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US sanctions ‘unlikely to get Tehran to bow down’ despite effect on population

US sanctions ‘unlikely to get Tehran to bow down’ despite effect on population

Published by Sam Flores

Iran has warned that Tehran would respond harshly to expanded U.S. sanctions, including measures against countries it sees as cooperating with Washington. The expanded sanctions come after weeks of impasse. The United States has not dislodged Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil passed before the war started nearly six months ago. Now, Washington is hoping the extra sanctions will bring change. FRANCE 24’s Reza Sayah tells us about the atmosphere in Iran, from Tehran. Keywords for this article Source link

Exercise Done At Work May Have A Very Different Effect On Dementia Risk

Exercise Done At Work May Have A Very Different Effect On Dementia Risk

Published by Sam Flores

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Have trouble sleeping in a new place? Blame the ‘first-night effect’

Have trouble sleeping in a new place? Blame the ‘first-night effect’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Whenever Robinson Leoni spends his initial night somewhere new, the pattern remains identical: drifting off takes longer, nighttime awakenings occur far more frequently, and his total rest suffers. At home, he averages seven hours. Spending an evening elsewhere—regardless of earplugs or mattress quality—drops his smartwatch total to roughly five hours. “I feel normal, you know, no stress, nothing, but it’s just I notice I wake up continuously,” said Leoni, a sales director for a tech company who travels once or twice a month for work. He is experiencing what sleep specialists call the first-night effect. The phenomenon has been confirmed by dozens of studies and is believed to have evolutionary roots, according to Anna Wick, a senior sleep researcher at the University of Freiburg in Switzerland. Ahmad Mayeli, a psychiatry professor and sleep researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, said most …

Placebo Effect: Mind Over Marijuana

Placebo Effect: Mind Over Marijuana

Published by Jenni Sidey

The placebo effect has been part of medical conversation since the late 1700s, when an English physician named Dr. Alexander Sutherland coined the term to describe a doctor with an especially reassuring bedside manner. Today, the concept plays a central role in how we test new drugs: to prove a medication actually works, researchers have to compare it against a “dummy” pill or injection—something inert, with no active ingredient. Neither the patient nor the doctor is told which one the patient is getting, a setup called a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. This precaution exists because up to 40% of patients feel real, measurable benefits from a completely inactive treatment, simply because they believe it’s the real thing. When Belief Changes the Body What’s fascinating—and a little unsettling—is that over three centuries of medicine, we’ve learned that believing a treatment will help can cause the body to respond as if that treatment (proven or not) actually did. Studies have shown that a plain saltwater injection can ease pain, and a sugar pill can lower blood pressure. I …

The EU has fined Google a billion dollars for ignoring competition rules – but will it have any effect?

The EU has fined Google a billion dollars for ignoring competition rules – but will it have any effect?

Published by skeptic

The European Commission’s decision to fine Google €890 million (US$1 billion) for failing to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act sounds like a significant financial and political intervention against one of the world’s largest technology companies. The ruling is certainly further evidence of Europe’s desire to regulate US big tech platforms more strictly. But can such fines really change the behaviour of companies like Google, whose global resources and technical capabilities substantially exceed those of the institutions responsible for regulating them? Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported revenues of approximately US$402.8 billion (£302bn) for 2025, and a net income of US$132.2 billion. The EU fine represents less than 0.3% of one year’s revenue. This makes it, simultaneously, one of the largest penalties imposed under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and a financially manageable cost for the company receiving it. But that does not mean the penalty is irrelevant. Fines can also carry reputational costs, establish legal boundaries, and create a basis for more serious sanctions. Europe has been here before The European Commission has been …

Tom Holland Claims He's 'Never Seen Anything Like' The Odyssey's Most 'Amazing' Effect

Tom Holland Claims He's 'Never Seen Anything Like' The Odyssey's Most 'Amazing' Effect

Published by Sam Flores

Tom Holland on the set of The Odyssey The cast and crew of The Odyssey are continuing to share behind-the-scenes secrets into how Christopher Nolan brought his new film to life. Nolan has repeatedly spoken about how his approach to adapting Homer’s Ancient Greek tome was to, as much as possible, forego CGI, preferring to showcase practical effects instead. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Tom Holland named the film’s pyrotechnics as one of its most impressive elements, admitting: “I have never seen anything like that before.” The Spider-Man actor claimed he’d been wowed by “how quickly” Nolan’s team were able to turn off the fire effects and then “just turn it off again”. “You called cut… and it just went out!” he enthused. “It’s literally like a tap. It was amazing.” Tom Holland has said The Odysseys’ fire effects could be switched off and on “like a tap” In the run-up to The Odyssey’s release, leading man Matt Damon claimed the film was “definitely the biggest movie I’ve ever done in my career, …

‘Messi effect’ a dream for MLS after World Cup, says Garber

‘Messi effect’ a dream for MLS after World Cup, says Garber

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK, July 16 : Major League Soccer is counting on a blend of home-grown talent and global superstars to keep the momentum going after the World Cup, with Lionel Messi ready to switch from Argentina blue to Inter Miami pink after Sunday’s final.  Former England captain David Beckham kicked the domestic league into another gear two decades ago when he signed with LA Galaxy and Golden Boot contender Messi has had his own profound impact three years after signing for the Beckham-owned MLS side.  His heroics on the sport’s biggest stage, including two last-gasp assists to get Argentina past England in the semi-final on Wednesday, stand to make him an even bigger draw when he returns to his club.  “None of us in the league understood what Messi was when he was playing at Barcelona, other than as fans,” said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. “The fact that he would have a right-footed cross at the last moment — see, I even know what that is — and be able to win a game in …

I tested COSMIC’s new Frosted Glass effect, and it’s way better than MacOS’ Liquid Glass

I tested COSMIC’s new Frosted Glass effect, and it’s way better than MacOS’ Liquid Glass

Published by skeptic

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways COSMIC desktop has unleashed Frosted Glass. This effect is what Apple’s Liquid Glass should have been. Anyone running Pop!_OS can enjoy this new look. When you think about which desktop has the most beautiful UI, MacOS is probably the first one that comes to mind. If you were a Linux user, you’d know better, thanks to KDE Plasma — which is gradually catching up to what Apple has to offer. But then, you might also know about what’s been cooking in the metaphorical labs at System76. Back in 2024, the company announced it was working on something called Frosted Glass. When I first heard about it, I’ll admit I was moderately excited. After all, what System76 has done with COSMIC in such a short amount of time is mind-blowing. This relatively new Linux desktop environment (built from the ground up with Rust) has come a long way very quickly. Also: ‘I’m not a programmer’ anymore: Linus Torvalds on the only …

The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

Published by Jenni Sidey

There is a particular kind of novel you want to read with sand between your toes and a cold drink sweating on the arm of your chair. The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson is built for exactly that spot, though it turns out to be sneakier and sadder than its sunny cover lets on. What starts as a city-girl-moves-to-a-small-town setup, complete with a floppy-haired kayak enthusiast and a jelly donut disaster, slowly curdles into something with real teeth. Jackson wants you to laugh, and you will. She also wants you to squirm a little, and you will do that too. The Setup: A Newcomer, a Small Town, and a Group That Doesn’t Want Her Caroline Lash is twenty-eight, the daughter of a bestselling thriller writer, and freshly armed with a writing fellowship in the tiny seaside village of Greenhead, Massachusetts. She meets Van Whittaker, a fleece-wearing, litter-collecting local with the earnest energy of a very handsome Border collie, and falls hard. The trouble is that Van comes attached to a lifelong friend group: Bailey, the …