This week’s round of HID subsystem “fixes” for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel include adding a number of new device IDs and other alterations for supporting new hardware.
Besides fixing memory corruption problems with the Intel THC driver and other HID drivers, addressing some Intel ISH power management issues, and more, there are also some new device ID additions and device-specific quirks making the pull more notable.
First up, as part of the quirks is support for the Lenovo Legion Go dual detachable input modes. With the commit now in the mainline Linux kernel by Antheas Kapenekakis, explains:
“The Legion Go features detachable controllers which support a dual dinput mode. In this mode, the controllers appear under a single HID device with two applications.
Currently, both controllers appear under the same event device, causing their controls to be mixed up. This patch separates the two so that they can be used independently.
In addition, the latest firmware update for the Legion Go swaps the IDs to the ones used by the Legion Go 2, so add those IDs as well.”
Another notable addition is adding support for the Logitech G PRO 2 LIGHTSPEED wireless mouse. This works with either its nano receiver or directly connected.
The Logitech G PRO 2 LIGHTSPEED is a ~$120 USD wireless gaming mouse.
The ELECOM M-DT2DRBK is another wireless mouse now properly working under Linux. The ELECOM M-DT2DRBK features eight buttons and a rather interesting design while only setting you back around $40 USD. The support with Linux 6.17 is due to the mouse only having five buttons detected up to now rather than all eight.
The Wacom Art Pen 2 tablet is another device now supported on Linux 6.17 with this week’s HID updates.
All the details on this week’s HID fixes for Linux 6.17 can be found via this Git merge.
TIANJIN, Aug. 30 — Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have achieved various progress regarding environmental protection cooperation, further promoting green economy and sustainable development among them, a Chinese environmental official said Saturday.
According to Guo Fang, China’s vice minister of ecology and environment, an environmental information sharing platform of the SCO has been established to share environment-related laws, regulations, policies, standards and management systems of member countries, and facilitate enterprises to expand market opportunities.
China has hosted over 30 multilateral or bilateral technical exchange and matchmaking events since 2021 on sectors such as green development, climate change response and biodiversity protection, attracting nearly 1,000 industry representatives, Guo told a press conference ahead of the SCO Summit 2025, which will be held in Tianjin from Sunday to Monday.
China has also provided various training sessions on waste management, informatization, biodiversity protection and ecological restoration, as well as water environment treatment, among others, according to Guo.
Guo said that under the SCO framework, China will join hands with other SCO member countries to build consensus, expand cooperation, promote green transformation, and address global environmental challenges.
Davina McCall hosts new reality dating show Stranded on Honeymoon Island
“It was hell.”
That’s how David describes his experience of roughing it on a remote tropical beach.
“The mosquitoes were just eating us alive,” he says. “I couldn’t stand the amount of flies and the crazy extreme heat.”
He also had just one set of clothes to wear.
“You just feel nasty, you feel dirty,” the 30-year-old says.
He wasn’t describing a boot camp. Instead, he was talking about his time on new BBC dating reality show, Stranded on Honeymoon Island.
Hosted by Davina McCall, it’s like a cross between Love Island, Married at First Sight and Survivor.
Couples meet for just five minutes on a speed date before being matched up by experts, having a fake wedding and embarking on a honeymoon. Stranded on an island, and living in beach huts, they must learn to cope.
For some contestants, it was a lack of makeup or beauty products that broke them.
“I love my fake tan, I love my lashes,” says Helen, 35. “Nothing could have prepared me for stripping it all back.”
And then there were the loos.
“I was weeing on the beach,” says a third contestant, 29-year-old Hannah. “I’m a festival girl, and I’ve seen festival toilets in better condition than what the island toilet was.”
Hardly, then, the ideal circumstances in which to find love.
But that’s the whole point of the show.
The idea is to discover whether love can thrive in isolation. So can it work?
‘People weren’t trying to be influencers’
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David and Hannah, pictured here, had a speed date at the start of the series
Critics of existing dating shows often say their “fakeness” is what’s most jarring.
Contestants say part of the appeal of Stranded on Honeymoon Island was precisely the fact that all of that was stripped away.
“It’s less superficial,” Hannah tells me. “The authenticity really stood out.
“You don’t have to dress up pretty every day. You’re not told what conversations to have.”
People on dating shows often say they genuinely want to find a partner. But Hannah insists it’s true.
“The people I was sharing the experience with weren’t trying to be influencers, they weren’t trying to get brand deals, it really felt like every single person was there for love, and it was a challenge.”
‘Getting deep with someone in paradise’
Facing adversity can also be a good test of whether a relationship will last in the real world.
“Because of the way they’re having to trust each other, it could lead to a stronger result outside the show,” says showbiz reporter Catrina Rose.
That’s something David agrees with.
“It’s not something that’s just going to be fun,” he says. “You’re going to have to actually work hard and build a solid foundation with your partner.”
Another contestant, 31-year-old Ollie, says the idea that you could “really get deep with this person in paradise” was a huge draw for him.
“That in itself sets up the perfect dating challenge. Because it is a challenge. It’s not easy.”
Sick of ‘typical dating’
There are a plethora of dating reality shows at the moment.
Love Island just wrapped up another season. Married at First Sight kicks off soon, and Virgin Island has been commissioned for a second series.
So do we need another? Ms Rose – who describes the programme as “the BBC’s answer to Love Island” – says it will be challenging to make this new show work, but by shaking things up, it could attract a new audience.
“It’s offering something different, by showing the contestants in survival mode,” she says.
“The emotional stakes are higher as they’re stripped away from all luxuries.”
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Helen says she’s “tried everything” when it comes to finding love
The introduction of a new show, with slightly older contestants, could also be an indication of the nature of the dating scene at the moment.
The average age of contestants on Stranded on Honeymoon Island is around 30, compared with a show like Love Island where the cast are mostly in their early to mid 20s.
Ollie, who’s 31 and has been single for six years, says it shows people are settling down later.
“I think people are trying to achieve more financial freedom or achieve goals before settling down,” he says.
For him, the show offered a way to “cut through the rubbish of typical dating”.
Others say age has given them perspective on what they’re looking for.
At the “grand old age of 35”, Helen says she now knows what she’s looking for.
“It’s not the tan, it’s not how you look, it’s not the material things,” she says.
“Do we like each other? Can we get on? Will we get on through the ups and the downs? I think when you get to a certain age, you realise what love actually is all about.”
Stranded on Honeymoon Island begins 3 September on BBC One and iPlayer.
ver the course of the last century, medicine has witnessed astonishing progress. Scientific breakthroughs in diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and surgical techniques have extended human lifespans and offered cures to once-fatal diseases. Yet alongside these triumphs has emerged a paradox: the more technologically advanced medicine has become, the more mechanical and impersonal it often feels to patients. Doctors, once revered as healers who combined scientific knowledge with human empathy, are increasingly perceived as technicians operating within rigid systems of efficiency, specialisation and protocols. Ironically, this shift has made it easier to imagine a future where artificial intelligence (AI) agents, rather than human physicians, play the central role in diagnosis and treatment.
While AI has undeniable potential in enhancing efficiency and accuracy, its rise exposes a fundamental truth: what makes medicine deeply meaningful and healing cannot be reduced to algorithms or protocols. The humanistic and holistic aspects of medicine—empathy, contextual judgment and an understanding of patients as whole persons—remain irreplaceable. If the medical profession is to resist total mechanisation and maintain its humanity, doctors must reclaim a holistic approach that prioritises the patient as a person rather than a case file.
The mechanisation of medicine did not happen overnight. It was the product of historical shifts in medical training, institutional pressures and the increasing dominance of technology. Modern hospitals and clinics are structured like industrial systems, with patients moving from registration desks to laboratories, to specialists’ offices and back again. Doctors, often overwhelmed by large patient loads and administrative tasks, spend more time entering data into electronic health records than engaging in meaningful dialogue with patients.
This fragmentation of care—where cardiologists treat the heart, dermatologists the skin and psychiatrists the mind—reflects a reductionist philosophy. Patients are no longer seen as integrated beings with interconnected physical, emotional and social lives. Instead, they are viewed as collections of symptoms mapped onto standardised treatment protocols. Such an approach certainly enables precision in certain contexts, but it strips medicine of its holistic sensibility.
In this environment, the physician-patient relationship—the cornerstone of healing for millennia—has been devalued. Appointments are rushed, empathy is scarce and the subjective experience of the patient is often sidelined. The clinical gaze has become more about numbers on a screen than about the lived reality of illness. When medicine loses its human touch, it risks becoming indistinguishable from any other form of mechanical service delivery.
If the medical profession is to avoid being eclipsed by the AI, it must reclaim its humanistic roots. This does not mean rejecting technology; rather, it means using technology as a tool while centring care around human connection.
It is precisely this mechanisation that makes the entry of AI into medicine appear natural, even welcome. If a physician’s role is reduced largely to inputting symptoms, checking guidelines and prescribing from a standardised menu of treatments, then an algorithm can arguably perform the same tasks with greater efficiency and accuracy. AI systems trained on vast datasets can identify patterns in medical images faster than most radiologists, generate treatment recommendations based on patient histories and predict disease risks with great statistical precision.
In fact, many patients already interact with AI-like systems when booking appointments online, receiving automated follow-ups or using chatbots for basic triage. The more medicine becomes transactional and data-driven, the more patients may feel indifferent about whether their advice comes from a human or a machine. This should serve as a warning to the profession: if doctors limit themselves to mechanical tasks, they will be replaced. But if they embrace their irreplaceable human functions, they can redefine their place in a technologically augmented medical system.
Illness is not merely a biological dysfunction; it is also a disruption of one’s life narrative, identity and sense of well-being. A holistic approach recognises that healing involves the mind, body and spirit, as well as the social environment in which a patient lives. Consider the simple act of listening. When a doctor listens attentively, patients feel acknowledged as more than their symptoms. This validation can itself have therapeutic effect, reducing anxiety and fostering trust. AI, no matter how advanced, cannot provide genuine empathy. It can simulate conversation, but it cannot understand suffering in a human sense. Similarly, cultural sensitivity, moral reasoning and ethical judgment are profoundly human dimensions of care that defy codification.
Moreover, many health conditions are intertwined with lifestyle, family dynamics and socioeconomic circumstances. A doctor who practices holistically takes into account these complexities rather than focusing solely on the immediate disease. They might consider a patient’s stress levels, community support and emotional resilience—factors that play no small role in recovery. AI may process health records, but it cannot sit with a grieving patient, comfort a worried family or help someone find meaning in their illness.
If the medical profession is to avoid being eclipsed by the AI, it must reclaim its humanistic roots. This does not mean rejecting technology; rather, it means using technology as a tool while centring care around human connection. Medical education must shift its emphasis away from rote memorisation and technical specialisation toward cultivating empathy, communication skills, cultural awareness and competence. Healthcare institutions must also resist the relentless drive toward efficiency that shortchanges human interaction. Longer consultations, interdisciplinary teamwork and integration of mental health and social support into medical practice can restore a holistic perspective. Importantly, doctors should recognise that healing is not always about curing. Sometimes, the role of the physician is to accompany patients through suffering, offering dignity and compassion even when medical solutions are limited.
The mechanisation of medicine has eroded the richness of the doctor-patient relationship and opened the door for the AI to step in as a replacement. What makes medicine truly healing— a humanistic approach—remains beyond the reach of algorithms. The future of medicine should not be a competition between humans and machines but a partnership where technology supports doctors in their uniquely human role as healers. By reclaiming a holistic approach, doctors can ensure that medicine remains not only effective but also humane.
The writer is a published anthropologist. She has taught at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, and National University of Medical Sciences. She is also a Red Cross/ Red Crescent Youths as Agents of Behavioural Change trainer.
While Chinese stocks traded in Hong Kong climbed for a fourth straight month, derivatives wagers show investors are skeptical about the market.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index has rebounded 23% from a low in April, and implied volatility for the gauge posted its lowest monthly average in four years. But compared with actual swings, the measure appears high. That means the derivatives remain expensive, and investors may be more reluctant to buy upside calls outright, according to BNP Paribas SA strategists Jason Lui and Scarlett Liu.
Mainland stocks were some of the world’s best performers in August thanks to cash-rich investors who poured money in them. But with data showing the economy remains weak, concerns over the sustainability of the gains have grown, and the rally in the China Enterprises Index has slowed.
“It seems likely that many traders took significant positions in July, paying higher implied vols expecting higher volatility, to trade or hedge the outcomes of the August US tariff deadline,” said Han Piow Liew, a fund manager at Maitri Asset Management Pte, a family office based in Singapore. “Once the deadlines passed without marked aggravation to the tariff situation, these positions were likely closed out at lower implied vols, with lower volatility expectations going forward.”
The HSCEI Volatility Index is now near its lowest level since September. By contrast, the measure of swings hit a high last year when traders rushed to position for further gains as equities soared on optimism over Chinese government stimulus.
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In the US, investors have grown slightly more bullish on exchange-traded funds tracking the shares. The premium for bullish three-month options over bearish contracts is back to levels from before the tariff-driven selloff in April on funds including the iShares China Large-Cap ETF and KraneShares CSI China Internet Fund, also known by their tickers FXI and KWEB. Both have similar top holdings as the China Enterprises Index.
Some traders appear to be positioning around the end of the 90-day trade truce between the US and China. An investor recently sold $40 call options expiring at the end of September equivalent to 10 million shares of FXI and bought as many November $41/$45 call spreads.
That said, overall implied volatility on the ETFs has fallen, signaling little inclination to chase the rally.
Bank of America Corp. equity-linked analysts, for their part, pointed out that they have “rarely” seen downside hedges for the FTSE China A50 Index this cheap. For protection, they recommended trades such as put ratios that have “close to zero drag” should the gains continue, while investors looking to add exposure should consider call spreads.
With assistance from David Marino.
This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
AWC Berhad (KLSE:AWC) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell 5.6% to RM0.51 in the week after its latest full-year results. The result was positive overall – although revenues of RM414m were in line with what the analysts predicted, AWC Berhad surprised by delivering a statutory profit of RM0.076 per share, modestly greater than expected. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there’s been a strong change in the company’s prospects, or if it’s business as usual. With this in mind, we’ve gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.
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KLSE:AWC Earnings and Revenue Growth August 31st 2025
After the latest results, the four analysts covering AWC Berhad are now predicting revenues of RM423.3m in 2026. If met, this would reflect a satisfactory 2.2% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to jump 26% to RM0.094. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of RM438.8m and earnings per share (EPS) of RM0.096 in 2026. The analysts are less bullish than they were before these results, given the reduced revenue forecasts and the small dip in earnings per share expectations.
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It’ll come as no surprise then, to learn that the analysts have cut their price target 10% to RM0.95. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. The most optimistic AWC Berhad analyst has a price target of RM1.38 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at RM0.78. This is a fairly broad spread of estimates, suggesting that analysts are forecasting a wide range of possible outcomes for the business.
One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. We would highlight that AWC Berhad’s revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 2.2% annualised growth rate until the end of 2026 being well below the historical 6.0% p.a. growth over the last five years. By way of comparison, the other companies in this industry with analyst coverage are forecast to grow their revenue at 15% per year. So it’s pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than AWC Berhad.
The most important thing to take away is that the analysts downgraded their earnings per share estimates, showing that there has been a clear decline in sentiment following these results. Unfortunately, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates underperformance compared to the wider industry. Even so, earnings per share are more important to the intrinsic value of the business. Furthermore, the analysts also cut their price targets, suggesting that the latest news has led to greater pessimism about the intrinsic value of the business.
With that in mind, we wouldn’t be too quick to come to a conclusion on AWC Berhad. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year’s profits. We have estimates – from multiple AWC Berhad analysts – going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.
We don’t want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for AWC Berhad that you need to be mindful of.
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King Charles and Prince Harry’s peace meeting is long overdue, says an expert.
His Majesty and the Duke of Sussex, who extended an olive branch towards one another earlier this year, haven’t been able to meet due to King Charles’ busy calendar.
It is however, noted that His Majesty should be the first to create an opportunity to reconnect with his estranged son.
Royal expert Jennie Bond tells Mirror: “I will say that a meeting between Harry and his father is long overdue. I have always thought that it is the parent’s role to be the bigger person in any family row: you just have to open your arms and say to your child – albeit a grown-up child – ‘Come here you silly so-and-so, and give me a hug.’”
“That, though, simply hasn’t been possible while Harry was suing his father‘s own government over his security demands,” she said. “Now that that court case is over, a major obstacle to a meeting has been cleared,” she adds.
“So, particularly given that we know that the communications teams from each side have met fairly recently and that therefore an avenue of communication is open, a meeting when Harry is here for the Well Child Awards could hopefully happen,” the expert notes.
A labelled diagram of the human pelvis.
| Photo Credit: Public domain
Walking on two legs is the single most distinctive trait that separates humans from other primates. Unlike apes, our pelvis is short, broad, and bowl-shaped, and thus stable for walking upright while supporting internal organs and holding space to deliver large-headed infants. For more than a century, scientists have known that bipedalism set our ancestors on a unique evolutionary path. Yet the developmental origins of this transformation have been a mystery.
Traditional explanations that focused on fossil anatomy and biomechanics couldn’t reveal the molecular and developmental processes at work. Moreover, unlike other skeletal features, the ilium, which is the broad upper bone of the pelvis, shows no obvious counterparts in primates that could have revealed signs of gradual, evolutionary gradual change. Researchers from Germany, Ireland, the U.K. and the U.S. thus sought to uncover the hidden steps in embryonic development that shaped the pelvis into its human form. Their findings were published in Nature on August 28.
The team examined human embryonic pelvises across critical weeks of development, using histology to map cartilage zones and micro-CT scanning to track bone formation. They compared these with embryos of mice and of chimpanzees and gibbons held in museum collections. At the molecular level, they used single-cell multi-omics and spatial transcriptomics to catalogue which genes and pathways were active in different cell types.
The study uncovered two major innovations. First, instead of elongating vertically as in apes and mice, the growth plate of the iliac cartilage expanded horizontally, rendering the pelvis wider and shorter. Second, the onset of bone formation in humans began later, at the posterior edge of the ilium, and spread outward along the surface rather than inward through the cartilage. This unusual timing and placement allowed the pelvis to keep expanding in width before hardening into bone. These shifts were tied to a network of developmental regulators, shaped in turn by changes in human DNA.
The findings suggest bipedalism arose via a two-step reprogramming of pelvic development: by redirecting cartilage growth and delaying bone formation, human embryos gained a pelvis capable of supporting upright walking and accommodating childbirth. Understanding these pathways may illuminate the origins of pelvic malformation seen in skeletal disorders. In evolutionary terms, the authors have said this work may also clarify why fossil hominins like Australopithecus already had short, wide pelves millions of years ago.
At least five law enforcers were martyred and seven others injured in a series of terrorist attacks in different tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Saturday, local officials and sources said, adding that three terrorists were also eliminated in retaliatory operations.
Terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — which is officially designated as Fitna al-Khwarij — launched a brazen attack on a security outpost in the Soni Darra area of Upper Dir district near the Pakistan-Afghan border on the night between Friday and Saturday.
The assault left three border guards — Naik Gulfam, Sepoy Awwal Khan, and Sepoy Shakeel Marwat — martyred, while three others, Sepoy Masood Akhtar, Adil Muhammad, and Usman Muhammad, sustained injuries, local officials confirmed to The Express Tribune.
They added that the terrorists initially overran the outpost. However, upon receiving reinforcements, forces, aided by a legion of local tribesmen, retaliated and managed to reclaim the post, forcing the attackers to flee.
Following the deadly assault, a grand jirga of Sultan Khel and Painda Khel tribal elders was convened, where participants vowed to protect Dir’s peace, resist displacement, and support targeted action against terrorists.
Elsewhere, terrorists attacked policemen in the limits of Lachi police station, Kohat, killing Assistant Sub-Inspector Ashfaq and injuring two constables. Police responded with a successful operation, during which three terrorists were killed while they were on the run in the rugged mountainous terrain.
Meanwhile in Bajaur tribal district, terrorists dropped explosives on Loi Mamond police station with a quadcopter, injuring ASI Muhammad Habib and a local resident, Najeebullah. Both were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Khar.
A separate incident occurred Friday night in the same tehsil’s Gohati area, where a mortar shell hit a house, killing one man, Shakirullah, and injuring another, Niaz Muhammad.
On Saturday morning, clashes broke out between terrorists and police in Dweizai, Pandialai Tehsil of Mohmand district, resulting in injuries to two Elite Force personnel. During the transfer to the hospital, Constable Arif succumbed to his wounds.
Becoming a meme doesn’t guarantee you make it into the final cut.
Jeremy Strong fans will learn this the hard way come October 24, when “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” hits theaters. Variety can report that a divisive monologue performed by Strong in the film’s official trailer has been snipped from the final product, the result of a creative decision by director Scott Cooper, per one source.
Strong plays longtime Bruce Springsteen manager Jon Landau in the unconventional and emotionally charged biopic, which shows the rocker (played by Jeremy Allen White) coming to grips with his depression during the production of the 1982 album “Nebraska.”
“When Bruce was little, he had a hole in the floor of his bedroom. A floor that’s supposed to be solid, he’s supposed to be able to stand on. Bruce didn’t have that,” Strong narrates in the still-circulating trailer. “Bruce is a repairman. What he’s doing with this album is, he’s repairing that hole in his floor. Repairing that hole in himself. Once he’s done that, he’s going to repair the entire world.”
While the speech captures Landau’s hand in Springsteen’s personal and artistic development (stand-in father, consigliere, best friend), many took to social media to mock the prose and how it sets the film’s dramatic stakes. One user appropriated the monologue as an origin story for Fozzie Bear. It then became the latest and greatest use of the Mary Jane Defending Peter Parker template. The examples go on.
An insider familiar with the film said that “in examining the film, it felt unnecessary.” A rep for the project had no comment on the matter.
While it may be easy to take shots at Strong’s “Capital-A Acting” or even Cooper’s script adaptation, we should note that at Friday’s Telluride world premiere of “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” Strong elicited a positive response. His soft-touch portrait of Landau, sneaker-clad and with receding hair and concerned glances, tugged heartstrings. Others on the ground noted that the film is revelatory in how it shows, perhaps for the first time, Landau’s true influence on Springsteen (now a billionaire) and his place in history.
Consider the hole in the floor repaired, but remember the friends we made along the way.
