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Polish state energy giant Orlen posts record half-year profit amid Middle East turmoil
Orlen has also this year seen its highest ever proportion of revenue from foreign markets.
Man gets award from police for aiding in arrest of suspected thief on flight to Singapore
The suspect is set to be charged with theft on Aug 8.
Australia weighs first new oil refinery in over 60 years to strengthen energy security
Growing concerns over supply-chain disruptions and shrinking global fuel inventories have prompted Canberra to reassess its energy strategy, with policymakers seeking to bolster sovereign fuel…
Top longevity competitors lowered their estimated biological age scores by a combined 62 years. Here's how they stay healthy.
Three Longevity World Cup winners lowered their biological ages by 22.1 years, 20.6 years, and 20.1 years. They share what keeps them healthy.
Exclusive: Turbo VPN releases emergency Windows update after TechRadar uncovers persistent IP leaks
Despite issuing a patch earlier this week, the app continued leaking IPv6 addresses across all protocols until a second update was deployed today
Rupee rises 35 paise to 95.64 against US dollar in early trade
The rupee appreciated sharply by 54 paise to close at 95.99 against the US dollar on Monday, after rising 20 paise in the preceding session on Friday.
Clarivate removes hold on mega-journal Heliyon after internal audit, 650+ retractions
Clarivate has lifted its hold on Heliyon after the journal’s internal audit led to over 1,000 retractions, expressions of concern and corrections.
The last wave? How Singapore's only surf break grew a community of more than 100
The spot remained a closely guarded secret for years before a surge in numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the impending "Long Island" project clouds the community's future with uncertainty.
I was 14 when I first visited my father's offshore workplace. That's when I found my calling
At 23, Ms Tassabell Loh is pursuing the career she's dreamed of since childhood. Working in shipyards across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia gave her a firsthand look at the demanding work that…
With Johor Bahru set to be just a 5-minute train ride away, Singapore merchants need to raise their game
The impact could ripple beyond shops and restaurants, but analysts say that it also offers Singapore businesses a chance to reinvent themselves through better service, stronger brands and new business…
DDR5 RAM is still painfully expensive, but this 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 RAM deal offers savvy PC builders a smart way to upgrade for less
G.SKILL Ripjaws V 32GB DDR4 RAM gets a useful discount for anyone looking to upgrade an older desktop PC.
Linkin Park’s Breakout Project Helps The Band Finally Hit A Landmark
Linkin Park's debut set 'Hybrid Theory' has now spent 208 weeks — exactly four years — on the U.K.'s Official Albums chart, which marks a first for the band.
Taiwan’s Missing Deterrent
Conventional deterrence alone overlooks the vector of conflict most likely to define a cross-strait crisis: civil defense.
The economy has been weaker than we thought as jobs report reveals 23,000 deficit in July
Labor Department revisions also shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% as Americans left the job market.
Introducing Bench 2.0 — a revamped benchmark analyzer, exclusively for Tom's Hardware Premium subscribers
We’re pleased to introduce Bench 2.0, a ground-up rethink of our benchmarking tool that makes it the most powerful, most intuitive benchmark browser in the business. Bench 2.0 has tons of new features designed to make the data easier to understand, easier to sort through, and more usable.
Impending job loss: Caution, trap! How executives recognize their insidious degradation - and take countermeasures
If employers want to get rid of unwanted managers without having to pay high severance payments, they often resort to tricks. The most important warning signs and legal countermeasures.
Gold slips as firm dollar weighs; focus turns to Fed meeting
The dollar held near a one-month high, making greenback-priced bullion more expensive for holders of other currencies
Tokenized Asset Deposits Tripled to $7.4B as DeFi Shrank: CoinShares
Gold, Treasuries and the S&P 500 led the growth, in a year when spot volumes on decentralized exchanges fell by roughly 70%.
US: Trump limits citizenship by birth - and also targets surrogacy
Two new decrees could deny foreigners US citizenship for their children. The Constitution remains untouched. However, authorities should be able to refuse documents.
Three government officials who traveled with Ayuso to Mexico declare almost 15,000 euros
The president has only presented 623 euros and refuses to explain who covered the bulk of her nine-day stay in the North American country.
How the Iran-backed Houthis’ claims of deadly attacks are stoking fears of a wider regional conflict
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks this week, escalating the conflict between them and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and raising fears of…
Colombia’s new president to take office in ceremony in Cali highlighting hard line on armed groups
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella will be sworn in as Colombia’s president Friday under heavy security in Cali, a city in the country’s volatile…
US unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July as slump in growth continues
Estimates for previous two months were revised down sharply but unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% Business live – latest updates US employers unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July and gains for the previous two months were revised down sharply by a combined 103,000 jobs, painting a weaker picture of the labor market than past data…
Take-Two Boss Defends No Disc Version of GTA 6, Equates Physical Releases to Vinyl Records
Strauss Zelnick, boss of Rockstar parent company Take-Two, has defended the company’s decision not to release GTA 6 on a physical disc, insisting when it comes to big games, discs “don’t really make sense for the consumer.”
Only 17 superhero movies have ever crossed $1 billion — here they all are
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is already No. 10 on this list and climbing after just a week in theaters.
Apple Wallet in iOS 27 adds feature that’s been on my wishlist for years
iOS 27 adds a variety of new features and changes for Apple Wallet, including one that’s been on my wishlist for years: the ability to import physical passes.
Onion, chicken prices make home-cooked meals costlier in July: Report
Vegetarian thali costs rose four percent year-on-year in July. Non-vegetarian thali prices increased nine percent due to higher chicken costs.
Ella Langley Climbs To New Career Peaks On Multiple Charts At Once
Ella Langley rises to new career peaks on the U.K.'s main singles and streaming charts with "Choosin' Texas" as "Weren't for the Wind" also ascends to a new high.
Two childhood friends turned India’s trash paper into a multi-crore notebook brand
Rescript turns waste paper into everyday notebooks, saving 9,200 trees while building a multi-crore sustainable business in India.
AI model helps physics Nobel laureate out of a decade-old mathematical jam
Artificial intelligence is radically changing how researchers in some disciplines work The post AI model helps physics Nobel laureate out of a decade-old mathematical jam appeared first on Physics…
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks Are “Talking All the Time Now”
"Next year should be a pretty interesting year," added Buckingham. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks Are “Talking All the Time Now” Alex Young
One Actor Keeps Coming Up To Play The X-Men’s MCU Wolverine
There is a long list of actors who have either been confirmed or are simply rumored to be joining the MCU’s upcoming X-Men lineup. Wolverine has one too.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Replimune’s melanoma drug, a Medicare policy change, and more
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk convinced a federal judge to toss an antitrust lawsuit by a compound pharmacy
Jobs Revisions Are Pointing to Labor Weakness, Says BlackRock’s Rosenberg
Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund at BlackRock, explains why he would be “hesitant’ to write off the July US jobs report which saw payrolls decline by 23,000…
The No.1 budget retro camera got even cheaper and now comes with a FREE 45mm f/1.8 lens, but only at this UK retailer
Shoot in style for less with this top-rated mirrorless camera and fast prime lens
Tamron is planning 10+ new lenses for 2026 and is expanding its multi-mount strategy… just as Sony proposes buying the company
Tamron's photography business is shrinking but its own-brand lens sales are growing, pushing further into Canon RF and other mounts
Google Pixel 11 vs. Samsung Galaxy S26: APAC Price Guide Ahead of Aug. 12 Launch
Google has yet to confirm Pixel 11 pricing, while Samsung’s Galaxy S26 is already selling across major APAC markets. Here’s how the known prices, storage, promotions, and enterprise considerations…
The Most Basic Step of the Ebola Response Is Falling Short
Curbing the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will require stepping up testing.
Security updates for Friday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (compat-libtiff3, fence-agents, firefox, freerdp, frr, gimp, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, java-25-openjdk, kernel, kernel-rt, ldns, libgcrypt, libXfont2…
- Multiple Linux distributions release security patches
- Updates target compatibility libraries, web browsers, network tools
- Kernel updates provided by several distributions
London’s Safehire.ai, founded by ex-British Army officers, secures €583.2k to scale AI-powered digital risk screening
Safehire.ai, a London-based digital risk intelligence company helping organisations make safer, more informed hiring and access decisions, has secured a €583.2k (£500k) follow-on investment from a…
Menlo Security targets real-time AI agent security with MARS platform
As AI agents gain access to enterprise systems and sensitive data, security teams need greater visibility into their actions.
Postbiotic supplement boosts body’s own GLP-1 and weight loss
A small trial suggests a supplement containing dead bacteria could offer a cheaper alternative to weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide, but further evidence is needed
Vitamin C may fight cancer — but not the way scientists once thought
Linus Pauling was widely mocked for claiming that vitamin C could fight cancer, especially after trials using vitamin C pills showed no benefit. Researchers now know that intravenous vitamin C reaches vastly higher concentrations and can behave more like an experimental cancer drug than an ordinary supplement.
Chinese breakthrough paves way for production of graphene-based quantum chips
Graphite has long been a workhorse of industry – used in pencils since the 1500s, in steelmaking during the 1800s, and today in battery electrodes. Research from Peking University now suggests it could even play a role in next-generation quantum computers.
Swiggy agrees to refund unauthorised campaign fees; Bengaluru hotels to wait till September 1
The discussions, led by Swiggy CEO (food marketplace, dineout & crew) Rohit Kapoor, chief business officer (food marketplace) Sidharth Bhakoo and CEO (dineout & scenes) Swapnil Bajpai, came a day after rival Zomato held talks with restaurateurs and agreed to address a range of operational concerns.
Physicists trace solar outbursts that led to historic Mother's Day storms
On Mother's Day weekend in May 2024, Earth experienced its most powerful geomagnetic storm in two decades, spawning auroras—the ribbony bands of light in the nighttime skies in the Northern and Southern hemispheres—that may have been among the strongest displays on record in the past 500 years.
Study identifies care steps that start head and neck cancer patients on lifesaving treatment sooner
For patients with advanced head and neck cancer, surgery is often the first step in treatment. Many also need radiation therapy to destroy remaining cancer cells and reduce the risk that their cancer will return. Starting radiation within six weeks of surgery gives patients the best chance of beating their cancer.
The “AI kill switch” assumes you know what you are trying to shut down
“AI kill switch” entered the public conversation because it gives people a simple way to talk about a complex fear. The post The “AI kill switch” assumes you know what you are trying to shut down appeared first on The New Stack .
French ban on telemarketing calls could hit 50,000 Moroccan jobs
Firms making unsolicited phone calls to French consumers could pay fines of up to €75,000 a call.
Vireo Growth Announces Asset Based Credit Facility
Facility enhances financial flexibility and supports continued execution of the Company’s disciplined growth strategy MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vireo Growth Inc.
Denmark Adds Oral Defenses to Curb AI Cheating in High Schools
Denmark is adding oral defenses and tighter exam controls in upper secondary schools as officials move to curb AI-assisted cheating and verify student work.
AI was supposed kill my company but we're thriving - here's why
Why proprietary data and clear outcomes mattered more than AI hype after ChatGPT launched.
Equities: AI profitability doubts grow – Nordea
Nordea analysts Kirsti Sunde Midttun and Ole Håkon Eek-Nielsen argue that AI profitability faces structural pressure from high inference costs, rapid model depreciation and growing competition from free and open alternatives.
Avoiding These 3 Things in Midlife Is Linked to 13 More Dementia-Free Years
There are still opportunities in midlife to prevent dementia or delay its onset, a new study finds.
Better Hope You Don’t Need an Ambulance in New Orleans, Because the City’s 911 Operators Are Now AI
Your house isn't just on fire — it's collapsing in real time. The post Better Hope You Don’t Need an Ambulance in New Orleans, Because the City’s 911 Operators Are Now AI appeared first on Futurism .
Study: Variable outcomes of stem cell injections for knee osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) affects more than 1 in 10 people older than 40, impairing patients' mobility and quality of life.
Preview to Totality: A Resource Guide to August 12th Total Solar Eclipse
It’s almost show time. We’re just a few days away now, from the only total solar eclipse of 2026. While eclipses are a surety as the celestial gears of the Universe grind on, there are always a few…
OTCQB Virtual Investor Conference Presentations Now Available for On-Demand Viewing
Company Executives Share Vision and Answer Questions Live at VirtualInvestorConferences.com NEW YORK, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Virtual Investor Conferences, the leading proprietary investor…
Parents putting screens in front of their kids is more about their own stress than other factors
Most research on kids’ screen time has focused on a child’s behavior. Far less attention has gone to parents and their role in their children’s media use.
A lot of casual friends, or only a few you’re really close with? New research questions that trade-off
Friendships are integral to human health and well being, yet researchers know very little about how people make friends. A new study investigated what people prioritize for new friendships.
Employers everywhere are using AI – but business schools aren’t preparing students for the shift
Amid the rise of AI, researchers found that employers still value skills like communication, professionalism and teamwork among prospective and new employees.
UCLA scientists discover how to guide heat like light at room temperature
Scientists have demonstrated that heat can move through a crystal in focused, wave-like rays at room temperature instead of spreading randomly. The breakthrough could make it possible to route heat around sensitive parts of next-generation chips and quantum devices.
MSE does not have mandate on land use planning of Maju Forest, Gillman Barracks: Grace Fu
Fu had previously addressed the ministry's role in the conversation in Parliament.