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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution was restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone www.theguardian.com/environment/...

President Zelenskyy revealed his reasons for dismissing Defense Minister Fedorov, citing misguided actions like advocating for elections during wartime and providing inaccurate information that led to an awkward encounter with U.S. President Trump regarding Starlink usage. #Ukraine #News

NEW: The Kingdom of Scotland existed from 843 to 1707 and operated mostly under male-preference primogeniture. This meant that women could inherit the throne, but only if they had no brothers. We will look at the women who were passed over due to this rule.

Mariam Abu Dagga, a reporter with Independent Arabia was killed on the Israeli 25 August 2025 in a double-tap tank strike on Nasser Hospital, one of the last functioning medical centres in south Gaza. Five journalists were killed that day. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/isra...

Nearly 3M Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles

Stablecoin neobank Fasset lands $1 billion valuation as SBI backs its payments push

"“I have no idea what’s next & I don’t think anybody does”...GOP election official, 1 of several granted anonymity to discuss the admin’s actions against states/threats against elec workers. “We’re just not creative or devious enough to come up w/what might be coming.”" www.ms.now/news/electio... .

#BREAKING | 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 — Britain to allow MBDA to share classified information on UK components used in SCALP cruise missile, enabling Ukraine to advance domestic long-range missile production.

Sweden’s Former Prime Minister: The Swiss Are “Free Riders” in NATO Warns Against the Neutrality Initiative A critical view of Swiss neutrality: Sweden’s former Prime Minister Carl Bildt. (File photo) IMAGO/TT/Stefan Jerrevang Carl Bildt, a political veteran, … www.byteseu.com/2302509/

❗️TRUMP URGES PUBLIC NOT TO WORRY ABOUT BOND MARKETS❗️ Trump is in another unwinnable war – with the bond market With the US Treasuries market in freefall last week Trump tasked US Treasury Secretary Bessent with stemming the slide ❓️IS IT DOABLE❓️PROBABLY NOT❗️ finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...

“All social science Core classes [at the University of Chicago] will transition to an ‘analog’ approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students and professors.” chicagomaroon.com/53262/news/s...

📢 Legislation will today be introduced to ban young New Zealanders aged under 16 from social media, putting the onus on platforms to take “reasonable steps”

U.S. to unveil 'greatest financial offensive' against Iran as Tehran threatens ship seizures

Alibaba shares plunged 10% after the tech giant priced a $10.2 billion share placement to fund its growing AI investments.

@osinttechnical.bsky.social The UK will supply Ukraine with restricted engineering plans for British-made components used in the Storm Shadow cruise missile, with the official announcement expected tomorrow. The release will enable 🇫🇷 and 🇺🇦 to establish Ukrainian assembly lines for the SCALP.

“A bipartisan backlash against the growing power of Silicon Valley to dictate the terms of American life is underway. As a convenient shield against efforts to rein in its power.…tech titans are embracing the narrative that the US is in an existential battle for technological dominance with China…“

Bangladesh and India recorded nearly 8 million people displaced within their borders by rapid-onset climate hazards in 2024 alone. Climate change is driving entire communities into Chaos theconversation.com/climate-chan...

iFLYTEK CEO Liu Qingfeng said domestic compute limits extremely long context windows and trails Nvidia's H200 by up to fivefold in training efficiency. The company is optimizing models and frameworks to extract more from existing chips. Source: Pandaily

🔥 Lady Bavovna also paid a visit to Ozon in Tyube, Dagestan. It’s home to Ozon’s largest warehouse in the North Caucasus, covering about 130,000 square meters. Tyube is roughly 890 km (550 miles) from Ukraine.

On this day in 1946: Rock drummer Keith Moon is born in London, England (d. 1978) Rare 1972 Moon interview (with Chris Charlesworth, for 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳): drummagazine.com/a-rare-inter...

AI + idiot + ignorance = crap. ' An AI-enabled flood of synthetic and outright fabricated content is wreaking havoc on reality, poisoning the signals people rely on to understand politics, business and culture. '

BREAKING: Secret nuclear proof bunker was built under the White House during the Obama administration - separate from the old bunker under the East Wing‼️ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

102 former French and British ambassadors accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing • FRANCE 24 English share.google/25MqPM9U6luD...

Oil prices fall as investors await 'toughest' U.S. sanctions on Iran

Stunning Melodic Hard Rock/Heavy Metal from UK: CRUSADER's new single, "Breaking Out"! Stream the single right here: toxicmetalzine.com/post/stunnin...