China's exports growth beats estimates in July, as AI-driven shipments surge: the hour's strongest signal

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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 42

China's exports growth beats estimates in July, as AI-driven shipments surge

China's exports rose more than expected in July, as global demand for high-tech components continues to absorb the country's manufactured goods.

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40

A wedding, a war and the generation carrying Israel forward

The young Israelis who rushed to serve after October 7 are now marrying, studying and starting careers, carrying the burdens of war while building the country they fought to defend.

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40

Ebola outbreak in Congo tops 4,000 cases in world's second-largest epidemic

Researchers believe Congo's Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, with the true scale of infections likely much higher.

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40

Knesset seat distribution remains unchanged, despite growing uncertainty in security

Among the opposition parties, the Democrats have failed to return to double digits after losing two seats last week, falling to nine, below the level recorded before the party’s primaries.

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40

Trump opens investigation over leak of US' lack of munitions at critical phase of conflict

Trump defended US weapons supplies on Thursday as officials warned that depleted air defense stockpiles could complicate further military action against Iran.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule

It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World

S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco

As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Roof Racks That Automatically Lift and Lower the Load For You

These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading. They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Combining Computational Design with Wicker

Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Improvised Transport on Abandoned Infrastructure: Colombia's Ingenious Motorcycle-Railroad Adapters

Colombia started building railroads in the mid-19th century, and they boomed up until the mid-20th. But by the 1990s, as roads and cars proliferated, the national rail company was liquidated. Rural communities lost service.

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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 39

Australia news live: Attorney general warns women and children at risk of ‘harmful conduct’ from smartglasses users; Victoria puts chickens in lockdown due to bird flu

Follow today’s news live Federal parliament is returning from winter break next week. Do you have a question you’d like to ask Guardian Australia’s team of political reporters in Canberra?

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Research & DiscoveryGlobalSignal 39

Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface - Physics World

Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface Physics World Ubiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities driving plasma mixing on the Sun Nature NSF Inouye Solar Telescope Enables Major Discovery of a Hidden Solar Process - NSO NSO - National Solar…

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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 38

Man who started Gann Fire was previously sentenced for causing 2018 fire - KCRA

Man who started Gann Fire was previously sentenced for causing 2018 fire KCRA Gann Fire Map Watch Duty Friend remembers Northern California Gann Fire victim who stayed behind, refusing to leave her dogs cbsnews.com Person found dead in home burned in massive Gann wildfire SFGATE…

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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 38

South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket's moon crash

A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures of the moon's fresh crash scene caused by a stray SpaceX rocket.