After courting Singapore, Andhra Pradesh turns attention to UK for Amaravati collab

Babar Azam likely to return for Pakistan in second Test at Lord's

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is expected to make his return for the second Test match against England at Lord's. The star batsman had been sidelined due to a finger injury that kept him out of action. Medical staff are anticipated to pass him fit ahead of the upcoming fixture. His return would be a significant boost for Pakistan's batting lineup in the series.

IISc Scientists Find Cow Gut Enzyme That Dismantles Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have discovered an enzyme found in the cow gut that can break down the protective defenses of drug-resistant superbugs. The finding presents a potential new strategy for treating antibiotic-resistant infections, which pose a growing global health threat. The discovery comes at a critical time when the effectiveness of many existing antibiotics is declining. Scientists believe this enzyme could open new avenues for developing treatments that bypass conventional antibiotic mechanisms.

73% Click Rise Hid a Dying Site: Why One Metric Wasn't Enough

A developer running a small editorial site fixed a technical SEO issue in June by rendering unique titles and descriptions for each page, replacing a single generic tag used across all 50-odd pages. The change worked as intended: clicks rose 73% and click-through rate improved from 0.47% to 0.56% over the following 28 days. However, a deeper audit revealed that only 10 of roughly 50 pages were earning any search impressions at all, and the same five pages had captured every single click for three consecutive months. The top five pages accounted for 91% of all impressions, meaning the aggregate click metric was effectively measuring just those URLs rather than the site as a whole. Recognising that better descriptions could only help pages already appearing in search results — not the 37 pages that were ignored or never crawled — the developer retired the site entirely.

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Andy Reid gives no clear timeline on Mahomes playing in NFL Week 1 opener

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has declined to commit to a definitive answer on Patrick Mahomes' availability for the team's Week 1 game. The season opener is scheduled against the Denver Broncos. Mahomes is currently dealing with an injury that has cast doubt on his participation in the first game. Reid's noncommittal stance has left fans and analysts uncertain about the quarterback's readiness heading into the new season.

Developer builds WaitlistTest to validate startup ideas before writing any code

A solo developer has launched WaitlistTest, a tool designed to help founders validate business ideas before investing time in building a product. The creator was motivated by repeatedly spending months coding projects that ultimately attracted no users or market interest. The tool allows entrepreneurs to quickly set up landing pages, run A/B tests on messaging, and interpret signup conversion rates to make informed go/no-go decisions. Unlike standard landing page builders that simply collect emails, WaitlistTest aims to provide structured validation data and a clear decision-making framework. The project reflects a broader shift in the indie developer community toward testing demand before writing backend code.

AI Code Works But Breaks Readability — Style Enforcement Is the Real Fix

AI coding assistants can generate functional code within seconds, but the output often accumulates structural problems over time as functions absorb multiple responsibilities through successive prompts. Generated code also suffers from inconsistent naming conventions and near-duplicate helper functions that no linter flags, since each generation lacks awareness of what already exists elsewhere in the codebase. Different files end up using conflicting coding patterns, forcing developers to re-learn local conventions every time they navigate to a new file. The root cause is not poor code quality in the traditional sense, but the absence of a style contract that binds AI output to a team's established conventions. Experts argue that readability enforcement should shift from prompt-level guidance — which is hard to scale — to automated checks enforced at the commit stage, independent of whether a human or an AI wrote the code.

Robinhood Chain Goes Live: On-Chain Queries Reveal Key Details Docs Omit

Robinhood Chain launched on July 1, 2026, as an Arbitrum Orbit Layer 2 network settling to Ethereum, using ETH for gas at roughly 0.023 gwei with permissionless contract deployment. A developer examined the chain directly via RPC calls rather than relying on documentation, verifying its Arbitrum Nitro architecture, chain ID 4663, and the presence of canonical contracts like Multicall3 and Safe v1.4.1. The chain's governance is controlled by a single UpgradeExecutor proxy, while one authorized transaction filterer address has recorded over 6,000 transactions interacting with the ArbOS filter precompile. This filterer capability allows certain transactions to be forcibly failed at the protocol level, including those force-submitted through L1, which is typically a censorship-resistance mechanism in rollup designs. The findings highlight the value of querying a chain directly, as marketing pages, stale RPC URLs, and ABI tables can each be sources of inaccurate information.

12-Year-Old Developer Fixes Broken Referral System Using SQL Trigger on Android Phone

Harun, a 12-year-old self-taught developer, built KODA — an AI coding mentor app — entirely on a budget Android smartphone using Vanilla JS, Supabase, Groq, and Netlify. After noticing that his referral system had silently failed for three days, leaving all referred_by fields as NULL across eight users, he traced the bug to a client-side time window that rejected referrals for accounts older than 10 minutes. To fix it, he wrote a server-side SQL trigger in Supabase that automatically credits a referrer and grants Gold Mode status whenever a valid referral is recorded in the database. He bundled this fix alongside several other updates — including a home-screen install button and an upgraded AI tutor feature — to minimize deployment risk on his phone. Harun shared the experience as a lesson in reading database data as a diagnostic story and moving cross-user logic away from client code.

Sonal Dinusha joins Weekes and Abbas with three straight 80+ scores vs India

Sri Lankan batter Sonal Dinusha has achieved a rare milestone in Test cricket by scoring over 80 runs in three consecutive innings against India. He became only the third player in history to accomplish this feat, joining legends Everton Weekes and Zaheer Abbas, with the last occurrence dating back 48 years. Dinusha's composed batting, particularly his effective use of the sweep shot, troubled the Indian bowling attack throughout the series. His contributions, alongside a resilient Sri Lankan lower order, helped deny India a decisive victory.

Trinamool Congress Factions Get Separate Venues for Student Wing Foundation Day

Two rival factions of the Trinamool Congress have been granted permission to celebrate the student wing's foundation day at separate locations. The faction led by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee was allowed to hold its event at Cathedral Road in Central Kolkata. The decision to permit separate celebrations reflects the ongoing internal divisions within the party. Authorities approved the arrangements to allow both groups to mark the occasion without conflict.

A 2,500-year-old animal bone found in Sicily reveals how ancient people wrote on clay

RBI works to give banknotes a longer lease on life

Apple's new Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro

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McKenna's arrival raises questions about Matthews' role in Maple Leafs lineup

The Toronto Maple Leafs' acquisition of young forward Gavin McKenna has prompted discussion about potential lineup changes. With established forwards William Nylander and John Tavares already in place, McKenna adds another offensive option for head coach Jim Hiller. His emergence in the team's forward group could influence how roles are distributed among Toronto's top players. The key question is whether McKenna's development might eventually alter Auston Matthews' longstanding position within the team's forward lineup.

US Data Centers Now Consume 17 Billion Gallons of Water Annually

Water consumption by US data centers has tripled, reaching 17 billion gallons per year. The sharp rise is largely driven by the rapid expansion of data center infrastructure across the country. Cooling systems in these facilities require vast amounts of water to regulate server temperatures and prevent overheating. The growing demand for cloud computing, AI workloads, and digital services is expected to push consumption even higher in coming years.

‘The Whisper Man’ gets release date

Five labourers gunned down at construction site in Pakistan's Balochistan

Man Stabbed to Death at Dispute Resolution Meeting in Jaipur

A man was killed after being stabbed during a meeting held to resolve an ongoing dispute in Jaipur's Vidyadhar Nagar area. According to SHO Sajjan Kumar, the conflict between the two parties had initially erupted the previous day during a drinking session. What was intended to be a reconciliation meeting turned fatal when violence broke out between the groups. Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the stabbing.