Hayden Panettiere death mystery deepens as autopsy finds no signs of trauma — with cause still undetermined
LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 — Hayden Panettiere’s cause of death remains undetermined after an autopsy found no sign...
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ESPN Analyst Sounds Off on Tua Tagovailoa's Short Leash
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa needs to step up his performance before the team decides to go a different direction.
- Tua Tagovailoa struggled in preseason, completing 3-of-5 passes for 22 yards
- ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky warns Tagovailoa must improve by November
- If Tagovailoa fails, Falcons will consider draft pick Michael Penix
Lower Open Predicted For Indonesia Stock Market
(RTTNews) - Ahead of Monday's holiday for Independence Day, the Indonesia stock market had finished higher in two of three trading days since ending the two-day slide in which it had retreated more…
What has slowed renewables in Australia?
The AEMO provides a neat quarterly assessment of the NEM renewables rollout, giving us a snapshot of where things are at.
- Mismatch between renewable project applications and NEM capacity hampers growth
- Battery storage technology outpaces traditional generation due to duck curve
- Connections problem and politicization of transition are significant hurdles
How a private non-profit is fueling India’s sports medal tally
At the recent Commonwealth Games, 9 of the 39 Indian medallists were supported by one private company. Meet Olympic Gold Quest, whose scale in this endeavour is now bigger than the government’s…
All govt-to-person payments to go digital
ISLAMABAD: The government has set an ambitious target of making all government-to-person (G2P) payments fully digital and eliminating the use of physical cheques as part of its drive towards a…
Amazon, Flipkart & Meesho’s AI Focus Shifts To Seller-Side Stacks
For much of the past two years, the AI race in Indian ecommerce revolved around the consumer. That meant the…
Incendiary devices by post?: Sentence expected against alleged Russian agents
Three men are said to have prepared attacks on transport routes on behalf of Russia. Now, a verdict is to be handed down against the men in Stuttgart.
Southeast Asia solved distribution: Now fintech has to scale on the balance sheet
A founder showed me a growth chart earlier this year. Monthly actives climbing, merchant count doubling, transaction volume up across three markets.
Huanggang Port points to the future of Greater Bay Area travel
The much-anticipated revamped Huanggang Port, expected to open later this year, should be seen as more than a story about faster clearance. Its deeper significance lies in a question that deserves wider discussion: if border functions can be redesigned, where should border control actually operate?
DAP kekal kerajaan demi pengaruh, ‘kos keluar’ lebih tinggi
Penganalisis berkata DAP pilih kekal dalam kerajaan perpaduan kerana pengaruh dan akses kepada dasar kerajaan lebih menguntungkan berbanding risiko keluar menjelang PRU16.
‘Fabricated rumors’ about BitMart founder, Binance bStocks dominate: Asia Express
Binance’s bStocks are the second largest tokenized stock issuer just two months after launch, and BitMart’s internal feud erupts into the spotlight ahead of its closure
Fraser named Carlton coach after leading Blues' AFL revival
Carlton chief executive Graham Wright insists Josh Fraser's presentation alone would have been enough to guarantee his appointment as senior coach.
Cambodia: From Scam Empire to Security State
War with Thailand pushed Cambodia to enact a sweeping scam crackdown. Now the ruling elite is leveraging the same crackdown to consolidate its political control.
Biggest Bombshells From Lindsay Clancy Trial Monday
Prosecutors rest their case in the Clancy murder trial—marking a major turning point in the emotionally charged proceedings.
African defense tech startup Terra Industries raises $52M
It turns out that it’s not only U.S. and European companies pushing the concept of autonomous warfare. Nigeria-based Terra Industries is a defense technology startup that develops automated security…
258 foreigners arrested in scam centre raid
ISLAMABAD: Authorities said Monday they detained 258 foreigners, including 40 Chinese nationals, following a raid on an alleged “scam call centre” in the capital Islamabad.
Ringgit starts stronger as inflation stays in check, tipped to stay within 4.06-4.08 range today
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The ringgit opened higher against major currencies but was little changed against the US do...
Four lessons from GITEX Global 2025: What Dubai’s AI playbook means for Southeast Asia
Every year, GITEX Global promises to be the place where the future of technology gets unpacked. Last October, walking the halls of the Dubai World Trade Centre, it was clear the event delivered on…
Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action
Apple is working on camera-equipped AirPods that appear to be nearly ready to launch, based on a video MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate.
Saints Have Long-Term Worry on First-Round Pick's Injury
The New Orleans Saints have a rookie dealing with another hamstring injury after having similar issues before and after the draft.
Jay Chou lets daughter Jacinda, 4, loose on his face with make-up — then vows never to show the result
TAIPEI, Aug 18 — Jay Chou may be used to calling the shots behind the camera, but the Mandopop superstar found him...
Arsenal primed for Premier League title defence as rivals face questions
For the first time since the 2004-05 season, the Gunners will start a campaign as English champions when they host Coventry in the season opener on Friday.
Tracking property, business capital and inheritance: FBR demonstrates its systems
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Domain Team Monday practically demonstrated before the Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) on systems to track investment in immovable property, add multiple…
Is Eric Swalwell still married to Brittany Watts? What we know amid renewed Fang Fang claims
Eric Swalwell and Brittany Watts got married in 2016 after meeting through mutual friends. The couple shares three children together.
Mail-Order Music Legend Columbia House Is Closing Its Doors
The mail-order music service started in 1955, and its last vestige has been a selling movies since 2015. Mail-Order Music Legend Columbia House Is Closing Its Doors Travis Bland
Container shipping costs to Middle East continue rising in July amid conflict
Container shipping costs from Korea to the Middle East continued rising in July, the customs agency said Tuesday, amid protracted geopolitical tensions in the region.
OpenAI president’s blog pushing agentic AI most notable for what it did not say
OpenAI president Greg Brockman on Sunday warned enterprise CISOs that they need to more aggressively embrace agents if they want to survive upcoming cyberattacks.
Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window open
Microsoft once regarded the idea of quitting China as unthinkable. But in the past five years, at least 15 branch offices and joint ventures in China have been shut.
Meta stares down trillion-dollar threat as landmark social media trial begins
The attorneys general of 29 states are seeking not only massive financial penalties, but also court orders that could force Meta to change how it operates its platforms.
Cursor launches Origin code hosting service to compete with GitHub
Cursor today introduced Origin, a cloud service that software teams can use to store their code. The launch marks the company’s first major product update since its $60 billion sale to SpaceX Corp.
MamiMarkets connecting ethnic food vendors, customers
A West African soup recipe and a fruitless search for ingredients led to a business opportunity for two Manitoba entrepreneurs. La Salle-based husband and wife Tayo Olayinka and Adeola Adegoke […]
- Tayo Olayinka and Adeola Adegoke founded MamiMarkets.com in 2021.
- Company expanded to seven Canadian cities, using Uber drivers for deliveries.
- MamiMarkets aims to triple its 2025 gross merchandise value to $1 million.
Wink Unscripted by Hyatt turns operations into core competitive advantage
Wink Unscripted by Hyatt s STAY24 model guarantees a full 24 hour stay starting from the exact moment of check in
Chinese workers turn bosses into virtual pets for stress relief amid rising quirky trend
AI desktop pets are gaining popularity in China, offering young workers an outlet for workplace frustration and providing bereaved owners with a digital means to preserve memories of their deceased pets. Virtual pets first emerged on messaging platforms in the early 2000s, roaming across screens and interacting with users as they browsed…
Your AI isn’t producing bad creative, your brief is
Volume went up. Quality didn’t. The bottleneck moved somewhere nobody is looking. Every marketing team I speak to in Southeast Asia has the same story about generative AI: we make ten times more creative than we did eighteen months ago, and we’re not convinced any of it is better. That instinct is now measurable.
Can telecoms turn data into action? Seven-dimension model maps readiness
Research in the International Journal of Business Information Systems discusses a sector-specific framework to help telecommunications companies assess how effectively they use big data.
6 fitness trackers under $100 — from the super-popular Google Fitbit Air to the 5-star Amazfit Active 2
A sextet of great-value devices that prove fitness doesn't have to cost the earth.
Apple: DOJ’s latest challenge in antitrust case ‘fails at every level’
Apple is pushing back against the Department of Justice’s bid to overturn a court decision allowing the company to seek documents from more than a dozen federal agencies. Here are the details.
Penang set to be named first smart city in the country
PLANMalaysia is poised to name Penang as the first smart city in the country in line with efforts of local governments to incorporate smart urban ecosystems in the state.
EFS & FreeVxFS File-Systems Get Booted While FailFS Merged For Linux 7.3
Among the early pull requests merged today by Linus Torvalds for the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle were removal of some ancient file-systems while adding in a new pseudo file-system...
- EFS and FreeVxFS file-systems removed from Linux 7.3 kernel
- FailFS, more restrictive alternative, merged into kernel
- New fchroot() system call allows chroot via file descriptor
The Practical ASUS ZenScreen 16" 1080p Portable USB Monitor Is on Sale From Newegg via AliExpress
Doubles as a secondary monitor for your laptop or a portable display for your Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck.
Young adults are taking prescription drugs instead of alcohol - and it's dividing experts
Increasingly, young adults are taking anxiety medication to feel "drunk" at parties. But it's not a free lunch, experts warn.
Immune cells have a 'sense of touch,' scientists discover
Scientists have long believed that tissue-resident memory T cells—which remain in tissues after an infection has cleared and respond rapidly if the threat returns—are shaped primarily by biochemical…
SVPopEx: Population-Wide Visualization and Exploration of Structural Variants
Structural variants (SVs) are large-scale genomic variants, which can disrupt important functional and regulatory elements, leading to genomic disorders in humans and playing important roles in…
A meta-analysis of ancient and present-day Central Eurasian genome data to revise archaic hominin ancestry
Archaic introgression has shaped the evolutionary history of Eurasian populations, yet Central Eurasian region remains understudied despite being at the crossroads of ancient human migration.
A Method to Analyze Low-Quality Archaic Human Genomes and its Application to the Teshik-Tash 1 Neandertal
The Teshik-Tash 1 child whose remains were found in Uzbekistan represents the southeastern-most extent of the known Neandertal range, providing an important link with the better studied Caucasus and…
NIH proposes major revamp of how it scores research grant proposals
Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02584-4 Proponents argue that the current system creates a false sense of precision, but critics fear that the change could increase…
MOTS-c is a mitochondrial-encoded interferon-linked host defense peptide
The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can trigger immune responses and directly entrap pathogens, but it is not known to encode active immune factors.
TLR4 signaling drives tissue inflammation, Claudin-5 internalization, and vascular barrier breakdown in a mouse model of neonatal meningitis
Neonatal bacterial meningitis is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality, yet the molecular and cellular basis of the leptomeningeal response to infection remains poorly defined.
Asia’s longevity gains must be translated into better health
Nature, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02576-4 Asia’s longevity gains must be translated into better health
Health risk assessment of heavy metals in Iranian cereal products using ICP-AES and a hybrid machine learning framework
Scientific Reports, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67271-w Health risk assessment of heavy metals in Iranian cereal products using ICP-AES and a hybrid machine learning…
The haze is back – but is the air inside your home any better?
Closing the windows may reduce exposure to haze, but pollutants already inside the home deserve attention, too.
Negligence blamed for free meal poisoning that sickened 350 students
The Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI) said a total of 40,759 students, teachers, pregnant women and toddlers had fallen ill after consuming meals provided under the program since its launch.