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World · Deutsche Welle

Can India's 'Cockroach' protest movement go nationwide?

What began as satire on social media has turned into a massive Gen Z-led protest movement driven by anger over corruption and high youth unemployment. There are signs it is finding traction outside of Delhi.

Business · BBC Business

Burnham says 20% business rates cut for English pubs 'a first step'

Some hospitality firms will get a discount from next April but hotels and restaurants won't get a cut.

Business · BBC Business

Pubs cheer business rates relief while other firms 'left out in the cold'

Pubs welcomed the support package, while other High Street firms asked why they were left out.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Writing by hand is good for your brain

Article URL: https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/writing-by-hand-is-good-for-your Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49022152 Points: 973 # Comments: 478

World · Al Jazeera

How shipping insurance rates are rising, as Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb shut down

Insurance rates through Hormuz are currently four times the five-year average.

World · Al Jazeera

Has Russia helped Iran target CIA sites in the Gulf?

Reports of Iran targeting sites belonging to the US's CIA first emerged in the early days of the Iran war.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’

Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Act" that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) are expected to introduce the legislation on Thursday. The news of […]

Society · NPR Top Stories

Republicans urge Justice Department to investigate former prosecutor Jack Smith

The former special counsel led two criminal investigations of President Trump and has been a frequent target of Trump's ire on social media.

World · Al Jazeera

Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000

More than 1,000 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, according to official government data.

Society · BBC Technology

Google fined €890m by EU for favouring its own apps over rivals

It is the first major enforcement action against the tech giant under the EU's new digital rules.

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

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Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

How regulated organizations can increase AI code velocity safely

Many industries are excited about the possibilities AI opens up for software development. Still, for regulated industries, there’s something extra The post How regulated organizations can increase AI code velocity safely appeared first on The New Stack .

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Abstract Raises $25 Million to Expand Composable Security Operations Platform

The latest investment round brings the total raised by Abstract to nearly $50 million. The post Abstract Raises $25 Million to Expand Composable Security Operations Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek .

World · Deutsche Welle

Canada-EU: Closer trade ties to counter Trump?

Given they share the world's longest land border, Canada and the US have historically enjoyed fruitful trade relations. But with Donald Trump escalating his tariff war, Canada is looking to the EU and further afield.

World · Deutsche Welle

Oil prices jump as Hormuz, Red Sea crises deepen

Renewed strikes on shipping in the Gulf and the Red Sea have dealt a fresh double blow to global oil markets. As prices climb once again, DW examines what else could keep them elevated.

World · Al Jazeera

Why do some of the cheapest cities cost the most to live in?

A worker in Cairo can afford 22 hamburgers a month. In Tel Aviv, more than 200. AJLabs counts a salary in Big Mac meals.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

Claude Cowork Flaw Could Let AI Agent Escape Its VM and Access Mac Files

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sandbox escape vulnerability in Anthropic's Claude Cowork that makes it possible to break out of the confines of a Linux virtual machine (VM) within which the agent runs to read or write files anywhere on the Mac. Accomplish AI, which shared details of the vulnerability with The Hacker News ahead of publication, said about 500,000 macOS users running

Society · The Guardian Society

Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noise

Pioneering study linking noise pollution to Parkinson’s finds 3% increase in risk for every 11.5dB rise in noise levels Long-term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease, the biggest study of its kind has found. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder in which parts of the brain become damaged over time, affecting movement and balance. Continue reading...

Society · BBC Technology

Amazon gaming boss predicts future where players no longer need consoles

Jeff Gattis said the rising cost of gaming tech is likely to mean more people will stream their games online.

World · Al Jazeera

Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj freed on bail

Indian authorities release the two men after years in prison although both remain under tight court-imposed restrictions

World · Deutsche Welle

WAFCON 2026: What you need to know

Several months after it was supposed to start and with more teams than first planned, WAFCON 2026 is finally set to begin. The hosts want a maiden title while a tournament outsider have one of its best players.

World · The Guardian World

MoD cancels army training in Kenya over powers to prosecute British soldiers

September exercise called off after Kenya raises concerns over funding and jurisdiction for criminal offences The British army has been forced to cancel training for its troops in Kenya after the Kenyan government refused to ratify a bilateral defence agreement. While the UK government wanted to renew the existing agreement, Kenyan lawmakers had sought changes to give local authorities greater powers to hold British soldiers accountable for any offences committed in the country. Continue reading...

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

Chaos Ransomware Uses msaRAT to Route C2 Traffic Through Headless Chrome and Edge

The Chaos ransomware group ran its command-and-control through the victim's own browser. Cisco Talos on Thursday detailed msaRAT, the Rust implant behind it, found on a compromised Windows machine ahead of the encryptor. The implant never opens an outbound connection of its own. Its process talks to 127.0.0.1 and nothing else. It starts Chrome or Edge in headless mode and drives the browser

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spending climbs

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/alphabets-cash-burn-raises-alarm-big-tech-ai-spending-climbs-2026-07-23/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49021006 Points: 253 # Comments: 261