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Anthropic CEO Calls AI Backlash a Crisis of Trust, Not a Messaging Failure
Technology

Anthropic CEO Calls AI Backlash a Crisis of Trust, Not a Messaging Failure

Dario Amodei answers investor Gavin Baker's critique, arguing the industry's real problem is unfulfilled promises and pu...

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German Households Spend Nearly One Euro in Ten on Leisure
Personal Finance

German Households Spend Nearly One Euro in Ten on Leisure

New official data show leisure, sport and culture took 9.5% of average German household spending in 2024, up from 8.6% i...

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Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee Win Locarno Awards for 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'
News

Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee Win Locarno Awards for 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'

The Korean director and actor were both honoured at Locarno, with Kim sharing the best performance prize with Monica Bel...

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Trump Orders Substantial Cut to Joint South Korea-US Military Exercises
Defense

Trump Orders Substantial Cut to Joint South Korea-US Military Exercises

The instruction comes as the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise begins and North Korea steps up missile launches, reopening q...

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Japan's 2026 Defense Paper Puts Unmanned Systems, AI and Arms Exports at Center
Defense

Japan's 2026 Defense Paper Puts Unmanned Systems, AI and Arms Exports at Center

The new white paper adds a chapter on new forms of warfare and calls for a stronger defense industrial base, pointing to...

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Free Jazz, Puppetry and an Ayumo Coin Stamp Rally Come to Hon-Atsugi MyLord
Lifestyle

Free Jazz, Puppetry and an Ayumo Coin Stamp Rally Come to Hon-Atsugi MyLord

Hon-Atsugi MyLord will host free jazz on August 20–21, puppetry on August 23 and flamenco on August 29, adding an Ayumo ...

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Nvidia and Broadcom's AI Financing Tools Shift Compute Control Away From Hyperscalers
Technology

Nvidia and Broadcom's AI Financing Tools Shift Compute Control Away From Hyperscalers

Barclays says $500bn and $35bn financing platforms let large AI buyers fund compute capacity outside big cloud providers...

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Why Japan's I-400 Submarine-Aircraft Carriers Failed to Change Naval War
Defense

Why Japan's I-400 Submarine-Aircraft Carriers Failed to Change Naval War

Imperial Japan built huge submarines that could launch floatplanes, but a slow, costly design and a rapidly worsening wa...

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US Senate Advances Russia Sanctions Bill as Ukraine Marks Independence Day
Politics

US Senate Advances Russia Sanctions Bill as Ukraine Marks Independence Day

A rare 86-12 Senate vote moves the Lindsey O. Graham Russia sanctions bill toward a floor vote, while Ukraine reports a ...

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Hanwha Aerospace Wins Preferred-Bidder Role for K9 Precision Fuse
Defense

Hanwha Aerospace Wins Preferred-Bidder Role for K9 Precision Fuse

South Korea’s DAPA has named Hanwha Aerospace preferred bidder to develop a GPS-guided 155mm course correction fuse for ...

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Taliban Mark Five Years Back in Power With a Firmer Grip Than in the 1990s
Defense

Taliban Mark Five Years Back in Power With a Firmer Grip Than in the 1990s

Five years after retaking Kabul, the Taliban face no serious armed rival and have alternative patrons in Moscow and Beij...

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Australia Becomes First Foreign Buyer of the Classified AIM-260 JATM
Defense

Australia Becomes First Foreign Buyer of the Classified AIM-260 JATM

Canberra will spend about $520 million to arm its fighters with America's secretive long-range air-to-air missile, a ste...

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Moscow Exchange to Launch Perpetual Bitcoin and Ether Index Futures in September
Markets

Moscow Exchange to Launch Perpetual Bitcoin and Ether Index Futures in September

Moscow Exchange will add perpetual futures on bitcoin and ether indices in September, plus about 20 US stock perpetuals,...

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The F-4 Phantom vs MiG-21: How Vietnam's Rules Changed Fighter Doctrine
Defense

The F-4 Phantom vs MiG-21: How Vietnam's Rules Changed Fighter Doctrine

The F-4 Phantom outmatched the MiG-21 on paper, but Vietnam's visual-identification rules and unreliable early missiles ...

Doron Avidan 👁 24 💬 0
Hormuz Commodity Transits Collapse After Tanker Attacks as US-Iran Talks Stall
Logistics

Hormuz Commodity Transits Collapse After Tanker Attacks as US-Iran Talks Stall

Kpler data showed five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none on Sunday, down from 31 the...

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Russia and Ukraine Escalate Air War as Long-Range Strikes Kill Civilians
Defense

Russia and Ukraine Escalate Air War as Long-Range Strikes Kill Civilians

Moscow reports one of the heaviest Ukrainian drone attacks yet, while Kyiv says Russian ballistic missiles killed at lea...

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Moscow Economist Fired After Warning Russia Cannot Win Ukraine War
Politics

Moscow Economist Fired After Warning Russia Cannot Win Ukraine War

Andrei Klepach, chief economist of state development bank VEB.RF, lost his post after public comments contradicted Kreml...

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Giugiaro at 88: The Fiat Panda's 50-Year, Nearly 8 Million-Sale Run
Automotive

Giugiaro at 88: The Fiat Panda's 50-Year, Nearly 8 Million-Sale Run

A veteran Auto Express columnist presents Giorgetto Giugiaro as the greatest current car designer, citing the Fiat Panda...

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Jaecoo E5 EV Lease From £231 a Month Undercuts Range Rover-Style Prices
Personal Finance

Jaecoo E5 EV Lease From £231 a Month Undercuts Range Rover-Style Prices

A 24-month Jaecoo E5 EV lease starts at £231.44 a month, but the £3,162.18 initial payment and 5,000-mile annual cap sha...

Shira Katz 👁 17 💬 0
Best Electric Estates for 2026: Audi, BMW, VW, Vauxhall and More Compared
Automotive

Best Electric Estates for 2026: Audi, BMW, VW, Vauxhall and More Compared

Auto Express has ranked the practical electric estate cars that aren't SUVs. The Audi A6 Avant e-tron leads, but VW, BMW...

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German Parents: Godparents Are Not Automatic Guardians — Here’s the Legal Fix
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German Parents: Godparents Are Not Automatic Guardians — Here’s the Legal Fix

A guardianship directive lets parents in Germany name who should raise their minor children if both die. Experts explain...

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China's Burger Boom Draws Pizza Hut, Haidilao and Coffee Chains Into Fast-Food Race
Retail

China's Burger Boom Draws Pizza Hut, Haidilao and Coffee Chains Into Fast-Food Race

Smaller households and budget-conscious diners are turning burgers into China's hottest fast-food battleground, with Yum...

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Hormuz Shipping Attacks Escalate as US Vows Unprecedented Pressure on Iran's Economy
Energy

Hormuz Shipping Attacks Escalate as US Vows Unprecedented Pressure on Iran's Economy

Attacks on ADNOC and bulk-carrier vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have driven Brent crude up nearly 6% this week as Wash...

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Wheelock's PALO SPRINGS Debut Sells 56 of 100 Units as Tender Prices Set Kwu Tung North Record
Real Estate

Wheelock's PALO SPRINGS Debut Sells 56 of 100 Units as Tender Prices Set Kwu Tung North Record

Wheelock Properties' first Kwu Tung North launch sold 56 of 100 units on day one, including tender deals at a HK$23,604 ...

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A Higher Stock-Bond Correlation Doesn't Doom the 60/40 Portfolio
Personal Finance

A Higher Stock-Bond Correlation Doesn't Doom the 60/40 Portfolio

The classic 60/40 portfolio is being questioned as stock-bond correlations rise, but a narrow focus on co-movement misse...

Shira Katz 👁 17 💬 0
Fans, Split ACs and Cold-Water Tricks: What German Households Spend to Beat the Heat
Personal Finance

Fans, Split ACs and Cold-Water Tricks: What German Households Spend to Beat the Heat

Repeated heatwaves are forcing German households to weigh fans, split air conditioners and cold-water tricks. The real s...

Shira Katz 👁 17 💬 0
Booking, Expedia and HRS Are Making Hotels Pricier, NBER Study Suggests
Travel

Booking, Expedia and HRS Are Making Hotels Pricier, NBER Study Suggests

New research suggests that personalisation on hotel booking platforms lets hotels raise room rates faster than inflation...

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Argentine Developers Turn to In-House Finance as Mortgage Credit Stalls
Real Estate

Argentine Developers Turn to In-House Finance as Mortgage Credit Stalls

Facing sluggish sales and scarce bank mortgages, Argentine developers are offering their own payment plans of up to six ...

Cormac Doyle 👁 17 💬 0
How VinFast's VF 3 Became Vietnam's Bestselling Electric Car
Automotive

How VinFast's VF 3 Became Vietnam's Bestselling Electric Car

The VF 3 delivered 44,585 units in Vietnam in 2025 and kept selling strongly in 2026, becoming an owner-personalized urb...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 19 💬 0
India's $20-Trillion-by-2036 Plan: Five Engines, 20 Reforms and a Rupee Bet
Economy

India's $20-Trillion-by-2036 Plan: Five Engines, 20 Reforms and a Rupee Bet

The Equirus policy report says India must let services climb from $2 trillion to more than $11 trillion, release trapped...

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