Iran, Oman agree on temporary Hormuz route: What we know

Iran and Oman have agreed on a temporary maritime route for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Tuesday.

He, however, warned that the waterway will not fully reopen until the United States fulfils its commitments under an interim peace deal signed in June, which has since lapsed.

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Apex Legends is getting 'fatal error' crashes with RX 9070 XT GPUs, but there is a workaround

Horizon from Apex Legends on the left, and the crash report on the right.
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Apex Legends seems to be having trouble working with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT right now. As relayed by the Apex Legends account ApexCommunityJP on X (machine translated), "We have confirmed an issue causing crashes for players using the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU, and we are currently investigating the cause."

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Hope and concern swirls for Ohioans around ‘world’s largest datacenter’

On a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial intelligence datacenters on the planet.

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What Reddit's ChatGPT citations collapse means for marketers

What Reddit's ChatGPT citations collapse means for marketers

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Roku Lands NWSL Matches in Latest Sports Rights Deal (Exclusive)

The National Women’s Soccer League is expanding its streaming footprint.

Roku and the NWSL have signed a deal that will make the Roku Sports Channel the exclusive home for a package of Sunday night games for the rest of the 2026 season and the 2027 campaign. First up is an Aug. 30 match between the Seattle Reign and Houston Dash.

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Why We Will Always Love Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton knew how loved she was. It wasn’t an accident — it was always part of her plan. Even as a girl, growing up dirt-poor in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, she planned to grow up into a star everyone would know. The country queen wore the whole story of American music on her shoulders like a coat of many colors. That’s how she became the most universally beloved of American singers, a sequined superstar who also happened to be a ferociously original genius. “I was telling my own stories, speaking my own feelings,” Parton told Rolling Stone in 1975. “I’m a pretty bold person.”

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Wrexham transfer news: Red Dragons close in on Ekomie and Kabore deals

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Wrexham have made three first team signings this summer but are poised to add Jacques Ekomie (left) and Issa Kabore (right) to their ranks

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Iranian Drama ‘A Bit of Light’ Sells Wide Ahead of Venice Premiere (Exclusive)

International buyers have pounced on Ali Asgari’s Iranian drama A Bit of Light ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Venice International Film Festival next month.

Paris- and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has closed deals for the film for much of year, with sales to France (Haut et Court), Italy (Teodora Film Distribuzione), Spain (La Aventura Cine), Switzerland (Trigon Film), Benelux (September Film Distribution), Bulgaria (Beta Film Ltd.), and Greece (Filmtrade), as well as Brazil (Imovision). The company says it has offers under negotiation for the U.K., Germany, and Central Europe.

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Council Post: From Data To Decisions: How Context Can Turn Industrial AI Into A Scalable Advantage

Heiko Claussen is Chief Technologist at Emerson’s Aspen Technology business, leading its AI research and technology strategy.

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As industrial organizations continue to accelerate AI adoption, many are hitting the same wall: More data isn’t translating into more value. Despite years of investment in collecting operational data, much of it remains siloed, taken from narrow operational regimes, misaligned and stripped of context. The problem isn’t a lack of data; it’s a lack of the right data and an understanding of what it all means.

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Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton's musical legacy

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ByMark Savage

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In 1980, Dolly Parton was filming her first Hollywood movie, 9 To 5, and between scenes she had an idea for the tune that would become the movie's theme song.

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