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Big trouble at the Etihad Stadium

Dark clouds descended over the Etihad Stadium after Manchester City were reported to have been found guilty by an independent commission of almost all of the Premier League’s financial rule charges.

World

Wiper Dismisses Claims Kalonzo Could Back Ruto in 2027

The remarks follow a private meeting between Musyoka and former UDA Chairman Johnson Muthama on Thursday night, which triggered speculation over the Wiper leader’s political plans.

  • Wiper Patriotic Front Chairman Jamleck Kamau denies claims Kalonzo Musyoka may back Ruto in 2027.
  • Musyoka met Johnson Muthama to discuss national issues, not political alliances.
  • Musyoka intends to run for president in 2027 while promoting opposition unity.

World

US lawmaker hails Nigeria over reported arrest of terrorist leader

United States lawmaker, Riley Moore has welcomed the reported arrest of Mahmoud Adam, who has been accused of involvement in attacks that killed Christians in Nigeria. Moore said the reported arrest was an indication that security cooperation between the United States and Nigeria was yielding results, while commending the Nigerian…

Health & Medicine

4 ways parents can teach young boys about consent and how to go against the group, according to Dr. Becky

Amid the controversy around sexual assault allegations at Cornell University, parents flooded Dr. Becky's DMs for advice on consent education.

  • Teach boys to tolerate frustration when they don't get what they want.
  • Help children notice others and subtle cues in everyday interactions.
  • Encourage speaking up even when it feels uncomfortable or risky.

Tech

Istio 1.31 Adds Agentgateway Waypoints and Moves Release Artifacts off Google Cloud

Istio 1.31 adds agentgateway waypoints in ambient mode, with a canary configuration fix included in 1.31.1. It also ends the publication of images and Helm charts to Google Cloud, requiring repository…

  • Istio 1.31 introduces agentgateway as a Layer 7 waypoint proxy
  • Release moves container images and Helm charts off Google Cloud
  • Istio 1.31 adds traffic shifting between waypoints for canary deployments

AI

Google Tests AI Data Center In Space

Longtime Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis shares a report from NPR: Google just put a refrigerator-sized satellite into space, part of a research project the company hopes can pave the way for orbiting…

  • Google tests AI data center in space with refrigerator-sized satellite
  • TPUs run Gemma AI model for 15 minutes, facing heat management challenges
  • Mission launched Oct 1, to run for a year with Planet's support

Science

The way you speak could reveal early signs of brain ageing

The way we speak may reveal how quickly we are ageing, with older-sounding speech linked to dementia and brain changes.

  • Speech tempo, pitch, and vocabulary indicate biological ageing
  • Healthy individuals show minimal speech age gap compared to actual age
  • Older speech scores correlate with accelerated ageing indicators
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