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Bodhana Sivanandan (Yuri Krylov / @ecfchess) British chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has etched her name in history, becoming the youngest female player ever to defeat a grandmaster.The 10-year-old from Harrow achieved the remarkable feat on Sunday, toppling 60-year-old Grandmaster Peter Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool.At just 10 years, five months and three days, Sivanandan broke the previous record set in 2019 by American Carissa Yip, who was 10 years, 11 months and 20 days old when she claimed her first grandmaster scalp.”How on earth did she win this? She must be some…

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) is set to announce the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2025 results by September 3, 2025, according to the official schedule. This highly anticipated result will determine admission to Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), and Postgraduate Diploma (PG Diploma) courses across medical colleges in India. The NEET PG 2025 exam was conducted on August 3, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM in a single shift across centres nationwide. Candidates were required to carry the hard copy of their admit cards issued on July…

The long-running legal saga of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, the man once hailed as a “crypto genius” and later vilified as the architect of one of the industry’s largest financial catastrophes, may finally be approaching its endgame. Tomorrow morning, a U.S. federal court in New York will convene to determine whether Kwon will change his plea to guilty on fraud and market manipulation charges linked to the $40 billion implosion of TerraUSD (UST) and Luna. If confirmed, this would mark a dramatic reversal from Kwon’s previous stance, and could lock in one of the most significant criminal convictions in…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! A recent report from Cox Business reveals that younger employees are quietly using artificial intelligence (AI) at work, often without telling their managers. The study, which surveyed over 1,000 millennial and Gen Z workers in the US, found that nearly half of them rely on artificial intelligence to help complete daily tasks.These include summarizing meeting notes, drafting ideas, analyzing data, generating reports, and writing or debugging code. However, 47% admitted they hesitate to share how much they depend on AI, mainly because they worry it could put their jobs at risk. Did…

GBP/USD edges lower on Monday, retreating from a two-week high as the US Dollar firms ahead of Tuesday’s inflation data.The BoE delivered a hawkish 25 bps rate cut last week, lowering the Bank Rate to 4.00%, its lowest level since March 2023, in a narrow 5-4 vote.UK labor market report due Tuesday, expected to show unemployment steady at 4.7%; weaker jobs or wage growth could revive rate cut speculation.The British Pound (GBP) edges lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, snapping its recent advance as the Greenback firms ahead of the Greenback firms ahead of Tuesday’s US Consumer Price…

Pur­ple may not be one of the most pop­u­lar col­ors in the appar­el of our age, but if you want it — as cer­tain cul­tur­al fig­ures have amply demon­strat­ed — you can get as much of it as you like, even if you don’t belong to the aris­toc­ra­cy. That was­n’t the case in antiq­ui­ty, as explained by ancient-his­to­ry YouTu­ber Gar­rett Ryan in the new video from his chan­nel Told in Stone above. Back then, long before the inven­tion of syn­thet­ic dyes, human­i­ty had to get all its col­ors from nature, and some of those nat­ur­al sources were more abun­dant and…

NEED TO KNOW Carly Pearce performed in Holmdel, N.J., on Friday, Aug. 8But after her concert, she was fixing up her dinner and accidentally cut herself with a glass bottle of ranch dressingSoon after, her thumb began to bleed and onsite paramedics advised her to go to the hosptial for stitches Carly Pearce’s after-show dinner landed her at the hospital. The country star, 35, posted a TikTok video on Saturday, Aug. 9, revealing she had a brief visit to the hospital on Friday, Aug. 8, after she accidentally cut herself with a glass bottle. “Get ready with me with one…

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss new releases Weapons and Freakier Friday and revisit Freaky Friday for Film Club. Joining host Leila Latif are Hannah Strong and Billie Walker. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, talking to some of the most exciting filmmakers, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies…

Since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill in early July, Democrats have devoted their summer to campaigning against the bill’s cuts to various social programs. Some took to the streets, organizing nationwide “Family First” protests that took place on July 26 but barely made a ripple. Others have chosen to stoke fear, with Chuck Schumer calling the bill the “We Are All Going to Die Act.” And some left-leaning outlets are looking forward, worrying about the headaches it may cause downtrodden groups, such as the poker-playing community. Amid all the panic, there are indeed some major legitimate criticisms…

Source: Financial Times