I’m in my mid-20s. I had been posting about the protests from the beginning, but 20 July was the first time I attended one. After the baton charge that day and the internet shutdown around the protest site, I went home and started sharing first-person accounts on Instagram. I also helped organise food, aid and…
Nepal’s mountain guides spend each spring leading international clients up Nepal’s highest mountains as guides or porters. When the monsoon comes around from June to September, some of them head towards Pakistan’s far north, home to some of the world’s highest peaks, including five eight-thousanders. International visitors to this rugged region are relatively few, but…
Mary, another former content writer whose name we’ve changed, says her employer encouraged the use of AI as a productivity tool. Instead of making her job easier, she says it created additional responsibilities. “We had to edit more, fact-check more because the data AI produced was inaccurate,” she says. “Technically it was more work for…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday the biggest obstacle to technology stocks has finally been removed. “Ever since we found out that Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund, Situational Awareness, blew up last week, we’ve seen tech stocks flying all over the place, unleashed, unbound and roaring higher, catapulted by the lack of sellers of any size,” the…
After leaving his corporate job in Bengaluru, a man embarked on the journey of starting a water purification business. Surprisingly, his home-based venture has flourished, allowing him to earn a significantly higher annual income. By delivering drinking water to homes and local shops each day, he has achieved remarkable profits monthly, demonstrating that success can…
Maryland’s Democratic-controlled Legislature voted Tuesday to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would pave the way for them to eliminate the state’s lone Republican-held congressional district before the 2028 election. The move came after months of Democratic divisions over whether they should redraw their state’s congressional map in response to GOP redistricting…
If you are somewhere in Italy with a natural body of water, or any water feature, plan your activities around it, Armenise says. “Instead of walking, get a boat,” she says. “Sometimes you will see things you cannot access via land.” Instead of hiking a coastline, you can see it from the sea, she explains,…
Yemen’s transportation ministry, part of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, accused the Iran-backed Houthis of carrying out the attack by using a boat laden with explosives, Reuters news agency reported. The group have not commented on the incident. The Houthis announced what it called a blockade on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea ports on 20 July….
Advanced Micro Devices reported second-quarter earnings on Tuesday that beat expectations, but the stock slumped in extended trading after rising during regular trading hours. Here’s how the chipmaker did versus LSEG consensus estimates for the quarter ended June 27: EPS: $1.66, adjusted, versus $1.62 expected Revenue: $11.54 billion versus $11.28 billion expected Overall, AMD revenue…
An aerial view of the Paramount logo displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on Dec. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday and reported second-quarter results that showcased the continued strengths of streaming and weaknesses of linear TV. While Paramount beat…