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  • ADOR Appoints New CEO Lee Do-kyung Amid NewJeans Contract Dispute

    ADOR Appoints New CEO Lee Do-kyung Amid NewJeans Contract Dispute

    ADOR, the HYBE-owned label behind K-pop powerhouse NewJeans, has appointed Lee Do-kyung as its new CEO.

    The appointment comes just a year after Kim Ju-young, formerly HYBE’s chief personnel officer, took over as ADOR CEO following the departure of Min Hee-jin in August last year.

    ADOR’s board stated that under Kim Ju-young’s leadership, the company successfully stabilized its organizational and management structure. With that milestone reached, the board appointed a new CEO to transition into a more agile operating model — one designed to better support artist activities and accelerate business initiatives.

    Lee Do-kyung, ADOR’s newly appointed CEO, joined the company in 2019, when HYBE was still operating under its former name, Big Hit Entertainment. Since then, she has spearheaded a range of new business ventures and most recently served as Vice President of the IPX Business Division, which oversees artist IP-driven projects such as merchandise and pop-up stores.

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    The leadership change comes amid ongoing tensions between ADOR and NewJeans regarding their exclusive contract. With a second round of mediation set for early September, industry observers are closely watching to see whether the appointment of a new CEO could help bridge the gap between the two sides. Reflecting the heightened public interest, nearly 100 domestic media outlets reported on the CEO transition within 24 hours of ADOR’s press release on August 20.

    Meanwhile, ADOR has also announced plans to launch a new boy group and is currently holding auditions.

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  • Princess Marie steps out in Denmark with kids by her side

    Princess Marie steps out in Denmark with kids by her side



    Princess Marie supported by towering teens

    Princess Marie made a surprise return to Copenhagen this week and she wasn’t alone.

    The royal delighted fans as she stepped out at the Copenhagen Cooking Festival, where she serves as patron, accompanied by her two children, Count Henrik, 16, and Countess Athena, 13.

    The trio threw themselves into the festivities, sampling culinary delights, watching the competition for the best ratatouille, and even stopping by the Ice Cream Shop for a sweet treat.

    It marked a rare public appearance for Henrik and Athena, who have been living and studying in the U.S. since 2023, when Princess Marie and her husband, Prince Joachim, relocated to Washington D.C. following his appointment as defence industry attaché at the Danish Embassy.

    Henrik cut a smart figure in a denim shirt and beige chinos and now stands noticeably taller than his mother, while Athena, in a blue and white striped top paired with a white A-line skirt and trainers.

    The princess herself looked elegant in a sky-blue blazer layered over a white cami, with flared stone coloured trousers completing the sophisticated look for the Copenhagen Cooking Festival.

    Earlier in the week, she visited Positivgruppen in Frederiksberg, a support venue and patient association for HIV-positive gay and bisexual men. 

    On Wednesday, she continued her official program with a visit to the Danish Emergency Management Agency in Birkerød.

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  • Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results

    Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results

    Liv McMahon

    Technology reporter

    Getty Images Grok logo displayed on a smartphone, with it's logo shown on a blurred, larger backdrop behind it. Getty Images

    Hundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok have been exposed in search engine results – seemingly without users’ knowledge.

    Unique links are created when Grok users press a button to share a transcript of their conversation – but as well as sharing the chat with the intended recipient, the button also appears to have made the chats searchable online.

    A Google search on Thursday revealed it had indexed nearly 300,000 Grok conversations.

    It has led one expert to describe AI chatbots as a “privacy disaster in progress”.

    The BBC has approached X for comment.

    The appearance of Grok chats in search engine results was first reported by tech industry publication Forbes, which counted more than 370,000 user conversations on Google.

    Among chat transcripts seen by the BBC were examples of Musk’s chatbot being asked to create a secure password, provide meal plans for weight loss and answer detailed questions about medical conditions.

    Some indexed transcripts also showed users’ attempts to test the limits on what Grok would say or do.

    In one example seen by the BBC, the chatbot provided detailed instructions on how to make a Class A drug in a lab.

    It is not the first time that peoples’ conversations with AI chatbots have appeared more widely than they perhaps initially realised when using “share” functions.

    OpenAI recently rowed back an “experiment” which saw ChatGPT conversations appear in search engine results when shared by users.

    A spokesperson told BBC News at the time it had been “testing ways to make it easier to share helpful conversations, while keeping users in control”.

    They said user chats were private by default and users had to explicitly opt-in to sharing them.

    Earlier this year, Meta faced criticism after shared users conversations with its chatbot Meta AI appeared in a public “discover” feed on its app.

    ‘Privacy disaster’

    While users’ account details may be anonymised or obscured in shared chatbot transcripts, their prompts may still contain – and risk revealing – personal, sensitive information about someone.

    Experts say this highlights mounting concerns over users’ privacy.

    “AI chatbots are a privacy disaster in progress,” Prof Luc Rocher, associate professor at the Oxford Internet Institute, told the BBC.

    They said “leaked conversations” from chatbots have divulged user information ranging from full names and location, to sensitive details about their mental health, business operations or relationships.

    “Once leaked online, these conversations will stay there forever,” they added.

    Meanwhile Carissa Veliz, associate professor in philosophy at Oxford University’s Institute for Ethics in AI, said users not being told shared chats would appear in search results is “problematic”.

    “Our technology doesn’t even tell us what it’s doing with our data, and that’s a problem,” she said.

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  • Vertically aligned graphene edges at pencil lead apex as efficient field electron emitters

    Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that graphitizing the apex of a mechanical pencil lead (PL) produces vertically aligned graphene edges that function as efficient electron emission sources. Due to their pointed morphology, these graphene edges enabled stable field emission at relatively small macroscopic electric fields of several V/µm, without the need for an ultra-high vacuum environment.

    Field emission microscopy revealed the distinctive “dragonfly pattern” characteristic of graphene edge emission, confirming the nearly vertical alignment of graphene flakes at the apex of PL. Analysis of the energy spectrum of emitted electrons showed a distribution slightly broader than that of metals, reflecting the density of states of graphene’s π-bands. This observation was further supported by recursion-transfer-matrix simulations.

     

    The chemical stability and abundance of emission sites at the graphitized apex resulted in stable electron emission, even under elevated pressures up to 10⁻⁴ Pa of N₂. 

    These findings demonstrate that graphitized pencil leads can serve as low-cost, high-performance electron sources and, at the same time, provide a robust platform for fundamental investigations of graphene edge properties, with potential applicability in next-generation electron microscopy and related technologies.

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  • BCCI introduces Bronco test for team India

    BCCI introduces Bronco test for team India

    India team during Champions Trophy match aganist Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Februar 23, 2025. — ICC

    In order to raise fitness levels and boost players’ aerobic capacity, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced the rugby-inspired Bronco Test — involving multiple shuttle runs of 20 metres, 40 metres and 60 metres — for the Indian national team.

    According to Indian media reports, the idea was put forward by the team’s strength and conditioning coach, Adrian le Roux, who has emphasised that fast bowlers need to clock more running miles instead of focusing excessively on gym work.

    Head coach and former Indian batter Gautam Gambhir is also backing the move.

    The decision follows India’s recent five-Test series in England, during which the fitness levels of some pacers were found lacking. Only Mohammed Siraj managed to feature in every match of the series.

    Several top players have already taken the Bronco Test at the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

    The BCCI already employs the Yo-Yo Test and a 2-kilometre time trial as part of its fitness assessments.

    In the Bronco Test, a player completes a 20m shuttle run, followed by 40m and 60m runs, making up one set. A full test requires five such sets — a total of 1,200 metres — to be completed without a break.

    Indian players have been tasked with finishing it within six minutes.

    Le Roux, who rejoined the Indian setup as strength and conditioning coach in June, previously served in the same role between 2002 and 2003.

    He has also worked with Cricket South Africa and IPL franchises Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings.

    “The Bronco Test has been introduced at the Centre of Excellence. Some of India’s contracted players have travelled to Bengaluru and have taken the test. The Bronco Test is being used to ensure there are clear fitness standards,” a BCCI source said as quoted by the Indian media.

    “Also, it was noticed that Indian cricketers, more so the fast bowlers, were not running enough and spending too much time in the gym. Players have been told that they will have to do more running,” he added.

    For comparison, the 2-km time trial requires fast bowlers to complete the distance in 8 minutes 15 seconds, while the benchmark for batsmen, wicketkeepers and spinners is 8 minutes 30 seconds.

    The Yo-Yo Test, on the other hand, measures endurance with shuttle runs between 20m markers at increasing speeds, with the Indian team’s minimum set at 17.1. 


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  • Women’s Rugby World Cup: Ticket demand soars after Lioness success

    Women’s Rugby World Cup: Ticket demand soars after Lioness success

    Aug 21, 2025, 08:50 AM ET

    Demand for Women’s Rugby World Cup tickets increased after the Lionesses’ success at the European Championship, according to ticket site viagogo.

    Searches for Women’s Rugby World Cup on the site increased 121% in the week following England’s victory over Spain in the Euro 2025 final in Switzerland.

    England’s opening game against the United States on Friday and the final at Allianz Stadium Twickenham on Sept. 27 have garnered the most interest.

    Organisers expect next month’s Twickenham final to smash the attendance record for a women’s rugby match.

    Tickets for the final have sold out, with approximately 82,000 supporters set to be at Twickenham.

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    The existing record set for a women’s XVs fixture is 58,498, when England clinched the 2023 Six Nations Grand Slam by beating France 38-33 at Twickenham.

    At the Paris 2024 Olympics, a crowd of 66,000 watched the opening day of the women’s rugby sevens programme at Stade de France.

    The PA news agency has reported governing body World Rugby believes it could have sold out the World Cup final, which will be immediately preceded by the bronze medal match, two or three times over.

    Information from PA contributed to this story.

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  • To Prevent Illness In Infants, Parents Urged To Mix Formula More Carefully

    Parents should boil water, add formula, and then wait. Researchers found that not following these steps — which isn’t spelled out in packaging instructions — could lead to serious illness in infants. More public health news is on Omega-3 in adults and children, a covid surge, and more.

    Newsweek:
    Parents Warned Against Deadly Bacteria In Infant Formula

    Parents of newborns are being urged to take extra care when preparing powdered infant formula after new research revealed that the ambiguity of many current instructions may leave babies vulnerable to a deadly foodborne bacteria. The study, published in the Journal of Food Protection by Cornell University researchers, highlights dangerous gaps in the guidelines printed on formula packaging. (Gray, 8/20)

    Newsweek:
    Alzheimer’s: Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Protect Women From Disease

    Omega-3 fatty acids could help to protect women against Alzheimer’s—with women “disproportionately impacted” by the disease compared to men. It seems there is a noticeable loss of unsaturated fats, like those that contain omega fatty acids, in the blood of women with Alzheimer’s disease compared to healthy women. Scientists from King’s College London came to this discovery through analysis of lipids—fat molecules that perform many essential functions in the body. (Millington, 8/20)

    MedPage Today:
    Higher Omega-3 Intake Linked To Lower Myopia Risk In Kids

    Higher dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids was associated with a reduced risk of myopia in children, according to findings from a population-based study in Hong Kong. Among over 1,000 children, axial length was longest — indicating myopia — in the lowest quartile group of dietary omega-3 fatty acid intake compared with the highest quartile group, reported Jason C. Yam, MBBS, MPH, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and colleagues in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. (Dotinga, 8/19)

    The Hill:
    Tick-Borne Illness Leads To Rise In Meat, Dairy Allergies

    Emergency room visits have spiked across the Midwest this summer as millions of Americans grapple with tick bites, but a lesser-known tick-borne illness is causing particular alarm in some communities. Alpha-gal syndrome, transmitted by the lone star tick, creates severe allergies to meat and dairy products that can last for years. The condition essentially forces people to adopt vegan diets, with some patients experiencing life-threatening reactions even to the smell of cooking meat. (Menezes and Vargas, 8/20)

    The New York Times:
    Why Covid Cases Are Up This Summer

    Covid cases are climbing again this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s forecasting model estimates that infections are growing, or likely growing, in most states. While the agency is reporting low levels of the virus in wastewater nationally, some states, including Texas, Utah and Nevada, are showing very high concentrations of Covid in their wastewater. Emergency department visits linked to Covid are rising, too. (Blum, 8/20)

    Stat:
    Study Challenges Assumptions About Brain Change After Amputation 

    Neuroscientists have long held that the brain reorganizes itself when a body part is amputated. A new study says that’s not the case. (Paulus, 8/21)

    KFF Health News:
    How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech

    It started with a high school typing course. Wanda Woods enrolled because her father advised that typing proficiency would lead to jobs. Sure enough, the federal Environmental Protection Agency hired her as an after-school worker while she was still a junior. Her supervisor “sat me down and put me on a machine called a word processor,” Woods, now 67, recalled. “It was big and bulky and used magnetic cards to store information. I thought, ‘I kinda like this.’” (Span, 8/21)


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  • Quickfire questions with USA’s Sariah Ibarra

    Quickfire questions with USA’s Sariah Ibarra

    At only 19, Ibarra has established herself in the USA sevens team and, ahead of making her Rugby World Cup debut, she took time out to answer some quickfire questions at the team hotel in Newcastle…

    What does it mean to you to be part of the USA squad at the Women’s Rugby World Cup?

    “It’s really special. I’m one of the youngest on the team so getting to represent my country just a year out of high school is really special. Getting to represent my family on the world stage on Friday in front of 40,000 people will be amazing.”

    What are you most looking forward to about the tournament? 

    “Getting my first World Cup under my belt and just taking it all in, learning from mistakes, learning from the crowd and the environment.”

    You’re amazing at rugby, but are there any jobs you think you’d be terrible at? 

    “Cooking. I’m not a chef so the only thing I know how to cook is some milk and some cereal.”

    Do you have an irrational fear?

    “I really don’t like spiders. I hate spiders. No good.”

    Aside from the USA’s supporters, which country would you say has the best rugby fans?

    “New Zealand. Very hearty, hearty fans and I used to live over there so I’ve experienced it myself.”

    What would be your hype song when you’re on the coach and getting in the zone? 

    “First one that comes to mind is Nokia by Drake. It’s a new one.”

    If you could have an unlimited supply of anything, what would it be?

    “Money. Gets me everywhere.”

    With so many countries competing at this year’s World Cup, if you could speak any language instantly, which one would you choose?

    “Spanish. I think a lot of people speak Spanish so I would want to be bilingual in Spanish and English.”

    If you could choose anywhere to go on holiday, where would it be?

    “I really want to go to the Maldives for the beach and the sun. I’d prefer a beachy holiday or maybe Italy for that good food.”

    What would you say is your most random hobby when you’re not playing rugby? 

    “I really like to build Lego. I’m a big Lego girl, so building my collection when I’m not on the field. I built this Disney set; it’s the Fantasmic!, so it’s got Mickey Mouse and a bunch of little sets of other Disney movies.”

    If you could bring back any fashion trends, no matter how questionable, what would you choose? 

    “I would choose big, flarey tutus, because why not?”

    If you could have a personal mascot to represent you at the tournament, what would it be?

    “It would be Mickey Mouse, because I love Disney.”

    You’re so young competing at such a high level – what made you fall in love with the sport?

    “I fell in love with this sport because it’s for everybody and getting to play on the stage at a young age is an example to younger girls around me that it’s possible at any time in your life. I’m 19 and I’m here and I’m doing it, and I have two younger sisters so I wanted to be that example to them that your dream can take you anywhere, and it’s gotten me here to the Rugby World Cup 2025.”

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  • Cardiac Amyloidosis Mimicking Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Evaluating Self-Reported Red Flags in Routine Clinical Practice

    Cardiac Amyloidosis Mimicking Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Evaluating Self-Reported Red Flags in Routine Clinical Practice


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  • Thursday stocks highlighted by analysts include Nvidia

    Thursday stocks highlighted by analysts include Nvidia

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