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  • bne IntelliNews – Israel successfully launches Dror 1 communications satellite joining space race

    bne IntelliNews – Israel successfully launches Dror 1 communications satellite joining space race

    Israel Aerospace Industries successfully launched the Dror 1 national communications satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, marking a significant milestone in Israel’s space capabilities and technological independence.

    The 4.5-tonne satellite lifted off at 8:03am local time and separated from its launcher approximately 40 minutes after launch, beginning its independent orbit around Earth every 90 minutes. Dror 1 will reach its final geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometres above the equator within two weeks following a series of manoeuvres.

    Designed to meet Israel’s national communication needs for the coming years, Dror 1 represents the most advanced communications satellite ever built in Israel, featuring the largest transmission and reception antennas developed domestically. The satellite incorporates advanced Israeli technology and will provide flexible communication coverage for various government systems.

    The project stems from decisions made following the destruction of the Amos 6 satellite in a SpaceX explosion in September 2016, which prompted the Israeli government to establish an independent national communications capability. Israel invested approximately $200mn in developing Dror 1 since 2018 through collaboration between IAI, the Israel Space Agency and the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology.

    Dror 1 replaces the Amos satellite series and will serve Israeli communications companies whilst fulfilling security-related missions. The satellite will operate from a fixed point in space, providing continuous communication services for at least 15 years.

    IAI President Boaz Levy said Dror 1 was designed to preserve Israel’s national strategic capability whilst providing essential satellite communications for years to come. Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel described the launch as a historic milestone in achieving complete communications independence.

    The Dror series is expected to continue with additional satellites to ensure Israel’s long-term communications sovereignty. The satellite features blue-and-white technology developed entirely in Israel, showcasing the country’s advanced space engineering capabilities and maintaining technological independence in this strategically vital sector.

     


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  • IDF admits error in deadly strike on water delivery site as truce talks stay jammed – The Times of Israel

    1. IDF admits error in deadly strike on water delivery site as truce talks stay jammed  The Times of Israel
    2. Gaza father’s outrage after Israeli strike kills son ‘searching for a sip’  BBC
    3. Latest Israel strikes kill 22, including 10 in Gaza City: civil defence  Dawn
    4. Gaza crisis deepens: Israeli strikes kill dozens at aid centre, water point; death toll surpasses 58,000 amid deadlocked ceasefire talks  Ptv.com.pk
    5. Updates: Israel kills 52 in Gaza City today alone  Al Jazeera

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  • Prince Harry and King Charles reconciling? Aides meet for first time amid Royal rift

    Prince Harry and King Charles reconciling? Aides meet for first time amid Royal rift

    Prince Harry and King Charles might have just made a move to mend their relationship. Senior aides for the Prince of Sussex and King Charles secretly met in London for an informal chat. This meeting signals the first real olive branch toward healing the British royal family.

    A royal source reportedly shared that the informal talks, held at the Royal Over-Seas League, had no formal agenda but allowed both parties to open a “channel of communication for the first time in years,” according to the Daily Mail. “There were things both sides wanted to talk about.”

    Harry’s recent BBC interview, where he said the door to “reconciliation” remains open, may have sparked this first step in the right direction.

    “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” Harry, 40, said.

    In 2020, the rift became public when Harry and Meghan Markle, 43, stepped back from their royal duties as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and later spoke out several times including a much-publicized interview with Oprah, a six-part Netflix docuseries, which became the streamer’s most watched documentary debut, and Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ where he reportedly made $25 million. Throughout the media blitz, the couple cited ill treatment from the palace and media toxicity that affected Meghan’s mental health and Harry’s feeling of being considered secondary in the royal household.

    The couple moved their family to the U.S. that year, where they are currently raising their kids, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, in California away from the monarchy.

    A royal source adds there is a “long road ahead,” and the conversation is only the first step toward mending the bitter family feud. “Everyone just wants to move on and move forward now. It was finally the right time for the two sides to talk,” the source told the outlet.

    Harry was represented by Meredith Maines, his chief communications officer and head of his household in Montecito, California.

    While Tobyn Andreae, the King’s communications secretary, stood in for Charles, talking over “casual drinks” just a three-minute walk from Clarence House, the monarch’s London residence. Liam Maguire, the Sussexes’ PR team in the UK, was present for the private conversation.


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  • ‘Modern Family’ Star, 49, Opens Up About “Stereotypical” Character

    ‘Modern Family’ Star, 49, Opens Up About “Stereotypical” Character

    Jesse Tyler Ferguson starred as Mitchell on the hit series Modern Family, playing a gay man who is married to Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and is accepted by his family. But throughout the years, Ferguson has had to answer for people thinking that there is something wrong with this character, and Ferguson recently opened up about feeling the pressure from fans to not be a stereotypical gay man in the series. Ferguson was on his own podcast, Dinner’s On Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and spoke about feeling the pressure of playing Mitchell.

    “One of the pressures I’ve always felt, specifically after being on a show like Modern Family, where I’m portraying a gay man on a television show on a network that is as popular as it is,” he said. “You receive criticism, as you do with anything you do, but the criticism that I think I heard the loudest was always from the gay community.” He did take in some of the criticism for his portrayal but noted that there is not a monolith to how gay men should act. He said of the situation that “maybe I didn’t represent their idea of what a gay relationship was, or a gay man was.”

    But Ferguson made a good point while talking about Mitchell. He is not representing all gay men or even men in one specific area. Ferguson is bringing truth to Mitchell but making him his own character. “I’m representing one person,” he said. “I’m in charge of this one character.”

    Playing Mitchell Felt Impowering to Jesse Tyler Ferguson

    Image via ABC

    On another episode of Ferguson’s podcast, he did share that playing Mitchell wasn’t about what Mitchell and Cam represent. Instead, Ferguson said that it felt empowering to bring Mitchell to life. “There was some weird superpower that I felt like I was being protected by this role that I was also playing,” he said on the podcast. He went on to explain that it is hard to let others into the work that he was doing with Mitchell. “It kind of gave me this coat of armor, and I had this protection of being this character that people also loved,” he said. “I don’t know. It was really weird.”

    Does this mean that we could see him back as Mitchell on the series sooner rather than later? You can see Ferguson as Mitchell in Modern Family.

    Source: Dinner’s on Me With Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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  • Germany's Merz wants to use coming weeks to find solution to Trump tariff row – Reuters

    1. Germany’s Merz wants to use coming weeks to find solution to Trump tariff row  Reuters
    2. EU delays retaliatory trade tariffs against US  BBC
    3. Trump demands more concessions as EU holds off on US tariff countermeasures  Reuters
    4. EU announces delay to its trade countermeasures against United States until early August  CNN
    5. German finance minister urges EU to push back if tariff talks with U.S. fail  Xinhua

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  • Joey King Shows Off Red Hair as “Practical Magic 2” Filming is Underway

    Joey King Shows Off Red Hair as “Practical Magic 2” Filming is Underway

    Joey King is fully leaning into being a new redhead, after she retired her signature bronde (brunette/ blonde combination) hair.

    The actor stepped out for a very English, very posh event on Saturday, June 12, as she attended Wimbledon in London. Strutting into the All England Tennis and Croquet Club with a fan in hand, King showcased her new strawberry hair, trading in her “vintage wood” color. The Uglies star first debuted her newfound look as a redhead last week in a post to Instagram, seemingly confirming the hair is part of her upcoming role in the Practical Magic sequel.

    King wore a shiny forest green dress that complemented her ginger hair perfectly, and brought out her light eyes. She wore her hair pulled back into a loose, half-up, half-down look and kept her locks wavy and textured. Her Ralph Lauren dress clung tightly at the top and flowed out in a wave of fabric down to her calf.

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    King paired the dress with a brown handbag and strappy heels. She kept her glam simple with dark, drawn-in eyebrows, mascara, and a pretty pink lip.

    LONDON ENGLAND  JULY 12 Joey King wearing Ralph Lauren attends day thirteen of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the...

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  • Jelly Roll and Logan Clash at WWE Smackdown in Nashville

    Jelly Roll and Logan Clash at WWE Smackdown in Nashville

    Jelly Roll stepped into the WWE ring once again on Friday (July 11), facing off with Logan Paul during Smackdown in the singer’s hometown of Nashville.

    Close to a year after making his WWE debut at SummerSlam 2024, the 40-year-old country star returned to the spotlight — this time at Bridgestone Arena — to perform his song “Liar,” which served as the official theme for last year’s SummerSlam.

    Dressed once again in all black, Jelly Roll opened the night with a powerful aisle-walking performance of “Liar,” his chart-topping hit that spent six weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. But less than a minute in, the moment was interrupted by Paul, who stormed in with some cutting words for the singer-rapper.

    “Everyone is here to see real WWE superstars. Certainly not to listen to music made for people who have tattoos of their children but don’t have custody of them,” Paul said. “Listen Jelly, this ring is sacred… you belong on a stage, not a WWE ring.”

    He continued, “You know what I’m disgusted by? Celebrities, influencers, personalities — whatever you want to classify this as — coming in to our industry, leeching off of our success on a platform that we have built, brother. Clout chasers like you disgust me … The WWE doesn’t need a Jelly Roll, the WWE needs a Logan Paul.”

    As Paul continued boasting about his new long-term deal with WWE, Jelly Roll fired back with some words of his own.

    “Hold on, hold on, hold on. You must not completely understand where you are, Logan Paul,” he said. “You see, this is my hometown, Nashville, Tennessee. Just so we’re clear, down here, nobody gives a damn about your podcast, Logan.”

    As the back-and-forth escalated, WWE legend Randy Orton made a surprise entrance, stepping in to defend Jelly. Orton confronted Paul and appeared ready to settle things in the ring until wrestler Drew McIntyre stormed in and blindsided Orton with a jump kick.

    McIntyre was quickly escorted out, but the distraction gave Paul an opening, and he removed his vest and began landing punches on the disoriented Orton. Jelly stepped in to stop the attack, grabbing Paul by the hair and shoving him aside. Security then pulled Paul from the ring, but not before destroyed Jelly’s music equipment, smashing guitars, pushing over amps, and trashing the drum set.

    The altercation could be setting the stage for an official showdown between Jelly and Paul at this year’s SummerSlam, scheduled for Aug. 2–3 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

    Watch Jelly Roll face off with Logan Paul at WWE SmackDown in the clip below.

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  • Bob Geldof and Brian May mark Live Aid's 40th at London musical – Reuters

    1. Bob Geldof and Brian May mark Live Aid’s 40th at London musical  Reuters
    2. Ex-BBC correspondent in Africa says first reaction to Live Aid was ‘real anger’  ITVX
    3. 10 Artists Who Missed Live Aid 1985 (And Why)  Loudwire
    4. ’80s Rock Icon Bono Cringes at Career-Defining Live Aid Moment: ‘I Can’t Look Back’  parade.com
    5. “I went, ‘Jack Nicholson? You know who I am?’ He says, ‘Yeah, Georgie, I always follow the rough boys.’” George Thorogood on his Live Aid performances with Bo Diddley and Albert Collins — and the two actors who made his day  Guitar Player

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  • Sienna Miller Brings Her Boho-Chic Wardrobe to Wimbledon

    Sienna Miller Brings Her Boho-Chic Wardrobe to Wimbledon

    What with the tropical temperatures in the U.K. this week, the vast majority of the female population has been drifting through recent days in variations on summer’s by now ubiquitous boho skirt. Sienna Miller, being something of an architect of modern boho style, is presumably no different.

    That was certainly the case at Wimbledon on Sunday, where the long-time tennis fan arrived to see Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner battle it out for the men’s singles title wearing an outfit that would have fit in equally well at the new Soho Farmhouse Ibiza as at SW19. Miller, who—along with the likes of Lila Moss and Theo James—was hosted by Ralph Lauren at Wimbledon, chose a floaty, crinkle effect maxi skirt by the brand, worn with a gently cropped crochet top and white kitten-heeled sandals.

    And wait… is that a hint of a Glastonbury-in-the-early-Aughts coin belt we spy? Okay, not quite. But the metallic accents on her Western-inspired accessory certainly hark back to those photos of Sienna’s still-influential Worthy Farm wardrobe.

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    Miller was one of a whole host of famous faces in the crowd on finals day, chief among them the Princess of Wales—a patron of the All England Tennis Club—who chose a Roksanda dress in a vibrant shade of blue to take her seat in the Royal Box, accompanied by Prince William and two of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

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  • AI-Powered Wearable Can Monitor Knee Joint Torque

    AI-Powered Wearable Can Monitor Knee Joint Torque

    Knee-related conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis significantly impact mobility and also increase susceptibility to injuries, creating a cycle that leads to chronic pain, reduced function, and long-term disability. Now researchers have come up with an AI-powered wearable to analyse complex dynamic motion signals of the knee joint for accurate torque monitoring.


    The researchers are affiliated to the University of Oxford, University College London, and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China and their paper,  AI-Enabled Piezoelectric Wearable for Joint Torque Monitoring is included in the May 2025 issue of Nano-Micro Letters.

    The starting point for their project was that:

    “Monitoring of joint torque can offer an important pathway for the evaluation of joint health and guided intervention. However, there is no technology that can provide the precision, effectiveness, low-resource setting, and long-term wearability to simultaneously achieve both rapid and accurate joint torque measurement to enable risk assessment of joint injury and long-term monitoring of joint rehabilitation in wider environments.”

    In response, using an Arduino Nano 33 BLE on a STMicroelectronics STM32 NUCLEO F401RE development board, they designed a flexible, soft, and lightweight wearable torque sensor based on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate, which uses the peizoelectric effect to analyze data about the wearer’s knee movements while at the same time providing the power required for the device to operate.

     

    The device employs a lightweight artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm to analyse complex dynamic motion signals of the knee joint for accurate torque monitoring and to perform the consequent effective risk assessment.

    According to the researchers:

    This technology offers a sustainable solution for long-term joint health monitoring, making it particularly suited for resource-constrained environments, where established healthcare, energy and computational infrastructures are not commonly available. 

    All the code for this work is to be open accessed on GitHub allowing others to make this a reality.

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    More Information

    AI-Enabled Piezoelectric Wearable for Joint Torque Monitoring
    by Jinke Chang, Jinchen Li, Jiahao Ye, Bowen Zhang, Jianan Chen, Yunjia Xia, Jingyu Lei, Tom Carlson, Rui Loureiro, Alexander M. Korsunsky, Jin-Chong Tan & Hubin Zhao

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