Social media influencers don entrepreneurial hat; launch VC-backed consumer brands
The rise of social media influencers has given birth to a new wave of consumer brands, garnering tremendous venture capital interest.
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Supply driven trucking market cycle explained in the data
Tender volumes have gone nowhere for two years. Rejections have tripled. The data says this cycle has been defined by capacity leaving the market — not by surging freight demand.
Trump Promises His Venezuela Oil Deal Will Lower Gas Prices. But When?
Developing the country’s vast oil reserves will require significant investment and infrastructure work—and officials have provided no public timeline.
The Mecca Accord - Where ambition meets reality in a fractured region
ON 7 August 2026, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gathered in Mecca to sign the Mecca Joint Defence…
- Mecca Accord signed on 7 August 2026 by Saudi, Turkey, and Pakistan
- Accord aims to enhance defense cooperation, intelligence sharing, and industrial collaboration
- Challenges include differing strategic interests and threat perceptions among signatories
Six ways parents could make the return to school a little easier
Parenting experts give their top tips on how to make sure back-to-school runs as smoothly as possible.
Today’s Wordle #1898: Hints, Clues And Answer For Sunday August 30
Looking for help with today's New York Times Wordle? Here are some expert hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today's Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.
Socceroo Volpato scores long-range goal in Serie A win
A long-range strike from Socceroo Cristian Volpato has helped his Italian side Sassuolo claim a 2-1 win over Torino in their Serie A clash.
NSL roundup: Wild surprise Rise with 2-2 draw, Roses tame Tide 1-0
- Vancouver Rise secured 2-2 draw against Calgary Wild
- Jessica De Filippo scored late goal for Vancouver Rise
- Calgary Wild improved to 2 wins, 12 losses, 4 draws
Israeli settlers beat two elderly Palestinian sisters in Ramallah
Israeli settlers beat two elderly Palestinian sisters in Ramallah Two elderly Palestinian sisters were injured after being attacked by Israeli settlers while picking figs from their land in the town…
- Attack occurred near Ramallah while sisters were picking figs from their land in Silwad.
- Israeli forces and settlers conducted 2,256 attacks against Palestinians in July.
3 Things That Matter Most for Eli Lilly Now
Eli Lilly is the leader in the GLP-1 space, but the company can't rest on its laurels.
Relative of Alameddine crime family fights for life after shooting
A member of Sydney's Alameddine family is fighting for life after being shot at a home in the city's west overnight.
Myopia prevention in Japan reaches a milestone
For the first time, Japan's Basic Policy includes language on preventing childhood myopia. It's a start, but more must be done.
I tried to trick the latest smart spotting scope with a stuffed seagull – but it was smarter than me!
How smart are smart bird optics? I tried to fool the AI-driven device – but failed
How To Solve Today’s NYT Pips, Sunday, August 30
Looking for help with today's New York Times Pips? We'll walk you through today's puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.
Relax, Atiku Will Not Restore Subsidy
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the ADC presidential candidate, has causedchaos among policy analysts by threatening to restore petrolsubsidy if he is elected president.
- Atiku Abubakar threatens to restore petrol subsidy if elected
- Economic harm possible from subsidy restoration, risking fiscal crisis
- Smuggling may increase if subsidy returns, per Atiku's knowledge
As forests fragment, arboreal bridges offer orangutans a lifeline
Habitat fragmentation limits orangutan movement between populations, potentially reducing genetic exchange and raising the risk of inbreeding, with implications for the species’ long-term survival.
PSA: Swap the radial ability menu in Star Wars Zero Company for more of a trad XCOM-style experience
It's the Runa-approved way to play.
Birdsville's lone ranger retires after three decades as keeper of the desert
For more than 30 years, Don Rowlands has been the ranger in charge of Munga-Thirri National Park, in Queensland's far south-west corner. But the time has come for him to hang up his uniform.
Turn handicrafts into income while preserving heritage, says Bawang Assan rep
SIBU (Aug 30): Turning handicrafts into economic opportunities can help preserve cultural heritage while providing additional household income, said Bawang Assan assemblyman Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh.
National health agenda drive in Song posts healthy participation from longhouse folks
KAPIT (Aug 30): The recent Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat (ANMS) programme at Rumah Surie in Nanga Temalat, Song here recorded encouraging participation from the longhouse folks.
Born vulnerable: Why RSV is a greater threat to newborns, premature babies
KUCHING (Aug 30): For many families of premature babies, birth does not come with the celebration they had imagined. There may be few congratulatory messages, and there might not even be a chance to…
Retro Japan: Welfare facility in Tokyo marks century of beauty and strength
TOKYO -- The main building of Yokufukai, a social welfare corporation, has stood for a century amid a vast expanse of greenery in the capital's Sugina
- Yokufukai social welfare organization built in 1926
- Designed by Yoshikazu Uchida and Tatsundo Toki
- Endures as eldercare facility and hospital today
Japan's foreign hiring halt intensifies rural-urban competition for restaurant workers
TOKYO -- Japan's halt in accepting new foreign workers under the Specified Skilled Worker (i) status for the food service sector from April this year
- Japan suspends foreign worker admissions for restaurant sector
- Labor shortage intensifies rural-urban competition
- Companies offer Japanese-language training to attract workers
Characterizing shared and distinctive molecular phenotypes across motor regions in ALS with and without TDP-43 pathology in a veteran cohort
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive dysfunction and loss of upper and lower motor neurons.
Substrate Profiling of RNF216 Uncovers a Translation-Linked OTUD4 Regulatory Axis
Mutations in the E3 Ubiquitin (Ub) ligase RNF216 cause Gordon Holmes syndrome (GHS), a neurodegenerative disorder accompanied by neuroendocrine disruption.
Metabolite co-variation networks reveal keystone functions and an emergent pathogen state in the human urobiome.
Microbial communities are dynamic, adaptive ecosystems whose collective behavior emerges from metabolic interactions such as cross-feeding, competition, and cooperation, rather than taxonomic…
AI models are being used to track zoonotic diseases. Will they prevent the next pandemic?
Nature, Published online: 30 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02684-1 Spread of diseases between humans and animals is an issue around the world.
Automakers widen powertrain bets
- Automakers expanding powertrain options in India as petrol dominance fades.
- MG launches SUV with plug-in hybrid and electric powertrains.
- Hyundai broadening CNG portfolio and preparing for electric vehicles.
Day Traders Are Abandoning Korean Chip Leveraged ETFs in Droves
An onerous mock trading course is becoming an effective tool for South Korea to cool investor fervor over risky products that have turned the country’s $4.3 trillion stock market extremely volatile.
Major sodium-ion battery milestone passed by California startup — Unigrid aces Hyundai’s safety tests down to -20C as experts call tech a 'compelling alternative' to lithium-ion
Sodium-ion battery technology promises to improve on lithium-ion in numerous areas, though challenges remain.
Most Insurers Invest for the Long Term. Mark Walter’s Did the Opposite.
Billions in short-term loans made to affiliates were due to mature by the end of August, which could ratchet a funding squeeze on the Dodgers’ owner.
‘A Roth IRA on Steroids’: Wealthy Americans Find Another Tax-Free Way to Invest
Private-placement life insurance is a customizable insurance contract that allows unlimited investments to grow tax-free.
KATSEYE Makes Brief Daisy Chain Fields Festival Appearance After Canceling Performance
Three members of KATSEYE appeared on stage on Saturday (Aug. 29) even though Megan's injury forced the group to exit the fest's official lineup.
Introducing Hy4 Preview
Introducing Hy4 Preview New open weight text input (no vision) LLM from Chinese company Tencent today: 770B total parameters, 49B active parameters, 1M token context window, 1.56TB on Hugging Face .
- Tencent unveils Hy4, a 770 billion parameter LLM with 49 billion active parameters.
- Context window of Hy4 extends to one million tokens, a significant increase from Hy3.
- Hy4 offers only two reasoning effort levels: high and nothink.
Grand Ole Opry Dolly Parton tribute live stream: Where to watch and full performers list
Fans can watch the Grand Ole Opry’s Dolly Parton tribute through official livestreams featuring several country music performers.
Auction market crunched lower amid deteriorating sentiment
Australia’s auction market has taken another turn for the worse, with the national preliminary auction clearance rate falling again to only 52.4%, down from 56.5% the previous weekend (revised lower…
- Australia's auction market clearance rate dropped to 52.4%, down from 56.5%
- Nationwide auction figures declined by 32.3% compared to last year
- Cotality's index shows 1.1% weakening over past 28 days, reflecting housing correction
State-backed investment account offers tax-free threshold
No deemed disposal, a tax-free threshold, and no minimum contribution will be among the key features of the Government's new personal-investment account scheme.
Filmhouse honors brave guards, steps up security after Lekki attack
Filmhouse Group has announced security enhancements across all its locations and paid tribute to two frontline guards following a deadly read more Filmhouse honors brave guards, steps up security…
Should you be taking psyllium husk? What to know about the fibre supplement
The supplement is said to help with weight loss, blood sugar, cholesterol and more. Is that too good to be true?
Fit enough for Hyrox or a marathon? Why that doesn’t necessarily mean your heart is ready
Experts explain why training performance and VO2 max don’t tell the whole story about your heart health – and when an ECG or other screening tools may be warranted.
I've been to Gamescom six times - here's what excited me this year
The BBC's Laura Cress gets a first look at the biggest games in Cologne from Witcher 3 to Alien: Isolation 2.
Nex Playground console bets on ‘healthy’ screen time
COLOGNE, Aug 30 — As concerns mount worldwide that children spend too much time on screens, David Lee, head of Nex...
Old Farmer’s Almanac September forecast: What fall 2026 weather will look like across the US
The Old Farmer's Almanac has shared its Fall 2026 forecast, predicting a warmer interior and cooler coasts across the US.
Next generation theranostic pair offers new strategy to detect and treat metastatic kidney cancer
A newly developed radiotheranostic pair, 68Ga/177Lu-NYM096, can identify tumors and effectively deliver targeted radiotherapy to patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Using a small-molecule compound, the new approach helps mitigate toxicity issues common with treatment, offering a safe and feasible strategy for…
NASA Announces Next Steps for Swift Rescue Mission
Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will attempt to conduct rendezvous and proximity operations with NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to demonstrate key capabilities for the future of space exploration.
GTA 6 Will Have No Microtransactions or Generative AI at Launch, Rockstar Says
Rockstar Games has said Grand Theft Auto 6 will have no microtransactions or generative AI when it launches in November.
Brain network rhythms reveal why some people are better at keeping their focus
Why can some people easily ignore distractions while others struggle to stay on task? New research shows that the ability to maintain focus is a stable trait reflected in the rhythmic synchronization…
Quote of the day by tech pioneer Claude Shannon: 'I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans' — a warning about superintelligent AI
Many scientists have predicted AI will one day become more intelligent than humans
A new piano teacher app gives you live feedback, and a lifetime subscription just went on sale for $150
Skoove is an AI piano app that listens while you play and gives live feedback.
Replace another MS Office subscription with a $15 lifetime license — only through Sept. 1
Get Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for one Windows PC with a lifetime license for $14.97 through Sept. 1.
Commentary: US$13 billion Hugging Face deal would crown Nvidia king of AI
Nvidia wants open AI models to thrive, but for a self-interested reason, says Parmy Olson for Bloomberg Opinion.
More mosquitoes, less birdsong: Increasingly extreme El Ninos may favour pests while other animals swelter
More frequent and extreme El Nino events could push Singapore’s wildlife to the limit, while sparing human-adapted animals like mosquitoes, crows and pigeons.
A native port of Donkey Kong 64 is finally playable on PC thanks to a team of programmers who boast that 'no generative AI [was] used at any point in the process'
The unofficial native port of the classic Nintendo platformer runs on modern hardware.
The Intricacies Of Artificial General Intelligence And Curing Disease
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) may enable human-level reasoning and critical thinking across multiple cognitive domains.
Will Apple’s ‘revamped’ Health app with AI health coach debut next month?
Earlier this year, rumors were rampant about a revamped Health app coming to iOS 26.4. Then the project was delayed, and iOS 27 came and went, and the revamp still didn’t arrive.
Punjab directs teaching hospitals to develop emergency response plans
LAHORE: Amid a zero-tolerance crackdown on safety lapses, the Punjab Health Department has ordered all teaching hospitals across the province to develop evacuation and emergency response plans within…
Factor XIa Inhibitor Shows No Benefit After Acute Coronary Syndrome
(MedPage Today) -- An investigational factor XIa inhibitor did not reduce the risk of recurrent cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with a recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event on top of antiplatelet therapy, although there was no increase...
Fanar showcases Qatar’s strides in Arabic AI: expert
Qatar is cementing its position as a regional leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation through Fanar, a domestically developed Arabic AI platform that reflects the country’s...