By CAMERON CHARTERS and MARK NICOL, DEFENCE EDITOR Published: 17:36 BST, 17 August 2026 | Updated: 17:36 BST, 17 August 2026 Royal Marines Commandos were ordered to be clean shaven for a parade in front of King Charles despite rules allowing the elite soldiers to have beards. The order to…
Ranking of the best players in world football revealed in EA SPORTS FC27’s new ratings – with just ONE Premier League player set to star in the top 10
By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 17:27 BST, 17 August 2026 | Updated: 17:29 BST, 17 August 2026 Football game company EA Sports have revealed their top-rated players for the upcoming FC27 game, with only one Premier League player making the top ten. The newest edition of the game, formerly…
Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus
“DeFi is a remarkable innovation; however, it has achieved limited institutional adoption,” Schnarch said in a statement. “Current product offerings fall short of meeting the traditional finance bar, especially as it pertains to compliance and technical requirements.” The move is a logical response to the shift in DeFi’s user base,…
Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Startup Groq has raised $350 million as it continues to pivot from an AI chipmaker to a neocloud company that provides powerful GPUs and AI infrastructure services. The new capital, led by investment firm Disruptive with planned participation from Nvidia, values the company at $3.5 billion. That’s down from the…
Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a vibrant view of 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, in this Aug. 11, 2026, image. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighbor galaxy to the Milky Way about…
What happened after 13 young Hawaiians sued over climate change » Yale Climate Connections
by Bridgett Ennis, Yale Climate Connections August 17, 2026 Young people in Hawaii now meet regularly with the state’s Department of Transportation to offer input on public transit, bike lanes, and other strategies to help the department transition away from fossil fuels. Establishing the Hawai‘i Youth Transportation Council was just…
Inside Hayden Panettiere’s Relationship With Daughter Kaya
Before her sudden death at age 36, Hayden Panettiere was a proud mom of one. The Heroes and Nashville alum welcomed daughter Kaya, now 11, in 2014 with then-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko, a former professional boxer. (The couple split in 2018.) Earlier this year, Panettiere opened up about her heartbreaking decision…
Jinger Duggar Befriends ‘Older Mentor’ After Cult Upbringing
Reading Time: 3 minutes We’ve heard Joy-Anna and Jinger Duggar discuss their childhoods, including eye-popping moments that they sometimes seem to gloss over. Now, Jinger is admitting that, as an adult, she’s found herself seeking an “older mentor.” Adult friendships can be hard to find. That is even truer when…
Synchrony works with OpenAI to advance agentic commerce (SYF:NYSE)
J. Michael Jones Synchrony Financial (SYF) has entered an enterprise collaboration with OpenAI (OPENAI) to support its effort to bring financing, rewards, and loyalty into AI-native shopping and checkout experiences, the company said Monday. The credit card issuer’s ChatGPT plugin, now available, allows consumers to Source link
I have bad news for the future of Dolby Vision on 4K Blu-ray
Of the three HDR formats available on 4K UHD Blu-ray, I’d give the advantage to Dolby Vision. While it can be argued that it and HDR10+ trade blows, the reality is that Dolby Vision is more supported, so it’s easier to suggest buying a TV for Dolby Vision than it…