US officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 57
US officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say
The meeting, which has not been made public, was held at the US Embassy in Muscat, three of the sources said on the condition of anonymity.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 50
Ozempic-maker turns to Anthropic to turbocharge medical research - politico.eu
Ozempic-maker turns to Anthropic to turbocharge medical research politico.eu Novo Partners With Anthropic to Speed Up Drug Discovery Using Claude WSJ Novo Will Work With Anthropic AI to Speed Drug Development Bloomberg.com Novo, Anthropic sign deal to apply AI to drug discovery…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 49
Turkey jails 8 LGBTQ+ activists pending trial as part of sweeping investigation
Eight members of Turkish LGBTQ+ rights group Kaos GL were jailed pending trial on Tuesday as part of a national operation the government says is protecting family values and children, but which rights groups say targets fundamental rights.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 49
Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites - AP News
Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites AP News See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 49
European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’
Commission president says EU must ‘urgently reimagine our partnerships’ as she makes unprecedented offer Canada has been invited to become the first “associate member” of the EU by the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 48
British-American writer Bonnie Greer dies aged 77
Chicago-born playwright Bonnie Greer, who became a familiar face in British political discourse later in life, has died. Her husband David Hutchins announced news of Greer's death.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 45
Microsoft says AI rival Anthropic could have 'disastrous impact' on humanity - BBC
com Is Anthropic Making Claude Too Human to Control?
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Global Affairs/Asia/Signal 43
Malaysia to invite Myanmar leader over Rohingya repatriation push
"I invited him because I want to tell him that we can be friends and trade. We can accept Myanmar, but they must accept (its refugees) back," Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
Egypt’s El-Sisi rejects displacement of Palestinians, vows continued efforts on Gaza deal
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday reiterated Cairo’s rejection of the displacement of Palestinians and pledged to continue working with mediators to implement the agreement to end the war in Gaza.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become the bloc’s 1st associate member
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans for Canada to become the EU’s first associate member, highlighting shared democratic values and existing trade agreements.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Americans Invent Yet Another Crazy-Ass Racing Style: "King of the Hill"
I'm sure our overseas readers are shaking their heads. Yes, we Americans have done it again, inventing a new bat-shit style of racing. It was going to be hard to top the Rockford Speedway Figure 8 Trailer Race , where all participants had to drag a trailer.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Oilstainlab's Automotive-Inspired Maniac Chair
Out of the corner of your eye, this might appear to be a midcentury chair. But look closer, and you see a material no 1950s Scandinavian designer got to play around with: Carbon fiber. The piece is in fact current.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Bulldog Binder: Improving the Design of the Ratchet Binder
Out here in the country, people commonly haul heavy things around on trailers: Tractors, skid steers, back hoes. Safely securing these items to the trailer is a must. This is typically done with chains that are drawn tight using this thing, which is called a ratchet binder.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Great Design in Need of Basic Improvement: This Clamp-Based Tape Dispenser
Here's a clever product idea from industrial designers David Suhami Nitzan Shafat, a/k/a Scratch Design. ClampTape is essentially an A-clamp with a tape dispenser centered on the clamp's pivot point.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Skil's Powered Hex Key Set
Lots of us have something like this in the toolbox or junk drawer: Now Skil has designed a powered hex key set , the world's first. The head can lock at 90°, 135° and 180° positions, then your thumb does all the work. The push-button has both forward and reverse.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Autodesk's Aishwarya Balamukundan on Judging Core77's Fusion Forward Competition
Ask Aishwarya Balamukundan what excites her most in design right now, and she'll point to something almost invisible: the shrinking gap between having an idea and holding the finished thing.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Konstantin Grcic's Industrial-Looking Grinder for Alessi
The form of a grinder/peppermill must communicate to the user which part they're supposed to turn. " The body is machined out of aluminum, and the piece is meant to handle salt or pepper.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Climate change is putting the squeeze on the world's grapegrowers
This year, the European summer has been sweltering. It is unprecedented in many ways, marked by extreme heat, drought and record-breaking fires. Across the continent, fires have consumed hundreds of homes and prompted the evacuation of thousands of people.
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