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The governor of Utah struggled to find the right words to describe the question so many have been asking: What is happening in America?The silence lasted nearly 10 seconds. He looked down. He opened and closed his mouth. “Our nation is broken,” Spencer Cox finally said, hours after the public killing of Charlie Kirk. The governor described violent attacks on both Democrats and Republicans, including the killing of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, two assassination attempts on President Donald Trump and the firebombing of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence.His words stood out not just for the stark…

MANILA, Philippines — Asian shares rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s record-setting run the previous after a mixed set of U.S. data bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates to boost the economy.Japan’s Nikkei 225 set another intra-day high, rising for the third day and adding 0.9% to 44,781.09. Shares in semiconductor company Tokyo Electron, Sony Group and Fast Retailing were among the movers.In Chinese markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 1.5% to 26,484.65, lifted by a report that Beijing may order state banks to help cover unpaid bills of local governments. The Shanghai Composite index…

The UK economy “continued to slow” and recorded zero growth in July, according to official figures showing a big drag from manufacturers.The data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) followed a figure of 0.4% growth the previous month and negative growth of 0.1% in May. Output of 0.3% was achieved over the April-June quarter as a whole.The figures paint a continuing picture of stagnation, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves admitting this week that the economy was “stuck”.Commenting on July’s activity, ONS director of economic statistics Liz McKeown said that declines in production offset meagre growth in services and construction. “Growth…

[HONG KONG] Meituan has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent app that aims to boost its food delivery and local services business, as its battle with Alibaba Group Holding for Chinese consumers heats up. The Xiaomei agent, powered by Meituan’s own LongCat-model, allows users to order meals via voice command and help them book restaurants, according to a company statement on Friday (Sep 12). It can also offer food recommendations, the statement said. The name of Xiaomei appears to be a combination of the Chinese word for small and the first character of Meituan’s Chinese name, effectively a term…

SYDNEY : Asian share markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday as expectations for rapid-fire U.S. rate cuts promised to lower borrowing costs globally, a relief to stressed bond markets and a drag on the dollar.The joy spread to European shares with the EUROSTOXX 50 futures, FTSE futures and DAX futures all up 0.2 per cent. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures were flat, having hit new peaks overnight. Indexes in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan were all at or near record peaks, while Chinese stocks hit a 3-1/2 year high, spurred by extravagant expectations for AI-related earnings growth. The…

Kandi Burruss revealed that her aunt Bertha Jones had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease during an Amazon Live session. The Grammy winner, actress, and beloved Bravolebrity shared the news in response to an inquiry about her Atlanta-based Old Lady Gang restaurant. “We’re having a really hard time because my Aunt Bertha has Alzheimer’s,” Burruss told viewers of the live-streaming session. We are twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s “Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that mostly affects the elderly population worldwide, and which is characterized by a progressive decline in cognitive function,” according to the Journal of Biomedical Science.…

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Motivational podcasts have become incredibly popular to bolster personal growth, inspire the listener to overcome their difficulties and soar to new heights with authentic stories and tips. To social media creators and educators, transferring these audio treasures to video makes them find a wider audience on platforms like YouTube or TikTok, but incorporating lively storytelling without recording is not easy. Text to speech AI can be used on CapCut PC, which is a multipurpose tool that turns your podcast scripts into a dynamic, human-like voiceover and mixes them with images to create engaging, immersive content. CapCut desktop video editor makes…

[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s government said on Friday that it hoped for a more favourable tariff rate from the United States after talks achieved “certain progress”, and it was now awaiting a “concluding” meeting.Taiwan’s exports to the United States are currently subject to a 20 per cent tariff.Taiwan Deputy Trade Representative Yen Huai-shing said in a statement that talks with the United States continued to advance.“Both sides acknowledge that the current negotiations have achieved certain progress, and we are now awaiting the US side to schedule a concluding meeting,” Yen said.“Given the impact of the current 20 per cent temporary reciprocal tariffs…

If you read PCWorld, odds are pretty good that you like to build desktop PCs, or at least have a passing interest in it. We love building PCs—and in fact, we’ve built dozens of them live on air over at the PCWorld YouTube channel. And today, we’re at it again… except this time with higher stakes because we’re building a new live streaming rig. The new desktop will be our primary OBS machine, the one running stuff in the background while The Full Nerd broadcasts or while PC builds like this one are being done. It’s going to be—to use…