Putin’s Propaganda War
Russian authorities are using a festival to showcase Moscow as a place where life is better than in the West.
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Steroids are everywhere on social media – but how dangerous are they?
South_agency/Getty Images If you have swiped through fitness-related content on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok lately, chances are that an influencer on your feed has taken steroids. A recent global meta-study estimates that steroid use in gym-goers ranges from 6 per cent in some countries to a staggering 29 per cent in others. You might find…
How to set AI boundaries at work
In the rush to use AI at work, we haven’t thought about the dangers of AI addiction and how to make sure it doesn’t happen. AI’s promise was it would liberate us from busywork. Instead, it’s becoming a new dependency. Maybe it’s an email you didn’t feel like writing. A brainstorm you didn’t feel inspired…
Line producer alleges fraud and misbehaviour on the sets of Love & War
Acclaimed filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is facing a legal controversy after an FIR was filed against him and two members of his team in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The complaint, lodged on Monday, September 1, by line producer Prateek Taj Mathur, alleges fraud, misbehaviour, and breach of trust. According to Circle Officer Vishal Jangid, Mathur claimed that…
Redondo Union defeats Marymount in high school girls volleyball showdown
In an early season showdown between two of the top girls volleyball teams in the state, Redondo Union took control over the last two sets to handle Marymount 25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 25-14 and prove it is a threat for its first Southern Section championship since 2019. The squads entered their nonleague matchup with a 22-1…
Partnerships Power Highland Electric’s Expanding Fleet of School Buses
BRIAN KENNY: Welcome to Cold Call, the podcast where we dive deep into the stories behind groundbreaking Harvard Business School case studies. As we sit down to record today’s episode, there’s a hint of autumn in the air in Boston, and children across the US are getting ready to start the new school year, which,…
Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers
A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.
Google avoids break up, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial
Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices to keep it from further anticompetitive behavior. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive deals that…
Alberta Book Ban Paused After Margaret Atwood Mocks Measure
Try to ban The Handmaid’s Tale and face the literary scorn of Margaret Atwood, as Alberta’s government learned from its now paused censorship measure. In a short story published online this past weekend, Atwood slammed MAGA-ish Premier Danielle Smith, “selfish rapacious capitalism,” Ayn Rand fanboys, and the hypocrisy of paying “no attention to what Jesus…
Vondrousova withdraws from US Open, sending Sabalenka to semis
NEW YORK — Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka returned to the US Open semifinals without hitting a ball on Tuesday night because the woman she was supposed to face in the quarterfinals, 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, pulled out of their match with an injured knee. “I tried my best to take the court today, but…