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It’s time to teach AI to listen and perceive

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T15:34:04+00:00

The next decade of industry will be owned by nations whose machines have foresight, which comes with listening

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US hits civilian infrastructure as it expands strikes against Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T15:33:06+00:00

Tehran bombs US allies in Middle East after US attacks on bridges, energy facilities and key port Middle East crisis live – latest updatesThe US hit bridges, energy facilities and a key Iranian port on Friday, expanding its aerial campaign against Iran, and prompting swift Iranian strikes against US allies in the Middle East.US airstrikes hit bridges in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, killing at least seven people, Iranian state TV reported. The bridges were a key transit point for Bandar Abbas, Iran’s main port. Further US airstrikes brought down a tower in Chabahar port on the Gulf of Om

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CCPA fines SpiceJet ₹1 lakh for dark patterns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T15:31:31+00:00

SpiceJet’s representatives told the authority during proceedings that the lapse was the result of a technical error

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Palakkad Smart City: Promotional campaigns to begin in December

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T15:23:13+00:00

The corporation plans to allocate land for large-scale industries starting early next year, prioritising those needing over 50 acres in the first phase

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Burnham to announce cabinet picks on Monday – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T15:22:53+00:00

New Labour leader says: ‘I am finalising those decisions, and I will come to conclusions very shortly’When Andy Burnham first tried to return to the Commons, by applying to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Labour’s national executive committee blocked him – in part because, they argued, Labour might find it hard to hold the Greater Manchester mayoralty in the byelection caused by his resignation.When he next applied to be a candidate, for Makerfield, the NEC no longer felt able to say no because the results for Labour in the May elections were so bad that the case for

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За нього говорять оборона Києва, Харківська та Курська операції: військовий експерт відповів критикам Сирського

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-17T15:20:44+00:00

Мусієнко закликав оцінювати головнокомандувача за результатами бойових операцій, а не політичними симпатіями.

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India's first hydrogen train: Salient features

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T15:20:35+00:00

The train will run between the Jind and Sonipat railway stations and cover the 89-km distance in two hours, with halts at 12 intermediate stations

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Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T15:13:56+00:00

One UK man whose bill is usually less than £1 says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ when he saw £5.8bn invoicePeople always suspected big tech was greedy, but not quite like this. Patrons of Amazon Web Services have been landed with panic-inducing monthly bills running as high as $1.5tn for subscriptions that usually cost less than the price of a cup of coffee.From Bangalore to Bolsover the bills have been causing alarm after a computer glitch resulted in the astronomical invoices being dispatched around the world by Jeff Bezos’s company, which provides data and cloud services to millions of cus

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MakeMyTrip pre-files draft prospectus for IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T15:07:17+00:00

Nasdaq-listed MMT plans to list its shares through an offer for sale

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Robodebt whistleblower was told her royal commission evidence ‘could cost you your job’, court hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T15:00:34+00:00

Exclusive: Jeannie-Marie Blake is suing the Australian government over alleged threats, which her department denies makingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA key robodebt whistleblower is suing the Australian government, alleging she was threatened before she appeared at a royal commission and was warned that her testimony “could cost you your job”.Services Australia whistleblower Jeannie-Marie Blake has filed proceedings in the federal court, alleging her department made repeated threats against her before and after her explosive evidence to the robodebt royal commiss

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Peter Falconio murder: British expert says he has identified a ‘most likely’ burial location

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T15:00:34+00:00

UK police adviser in the early 2000s and global consultant in ‘no-body’ homicide cases says he has narrowed down the outback search area• Peter Falconio murder 25 years on: new footage shows dying Australian outback killer’s refusal to reveal body’s locationThe former British government expert who consulted on the search for the remains of the murdered backpacker Peter Falconio says he has now identified a “most likely” potential burial location – an abandoned racetrack only 8km from the scene of the infamous outback attack at Barrow Creek.In July 2001, Falconio and his partner, Joanne Lees, b

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Ribena owner invests in helping blackcurrants withstand extreme weather

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T15:00:32+00:00

The £200,000 move comes after harvests in Britain hit by wet winter, spring frost and hail, then heatwavesThe owner of Ribena is to invest £200,000 in helping blackcurrant bushes withstand stress after extreme weather put a squeeze on this year’s UK harvest.That harvest is now under way in the berry’s main growing regions including East Anglia, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Kent and Scotland. It is expected to be about 10% below the average of 10,000 tonnes, as the climate crisis drives extreme weather across Britain and elsewhere. Continue reading...

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Jio profit rises 9% on subscriber addition, ARPU growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T15:00:07+00:00

Revenue grew 12%, driven by continued gains in subscriber market share, organic ARPU growth and scale up of digital services

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Section of MRF workers in Perambalur factory on strike

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T14:57:02+00:00

Production at the plant is said to be continuing with the help of temporary workers and apprentices.

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Federal Bank logs 36.50% increase in Q1 FY27 net profit at ₹1,177 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T14:56:07+00:00

The Bank’s board on Friday approved raising of funds in Indian currency or any other permitted foreign currency by way of issue of debt instruments up to ₹10,000 crore on a private placement basis

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Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T14:56:01+00:00

Firm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stationsSouthern Water has been fined more than £7m after dumping sewage illegally off the Kent coast between 2019 and 2021.The company, described by the judge as having a “record of criminality” which is “an exceptionally serious aggravating factor”, pleaded guilty to 13 offences at Medway magistrates court last April over sewage discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stations between 2019 and 2021. Continue reading...

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Cuban Dissident Is Missing A Week After Prison Release

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-17T14:54:30+00:00

A Cuban artist awaiting permission from the Trump administration to enter the United States is being held in an unknown location in Cuba.

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Section of MRF workers in Perambalur factory on strike

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T14:53:50+00:00

Production at the plant is said to be continuing with the help of temporary workers and apprentices.

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Iran proves it can still inflict damage despite waves of US attacks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T14:52:10+00:00

Leaked US intelligence report concluded Iran retained 70% of missiles and launchers after 38-day spring campaignIran and the US have been trading blows for six consecutive nights and there are no shortage of signs that the renewed fighting will worsen further. Tehran and Washington remain far apart diplomatically, and though the US retains a significant military overmatch, Iran has more than enough capability to inflict damage.Friday’s developments are a case in point. A wave of US attacks, with missiles launched from jets, drones and warships, targeted Iranian ports and the south of the count

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Brenda Fricker, Oscar winner for My Left Foot, dies aged 81

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T14:48:53+00:00

The acclaimed Irish actor started her career in Coronation Street and Casualty before a string of high-profile Hollywood rolesBrenda Fricker, who became the first female Irish Oscar winner for acting with My Left Foot, has died aged 81. Her agent Phil Belfield told the BBC in a statement: “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her … I was honoured to know, love and work with her and she will always have a place in my heart and in the heart of so many film and TV fans the world over.”In My Left Foot, Fricker plays the mother of Christy Brown, whose cerebral pa

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