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Indian PM Narendra Modi hugs Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Modi has exchanged warm words with both Ukraine's and Russia's leaders.
  • Despite pressure from Western allies, India has refused to isolate Russia over the Ukraine war.
  • India's Narendra Modi this week spoke with both Ukraine's and Russia's leaders.
  • India is the world's largest importer of

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Instagram is letting you add text directly on top of your photo posts, just like you can in Reels. So, if you want to blast the words direct order "Live Laugh Love" forever across your latest travel pics on your grid, your followers can't do a thing to stop you.

Announced by the company in a blog post on Wednesday, you can now add words and photo stickers directly to your posts, with new fonts



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Cities may be crowded, dirty, loud, and expensive, but they've always offered one clear advantage over America's rural areas: more money.

Workers in urban centers have traditionally raked in significantly more than their rural counterparts, a phenomenon known as the urban wage premium. For decades, both college-educated workers and those without college degrees reaped the


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It's easy to hit 30 plants a week with these plant-forward recipes.
  • Gut health experts recommend eating 30 plants a week for a diverse microbiome.
  • From digestion to mood, the microbes in the gut impact overall health in many ways.
  • Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall adds herbs, spices, and beans to dishes to help him eat more plants.

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S-400 defense systems, sent by Russia, at the Brestsky training ground near Brest, Belarus.
  • Russia's air defenses are being stretched, forcing it to choose where to send protection.
  • Experts say Ukraine's increased attacks on Russia have exposed and created gaps in its coverage.
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Google Meet will now take notes for you in meetings, with a new Gemini AI-powered feature rolling out.

Announced Tuesday in a blog post, the "Take notes for me" feature is available to "select" paying Google Workspace users. The feature is similar to competitor offerings like Zoom Notes or OtterPilot, and will use AI to generate a report after your meeting.

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X has updated its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation. The AI assistant will now say “For accurate and up-to-date information about the 2024 US Elections, please visit Vote.gov,” when users ask election-related questions.

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TL;DR: Stream 2024 MotoGP races for free on ServusTV. Access this free streaming platform from the U.S. with ExpressVPN.


If you're not already familiar with MotoGP, we'd like to take this opportunity to introduce you to a thrilling and unpredictable form of two-wheel racing. If you're looking for something that entertains over every single lap, without constant pit stops and yellow flags (we're



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UPDATE: Aug. 28, 2024, 5:00 a.m. EDT After retesting TunnelBear on iOS and Windows, taking a closer look at its privacy practices, and evaluating its transparency measures against those of other VPN providers, we've revisited this review to award it a higher score.

"Beginner-friendly VPN" isn't contradictory thanks to TunnelBear, a cheery provider with an uncluttered, cartoon-y app, unlimited



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  • Google introduced a new AI tool that combines and summarizes employee questions in its town halls.
  • Some staff say it's censoring tough questions by making them less pointed.
  • A Google spokesperson said the new tool was rolled out in response to feedback from employees.

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Black Myth: Wukong wants to be the modern action RPG we’ve all been waiting for. It checks all the right boxes: fast-paced combat, visually stunning environments, and boss fights that demand your full attention. Yet, after clocking 10 hours, it's clear that GameScience's lofty ambitions might be more than they can handle. The game teeters on the edge of greatness, but it’s not quite there — at