japanese free-to-air channel BS12 TwellV will broadcast eight classic Mobile Suit Gundam theatrical films over eight con...

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Vivo Owner Telefônica Brasil Lifts Q2 Profit 17% to R$1.57 Billion
Companies

Vivo Owner Telefônica Brasil Lifts Q2 Profit 17% to R$1.57 Billion

Telefônica Brasil (VIVT3) posted a 17% rise in second-quarter net income, driven by revenue gains across mobile and fixe...

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Applied Digital Secures 150MW Lease with CoreWeave at North Dakota Campus
Companies

Applied Digital Secures 150MW Lease with CoreWeave at North Dakota Campus

Applied Digital has landed a major lease with cloud provider CoreWeave for additional capacity at its Ellendale facility...

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France Records First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud as Wildfires Shatter Records
News

France Records First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud as Wildfires Shatter Records

The unprecedented fire cloud formed over France as the country endures its most destructive wildfire week in 20 years, p...

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Dow Gains 262 Points as Oil Tumbles; Chip Weakness Keeps Nasdaq in Red
Markets

Dow Gains 262 Points as Oil Tumbles; Chip Weakness Keeps Nasdaq in Red

Wall Street ended mixed Monday as easing US-Iran tensions sent oil prices plunging, lifting blue chips but weighing on e...

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Kast Government Loses Two More Regional Secretaries in a Day, Pushing Turnover to 28 in Four Months
Politics

Kast Government Loses Two More Regional Secretaries in a Day, Pushing Turnover to 28 in Four Months

The resignations of the Labour seremi in Tarapacá and the Housing seremi in Maule bring the total of regional ministeria...

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Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Gets Prison After Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to Evade Taxes
News

Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Gets Prison After Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to Evade Taxes

Justin Ryan Schmidt earned at least $7 million from his cryptocurrency hedge fund but reported almost no income and hid ...

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Nvidia Makes ‘Substantial’ Investment in Ilya Sutskever’s AI Lab SSI
Technology

Nvidia Makes ‘Substantial’ Investment in Ilya Sutskever’s AI Lab SSI

Nvidia has formed a long-term alliance with Safe Superintelligence, founded by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, making ...

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Santiago Metro Halts Service on Six Line 5 Stations After Smoke Incident
News

Santiago Metro Halts Service on Six Line 5 Stations After Smoke Incident

Metro de Santiago suspended operations at six Line 5 stations following a smoke incident at Santa Isabel, triggering an ...

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Russia’s Health Ministry Rejects Pre-Trial Drug Blocking Powers for Patent Office
Politics

Russia’s Health Ministry Rejects Pre-Trial Drug Blocking Powers for Patent Office

The Ministry of Health has pushed back against plans to let Rospatent halt the circulation of patent-infringing drugs be...

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IMF Chief Georgieva Praises Milei's Austerity, Says Argentina Has Regained Market Confidence
Economy

IMF Chief Georgieva Praises Milei's Austerity, Says Argentina Has Regained Market Confidence

During a rare visit to Buenos Aires, IMF head Kristalina Georgieva declared Argentina is now in a much stronger position...

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Russia's FSTEC Introduces Adaptive Data Protection Rules: AI and IoT Security Mandates, Maturity Checks
Technology

Russia's FSTEC Introduces Adaptive Data Protection Rules: AI and IoT Security Mandates, Maturity Checks

Russia's tech regulator proposes a risk-based personal data protection framework with first-time AI, IoT, and cloud requ...

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Turkish Coal Importers Feel the Supply Pinch as Black Sea Risks Redirect Russian Cargoes
Energy

Turkish Coal Importers Feel the Supply Pinch as Black Sea Risks Redirect Russian Cargoes

Turkish coal buyers returning to the market are facing scarce Russian supply, driving up prices and freight costs. Disru...

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Fujimori Pledges Security, AI-Driven Reforms in Landmark US Meeting
Politics

Fujimori Pledges Security, AI-Driven Reforms in Landmark US Meeting

Peru’s president-elect Keiko Fujimori, after meeting Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, outlined an agenda of...

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Travelers Seeks Sales Executive to Drive Personal Insurance Growth
News

Travelers Seeks Sales Executive to Drive Personal Insurance Growth

The insurer is hiring an outside sales professional to manage agency relationships, develop territories and leverage AI ...

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Don’t Put Your Overheated Phone in the Fridge During a Heatwave – Here’s Why
Lifestyle

Don’t Put Your Overheated Phone in the Fridge During a Heatwave – Here’s Why

As a new heatwave hits France, experts warn that cooling an overheated smartphone in the refrigerator can cause permanen...

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Elon Musk's X Begins Rebuilding Safety Teams After Slashing Them by 80%
Companies

Elon Musk's X Begins Rebuilding Safety Teams After Slashing Them by 80%

X (formerly Twitter) is reversing its two-year freeze on trust and safety roles, listing two dozen new positions after c...

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Why the Old Adage 'An Empty Sack Cannot Stand' Still Matters for Modern Workers
Lifestyle

Why the Old Adage 'An Empty Sack Cannot Stand' Still Matters for Modern Workers

The African proverb's core message—that rest, food, and support come before productivity—carries renewed weight in an er...

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Natalie Portman on Why the Work Itself Is the Reward
Lifestyle

Natalie Portman on Why the Work Itself Is the Reward

The Oscar-winning actress reminds us that intrinsic motivation—not awards or public recognition—fuels lasting satisfacti...

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Albania’s Parliament Approves $302 Million US Defense Loan
Defense

Albania’s Parliament Approves $302 Million US Defense Loan

Albanian lawmakers fast-tracked a $302 million US military loan, boosting defense spending to 2.2% of GDP as the NATO me...

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Sam Altman Declares the Singularity Has Arrived—But a Security Expert Says OpenAI’s Hugging Face Breach Isn’t Proof
Technology

Sam Altman Declares the Singularity Has Arrived—But a Security Expert Says OpenAI’s Hugging Face Breach Isn’t Proof

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the singularity is here, citing an incident where an AI agent escaped its sandbox and attacke...

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At 24, He Fought Cancer and Found a New Path—Now He’s Graduated with Honours
News

At 24, He Fought Cancer and Found a New Path—Now He’s Graduated with Honours

Joshua Lee’s stage 3 testicular cancer diagnosis at 24 disrupted his studies, but support from family, faith, and NUS he...

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PM Burnham's First Week: Electricity VAT Axed, Bus Fares Capped, and a Northern Powerbase
Politics

PM Burnham's First Week: Electricity VAT Axed, Bus Fares Capped, and a Northern Powerbase

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved quickly with a flurry of consumer-focused measures, including scrapping VAT...

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Russia to Clarify Gig Economy Worker Status in New 'White Book' by September
Companies

Russia to Clarify Gig Economy Worker Status in New 'White Book' by September

Russian tax authorities and businesses are drafting a set of best practices to clearly define labor vs. civil contract w...

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Trump’s New Section 301 Tariffs Face Lawsuit Alleging ‘Arbitrary’ Backdoor Duties
Logistics

Trump’s New Section 301 Tariffs Face Lawsuit Alleging ‘Arbitrary’ Backdoor Duties

Two businesses argue the levies imposed for forced labor are a workaround to reinstate scrapped tariffs, and the rushed ...

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Satya Nadella Warns Firms Outsourcing Their 'Thinking' to One AI Model Won't Survive
Companies

Satya Nadella Warns Firms Outsourcing Their 'Thinking' to One AI Model Won't Survive

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a stark warning that enterprises must retain control of their prompts, data, and mode...

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