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Demi Vollering wins women’s road race world title in Montreal
The Dutch rider outsprinted Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney after an aggressive 180-kilometre race, adding a world championship to her standout season.
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Ukraine defeats Italy to reach first Billie Jean King Cup final
Anhelina Kalinina and Elina Svitolina won in straight sets in Shenzhen, ending Italy’s two-year reign as champion.
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Tenth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni as police examine possible links
South African investigators said it was too early to determine whether the latest death is connected to other killings around Johannesburg.
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Suicide bombing at northwest Pakistan checkpoint kills at least 12
Police said the blast in Dera Ismail Khan wounded 30 people, with security and government personnel among most of the casualties.
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Study finds text watermarking can alter AI agent tool calls
Lasso Research says generation-time watermarking produced measurable changes in tool-call accuracy and refusal behavior across its controlled tests.
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Apple Cards’ elaborate print operation revisited 15 years after launch
A new account from a former production partner describes the demanding physical infrastructure behind Apple’s short-lived Cards app.
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Microsoft and PC makers pull back from Copilot+ branding while keeping AI specifications
New Surface systems retain the hardware capabilities associated with Copilot+ PCs, but Microsoft is no longer using the label in their product names.
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Malicious Google ads used browser lock screens to push tech-support scams
A campaign observed across hundreds of publisher sites imitated device infections on Windows and Mac systems and urged victims to call bogus support numbers.
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LIVE COVERAGEApple Cards’ elaborate print operation revisited 15 years after launch
A new account from a former production partner describes the demanding physical infrastructure behind Apple’s short-lived Cards app.
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Black robin wins New Zealand Bird of the Year after conservation comeback
The critically endangered Chatham Islands species secured more than 26,000 votes in a record contest that drew about 105,000 participants.
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Japan's central bank tightens again while import costs threaten inflation rebound
A quarter-point move set the benchmark at 1.25%, with policymakers watching the yen and expensive energy even as the latest core inflation reading eased.
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Sony fires Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton after an internal investigation
Sony says the longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer was terminated effective immediately after a probe into unspecified allegations, following an earlier suspension from the show.
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