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  • Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails – Reuters

    1. Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides’ emails  Reuters
    2. Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides’ emails  Dawn
    3. Trump’s inner circle hacked: Secret emails set to be sold online  Samaa TV
    4. Iran-linked hackers threaten to release emails stolen from Trump associates  Axios
    5. Iran-linked hackers threaten to release more emails from Trump’s circle  The Japan Times

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  • GLOBAL ECONOMY Asian factories hobbled by US tariff risks despite modest relief – Reuters

    1. GLOBAL ECONOMY Asian factories hobbled by US tariff risks despite modest relief  Reuters
    2. Manufacturing Slumps Anew in Asia as US Tariffs Poised to Rise  Bloomberg
    3. Taiwan Manufacturing Contraction Deepens  TradingView
    4. Taiwan consumer confidence tumbles in June on tariff concerns  Taiwan News
    5. Asian factories hobbled by US tariff risks despite modest relief  MarketScreener

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  • Goldman Sachs expects Fed to deliver three rate cuts in 2025 – Reuters

    1. Goldman Sachs expects Fed to deliver three rate cuts in 2025  Reuters
    2. Goldman Sachs Pulls Forward Fed Rate-Cut Forecast to September  Bloomberg.com
    3. Lower Interest Rates in the 3rd Quarter? Opportunities for Traders and Consumers  inkl
    4. Federal Reserve Holds Rates Amid Political Pressure and Economic Uncertainty  AInvest
    5. 兰亭-阿萍(@langting088)’s insights  Binance

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  • Commercial LPG cylinder prices dropped by ₹58 in Delhi –

    Commercial LPG cylinder prices dropped by ₹58 in Delhi –

    The prices of 19kg commercial LPG cylinders dropped today by 58 rupees 50 paise in Delhi. The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) announced that the retail price of a commercial LPG gas cylinder is now 1 thousand 665 rupees in Delhi. Meanwhile, the commercial LPG price has dropped by 57 rupees in Kolkata, 58 rupees in Mumbai and 57 rupees 50 paise in Chennai. There is no change in the prices of domestic cylinders.

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  • Challenges and Opportunities for AI in Melanoma Detection

    Challenges and Opportunities for AI in Melanoma Detection

    Artificial intelligence (AI) has potential to improve the diagnosis of melanoma, but the road to its widespread adoption requires overcoming various challenges, according to a new review.1

    The promise of AI has been anticipated as traditional diagnostic methods, including physical examination and nodal assessments, have lacked reliability and face variability in interpretation based on who is reviewing.

    Outside of patient diversity, the researchers call for variety in data types to strengthen AI models, with a compilation of patient records with genomic data and images. | Image credit: natali_mis – stock.adobe.com

    “Given the growing incidence of melanoma in the world, applications based on AI can help reduce the burden on doctors, simplify the diagnostic algorithm, and provide populations with equal access to adequate treatment,” the researchers explained.

    The review, published in International Journal of Intelligent Systems, explored the current landscape of AI models being used to aid in the diagnosis of melanoma. These approaches include machine learning, deep learning, and mixed-approach methods.

    Newer approaches like convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have gained steam for their ability to detect features in images and videos, and in turn have been explored in health care, including for melanoma.2 In one study of more than 2600 images, the deep learning approach had an 88% accuracy rate in classifying skin lesions as malignant or nonmalignant. Another study has demonstrated a 96% accuracy rate, showing accuracy improvements compared with earlier AI methods like Support Vector Machines (SVMs).

    SVMs have demonstrated the ability to detect melanoma early, with accuracy of up to and more than 87%. Data have shown that the model is able to use just 6 identifiable factors to make a diagnosis.

    Some models have approached AI with a hybrid of CNN and SVM, combining CNN’s ability to automatically pinpoint important features of images without the need for manual input with SVM’s ability to classify data.

    “According to the research, various AI models could perform equally well or even better than experts in dermatology in specific situations, since most of them reported accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity levels higher than 85%. Nevertheless, several difficulties make it hard to put these findings into practice,” explained the researchers, noting that methods like CNNs struggle with widespread uptake.

    In addition to resourcing issues, with many health care organizations facing structural and financial challenges for implementation, the researchers highlighted inconsistencies in the performance of current AI models. Inconsistent results are driven by differences in how these models are built and the data that they are trained to assess. Current models often leave an absence of explanation of their results, highlighting an opportunity for improved models to offer a basis for their diagnosis.

    Improvements in the data used for AI approaches were highlighted by the group. It’s well documented that clinical trials, including those for melanoma, are often not representative of true patient populations in the real world.3 As a result, lesion images included in studies remain limited for analysis. The researchers emphasized the need for data on a variety of patient types, including those with different skin types and with different stages of disease.

    Outside of patient diversity, the researchers call for variety in data types to strengthen AI models, with a compilation of patient records with genomic data and images. Improvements in AI-based models also require health care organizations to work closely with researchers and developers of such technology to share data.

    At the same time, as patient populations and cases evolve, AI models must adapt with it, balancing both flexibility and accuracy.

    “AI should be applied in health care after being tested in studies that follow its performance and effects in various settings,” the authors concluded. “Improved user interfaces and immediate support for making decisions must be available for practical use by doctors. It will be vital for AI developers, doctors, and healthcare policymakers to cooperate in order to develop rules that allow safe, ethical, and effective implementation of AI technology for early diagnostics of melanoma.”

    References

    1. Alam F, Ullah A, Shah D, Ali S, Tahir M. Artificial intelligence in melanoma detection: A review of current technologies and future direction. Int J Intell Syst. Published online June 13, 2025. doi:10.1155/int/3164952

    2. Kwiatkowska D, Kluska P, Reich A. Convolutional neural networks for the detection of malignant melanoma in dermoscopy images. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2021;38(3):412-420. doi:10.5114/ada.2021.107927

    3. Donia M, Kimper-Karl ML, Hoyer KL, Bastholt L, Schmidt H, Svane IM. The majority of patients with metastatic melanoma are not represented in pivotal phase III immunotherapy trials. Eur J Cancer. 2017;74:89-95. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2016.12.017

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  • Hershey to drop synthetic dyes from its snacks by 2027, Bloomberg News reports – Reuters

    1. Hershey to drop synthetic dyes from its snacks by 2027, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters
    2. Duncan Hines parent Conagra Brands says it will phase out artificial colors  AP News
    3. Smucker’s Announces Major Ingredient Change  Men’s Journal
    4. CPG Giants Pledge to Remove Food Dyes  The Food Institute
    5. Food giants announce plans to eliminate synthetic dyes from US products by 2028  The Chemical Engineer

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  • Despite ceasefire overtures, Gaza continues to suffer – Newspaper

    Despite ceasefire overtures, Gaza continues to suffer – Newspaper

    GAZA: Women grieve amidst the rubble of Yaffa School, which was destroyed in Israeli strikes.—AFP

    • Over 60 killed, including two dozen at seafront rest area; school sheltering refugees also targeted
    • IDF admits ‘harming civilians’ at aid sites; claims new orders issued after ‘lessons learned’
    • Israeli minister in Washington for talks, Netanyahu due to meet Trump soon for renewed peace push

    GAZA / WASHINGTON: Israeli forces killed at least 60 people on Monday — in one of the deadliest days in weeks — as Israeli officials headed to Washington for a renewed diplomatic push to secure a ceasefire and the release of prisoners.

    Following the resolution of Israel’s 12-day war with Iran, hopes for a halt to the fighting in Gaza have been revived, where more than 20 months of incessant bombing have created dire humanitarian conditions for the population of more than two million.

    US President Donald Trump has recently urged Israel to “make the deal in Gaza”, while key mediator Qatar said Monday that “momentum” had been created by the truce with Iran last week.

    But on the ground, Israel has continued to press its offensive across the Palestinian territory.

    According to Gaza’s civil defence agency, 21 people were in a strike on a seafront rest area.

    “The place is always crowded with people because the rest area offers drinks, family seating and internet access,” eyewitness Ahmed Al-Nayrab, 26, told AFP, recalling a “huge explosion that shook the area”.

    “I saw body parts flying everywhere, and bodies cut and burned… It was a scene that made your skin crawl.” Another eyewitness, Bilal Awkal, 35, said “blood covered the ground and screams filled the air”.

    “Women and children were everywhere, like a scene from a movie about the end of the world.”

    Photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab was among those killed in the strike.

    Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 27 others were killed by Israeli strikes or gunfire across Gaza, including “11 people killed near aid distribution points in the central and southern parts of the territory”.

    Eyewitnesses and local authorities have reported repeated killings of Palestinians near distribution centres in recent weeks, after Israel began allowing in a trickle of aid at the end of May.

    Samir Abu Jarbou, 28, told AFP by phone that he had gone with relatives to pick up food in an area of central Gaza around midnight.

    “Suddenly, the (Israeli) army opened fire, and drones started shooting. We ran away and got nothing,” he said.

    In the southern city of Khan Yunis, the dead and wounded were rushed to a hospital in an open-top trailer after aid seekers said they were fired on by Israeli forces in nearby Rafah.

    “The targeting was deliberate, aimed at people as they were leaving,” eyewitness Aboud al-Adwi told AFP.

    “There was no one among us who was wanted or posed any threat. We were all civilians, simply trying to get food for our children,” he added.

    IDF admission

    In a significant development, the Israeli military acknowledged on Monday that Palestinian civilians were harmed at aid distribution centres in the Gaza Strip, saying that Israeli forces had been issued new instructions following what it called “lessons learned”.

    Since Israel lifted an 11-week aid blockade on Gaza on May 19, allowing limited deliveries to resume, the United Nations says more than 400 Palestinians have been killed while seeking handouts of aid.

    “Following incidents in which harm to civilians who arrived at distribution facilities was reported, thorough examinations were conducted in the Southern Command and instructions were issued to forces in the field following lessons learned,” an Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement.

    The statement said incidents in which Gaza civilians were harmed were under review.

    It followed a Friday report in Israel’s Haaretz newspaper that Israel’s Military Advocate Gener­al had ordered an investigation into possible war crimes over allegations that Israeli forces deliberately fired at Palestinian civilians near the sites.

    The spokesperson had no immediate comment on a Times of Israel report on Monday, citing the military, that artillery shelling intended to deter Palestinians from approaching certain zones near aid distribution centres had been inaccurate in at least three instances, resulting in 30-40 casualties, including several fatalities.

    Ceasefire push

    US President Donald Trump had said last week that he was hoping for a new ceasefire “within the next week”, and is reportedly pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the Gaza war.

    Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari told journalists on Monday that “momentum” had been created by the Iran-Israel ceasefire on June 24.

    “We won’t hold our breath for this to happen today and tomorrow, but we believe that the elements are in place to push forward towards restarting the talks,” he added.

    Meanwhile, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is due to hold talks at the White House this week, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House on July 7 for talks with President Donald Trump.

    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leav­itt said earlier that Netanyahu had “expressed interest” in what would be his third meeting with Trump since the Republican returned to power in January.

    “I know that Mr Dermer is in Washington this week to meet with senior officials here at the White House,” she told reporters.

    The spokeswoman said Trump’s “priority” was to “end this brutal war in Gaza”.

    “It’s heartbreaking to see the images that have come out from both Israel and Gaza throughout this war, and the president wants to see it end,” Leavitt added.

    Separately, Washington has announced the approval of a $510 million sale to Israel of bomb guidance kits and related support, after Israel expended significant munitions in its recent conflict with Iran.

    Published in Dawn, July 1st, 2025

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  • Street Fighter 6 Aespa Juri Skin Opens Door for More Collabs

    Street Fighter 6 Aespa Juri Skin Opens Door for More Collabs

    Capcom is embracing more crossover potential and going full K-pop in Street Fighter 6, launching a massive collab with the girl group æspa to bring new looks and content to the game and, more specifically, Juri. 

    That’s right, SF6 is getting its first official collab costume that isn’t for the player characters, with Juri getting a K-pop redesign inspired by æspa. The rest of the game will receive content tied to the idol group too, ranging from new visual effects and cosmetics all the way to one of the æspa girls becoming a commentator.

    The Street Fighter 6 x æspa collab will start on July 4, 2025 and run for a full year. That means most of the crossover content will be available to purchase in the in-game shop or unlock via other means until July 3, 2026.

    Specifics on how players can unlock the special Juri Outfit 4 look inspired by the K-pop group and its virtual idol naevis will be shared once the event goes live, though Capcom does note event content will be featured in the in-game shop for the duration of the collab.

    On top of Juri getting an actual collab costume, the æspa and nævis collaboration goes way beyond just one design and an alternate color. 

    For starters, the Battle Hub will get an æspa makeover for the event, bringing the girls and themed designs to the online world of SF6. Additional Special Titles, phone backgrounds, and photo frames to use with your player character featuring æspa will also be available.

    Players who grab Juri’s æspa outfit will also unlock a K-pop remix of her theme and special visual effects that will automatically be applied when using the costume in matches.

    If that wasn’t enough, naevis, the virtual idol tied to æspa, will also be added to the game as a new real-time commentator

    Related Article: Full Street Fighter 6 Season 3 DLC Roster Revealed At Summer Games Fest

    Street Fighter 6 has rolled out multiple collabs with other brands, including anime, creators, and events in the past, but most of them have been limited to smaller cosmetics or costumes available for player characters to use in customization. The æspa collab could potentially lead to bigger, and more in-depth content that players have been asking for when it comes to these crossovers.

    Juri getting a brand new costume styled after æspa is a first for SF6, and might be a sign that Capcom is ready to bring more brands in to actually provide outfits for the main roster. Much like all of the Capcom crossover costumes featured in previous games like Street Fighter V, this could simply mean we see Monster Hunter and Resident Evil collabs with actual costumes, or the doors get completely blown open with third-party designs as well.

    Street Fighter just recently had its crossover skins with Fortnite pop back up in the shop and a massive Overwatch 2 collab, while Monster Hunter Wilds has an ongoing Street Fighter event available for players to complete. This larger K-pop collab is a great first step for Capcom broadening what kind of content SF6 will offer in future events,, while also appealing to new users in a unique way.


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  • Space Cargo of Human Remains And Cannabis Lost at Sea Following Mission Failure : ScienceAlert

    Space Cargo of Human Remains And Cannabis Lost at Sea Following Mission Failure : ScienceAlert

    We’ve sent some pretty interesting payloads to space since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) launched on October 4th, 1957. As access to space has increased, thanks largely to the commercial space industry, so too have the types of payloads we are sending.

    Consider the Nyx capsule created by German aerospace startup The Exploration Company, which launched on June 23rd from the Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a Falcon-9 rocket as part of a rideshare mission (Transporter-14).

    The payload for this flight (dubbed “Mission Possible”) included the ashes and DNA of more than 166 deceased people provided by Celestis, a Texas-based memorial spaceflight company.

    Related: People Are Paying Big For Moon Burials And It Could Be Crossing a Concerning Line

    While the mission achieved orbit and a controlled reentry, the capsule’s landing parachutes failed to deploy before landing. This caused the Nyx capsule to crash in the Pacific Ocean on June 24th, causing all of its cargo to be lost at sea.

    Artist’s impression of the Nyx space capsule reentering Earth’s atmosphere. (The Exploration Company/ESA)

    This was the first time The Exploration Company sent customer payloads to space, equivalent to roughly 300 kg (660 lbs) of cargo.

    In a statement posted on LinkedIn, the company described the flight as a “partial success (partial failure).”

    Per their statement:

    The capsule was launched successfully, powered the payloads nominally in-orbit, stabilized itself after separation with the launcher, re-entered and re-established communication after black out. But it encountered an issue afterwards, based on our current best knowledge, and we lost communication a few minutes before splashdown. We are still investigating the root causes and will share more information soon. We apologize to all our clients who entrusted us with their payloads.

    We thank our teams for their hard work and their dedication to success. We have been pushing boundaries in record time and cost. This partial success reflects both ambition and the inherent risks of innovation. Leveraging the technical milestones achieved yesterday and the lessons we will extract from our ongoing investigation, we will then prepare to re-fly as soon as possible.

    This is also the second time Celestis has lost a payload, the previous having taken place in 2023 when a rocket containing the cremated remains of the late NASA astronaut Philip K. Chapman exploded over New Mexico.

    Celestis also released a statement of condolences to the families of the people whose remains were lost:

    In the coming days, our team will reach out to each family individually to offer support and discuss possible next steps. Though we currently believe that we cannot return the flight capsules, we hope families will find some peace in knowing their loved ones were part of a historic journey, launched into space, orbited Earth, and are now resting in the vastness of the Pacific, akin to a traditional and honored sea scattering.

    In addition to the human remains and other payloads, Nyx also carried cannabis plant matter and seeds provided by Martian Grow, an open-source citizen science project.

    The purpose was to study the effects of microgravity on the germination and resilience, potentially providing insight into how life could adapt and fare in the Martian environment.

    The first, Mission Bikini, launched a smaller reentry capsule in July 2024 atop an Ariane 6 rocket, but the capsule remained in orbit after the rocket’s upper stage failed to launch it on its reentry trajectory.

    This latest mission aimed to test key technologies and verify the Nyx capsule’s ability to transport cargo to space. It is hoped that future iterations of the capsule will fly spacecraft to destinations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), including the International Space Station (ISS) and/or its successor stations.

    To this end, the company plans to conduct a demonstration flight to the ISS in 2028, which is pending support from the European Space Agency. In the meantime, the company plans to move forward and incorporate the lessons of this latest mission.

    This article was originally published by Universe Today. Read the original article.

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  • Asian stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by tariff warning – France 24

    1. Asian stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by tariff warning  France 24
    2. Shares firm in Asia as US-Canada trade talks resume  Business Recorder
    3. Asia Set for Cautious Open as Tariff Nerves Linger: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com
    4. Asia-Pacific mostly higher following economic reports  breakingthenews.net
    5. US Futures Rise as Trade Progress Lifts Sentiment: Markets Wrap  SWI swissinfo.ch

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