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UK records hottest day of year as temperature crosses 38°C in west London
The provisional reading, recorded by the Met Office, surpassed the previous 2026 high of 38C set on June 28 The UK recorded its hottest day of the year on Thursday, with temperatures reaching 38.1C (100.6F) at Kew Gardens in west London as a powerful heatwave continued to grip parts of Europe.The provisional reading, recorded by…
Six workers dead, 2 missing after water, debris enter under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand
The incident was reported around 7.05pm in the 2km-long Tail Race Tunnel DEHRADUN: Six workers have died and two reported missing after a landslide caused a cavity to form in an under-construction THDC tunnel at Mayapur in Pipalkoti area of Chamoli district, causing a rush of water and debris to enter the tunnel on Thursday…
US rushes new carrier to Middle East amid reports of mental health crisis on USS Lincoln
US officials said that the carrier swap is part of a previously planned rotation The United States is preparing to send the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, as mounting concerns over crew morale and conditions aboard the Lincoln have raised questions about the toll of…
A robot traveled to Great Pyramid via hidden path and stopped in front of a door that had remained sealed for 4,500 years; here’s what happened
A robot traveled through a hidden passage inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza and stopped at a sealed barrier that may have remained untouched for about 4,500 years. The discovery has renewed questions about what could be hidden inside the ancient monument. According to an online report, researchers used modern robotic and scanning technology to…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Mark Zuckerberg has picked a fight with OpenAI and Anthropic, and he is no longer pretending otherwise. In an interview with The New York Times, the 42-year-old Meta chief executive said that building AI in the tightly controlled way those two labs have chosen amounts to “abandoning our values” in American…
Iran mocks Trump’s secret getaway via catering truck
Photo mocking Trump posted on X by Iran embassy in South Africa Iranian state media has mocked US President Donald Trump over the secret aircraft switch that took place during his departure from Turkey last month, portraying the episode as evidence of Washington’s fear of Iran’s military capabilities.A presenter on Iranian state television described the…
US launches first-ever multinational attack-drone task force; Iran in crosshairs
Centcom launches Task Force Falcon Strike US Central Command (Centcom) on Thursday announced plans to establish Task Force Falcon Strike, described as its first multinational, multi-domain attack-drone task force.The unit will bring together the US and regional military partners to operate one-way attack drones across air, land and maritime domains, including unmanned systems operating above,…
IAF starts process to look for 150 new-gen jet trainers to replace its aging Hawk fleet
IAF’s aging Hawk Mk-132 to be replaced NEW DELHI: To modernise its aircraft fleet that will train its future pilots, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has taken the first step for acquisition of next-generation jet trainers by floating a tender for 150 such aircraft.The new trainers, once acquired, will replace IAF’s aging Hawk Mk-132 advanced…
She spent 10 months restoring a 160-year-old house; now Lauren Iraeta is reconnecting former families with pieces of their history
When Lauren Iraeta and her husband bought an old waterfront house, they expected to spend their weekends repairing timber and replacing outdated plumbing.Instead, after a 10-month renovation, the 44-year-old real estate agent became a historical investigator. She began researching the people who had lived in the house and reconnecting their descendants with forgotten family items…
How AI boom has helped Microsoft keep a window open in China, a market that the company almost left nine years ago
Microsoft, which almost exited the market a decade ago, is using the global appetite for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure services to stay in China amid heightened geopolitical tensions and more competition from local players. While competitors like Google exited the mainland market years ago over censorship and security concerns, Microsoft maintained deep connections…
