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I sure didn’t want what happened to occur, at least not during my vacation, of all things. But it did, and we have to deal with the fallout head-on because it came as such a surprise to many. Imagine for a moment there were five geese — Amazon , Alphabet , Microsoft , Meta Platforms , and Apple — and they were laying golden eggs like mad. No other stocks have consistently produced eggs like these five. It was like a fairy tale. Now that the fairy tale ended a long time ago, their incredible businesses, tremendous leadership, and franchises —…

China’s Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. While GLM lags behind models from Anthropic and OpenAI in other, more general tasks, it seems that China has dramatically reduced the gap in the capabilities between its models and those of the US.This level of advancement is particularly concerning to the US government, which has worked to restrict China’s access to powerful models like Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable, as well as the hardware necessary to train and run them. The Trump administration views Mythos and other…

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s national football team has once again failed to realise the dream of reaching the knockout phase of the World Cup, with the wartime 2026 tournament stirring up a wide range of emotions among Iranians inside and outside the country for different reasons.Team Melli ended its seventh appearance in the tournament after a 1-1 draw in Seattle on Friday against Egypt left them in third place in Group G, with only three points gleaned from three draws.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe team was eliminated a day later, after a series of other match results…

Three firefighters were killed and two were injured while battling massive wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border on Saturday, officials say.The firefighters were part of a federal response team assigned to the Knowles and Gore fires. They were suddenly overwhelmed by flames and tried to take shelter, the Department of the Interior said.The two injured firefighters suffered burns and were taken to hospital for treatment. “Our immediate focus is on supporting their families, friends, and fellow crewmates during this incredibly difficult time,” the US Wildland Fire Service said of the firefighters, whose names have not been released.The Knowles and Gore fires…

Novak Djokovic is taking inspiration from Serena Williams’ sensational comeback as he sets his sights on a record-breaking triumph at Wimbledon. Williams has returned to tennis at the age of 44 and will play her first singles match in four years when she faces Maya Joint in the Wimbledon first round next week. The American legend has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in her remarkable career, just behind Djokovic’s men’s record tally of 24. Djokovic, 39, is chasing an all-time record of 25 Grand Slam singles titles and Williams’ astonishing return — motivated by a desire to play in…

Vivid portraits of village life taken by documentary photographer Martin Parr months before his death are now on display.Parr, renowned for capturing the quiet rituals and absurdities of British life, was commissioned by the National Trust to capture life in Lacock, Wiltshire, during the spring and summer of 2025.The resulting exhibition, which was his last major commission before his death in December at the age of 73, is at Lacock Abbey until June 2027.Susie Parr said looking at her husband’s photos of the village’s flower show, VE Day events, annual scarecrow festival and Women’s Institute meetings had been a “bittersweet…

I’m aware that, fittingly, I’m dancing across hot coals by tackling souvlaki: in her book Taverna, Georgina Hayden devotes an entire page to the subtle differences between Greek and Cypriot barbecued meat kebabs (souvla, souvlaki, kalamaki, kontosouvli … the list goes on), yet, as Carolina Doriti observes in her beginner’s guide, “the beauty of souvlaki, Greece’s most popular street food, is its simplicity”. Though I’d steer you elsewhere for a more definitive explanation of what qualifies in different places, the name comes from the word souvla, or “skewer”; souvlaki is the diminutive, and it’s usually cooked on small skewers rather…

Ireland won the second T20 by one run over India, who did not hand a debut to teen sensation Sooryavanshi.Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026Ireland have secured a landmark series win over T20 world champions India in Belfast with a tense one-run victory after India again denied teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a debut.Harry Tector marked his 100th T20 international appearance with a fine 50, as Ireland recovered from a slow start to post 154-8 at Stormont.India-born Jai Moondra, who struck with his first ball in international cricket on Friday, had Sanju Samson lbw off the first ball of India’s…

NewsFeedPope Leo expressed solidarity with Venezuelans after two deadly earthquakes claimed the lives of at least 1,400. 68,000 remain missing from the quake.Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Whitebalance.space | E+ | Getty ImagesAmerica’s “protein-maxxing” obsession is stressing the dairy industry.Whey protein concentrate, once considered a cheap byproduct of the cheese manufacturing process, has become one of the most in-demand ingredients in the American diet. The surge is creating nationwide shortages, with some suppliers sold out for the latter half of the year, according to a USDA report from late April. U.S. whey protein end-of-month inventories have fallen by roughly half since 2023.”The market remains extremely tight, with product largely unavailable and buyers continuing to report difficulty securing supply,” the USDA reported in a June 25 report. As…