The US and China say a trade deal is nearing as Trump and Xi prepare for a high-stakes meeting

The US and China say a trade deal is nearing as Trump and Xi prepare for a high-stakes meeting

✨ Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: ASEAN,association of southeast asian nations,China,Donald Trump news,U.S.-China relations,u.s.-china trade,Xi Jinping βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) β€” A U.S.-China trade deal is nearing, officials from the world's two largest economies said Sunday, as they reached a tentative consensus on President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping aiming to finalize it during their high-stakes meeting. Any agreement would provide relief to international markets even if it did not address fundamental issues involving imbalances in manufacturing and access to the latest computer chips. Recently, Beijing…
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Mohinder Kaur Bhamra: A Review of Punjabi Disco – Rediscovering the 80s Pioneer | music

Mohinder Kaur Bhamra: A Review of Punjabi Disco – Rediscovering the 80s Pioneer | music

✨ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Music,Culture,Electronic music πŸ“Œ Key idea: IIn 1982, London-based Sikh devotional singer Mohinder Kaur Bhamra recorded True Strangeness. Accompanied by her son Kuljit on early Roland drums and synthesizers, the pair lay down nine tracks of Punjabi folk singing backed by hammering electronic percussion, disco basslines and synth melody. Only 500 copies of the resulting album Punjabi Disco were pressed. It was released amid confusion from a diaspora audience accustomed to bhangra bombast. In the decades since, rare LPs have turned up on resale sites, but Colgate's recent…
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Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 – and ticket prices are skyrocketing

Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 – and ticket prices are skyrocketing

πŸ’₯ Discover this trending post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: AI,Apps,Biotech & Health,Climate,Crypto,Fintech,Fundraising,Hardware,Media & Entertainment,Space,Startups,TC,Transportation,Venture,TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 βœ… Main takeaway: The countdown is almost over β€” it's tomorrow! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch disabled 2025 He controls Moscone West. From October 27-29, 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators will descend on San Francisco for three days of building, networking, and dealmaking. We're just days away from live demos for Technology like never before And the high-stakes arenas where startups compete for Prize of $100,000. The stages are defined. The stalls are lit up. Founders fine-tune their offerings. Investors are clearing…
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Tyrone SFC final: Loughmacrory makes history with its first title

Tyrone SFC final: Loughmacrory makes history with its first title

πŸ’₯ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ’‘ Key idea: Trellick were aiming to win the title for the second time in three years, so it was no surprise that he settled quicker with three early goals through Charlie Donnelly, Lee Brennan and Simon Garrity. Once Loughmacrory's nerves settled, they grew into the contest and dominated Trillick's kick, scoring six unanswered goals. Ruairi McCullagh got to the ball before rolling over twice from McElholm, another from Cathaoir Gallagher and a stunning two-point score from the left boot of Cathal Donaghy. Despite Lough's dominance, Trillick responded…
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Alzheimer’s disrupts circadian rhythms of plaque-clearing brain cells – WashU Medicine

Alzheimer’s disrupts circadian rhythms of plaque-clearing brain cells – WashU Medicine

πŸ”₯ Explore this insightful post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ’‘ Key idea: Visit the News Hub Mouse study shows how disease reprograms genes in specialized cells involved in amyloid removalGetty ImagesIn a study published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers at WashU Medicine found in mice that amyloid accumulations in the brain β€” which are characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease β€” threw off the daily rhythms of hundreds of genes in brain cells known as microglia and astrocytes in ways that were different from what aging alone caused. Alzheimer’s disease is notorious for scrambling patients’ daily rhythms. Restless nights with little…
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‘Pepper spraying a 15-year-old is cowardly’: The revolving door on hostile cops, playing through pain, and taking hardcore punk global | music

‘Pepper spraying a 15-year-old is cowardly’: The revolving door on hostile cops, playing through pain, and taking hardcore punk global | music

✨ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Music,Metal,Punk,Culture,Pop and rock βœ… Main takeaway: HeyOn a Wednesday evening in September, about 6,000 people crossed footbridges to reach Brown's Island, a country park located in the middle of the James River in Richmond, Virginia. They're here to see Turnstile, the Baltimore band that came from the hardcore punk underground but whose reach extends beyond this world.Turnstile takes the stage to a slew of shimmering keyboards – provided by Never Enough, the lead single from their new album. It's a slow song by Turnstile's standards, a tender…
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Jamie Cureton: The Kings Park Rangers striker has scored at all 10 levels of English football

Jamie Cureton: The Kings Park Rangers striker has scored at all 10 levels of English football

πŸš€ Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ’‘ Key idea: Earlier this month, the lively players in the King's Park Rangers dressing room were as keen as Cureton to get his 10th goal over the line. On his debut he assisted Ben Cannell, but a goal of his own eluded him in a 25-minute substitute appearance for the Suffolk, Great Cornard-based side.But on Saturday, Cureton made history against Dusindale and Hellesdon Rovers when he came on as a substitute to score the fourth goal in a 4-1 win.Kings Park Rangers announced the milestone with a post…
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You still shouldn’t use a browser password manager

You still shouldn’t use a browser password manager

✨ Check out this awesome post from WIRED πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Gear,Gear / How To and Advice,Gear / Products / Online Services,Risk Mitigation βœ… Main takeaway: By default, Google manages your encryption key, but it allows you to set up encryption on the device, which works similarly to a zero-knowledge architecture. Your passwords are encrypted before they are saved on your device, and you manage the key. Regardless of how the encryption works, Google uses AES, which is still the gold standard for security among password managers.Decrypting Chrome passwords was previously trivial, requiring little more than a Python script and…
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Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City: Erling Haaland failed to score while Pep Guardiola demands β€œescalation”

Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City: Erling Haaland failed to score while Pep Guardiola demands β€œescalation”

πŸ”₯ Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ“Œ Key idea: Haaland is currently running away with the Premier League Golden Boot with 11 goals, and City's reliance on him has been such that the team's next top scorer doesn't even play for them.Two goals by unlucky Frenchman Maxime Esteve at the Etihad Stadium for Burnley puts them next on the list, with Tijani Reynders, Phil Foden, Matheus Nunes and Rayyan Chergui each contributing one goal.Coach Guardiola asked his wingers and midfielders to move but they failed to do so, and it proved costly, with what could…
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Welcome to Β» LaserTweezer – Optical Trap

Welcome to Β» LaserTweezer – Optical Trap

πŸ’₯ Check out this awesome post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: LaserTweezer – Optical Trap Optical Tweezers are scientific instruments to manipulate objects of microscopic size. These can be small plastic beads or biological material like cells. The trapping is achieved by focusing a laser beam on the dielectric particles that are then attracted to the region of strongest electric field, which is the center of the beam. The fact that samples under a microscope can be manipulated gives new possibilities to explore. The force applied on the object depends linearly on its displacement…
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