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India’s first quantum winners are selling software, not computers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T12:48:36+00:00

While software revenues are currently driven by proof-of-concept engagements, Nagendra Nagaraja expects repeat revenues to increasingly come from QCaaS and software licensing

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Vatican hits back at U.S. claim that Pope Leo speaks as a politician

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-07-13T12:46:39+00:00

President Donald Trump's ambassador had sought to portray the pontiff as the political leader of the Holy See. The Vatican swiftly said he is “proclaiming the Gospel.”

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Coimbatore student team wins top global prize at Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T12:44:12+00:00

This marks the first time in the five-year journey of Team Sea Sakthi that the team has both been shortlisted for and won the FPAII Award, making it a landmark achievement for the college and for the country.

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J&K pushes rooftop solar ahead of 2027 deadline

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T12:37:06+00:00

Officials said the residential programme has so far added 133.40 MW of rooftop solar capacity, while beneficiaries have received Central Financial Assistance of ₹291.38 crore.

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FACT, BPCL sign MoU for long-term sulphuric acid supply

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T12:33:20+00:00

Partnership to ensure a reliable supply of a key industrial input while promoting greater resource optimisation, operational efficiency, and mutual growth

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Keystone pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9m penalty over Kansas oil spill

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T12:16:01+00:00

Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water lawsA proposed legal settlement with the US government would require the Keystone pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9m civil penalty over a large oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and spend about $40m more to prevent future accidents.The agreement would resolve allegations from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Kansas that South Bow, based in Canada, violated US and state clean water laws. The rupture dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek ru

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Counter-terrorist police chief says ‘new evidence’ led to his team taking over investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T12:08:40+00:00

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood says police are ‘pursuing multiple lines of enquiry to establish the motivation for this attack’Ann Widdecombe death: counter-terrorism police take over investigationThe government has announced that it is in effect proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It is doing so using new powers under the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026.Ministers have been under pressure for years to proscribe the IRGC, which backs terrorist activity outside Iran. But the last Conservative government, and Labour when it took power, argued that it would be diff

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Airties acquires Aprecomm to widen reach, provide better service

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-13T12:08:23+00:00

The combined company now has an unmatched foundation to further accelerate expansion across Asia-Pacific and into South America, says Airties CEO

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Cervino, temperature roventi. Il gran rifiuto delle guide di Zermatt. “Blocco delle scalate”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-13T12:07:41+00:00

L’iniziativa degli operatori della località vallesana ai piedi della parete Nord del Matterhorn, sulla vetta del quale, a 4.478 metri, la temperatura diurna a malapena scende sotto quota zero. Sul versante italiano, le arrampicate vengono bloccate “in presenza di caldo anomalo”. Dalle autorità vallesi arriva però il no all’istituzionalizzazione del divieto: “Sarebbe ridicolo, è un’attività privata”

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Trump officials accused of stacking top chemical safety board with industry ‘mouthpieces’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T12:00:47+00:00

Public health advocates warn of conflicts of interests and say panel likely to provide justification for key rollbacksThe Trump administration has stacked a top chemical safety board with industry-aligned scientists who have a range of financial conflicts of interest and stand to profit from deregulation, public health advocates say.The Environmental Protection Agency’s science advisory committee on chemicals (SACC) is slated to review research for dozens of toxic chemicals during the new members’ terms. At least 13 proposed Trump appointees are probably conflicted on the chemicals that will b

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Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-13T12:00:46+00:00

In six months last year, more than 2,000 such complaints were made to eSafetyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA new report by Australia’s online safety regulator has found “significant gaps” in how major tech platforms tackle online sexual extortion and child sexual exploitation, as “reports of this abuse continue to rise”.The findings come from eSafety’s latest transparency report, examining how tech companies – including Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Snap, Discord and WhatsApp – are addressing child sexual exploitation and abuse. Continue reading...

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