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Rise in lung cancer cases among non-smokers and women

More women are being diagnosed with lung cancer, while the number of diagnoses in men is falling, according to figures from the Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) published in Het Laatste Nieuws on Tuesday.

Lung cancer is one of the cancers with the lowest survival rates, and the risk of developing it has increased in women over the last few decades. While this cancer remains a disease that mainly affects men, the gap between the two groups is narrowing.

Doctors are calling for a clear plan to enable earlier detection of lung cancer

Professor and lung surgeon Paul De Leyn from UZ Leuven says that the idea that lung cancer is caused exclusively by smoking is now outdated. “We are seeing more and more people who have never smoked developing lung cancer. This now accounts for almost one in five patients, and increasingly these are women,” he told Het Laatste Nieuws.

Other factors, such as air pollution and hormones, may also play a role, although more concrete evidence is needed. Doctors are calling for a clear plan to enable earlier detection of lung cancer, as is the case for colon cancer. The survival rate for lung cancer in Belgium has increased by 13.5 per cent over the past 20 years.

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July 8, 2025
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July 8, 2025
SL Vs BAN 3rd ODI FREE Live Streaming Details: When And Where To Watch Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Series Decider Match Live Telecast On TV, Mobile APPs Online | Cricket News

SL vs BAN 3rd ODI: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are all set to clash in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) of the series on Tuesday, July 8, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. With the series tied at 1-1, the winner of this match will take home the trophy.

Momentum With Bangladesh Heading Into The Decider

Sri Lanka started the series on a high, clinching the first ODI by 77 runs in Colombo. However, Bangladesh bounced back impressively in the second match, registering a 16-run victory, setting up an exciting finale in Pallekele.

The Tigers will look to make history by securing their first-ever ODI series win on Sri Lankan soil, while the hosts are aiming for a fifth consecutive home series win, having remained unbeaten in ODIs at home since August 2023.

SL vs BAN 3rd ODI: Match Timing and Venue

Match: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI

Date: Tuesday, July 8

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Match Start Time: 2:30 PM IST

Toss Time: 2:00 PM IST

SL vs BAN 3rd ODI: Complete Live Streaming Details

When is the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh scheduled?

The third and final ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be played on Tuesday, July 8.

What is the venue for the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh?

The third ODI will take place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

What time does the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh start?

The match will get underway at 2:30 PM IST.

When will the toss take place for the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh?

The toss is scheduled for 2:00 PM IST.

Where to watch the live telecast of the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in India?

The match will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network across India.

Where to watch the live streaming of the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in India?

Fans can catch the live streaming on the SonyLIV and FanCode apps and websites.

For Sri Lanka, a win will underline their dominance at home and extend their unbeaten streak. For Bangladesh, this is an opportunity to script a landmark win and build momentum ahead of upcoming global assignments. With both teams having showcased strong performances in the first two games, the series decider promises a thrilling contest between bat and ball.

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July 8, 2025
Microsoft’s Copilot Plus features might arrive on desktop PCs later this year

Microsoft’s latest Windows AI features arrived first on new Copilot Plus PCs last year, but they were limited to a special range of laptops. That looks set to change thanks to Intel refreshing its existing Arrow Lake desktop CPUs later this year, that might just deliver Copilot Plus PC features in desktop PC form factors for the first time.

Intel’s latest Core Ultra desktop CPUs launched in October with an NPU inside, but it wasn’t capable enough to hit the 40 TOPS requirement that Microsoft mandates for Copilot Plus features. ZDNet Korea reports that Intel is now preparing an Arrow Lake Refresh that will include higher clock speeds and a more advanced NPU that should be capable of Copilot Plus features.

The new NPU design will reportedly move the refreshed Core Ultra 200 lineup to a newer “NPU 4” design, the same NPU architecture found on Intel’s Lunar Lake laptop CPUs that got Copilot Plus AI features in November. This would allow for true desktop PCs with a capable NPU, instead of Copilot Plus only being available on mini PCs and all-in-one PCs that use laptop processors.

It sounds like a newer NPU will be the main part of Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh, as it will reportedly not include addition CPU or GPU cores over the existing Core Ultra 200 chips. More space on the chip for NPU features will disappoint gamers who have been waiting for Intel to be more competitive in the desktop CPU space, though.

The first Arrow Lake chips ran more efficiently and cooler, but the PC gaming performance was disappointing and often behind Intel’s previous Raptor Lake CPUs. Intel admitted that its Arrow Lake launch “didn’t go as planned,” but a series of BIOS updates have done little to change the gaming performance situation. It now looks unlikely that Intel will compete with AMD’s Ryzen 9800X3D and 9950X3D chips in gaming performance until its next generation Nova Lake CPUs launch in 2026.

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July 8, 2025
Top 24 European junior women’s teams gather in Podgorica for the W19 EHF EURO 2025

The maiden edition of the W19 EHF EURO with 24 teams at the start will throw off in Podgorica, Montenegro, on 9 July, with the top European sides, including the reigning champions at the 2024 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship, Spain, at the start.

The 24 participating sides will be divided into six groups of four teams each for the preliminary round, which will take place on 9, 10 and 12 July. The winners of each group will qualify to the main round, with the two best runners-up – one from Groups A, B and C, and one from Groups D, E and F – also securing safe passage to the next phase of the competition.

Despite being the reigning world champions, the current Spain generation were assigned to Pot 3 before the draw, as they missed out on the previous edition of the W17 EHF EURO, taking part – and winning – the second-tier competition, the W17 EHF Championships.

Both finalists at the previous edition of the W19 EHF EURO, held in Romania in 2023, Hungary and Denmark were assigned to Pot 1, while Romania, the bronze medallists, were assigned to Pot 2.

The draw produced some intense groups, with the winner of the last three editions of the European premium competition for junior teams, Hungary, being drawn into Group A, alongside Czechia, North Macedonia and Poland.

Hungary have been flawless at this age category on the continent, winning the final against the Netherlands in 2019, the final against Russia in 2021 and thoroughly outplayed Denmark, 35:26, in 2023, to secure their third title in a row.

Denmark, the runners-up in the previous edition and the runners-up at the 2024 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship with this generation, will face hosts Montenegro, Iceland and Lithuania in Group B. Group C looks to be open, with Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland and Finland vying for the main round spot reserved for the winner.

Group D looks to be one of the most balanced ones – if not the most balanced one in this event – with reigning youth world champions, Spain, which boast the MVP of the 2024 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship, Belen Rodriguez, in their squad, as well as the fifth-placed side at China 2024, Germany, plus Romania and the Faroe Islands.

Two traditional powerhouses – France and Norway – spearhead Group E, alongside Portugal and Slovenia, while in Group F, Croatia, the Netherlands, Austria and Türkiye will face off for a place in the main round.

The W19 EHF EURO 2025 will take place between 9 and 20 June in Podgorica, Montenegro. With the expansion to 24 teams, there will be six groups of four teams in the preliminary round and two main round groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each main round group progress to the semi-finals.

Denmark are the team with the largest number of trophies at the W19 EHF EURO, four, having won seven medals in total in the European premium competition. Hungary, the champion of the last three editions, have the same number of trophies as Russia.

The W19 EHF EURO 2025 is also a qualification event for the 2026 IHF Women’s Junior World Championship, which will take place next summer.

W19 EHF EURO 2025 – preliminary round

Group A: Hungary, Czechia, North Macedonia, Poland
Group B: Denmark, Montenegro, Iceland, Lithuania
Group C: Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland
Group D: Germany, Romania, Spain, Faroe Islands
Group E: France, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia
Group F: Croatia, Netherlands, Austria, Türkiye

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July 8, 2025
Hololight Secures €10M to Scale its XR Pixel-Streaming Technology

July 8, 2025 – Hololight, a provider of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) pixel-streaming technology, has today announced that it has secured a EUR €10 million (USD $10.8 million) investment to support global distribution and further development of its technology.

The funding round was led by European growth fund Cipio Partners, with participation from existing investors Bayern Kapital, Direttissima Growth Partners, EnBW New Ventures, and Future Energy Ventures.

Hololight’s pixel-streaming technology enables AR/VR applications to be streamed from central servers to devices without performance loss, regardless of hardware, while maintaining data security. The approach allows companies to scale immersive applications more easily and supports the development of more powerful, user-friendly AR/VR devices, according to Hololight.

“Our goal is to make every AR/VR application available wirelessly – as easy and accessible as Netflix streams movies,” said Florian Haspinger, CEO and co-founder of Hololight. “By further developing our core technology and launching new products, we are strengthening our pioneering role and our collaboration with partners such as NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Snap, Meta, and others. We are convinced that XR pixel-streaming will become the global standard for AR/VR deployment – and will soon be as commonplace as video streaming is today.”

The company’s latest product, Hololight Stream Runtime, allows OpenXR-compatible applications to be streamed to AR/VR devices without additional development work, a step Hololight sees as essential for broader enterprise adoption.

“Hololight’s unique XR pixel-streaming technology opens up the broad application of AR/VR in industry and, in the future, also for consumers,” said Dr. Ansgar Kirchheim, Partner at Cipio Partners. “With this investment, Hololight can not only further scale its existing business but also market its latest innovation, Hololight Stream Runtime, worldwide.”

Hololight stated that it already has over 150 international customers and partners, including leading technology companies and OEMs, and that it is committed to expanding its position in XR pixel-streaming and driving wider adoption of the technology.

“Our vision is clear: Anyone who wants to successfully use AR/VR needs XR pixel-streaming,” added Haspinger. “We are ready to take AR/VR to the next level.”

For more information on Hololight and its technology for streaming AR and VR applications, click here.

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Sam is the Founder and Managing Editor of Auganix. With a background in research and report writing, he has been covering XR industry news for the past seven years.

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July 8, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton to miss entire 2025-26 NBA season to rehab torn Achilles tendon

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Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season to rehabilitate his torn Achilles tendon, the team confirmed on Monday.

Haliburton suffered the injury in the first quarter of Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, a game Indiana would go on to lose to the Oklahoma City Thunder and miss out on winning the franchise’s first ever NBA title.

Haliburton posted on social media the day after that he had undergone successful surgery on the torn Achilles tendon in his right leg, vowing that he “will do everything in my power to get back right.”

On Monday, Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard ruled out any participation by Haliburton in the upcoming season, adding that he has full confidence that the two-time All-Star would return even stronger.

“I have no doubt that he will be back better than ever. The surgery went well,” Pritchard told the media. “It was a little higher and he gets more blood to that (as he recovers). He will not play next year though. We would not jeopardize that now, so don’t get any hopes up that he will play.”

Haliburton had arguably been the star of the NBA playoffs up until that point, providing magical moments as the Pacers made their way to the Finals.

He produced one of the signature moments of the playoffs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals as he led the Pacers on a massive comeback in the final minutes against the New York Knicks, eventually hitting a tying shot as the buzzer sounded to send the game to overtime – and mimicked Reggie Miller’s famous “choke” celebration on the Madison Square Garden floor. Indiana eventually won that game in overtime.

In the Finals, he recreated those heroics by helping to engineer a comeback win over the Thunder on the road in Game 1. He hit a mid-range jumper with 0.3 seconds to go in the game to give Indiana its only lead, stealing the series opener on the road.

After being named the most overrated player in the league by his peers earlier in the season, Haliburton seemed to be on a mission to prove all the doubters wrong in the playoffs. He also hit game-winning shots to beat the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers in the earlier rounds.

However, the 25-year-old suffered a strained right calf midway through the Finals which clearly hampered his success on the court. He continued to play through the injury until his eventual Achilles tear forced him off the court early in Game 7.

Haliburton himself expressed no regrets about playing through the injury, but Pritchard had a different opinion.

“If you’re asking me, would I have him do it over and over? I would not. I would not,” Pritchard said. “If I knew that he was going to get hurt, I would sacrifice that game because I care for the kid so much and want him to have an incredible career.”

In 73 regular season games last campaign, Haliburton averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 9.2 assists per game.

With Haliburton absent, next season looks to be a transition year for the Pacers.

The team has already lost one of its stalwarts in Myles Turner who, having spent the first 10 years of his NBA career in Indiana, signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in the first few days of free agency.

The 29-year-old center departs the Pacers as the franchise’s all-time leader in blocks and leaves a sizable gap in the team’s rotation.

Pritchard told reporters that it was a surprise to lose Turner in free agency, calling him “one of the best players that’s ever played here.”

“I know this, that (owner) Herb Simon and (part-owner) Steven Rales and the Simon family were fully prepared to go deep into the tax to keep him,” Pritchard said. “We really wanted to do that, and we were negotiating in good faith.

“But what happens in this league is sometimes you’re negotiating, but because a guy is unrestricted, he has the right to say: ‘That’s the offer I want. I’m going to take it and that’s best for my family.’”

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July 8, 2025
Cysteine Depletion Boosts Fat Burning and Weight Loss

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Consuming fewer calories is largely accepted as a way to improve health and lose weight, but a recently published study in Nature Metabolism points to a specific sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine as a key component in weight loss. In the study “Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss,” researchers discovered that when study participants restricted their calorie intake, it resulted in reduced levels of cysteine in white fat.

Pennington Biomedical researchers Dr. Eric Ravussin and Dr. Krisztian Stadler contributed to the study in which they and colleagues examined cysteine and discovered that it triggered the transition of white fat cells to brown fat cells, which are a more active form of fat cells that burn energy to produce heat and maintain body temperature. When researchers restricted cysteine in animal models entirely, it drove high levels of weight loss and increased fat burning and browning of fat cells, further demonstrating cysteine’s importance in metabolism.

“In addition to the dramatic weight loss and increase in fat burning resulting from the removal of cysteine, the amino acid is also central to redox balance and redox pathways in biology,” said Dr. Stadler, who directs the Oxidative Stress and Disease laboratory at Pennington Biomedical. “These results suggest future weight management strategies that might not rely exclusively on reducing caloric intake.”

The article is based on results from trials involving both human participants and animal models. For the human trials, researchers examined fat tissue samples taken from trial participants who had actively restricted calorie intake over a year. When examining the fat tissue samples, they looked for changes in the thousands of metabolites, which are compounds formed when the body breaks down food and stores energy. The exploration of these metabolites indicated a reduced level of cysteine.

“Reverse translation of a human caloric restriction trial identified a new player in energy metabolism,” said Dr. Ravussin, who holds the Douglas L. Gordon Chair in Diabetes and Metabolism at Pennington Biomedical and oversees its Human Translation Physiology Lab. “Systemic cysteine depletion in mice causes weight loss with increased fat utilization and browning of adipocytes.”

The tissue samples came from participants in the CALERIE clinical trial, which recruited healthy young and middle-aged men and women who were instructed to reduce their calorie intake by an average of 14% over two years. With the reduction of cysteine, the participants also experienced subsequent weight loss, improved muscle health, and reduced inflammation.

In the animal models, researchers provided meals with reduced calories. This resulted in a 40% drop in body temperature, but regardless of the cellular stress, the animal models did not exhibit tissue damage, suggesting that protective systems may kick in when cysteine is low.

“Dr. Ravussin, Dr. Stadler, and their colleagues have made a remarkable discovery showing that cysteine regulates the transition from white to brown fat cells, opening new therapeutic avenues for treating obesity,” said Dr. John Kirwan, Executive Director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center. “I would like to congratulate this research team on uncovering this important metabolic mechanism that could eventually transform how we approach weight management interventions.”

Reference: Lee AH, Orliaguet L, Youm YH, et al. Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss. Nat Metab. 2025;7(6):1204-1222. doi: 10.1038/s42255-025-01297-8

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July 8, 2025
British and Irish Lions tour: Australia’s Noah Lolesio ruled out of series

Australia’s preparations to face the British and Irish Lions have suffered a major setback after first-choice fly-half Noah Lolesio was ruled out of the series.

The 25-year-old was carried off the pitch in the Wallabies’ 21-18 win over Fiji on Sunday with an apparent whiplash injury.

He was initially discharged from hospital later that day, raising hopes he would be fit to face the tourists. However, after further check-ups, he had surgery on Tuesday afternoon.

Rugby Australia said Lolesio “will spend a period of time away from the game during his rehabilitation”. That absence will span the entirety of the series against the Lions.

Lolesio was left out of Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad in 2023 but has since become the Wallabies’ go-to fly-half under head coach Joe Schmidt.

He started five of the Wallabies’ six Rugby Championship games last year and all four of their autumn internationals in the northern hemisphere.

Ben Donaldson seems most likely to take on the 10 role, with Tom Lynagh – the England-raised 22-year-old son of Wallabies great Michael Lynagh – also in the squad named for the Fiji fixture.

Schmidt could call on the experience of Bernard Foley and James O’Connor to bolster his options.

The first Test against the Lions takes place in Brisbane on 19 July, with the second and third Tests being staged on the following weekends in Melbourne and Sydney.

The Fiji fixture was Australia’s only warm-up match for the series.

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July 8, 2025
Pakistani asylum applications in Europe decline after 2023 surge

Pakistani asylum applications in Europe decline after 2023 surge – Daily Times