Blood cancer’s genetic warning signs may appear years early
Blood cancers that eventually worsen may carry detectable genetic warning signs years before patients develop serious symptoms.
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PM Shehbaz calls for Ogra overhaul to curb fuel hoarding
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities to develop a comprehensive fuel movement monitoring system across the country on the pattern of the Federal Board of…
Banks likely to stay dependent on govt borrowing for profits
• Limited private sector lending options may persist • Federal govt borrowing from banks rises to Rs5.9tr in FY26 • Private sector receives around Rs1.4tr KARACHI: The country’s banking sector is…
Petrol prices on track to top $2 a litre as Bowen sounds death knell for fuel excise relief
Petrol now costs more than $1.90 a litre in every capital city, with diesel expected to exceed $2.40 a litre Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Petrol prices could surpass $2…
Govt cuts petrol price by 12 paisas, high-speed diesel by 66 paisas for the next three days
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NCAA Athletes From Class of 2022 Can Get 5th Year of Eligibility: Federal Ruling
The proposed class action was filed after the new NCAA eligibility policy.
How Ethiopia can make COP32 the summit that actually delivers
By building regional energy systems, lowering the cost of capital. financing resilient food systems and restoring nature at scale.
JPMorgan’s Pitch to Put a Value on FIFA
A presentation by the bank said soccer’s global governing body could more than double players and competitions under its now-canceled spinoff plan.
Why India still imports apples; How Magic Bus is helping rural women
If India is growing record quantities of apples, why is it importing more of them than ever? In other news, the Rural Livelihood Programme of Magic Bus India Foundation is helping women across seven…
'Spider-Man 4' becomes fastest 2026 film to top 2 mln admissions in S. Korea
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The latest Spider-Man film has become the fastest film...
How the Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Fell Apart
Federal prosecutors searched for evidence and found that “a botched installation” was to blame.
The numbers game: why the US is losing ground to China in the first island chain
As the People’s Liberation Army marks its 99th anniversary on August 1, one year from the deadline for its centenary goals, its evolution highlights the past, present and future of China’s military…
iPad Air Could Finally Be Redesigned Next Year
The iPad Air has looked the same since 2020, making it the longest-running design in Apple's tablet lineup. There is a reasonable case that 2027 could be when that comes to an end. Apple last gave the ‌iPad Air‌ a new enclosure in 2020, when the fourth-generation model introduced flat sides, an all-screen front, and Touch ID in…
Chinese families turn to cash and cautious stock bets as real estate avenues narrow
Chinese families are fast retreating from real estate, with many holding large cash reserves now cautiously weighing stock investments, marking a stark contrast with South Korea, where retail investors are aggressively using leverage to fuel equity bets at home and abroad.
Link between liver fibrosis in MASLD, ASCVD varies by glycemic status
For patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the association between liver fibrosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) varies with glycemic…
Charon’s Mountains Reveal Moon Once Spun 10x Faster
Pluto’s moon, Charon, is one of the most unexplored (and arguably underappreciated) planetary objects in the entire solar system.
Explosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory
Dressed in Red Army uniforms and waving prop weapons, scores of tourists stormed a mound in southwestern China’s Loushan Pass as pyrotechnics lit up the hillside in a reenactment of a historic battle.
NXP reportedly in talks to acquire vehicle chip supplier Ambarella
NXP Semiconductors NV is reportedly in talks to buy Ambarella Inc., a fellow provider of vehicle chips. The Financial Times today cited sources as saying that other industry players could also make…
Researchers develop a non-invasive and ethical swabbing method for collecting amphibian DNA for research
Research Matters Staff Writer(s) Bengaluru 1 Aug 2026 Researchers have successfully demonstrated that a simple cotton swab rubbed gently over a frog’s skin can provide enough high-quality DNA to study…
How to Exist
Article URL: https://www.raptitude.com/2026/07/how-to-exist/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49129990 Points: 368 # Comments: 230
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease linked to higher odds of eosinophilic esophagitis
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is significantly associated with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a study published online July 22 in the Journal of…
Everything Coming to Disney+ in August
Disney+ is returning to form with a stacked lineup for August. There’s quite literally something for everyone, from Star Wars and X-Men to Pokemon to Disney Princesses.
Adani to pay no company tax despite $1bn revenue from Queensland coalmine
Indian conglomerate offsets earnings from Carmichael mine to report $340.6m loss, after promising billions in taxes and royalties Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Indian…
Toward scalable ambulatory light dosimetry: sensor-placement bias under naturalistic conditions
Background: Personal light dosimeters enable exposure assessment under free-living conditions, but sensors are rarely positioned near the eyes-the relevant site for visual and non-visual responses.
Xanthophyll acyl esters in pepper (Capsicum annuum): Delineating the role of two xanthophyll acyltransferases CaPYP1 and CaPYP1-like via gene silencing and genetic complementation.
Pepper fruit accumulated xanthophyll acyl esters during ripening. To characterize the genes involved, cDNAs for two putative xanthophyll acyltransferases named CaPYP1 and CaPYP1-like were cloned.
Delineating the posterior bank of the feline auditory cortex based on neurofilament proteins expressing SMI-32
The feline auditory cortex is understood to consist of 13 distinct subregions with unique anatomical and functional properties.
Dynamic feature pyramid network for real-time gesture recognition
Scientific Reports, Published online: 01 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-61258-3 Dynamic feature pyramid network for real-time gesture recognition
Efficient design of blockchain-based electronic health record systems with federated learning, off-chain storage, and zk-rollup parallelism for minimizing transaction costs
Scientific Reports, Published online: 01 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-62785-9 Efficient design of blockchain-based electronic health record systems with federated learning, off-chain storage…
Lifestyle factors associated with cataract surgery among working age adults in Japan using claims and health screening data
Scientific Reports, Published online: 01 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-65186-0 Lifestyle factors associated with cataract surgery among working age adults in Japan using claims and health…
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 The latest release in DeepSeek's V4 family, "with substantially enhanced agentic capabilities".
Interstellar Travel: The Space Age and Nuclear Rockets
Given the state of our technology, it would take a spacecraft a ridiculously long time to reach even the nearest star in our galaxy.
Scientist's lifelong obsession with mystery of elusive 'pink zebra' seaweed
An ancient algae first spotted four decades ago will now join the collection of the Natural History Museum.
Death row inmates desperate to escape execution in Saudi Arabia call the BBC
Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution - some called the BBC to tell their stories.
Nicotine levels are rising among teens who vape, new study warns
Vape devices are flooding teens' bodies with increasingly heavy doses of addictive nicotine, a new study finds. Average urine levels of a key nicotine metabolite, cotinine, nearly tripled among…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth
The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching.
Chicago’s school board rescinded many layoffs with uncertain money. What’s next?
A divided Chicago school board passed a nearly $10 billion budget late Thursday that preserves jobs but relies on an additional $150 million in state funding that may not materialize.
After a young girl’s death, Mexico shuts down all militarized grade schools
After false and conflicting reports by school officials on how the 13-year-old student lost her life, medical examiners provided evidence that led government authorities to categorize her death as not…
Amazon Is Having a Lord of the Rings T-Shirt Sale This Weekend
There are only so many Lord of the Rings gifts you can buy yourself. Once you own a copy of the books and 4K Blu-ray editions of the movies, all that's really left is to start sprinkling a bit of LotR…
Infantino Calls Off Plan to Sell Stakes in World Cup
Soccer officials inside and outside FIFA strongly criticized the proposal.
Stateless MCP has recaptured my interest (and inspired mcp-explorer and datasette-mcp)
Tuesday was Stateless MCP day - the rollout of MCP 2.0, or the 2026-07-28 Model Context Protocol specification to use the more formal but less memorable name.
Snapchat’s Spotlight algorithm now favors human-made videos over AI-generated ones
Snapchat will stop recommending fully AI generated videos on Spotlight, favoring authentic human made content instead, while still allowing AI edited videos to appear.
Argentina's central bank reform bill reaches the lower house: what would change
Argentina's executive branch sent the bill to overhaul the central bank's charter to the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, a day after President Javier Milei outlined it in a nationwide broadcast.
Same start but different outlook at Rangers as McInnes era begins
Derek McInnes insists Rangers will improve after his team's Scottish Premiership draw at Dundee United.
Cookie craze hits CDMX: Crumbl opens first Mexico location
Crumbl's Roma Norte debut drew 800-person lines and viral hype — plus Dog Haus brings its gourmet hot dogs to Mérida as a wave of U.S. food brands expand into Mexico.
Federal lawsuit accuses four major publishers of extorting article processing charges
A lawsuit filed under the U.S. False Claims Act accuses four major publishers of perpetrating a decade-long scheme to defraud the government by charging exorbitant article processing charges.
The Major Labels Propose Rules to Keep AI Slop Off the Charts
Major record labels including Universal, Sony, and Warner have proposed excluding AI-generated songs from official charts unless they are "substantially human made," properly labeled, legally…
US lawmakers investigate DoorDash’s use of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 model
Prominent US lawmakers have requested information from food delivery giant DoorDash on its use of Chinese artificial intelligence models after its co-founder disclosed that they had experimented with…
Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 1 #881
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No.881 for Aug. 1.
Nicaragua advances reform that would extend the presidential term to seven renewable years
Nicaragua's National Assembly this week opened consultations on a constitutional reform bill that would extend the presidential term from six to seven years on a renewable basis and impose…
Western states face more water cutbacks as Colorado River shrinks
After years of battles over its use — and a long-running drought — states that rely on the Colorado River are facing the prospect of further cutbacks.
What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse highlight August’s skywatching.
Yellowstone Is Among the World's Best Places to See Wild Wolves. Here's the Story of the Animal Called Both 'Public Enemy' and Cultural Icon
A century ago, resident wolves were eliminated from the park. In 1995, biologists brought them back, marking a historic reintroduction of a top carnivore
Opinion: Is China Claudia Sheinbaum’s surveillance model for Mexico?
Mexico is building a vast biometric ID system and expanding camera networks. Critics warn the infrastructure could enable the kind of surveillance state China spent decades constructing.
Hercules hires executive team behind $2B Hudbay deal
George Ogilvie will become president and CEO Sept. 1.
Efforts Continue to Stabilize LINK Spacecraft for NASA’s Swift Boost
Teams at Katalyst Space are making progress slowing the spin of their LINK spacecraft, which is designed to boost the orbit of NASA’s Swift.
Why states want to change 'Sell By' labels on food
Changes are coming to the commonly used sell-by dates on groceries in at least one state. PBS News multiplatform reporter Tim McPhillips spoke to two experts to get their take on the food labels and…
With Switch 2, iPhone, and laptop tricks, the Sharge Disk Pro 2 is finally a worthy EDC
Sharge, the company that makes delightful retro Mac-shaped chargers and see-inside batteries, is finally impressing me with a portable SSD.
Trump’s moves to break up Education Department generate new bipartisan resistance in Senate
S. President Donald Trump doesn’t have the votes to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, though that’s not stopping him from taking it apart.
Trump appeals order that slammed his IRS lawsuit and referred his lawyer to bar
Trump had sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leak of his tax information by an agency contractor.
US and Israel plan to attack Iran's energy infrastructure – CBS News
CBS News reported that the United States and Israel may engage in a large campaign against Iran, targeting Iran's energy infrastructure, said multiple sources.