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The fallout is being felt far beyond the Middle East, with UN agencies warning that rising fuel prices, disrupted shipping routes and growing financial uncertainty are placing mounting pressure on economies, labor markets and vulnerable households across Asia and other developing regions. Before the latest tensions, the Strait of Hormuz handled roughly one-fifth of global … Read more
Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, is keen to talk about the coding skills of his company’s newest model, Gemini 3.5 Flash. The model has been trained to perform complex agentic coding tasks: translate large code bases from one language to another; find and fix bugs lurking deep in knotty code; and even write … Read more
Ronald Acuna Jr. doubled, walked twice and scored three times in his return and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 on Tuesday. It was Acuña’s first game since being sidelined May 2 because of a left hamstring strain. He batted leadoff as the designated hitter. Mauricio Dubon had three hits, including a go-ahead … Read more
MI captain Hardik Pandya and KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane. (Pic credit: IPL) KOLKATA: One cannot but help remember the adage ‘cricket is a great leveller’ on seeing Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians meeting in what seems to be an inconsequential match at the business end of a tournament they have dominated over the years. … Read more
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, the upcoming remake of 2013’s Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, will give players the option to completely disable the HUD at will. Ubisoft has revealed in a new gameplay clip that players will be able to turn off the HUD at the press of a button without opening any menus. … Read more
Neymar and Raphinha have shared a touching moment of celebration following the announcement of Brazil’s squad for the 2026 World Cup. The legendary forward, whose inclusion had been the subject of intense speculation, was seen in tears as he connected with his close friend and Barcelona star to process the news. An Emotional Call Between … Read more
A former European Commission employee, Latyr had been living a stable middle-class life in Belgium. But that stability gave way to uncertainty almost overnight, as he found himself sleeping in a tent on the streets of Spain. There, he remained trapped for nearly four years while authorities investigated a fraud case. He was ultimately cleared … Read more
One of the most immediately noticeable changes to Flow is the new video-generation model powering the experience: Omni Flash, succeeding Veo. Similar to how Google’s Nano Banana model brought more context about the world into the AI ​​image-creation process, the Omni Flash model overhauls video generation with richer detail throughout clips. Flow users can generate … Read more
Chase Burns struck out nine over six innings and lowered his ERA to 1.83 in another terrific start for the Cincinnati Reds in a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Burns (6-1) allowed only Trea Turner’s solo shot in the third as he helped the Reds end a three-game losing streak and … Read more
Prince Yadav’s India call-up was never part of the family’s plan. In fact, on Tuesday afternoon, his father Ram Niwas was out buying groceries when the calls started flooding in. The retired RPSF (Railway Protection Special Force) head constable could barely process what was happening.“I never expected this to happen. Today, my phone hasn’t stopped … Read more