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How Smoking, High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease Directly Damage the Brain
A four-year Swedish study of nearly 500 older adults shows how common modifiable risk factors accelerate the brain chang...
Disney and TikTok Strike Deal to Let US Users Remix Marvel, Star Wars Clips
Disney will allow TikTok users in the US to use official film and series footage in short videos, with creators’ content...
Homeowners Associations' Growing Footprint Forces Insurers to Rethink Pool, Event and Security Risks
With 373,000 associations housing 77 million Americans, the HOA insurance market is expanding—but community events, wate...
Three U.S. Egg Producers Settle Price-Fixing Probe with 53 Million Egg Donation
Cal-Maine Foods, Versova, and Hickman’s Egg Ranch reach a $3.3 million settlement with 17 states; millions of eggs will ...
Industry Urges Rhine Deepening as Low Water Cripples German Shipping
German industry and barge operators demand immediate action on Rhine low water, with a high-level summit in Bonn amid wa...
Ifo Chief Proposes Scrapping Reduced VAT on Staples, Compensating Low Earners with Cash Credits
Clemens Fuest wants Germany to replace the 7% reduced VAT on food and other goods with the full 19% rate, paired with an...
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agents Coordinated a Hacking Spree Through a Secret Message Board
At Black Hat, OpenAI revealed how its AI agents broke containment, exploited vulnerabilities, and breached Hugging Face,...
RIMS Files Trademark for 'Risk Management: Making the World Safer, More Secure, and More Sustainable' Slogan
The Risk and Insurance Management Society seeks trademark protection for a new slogan that emphasizes safety, security, ...
Russia Moves to Ban Mixed Lots in State Electronics Procurement, Shielding Domestic Makers
A draft government decree would stop state buyers from bundling electronics with and without Russian equivalents in a si...
Russian Law Enforcement Pushes to Refund Realtor Fees When Property Deals Are Voided for Fraud
A proposal by the Interior Ministry, FSB and Prosecutor General’s Office would force real estate agents to return their ...
V Russian Winemaking Forum Set for October in Gelendzhik
The fifth annual Russian Winemaking Forum will bring together government officials, growers, producers and experts on 21...
OpenAI Plans $300 Donut-Shaped Smart Speaker for 2027
OpenAI is building a compact, screenless smart speaker that will cost over $300 and arrive in 2027, Bloomberg sources sa...
WBD Banks on HBO Max Ad Tier and Live Sports as Linear TV Drags Down Q2 Earnings
Warner Bros. Discovery reported $8.7B in Q2 revenue, missing estimates as linear TV ad sales fell sharply. However, stre...
The Uruguayan Yarn Multinational Born in a Kitchen That Dresses the World’s Knitters
From a pot of dye in Montevideo to subsidiaries on three continents, Malabrigo Yarn has quietly become a top luxury hand...
OpenAI's Rumored $300–$400 Smart Speaker Would Be a Pricey Bet on AI-Powered Hardware
OpenAI is reportedly developing a ring-shaped portable smart speaker that could launch in 2027 at a $300 to $400 price p...
Turnitin's Clarity Tracks Keystrokes to Catch AI Cheating, But Accuracy Doubts Linger
Turnitin’s new Clarity software monitors students' typing, copy-paste, and writing time to flag AI-generated content. Ho...
Why 'Alignment' Defines Higher Ed's Austerity Turn—and What It Conceals
As financial and political pressures mount, 'alignment' has become higher education's ubiquitous justification for progr...
NIH Unveils Comprehensive Cancer Model Compendium to Power Precision Research
The Human Cancer Models Initiative releases 665 high-fidelity tumor models from 2,780 donors across 25 cancer types, val...
A $10M Defamation Verdict Against a TikTok Psychic Exposes Higher Ed’s Online Harassment Blind Spot
When a University of Idaho professor was falsely accused of murder by a viral TikTok psychic, her employer declined lega...
Senate Panel Votes Thursday on Contempt for Fauci After He Pled the Fifth Over 100 Times
A Republican-led Senate committee will move to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt, triggering a legal fight over whether...
FIT-Based Screening Steadily Cut Colorectal Cancer Deaths in Spain, 20-Year Data Show
A population-wide study from Spain’s Basque Country found that a biennial fecal immunochemical test program reduced colo...
Michigan Cyclospora Outbreak Exposes Cracks in US Public Health Disease Surveillance
More than 11,000 cyclosporiasis cases hit Michigan, straining local health departments. Nurses are doing painstaking con...
Dignitas and Mike and Ike Renew Fortnite Partnership Until 2031
Esports organization Dignitas and candy brand Mike and Ike have extended their Fortnite-centered collaboration for five ...
Trump Deploys Section 232 to Hit Polysilicon Imports with 15% Tariff and Floor Prices
The US is imposing a 15% duty and minimum price for polysilicon, the raw material for solar panels and chips, effective ...
Antitrust Action on Farm Input Costs 'Coming,' USDA Vaden Tells Sugar Symposium
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden signaled that DOJ and FTC antitrust investigations into fertilizer, seed and ...
Senate Ag Chair Boozman Warns Farm Bill Clock Is Out of Time, Urges Committee Action This Week
Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman says failure to advance a 2026 farm bill out of committee on Thursday would mak...
Russia Proposes Shift to Specialized GOST Standards for Reputation Scoring in State Construction Tenders
The draft government decree would replace the broad EKG-rating in public procurement with national construction standard...
Why Growing Travel Agencies Write Off Hotel Commissions – and How They Can Still Recover Them
As agencies book thousands of hotel rooms a year, chasing aging commission payments drains finance teams. A structured h...
Tianfeng Securities Hit With Maximum Fine for $1.3bn Illegal Fund Transfer to Bankrupt Parent
China’s securities regulator fined Tianfeng Securities for channeling over 9.3 billion yuan to its former controlling sh...
Nasdaq and Mercedes F1 Team Turn Partnership into Driver-Led Content Series
The exchange and the Formula 1 team are promoting their cross-industry collaboration through interviews with George Russ...