Electric Trucking: Is Tesla Semi Ready?
Inter-Coastal Trucking shares their 2-week Tesla Semi demo experience, revealing surprising driver reactions, range realities, and significant operational savings.
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Walmart Soup Recall Amid Listeria Infection Concern: Map Shows 29 States
The recall affects thousands of Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kits distributed to Walmart stores nationwide.
Iraq’s displaced people to receive support
A South Korea-funded initiative will benefit more than 18,000 people in four Iraqi provinces over the next five years. The post Iraq’s displaced people to receive support appeared first on ANBA News…
iOS 26.6.1 and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 Fix Nearly 30 Security Vulnerabilities
The iOS 26.6.1, iPadOS 26.6.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 updates Apple released today fix almost 30 security vulnerabilities, according to Apple's security support document .
World’s largest crypto exchange helped Russia identify and jail a man who donated to Ukraine’s army
Binance reportedly provided Russian authorities with personal data that helped lead to the arrest of a Russian IT specialist.
Sage issues dozens of retractions from two journals it acquired
In recent weeks Sage has retracted batches of articles published in two journals it acquired from IOS Press in 2023. In each case, the retractions were for manipulation of, and concerns about, peer review.
Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks
Spotify launches a new feature that gives users a chance to explain the stories and reasoning behind their favorite music. Editors will be using the feature, too, on top playlists like RapCaviar and others.
NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion…
Why Your Trucking Lead Times are Getting Longer
Dive deep into FreightWaves SONAR data as we uncover surprising trends in tender lead times. Discover why lead times are extending, even during typical seasonal lulls, and what this ‘orderly…
I tried Ina Garten's espresso martini and was tipsy after just a few sips
Ina Garten puts her own spin on the espresso martini with this recipe, which includes orange-flavored vodka and Kahlúa. It packs a very boozy punch.
- Ina Garten's espresso martini recipe includes orange vodka, fresh espresso, and Kahlúa
- Tipsy feeling after just a few sips of the cocktail
- Garten's recipe requires three ingredients and yields eight cocktails
The 5 best things to do in Mykonos, ranked
From Hora's labyrinthine nightlife lanes to quieter coves the party crowd never finds, five ways to experience Mykonos beyond the superyachts
Trump hints at Kim talks, says making Korea situation 'safer'
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump hinted Monday at fresh interactions with Kim Jong Un and said he was making the situation safer through his ties to the North Korean leader.
Gold appears set for a rebound as it regains safe-haven appeal after US-Iran war selloff
Gold has recovered nine percent, signaling renewed investor and central bank interest. The precious metal is now positioned for further gains after market shocks.
Parents who home educate their children call for representation in census
Home educators say the census does not recognise thousands of children in alternative schooling, with about 49,000 Australian students educated at home.
Fatal barge crashes fuel fear over Madeira River waterway expansion in Brazil
With an election looming, Amazon communities worry their safety will be traded for faster agribusiness growth.
Megan Thee Stallion Finds ‘Good Luck’ Charm in Orange Cat She Named Miso While Recording ‘Act III’
The rapper had a special regular visitor at the studio this summer.
Quote of the Day by Lucy van Pelt: ‘The world is full of people who are willing to give you advice, but…’
A familiar line from Lucy van Pelt captures a simple truth about advice, responsibility and the difference between having an opinion and bearing the consequences.
Port union says it was left in the dark over $800 million Lyttelton upgrade
But that's rejected by Lyttelton Port Company's chief executive who says "we've taken our staff along with us the whole way".
Tiny feet on cells can sense defects and stall migration to heal wounds
Cells travel through the body both individually and in collective groups during development, wound healing and diseases such as cancer.
Waiting for a bed, but not for care: Emergency department boarding study finds wide variation in handoffs
Every day across the country, patients wait hours or days in clogged emergency departments for a hospital bed to open—a well-known crisis called boarding.
Entertainment value of European soccer remains high despite top clubs' dominance
The appeal of soccer matches to spectators is a key factor in the success of professional sports leagues. League officials therefore seek to make competitions as interesting as possible.
Investors pile into small, mid-caps as earnings momentum improves
Investors are channeling significant funds into small and mid-cap stocks this fiscal year. Small-cap funds have seen inflows nearly matching last year's total in just four months.
Nabin's BJP team blends fresh faces with heavyweights
- Piyush Goyal joins BJP as treasurer, relinquishing cabinet duties
- Amit Malviya and Tejasvi Surya ousted from key roles
- Hemang Joshi replaces Surya as BJP Yuva Morcha chief
Bethenny Frankel’s Supermodel Cafe gets a lukewarm response as skinny culture returns
Reality TV star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel has returned to the food and beverage space with a new pop-up cafe in the Hamptons.
Three new ministers request to appear in Congress over Ceuta and join the four already scheduled
Mónica García, Elma Sáiz y Sira Rego explicarán las actuaciones de sus Ministerios tras la entrada masiva de migrantes a la ciudad autónoma
Neymar becomes first player to be forced to leave pitch in new time-wasting rule
Santos captain, Neymar Jr, became the first player in Brazil’s Serie A to be forced to leave the field for one minute due to a new rule designed to reduce time-wasting by goalkeepers, which is…
NZ has spent years preparing for H5N1 bird flu. For some species, it may not be enough
With H5N1 now in New Zealand, protecting the most threatened birds will involve difficult decisions, careful prioritisation – and sometimes chance.
What Flock’s defenders are missing
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Sciarra steps down as Redblacks president after 0-9 start to season
- Adrian Sciarra resigns as Ottawa Redblacks president
- Team started 2024 season with 0-9 record
- OSEG searching for Sciarra's successor
Australia's Social Media Ban for Teens May Not Be the Best Solution, But It's Certainly Getting People Talking
The Aussie experiment comes amid a lack of clear evidence that the apps harm most adolescents. It may take a dramatic research pivot to finally reveal what’s going on and how to fix it.
This is why women and men walk differently
Tel Aviv University-led study offers an evolutionary explanation for pelvic differences, finding that modern men developed a spring-like mechanism that absorbs shock, stores energy and makes…
CUPE, ONA and OPSEU to rally against 101 job cuts at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Ottawa, as provincial hospital funding cuts hit patient care
OTTAWA — In July, the Queensway-Carleton announced that it would be cutting 101 jobs at the hospital, including 87 nurses, seven housekeepers, and four emergency department personal care aides.
Providence Health Plan's Medicare Advantage sale falls through
After exploring options for the future, including a sale, Providence Health Plan announced this week that it will cease operations for most of its insurance businesses next year.
Leaker details A20 Pro chip’s new speed gains
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be unveiled next month with a new A20 Pro chip, and this weekend a reputable leaker shared performance gains to expect per supply chain sources.
In a First, Astronomers May Have Spotted a Galaxy in the Early Universe With Three Behemoth Black Holes
The galaxy’s light took about 12.5 billion years to reach the James Webb Space Telescope, meaning the instrument saw the black holes a little more than one billion years after the Big Bang. Two of the black holes seemed on track to merge, illustrating how the objects grow
Google hires former Gmail lead to be Chrome’s new VP of Product
Google has hired Jacob Bank as VP of Product for Chrome. The announcement was made today, with Bank previously working at Google for six years.
India’s microfinance overhang is finally easing as debt-stressed borrowers fall
The number of microfinance borrowers with multiple loans has significantly decreased. These borrowers still hold substantial outstanding loans, posing a higher credit risk.
Microfinance finds its way out of the debt trap
- Microfinance borrowers with loans from multiple lenders reduced from 6.4% to 2% in June 2024.
- Sector recovery attributed to stronger underwriting practices and stricter lending discipline.
John Gruber calls Claude's AI watermarking 'patently offensive'
Anthropic is adding a watermark to Claude's output. Tech blogger John Gruber says it could prioritize traceability over the quality of the writing.
- Anthropic adds watermarks to LLM outputs for EU AI regulations.
- John Gruber opposes watermarks, calls it a perversion of writing.
- Gruber believes Claude's word selection should be based on precision, not detection.
Vaccine Prevents Acute Gastroenteritis Deaths in Cases Caused by Rotavirus
(MedPage Today) -- Vaccination was highly effective at preventing death in children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus infection, but its impact on mortality when rotavirus…
NITDA warns Zoom users over vulnerability that could allow attackers take over accounts
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned Zoom users about a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to remotely take over accounts without valid…
- NITDA warns Zoom users about critical vulnerability CVE-2026-53412.
- Attackers could gain unauthorized access to accounts remotely.
- Update to version 7.0.0 or later and enable MFA to protect accounts.
Gboard is cooking up a speedy new way to add content to messages
Google's working on a streamlined Android keyboard upgrade.
Gen Z is over dating apps. This 403% surge reveals what they’re doing instead
In 50 years or so, quite a few Gen Zers are going to be telling their grandkids that they met while birdwatching. At least, that’s according to the latest study from the events marketplace Eventbrite. The platform’s research found that Gen Zers are increasingly looking to find love IRL, and they’re doing it at the kinds of hobby-based…
India seeks WTO consultations with US over 50% tariff quota on quartz surface imports
India has sought consultations with the US at the World Trade Organization over Washington’s tariff-rate quota on quartz surface products, effective August 15 for four years. India, which exported about $380 million of these products to the US in FY26, said it has a “substantial interest” in the matter.
Congo's Fast-Moving Ebola Outbreak Becomes the Country's Worst
(MedPage Today) -- Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people and become the deadliest outbreak of the disease on record in the Central African nation. The outbreak unfolding in one of Congo's most vulnerable regions is...
Peripheral Raises $8.7M co-led by Inovia Capital and Deloitte Ventures, to Expand Spatial Intelligence Platform for Live Sports
TORONTO — Peripheral, the AI research lab bringing spatial intelligence to live sports media, today announced $8.7M in new seed funding co-led by Inovia Capital and Deloitte Ventures, with follow-on…
Dubai free zones hit 96% occupancy as company numbers rise 13% and workforce jumps 24%
Dubai economic zones recorded 96% occupancy in H1 2026 as company numbers rose 13% and the workforce grew 24%, while DIEZ increased startup investment
The $119 MacBook Neo deal going viral on TikTok is a scam, and I almost fell for it — here's where you can actually find it on sale
I almost fell for the viral $199 MacBook Neo deal at Target, only to find out it was a scam, so I'm rounding up real discounts you can find on Apple's cheapest MacBook.
Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional
Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.
- Biological sex is multidimensional, not binary or a spectrum
- Intersex variations occur in significant portion of population
- Sex chromosomes, hormones, and internal reproductive ducts vary
Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
"They just want the content as a bunch of words strung together." The post Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI appeared first on Futurism .
Supply Chain Fraud: $111M Theft Shows New Sophistication
Freight crime is escalating, with new, sophisticated tactics like ‘bump and run’ causing massive losses for shippers and carriers. U.S. Bank’s Jeff Pape breaks down the emerging fraud trends, the crucial role of trust in carrier relationships, and how AI could reshape supply chain security amidst economic shifts.
Nurses learn how to care for patients. They should also learn how systems can fail them
A nurse can know exactly how to give a medicine safely and still be more likely to make a mistake if they are repeatedly interrupted, given confusing information or forced to search several computer systems for the details they need.
I built an AI C-suite to help me run my small business. As a creative, I was hesitant to use AI, but it's helpful for certain things.
A small business owner in Brooklyn created a C-suite filled with AI agents to help run her business, but she refuses to use AI for creative work.
United States: Washington hardens AI alignment strategy - Rabobank
Rabobank’s Senior Macro Strategist Bas van Geffen describes Washington’s emerging carrot-and-stick approach to artificial intelligence, extending its Pax Silica framework.
Multi-Joint Arthritis Bodes Poorly for Healthy Aging
(MedPage Today) -- Frailty worsened more for individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) affecting two or more joints versus those with single-joint or no OA, data from a long-running, population-based study…
Wispr Flow Raises $280 Million and Debuts Voice AI Model
Voice artificial intelligence (AI) startup Wispr Flow is now a $2 billion company after raising $280 million. The company’s Series B round, announced Monday (Aug.
Business adoption of AI agents tripled this year - as measurable ROI emerges
Industries are finding the strategies that work best for their business needs, according to Salesforce's latest Agentic Enterprise Index.
- Business adoption of AI agents tripled in the past year
- AI agents' capabilities increased by 350%, handling complex tasks
- Employee adoption of AI agents grew threefold, with faster creation
Nvidia to provide up to $105 billion guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio data centre
The new deal is the latest example of Nvidia financing the infrastructure built around its chips, a strategy that helps drive demand but has also raised questions about circular funding flows between…