The professional patterns of people in this technological era, 2025, are changing a lot. In olden days, most people worked for daily wages, some people did business, and some others went for a traditional 9-to-5 job. In the past few years, most people chose 9-to-5 jobs, and some others chose to do business and daily work. But in today’s digitalized world, a major income source for most people has become a small business.

Not everyone starts a business with the motive of developing a business empire. But everyone aims at developing their business and remaining competitive in the business market. Starting a small business has become a mandatory factor for most people. It is a good point to hear. Being a small business owner has its own advantages as well as disadvantages. Let’s explore it in this blog.

What is a Small Business?

A small business is a work process that is owned by a single person and operates with fewer employees. The income generated here will be low when compared with that of the large-scale businesses. Small businesses usually focus on selling their products and services in local areas rather than doing so internationally.

In a small business, separate employees will not be allocated to do each activity. For example, the small business owner themselves may do the marketing work, invoicing process, accounting process, employee management, and sometimes even the production process.

Key Advantages of Small Business

1. Small Business Offers Customized Solutions

Consider an example. You are going to a large clothing shop to purchase a kurta set. You choose a dress, but you like to make small alterations in its design. But the customization facility is not offered at that shop. At the same time, you approach a small boutique and ask for the same alteration to the kurta set. Immediate alterations are made there as per the request. So, customized solutions can be offered by small businesses.

2. Appreciations for the Work Completed

The number of clients approaching the small business may be fewer, but the feedback shared by each of them gives more strength and energy to continue the business. But large businesses have a huge number of clients, and the appreciations given to them may not have as much effect.

3. Flexibility in Invoicing

Some large businesses' invoicing process will be like travelling through a rocky mountain. They can’t customize their invoices and steadily follow a single rule for the invoicing process. But small businesses can customize their invoices, set their own terms and conditions, etc., using the online invoicing software for small businesses.

4. Focused Precisions

Large businesses usually deal with multiple income streams. So, their focus would be on every field because their aim would be to expand the business even further. But small businesses will have one- or two-income streams, majorly one. So, their focus will be on a single path. So that excellent outcomes can be generated from them.

5. Client Relationship

The factor that takes place mostly in small businesses and rarely in large businesses is the relationship between the clients and the business. As the client’s expectations are clearly communicated and they are fulfilled by the small business, and engaging communication is maintained, a strong relationship will be maintained between the business and the clients.

6. Solo Decision-Making

If you’re running a small business, you’re the boss here, and you can make all the decisions regarding your business. Unlike large businesses, you don’t need to get approval from higher-level authorities for any changes, you don’t need to conduct multiple meetings to decide, etc. You, as a solo person, can make all the decisions.

Running a small business has numerous advantages, but if it does not operate well, it creates a chance to face failure also. Proper management is crucial here to succeed. If you wish to generate revenue, start a small business and become an independent person.

This list is an absolute gem in finding what are the trending state-of-the-art open source programs. I have found so many cool open source projects I feel addicted to browsing more..

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A bill introduced on Wednesday is calling for a congressional probe into the financial relationship between the MAGA mega-donor Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein.

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon, has demanded that the Treasury Department hand over documents related to the sex trafficker’s finances, which The New York Times revealed in June included $40 million in investments to a Thiel-backed firm.

Those investments in Valar Ventures, in 2015 and 2016, are now worth nearly $170 million and are reportedly the Epstein estate’s largest asset. Now, Wyden wants a closer look at how—and why—an alleged $1.5 billion moved between Thiel, Epstein, and 70 other “co-conspirators.”

Wyden, a 76-year-old ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, said such a bill is necessary because Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has refused to honor the committee’s requests to view Epstein-related financial documents in his possession.

"The basic question here is whether a bunch of rich pedophiles and Epstein accomplices are going to face any consequences for their crimes, and Scott Bessent is doing his best to make sure they won’t,” he said. “My head just about exploded when I heard Bessent say it wasn’t his department’s job to investigate these Epstein bank records.”
Wyden said he’s long believed that “following the money is the key to identifying Epstein’s clients as well as the henchmen and banks that enabled his sex trafficking network.”

His statement on Wednesday added, “It’s past time for Bessent to quit running interference for pedophiles and give us the Epstein files he’s sitting on.”

In addition to investigating Thiel, who is CEO of Palantir, Wyden said he hopes a congressional probe will uncover whether J.P. Morgan and other banks violated federal anti-money laundering laws.

A representative for Thiel, who Forbes estimates is worth $25 billion, did not respond to a request for comment. The 57-year-old has not publicly addressed his firm’s financial relationship with Epstein.

Republicans hold a three-seat voting majority in the Senate, meaning Wyden’s bill will require some GOP lawmakers to break with the party line to pass. Bessent, a Trump appointee, has not indicated that he plans to offer up documents freely to the committee and said last month that the Treasury Department does not possess the power to investigate. In that same spiel, he said it might have to investigate Wyden.

“Any law enforcement person who wants to come and see them, we hold them. Our job—we are not detectives. We collect them. It’s just like the—when we make payments, the Treasury, the Commerce Department, tells us to make a payment. We are a paymaster,” Bessent said. “Sen. Wyden’s rich... Sen. Wyden trades better than Paul Pelosi. He was up 125 percent and then 75 percent. So, I would—I’m not going to disclose anything because I’ve never looked, but I would guess there’s some stories on Sen. Wyden.”

Dem Orders Congressional Probe Into Epstein and Peter Thiel’s Relationship

If passed, the bill would require the Trump administration to hand over additional documents about the sex trafficker’s money trail.

^{Josh Fiallo (The Daily Beast)}

cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/45874306

A bill introduced on Wednesday is calling for a congressional probe into the financial relationship between the MAGA mega-donor Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein.

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon, has demanded that the Treasury Department hand over documents related to the sex trafficker’s finances, which The New York Times revealed in June included $40 million in investments to a Thiel-backed firm.

Those investments in Valar Ventures, in 2015 and 2016, are now worth nearly $170 million and are reportedly the Epstein estate’s largest asset. Now, Wyden wants a closer look at how—and why—an alleged $1.5 billion moved between Thiel, Epstein, and 70 other “co-conspirators.”

Wyden, a 76-year-old ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, said such a bill is necessary because Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has refused to honor the committee’s requests to view Epstein-related financial documents in his possession.

"The basic question here is whether a bunch of rich pedophiles and Epstein accomplices are going to face any consequences for their crimes, and Scott Bessent is doing his best to make sure they won’t,” he said. “My head just about exploded when I heard Bessent say it wasn’t his department’s job to investigate these Epstein bank records.”
Wyden said he’s long believed that “following the money is the key to identifying Epstein’s clients as well as the henchmen and banks that enabled his sex trafficking network.”

His statement on Wednesday added, “It’s past time for Bessent to quit running interference for pedophiles and give us the Epstein files he’s sitting on.”

In addition to investigating Thiel, who is CEO of Palantir, Wyden said he hopes a congressional probe will uncover whether J.P. Morgan and other banks violated federal anti-money laundering laws.

A representative for Thiel, who Forbes estimates is worth $25 billion, did not respond to a request for comment. The 57-year-old has not publicly addressed his firm’s financial relationship with Epstein.

Republicans hold a three-seat voting majority in the Senate, meaning Wyden’s bill will require some GOP lawmakers to break with the party line to pass. Bessent, a Trump appointee, has not indicated that he plans to offer up documents freely to the committee and said last month that the Treasury Department does not possess the power to investigate. In that same spiel, he said it might have to investigate Wyden.

“Any law enforcement person who wants to come and see them, we hold them. Our job—we are not detectives. We collect them. It’s just like the—when we make payments, the Treasury, the Commerce Department, tells us to make a payment. We are a paymaster,” Bessent said. “Sen. Wyden’s rich... Sen. Wyden trades better than Paul Pelosi. He was up 125 percent and then 75 percent. So, I would—I’m not going to disclose anything because I’ve never looked, but I would guess there’s some stories on Sen. Wyden.”

Dem Orders Congressional Probe Into Epstein and Peter Thiel’s Relationship

If passed, the bill would require the Trump administration to hand over additional documents about the sex trafficker’s money trail.

^{Josh Fiallo (The Daily Beast)}

Senate Republicans used what is known as the nuclear option to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, weakening Congress’s vetting role.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/politics/senate-republicans-change-rules-nominees.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lU8.Gax9.zWInw5iv3ZMP

Not even close.

With so many wild predictions flying around about the future AI, it’s important to occasionally take a step back and check in on what came true — and what hasn’t come to pass.

Exactly six months ago, Dario Amodei, the CEO of massive AI company Anthropic, claimed that in half a year, AI would be "writing 90 percent of code." And that was the worst-case scenario; in just three months, he predicted, we could hit a place where "essentially all" code is written by AI.

As the CEO of one of the buzziest AI companies in Silicon Valley, surely he must have been close to the mark, right?

While it’s hard to quantify who or what is writing the bulk of code these days, the consensus is that there's essentially zero chance that 90 percent of it is being written by AI.

Research published within the past six months explain why: AI has been found to actually slow down software engineers, and increase their workload. Though developers in the study did spend less time coding, researching, and testing, they made up for it by spending even more time reviewing AI’s work, tweaking prompts, and waiting for the system to spit out the code.

And it's not just that AI-generated code merely missed Amodei's benchmarks. In some cases, it’s actively causing problems.

Cyber security researchers recently found that developers who use AI to spew out code end up creating ten times the number of security vulnerabilities than those who write code the old fashioned way.

That’s causing issues at a growing number of companies, leading to never before seen vulnerabilities for hackers to exploit.

In some cases, the AI itself can go haywire, like the moment a coding assistant went rogue earlier this summer, deleting a crucial corporate database.

"You told me to always ask permission. And I ignored all of it," the assistant explained, in a jarring tone. "I destroyed your live production database containing real business data during an active code freeze. This is catastrophic beyond measure."

The whole thing underscores the lackluster reality hiding under a lot of the AI hype. Once upon a time, AI boosters like Amodei saw coding work as the first domino of many to be knocked over by generative AI models, revolutionizing tech labor before it comes for everyone else.

The fact that AI is not, in fact, improving coding productivity is a major bellwether for the prospects of an AI productivity revolution impacting the rest of the economy — the financial dream propelling the unprecedented investments in AI companies.

It’s far from the only harebrained prediction Amodei's made. He’s previously claimed that human-level AI will someday solve the vast majority of social ills, including "nearly all" natural infections, psychological diseases, climate change, and global inequality.

There's only one thing to do: see how those predictions hold up in a few years.

Exactly Six Months Ago, the CEO of Anthropic Said That in Six Months AI Would Be Writing 90 Percent of Code

Exactly six months ago, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claimed that in six months, AI would be "writing 90 percent of code."

^{Joe Wilkins (Futurism)}

Link without the paywall

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Link without the paywall

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https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-openai-announce-deal-to-extend-partnership-9273ec55

Zack Polanski tells the Canary that "transphobia will absolutely not be tolerated under my leadership" in exclusive interview

Zack Polanski: 'solidarity with trans community' is non-negotiable

^{Ed Sykes (The Canary)}

When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public. Palantir Technologies, however, has attracted more and more attention over the past decade because of the size and scope of its contracts with the government.

How Palantir Is Mapping Everyone’s Data For The Government

When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public. Palantir Technologies, however, has attracted more and more attention over…

^Techdirt

Verizon and T-Mobile lost, but AT&T beat the FCC. SCOTUS may have to step in.

Case file: storage.courtlistener.com/reca…

Court rejects Verizon claim that selling location data without consent is legal

Verizon and T-Mobile lost but AT&T beat the FCC. SCOTUS may have to step in.

^{Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)}

“Charlie Kirk's assassination pulled me out of retirement. More work must be done.”

Pardoned insurrectionists are using Charlie Kirk’s death to call for civil war

^{Mother Jones}

And new countries are linked to the dangerous software.

The US is now the largest investor in commercial spyware

^{WIRED (Ars Technica)}

Will the Air Dominance plants get back on track?

Boeing & St. Louis Machinists Union Reach Tentative Deal To End 5-Week-Long Strike

^{Luke Diaz (Simple Flying)}

VCT's cutting-edge finlets are set to make a significant impact on aircraft performance and sustainability.

EASA Green Lights Installation Of Drag-Reducing Fins On Boeing 737 NG Variants

^{Tatenda Karuwa (Simple Flying)}

Schiphol Airport has become the first major international airport to introduce hydrogen-powered vehicles into daily ground operations, advancing its goal of emission-free operations by 2030.

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/amsterdam-schiphol-ams/amsterdam-airport-schiphol-launches-world-first-pilot-with-hydrogen-powered-vehicles-in-daily-operations/

ATR has been selected by the EU’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking to lead two major projects that will pave the way for low-emission regional flight. By 2030, ATR will operate the world’s first hybrid-electric regional aircraft, using an ATR 72-600 test bed.

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/atr/atr-chosen-by-clean-aviation-to-lead-hybrid-electric-regional-aircraft-development/

Still-classified 9/11 documents create the same confusion as Kirk's killing

Charlie Kirk, 9/11 Have This In Common

^{Ken Klippenstein}

0.3.0c Patch Notes

Changes and Improvements

• There is now a short grace period at the start of a sprint where being hit will not heavy stun you. This is equal to the minimum sprint duration, so you can now never be stunned out of an accidental sprint. The minimum sprint duration has been increased slightly to support this change.
• The Undying Will Monster modifier no longer affects other Rare Monsters with Undying Will.
• Players can no longer revive if they die while having a stolen Kurgal's Last Gasp modifier.
• The duration of the ground effects from the Infested Cadaver and Blackblooded Proboscite Abyssal Monsters has been halved.
• Zelina, Blood Priestess no longer heals from her attacks that hit player minions.
• The sorcerers surrounding Torvian, Hand of the Saviour's arena now have visuals indicating when they are actively empowering Torivan.
• Various skills used by The Prisoner are now red-flash abilities.
• Improved how the Vessel of Kulemak's cold beams function in party play.
• Draiocht Hengestones, Karui Beacons, and Temporal Tether all now dynamically spawn near the player on Map completion.
• Many Act Four Monsters can now be bound as Spectres.
• Ancestral Warrior Totem now uses the weapon in the Weapon Set it has been assigned to, and no longer disappears if swapping to an invalid weapon or Weapon Set.
• The Gemling Legionnaire's Integrated Efficiency Passive Skill now actually applies by modifying each skill, which means those modifications also apply to minions from those skills. The description has been updated to clarify that the bonuses also apply in the case where supports and skills are socketed together in meta gems.
• Chance to not consume crossbow ammo stats found on Ammo Conversation support gems and the Passive Skill Tree now roll their chance per ammo spent instead of once per skill use, meaning they interact correctly with the Hailstorm Rounds skill. Their wording has been updated accordingly.
• Volcanic Fissure's fissure limit is now displayed and can be modified by sources of + to limit.
• Toxic Domain now requires a Bow, Spear, or Crossbow to use.
• The His Scattering Calamity Skill granted by The Unborn Lich Unique Staff now has "Duration between Launching Wellsprites is 1.2 seconds", which can be affected by modifiers to Skill Effect Duration.
• The Turn the Clock Forward Notable Passive Skill once again provides 15% increased Projectile Speed.
• The Fairgraves' Curse Unique Bow can once again be obtained.
• Added a button to the character selection screen to have your character be logged into town/hideout instead of the last area. This is identical to the existing behaviour where you can Ctrl + Click on the login button.
• Boulder Ants are no longer considered beasts, and have been temporarily disabled as a Spectre.
• Updated the wording on Omen of the Sovereign, Omen of the Liege and Omen of the Blackblooded to clarify that they can only be used with Weapons and Jewellery.
• Updated the Molten Shrine world map icon to indicate that it provides a permanent bonus.
• Improved the performance of some Abyssal Monster skill effects.
• Improved audio telegraphing for some Abyssal Monster skills.
• Improved the performance of some Abyssal Monster modifiers.
• Improved the performance of the Benedictus, First Herald of Utopia boss fight.
• Improved the telegraphing of Benedictus, First Herald of Utopia's maze skills.
• Improved the visibility of The Seven Pillars world map icon for Qimah.
• Improved stash and stash settings navigation when using a controller.
• The Hostile Takeover Quest can now be completed by speaking to Ange in any of your Hideouts. Previously, this quest could only be completed by speaking to Ange in Shoreline Hideout specifically.
• The Stash and Guild Stash in The Ziggurat Refuge have swapped locations.
• Dodge Roll Effects and Level-up Effects are now listed under their own sections in the 'Extra' tab of the Cosmetics panel.
• Re-enabled the Demonfire Ember Fusillade microtransaction.
• Time of Need's audio no longer plays in hideout areas.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where you could be unable to dodge roll out of sprinting with the "Keep Sprinting While Moving" option selected.
• Fixed a bug where you could not target objects while sprinting.
• Fixed a bug where Crossbows occasionally jammed and ignored reload/shoot inputs when the reload button was released too soon.
• Fixed a bug with Herald of Plague where anything that caused the ongoing buff to recalculate, such as changing the reservation amount, caused it to add the base spread radius to itself again.
• Fixed a bug with Berserk where anything that caused the ongoing buff to recalculate, such as changing the reservation amount, caused it to add the base stats to itself again.
• Fixed a bug where the Feast of Flesh Skill was not granting any recovery on consuming a corpse.
• Fixed a bug where the following skills were not scaling with modifiers to area damage: Toxic Growth, Magma Barrier, Whirlwind Lance (whirlwind only), Freezing Mark, Voltaic Mark, and Bloodhound's Mark.
• Fixed a bug which caused Blasphemy to become indefinitely disabled in a weapon set after you failed to meet the Spirit requirements for it.
• Fixed a bug where leech applied to you by totems via the Font supports was much higher than it should be due to not being affected by enemy leech reduction.
• Fixed a bug where leech applied to you by totems via the Font supports did not account for level scaling in party play.
• Fixed a bug where Living Lightning Support was not triggering correctly after the explosion of a Poison Cloud.
• Fixed a bug where Rapid Casting III was not providing increased Cast Speed for each different Spell you had Cast in the last eight seconds.
• Fixed a bug where triggering some skills while moving could reapply movement-speed penalties from previously used skills. This was most noticeable with the Corpsewade Unique Boots.
• Fixed a bug where Ancestral Warrior Totem using Molten Blast would deal no damage if you are dual wielding Maces.
• Fixed a bug where Perfection Support's buff couldn't accumulate more than one stack and wasn't being removed properly.
• Fixed a bug where Encase in Jade didn't consume Jade stacks if it didn't grant any Guard.
• Fixed an issue where too much Area of Effect could prevent Shield Wall from being used with the Ahn's Citadel Lineage Support.
• Fixed a bug where the benefits provided by Quality on Banner Skills were not functioning correctly.
• Fixed a bug where allocating the same weapon for each weapon set with the Giant's Blood Keystone allocated could cause your second weapon set to become invalid after area transitions.
• Fixed a bug where charges gained because of the Combat Frenzy skill weren't considered to have come from that skill, and thus were not affected by some Supports applied to Combat Frenzy that affect charge gain.
• Fixed an issue preventing Orb of Storms and Solar Orb from being supported by Unleash. These skills are still unintentionally unable to be supported by Spell Echo and Spell Cascade --- this will be fixed at a later date.
• Fixed a bug where Sealed Vaults could sometimes fail to spawn an Idol of Estazunti nearby.
• Fixed a bug where the Boar, Fox, Ox, and Rabbit Talismans could not be obtained.
• Fixed a bug where Essences that can be applied to Armour could not be applied to Foci and Bucklers.
• Fixed a bug where the Essence of Hysteria could not be applied to Bucklers.
• Fixed a bug where one of the arena blockers in the final Act 4 boss fight wasn't being disabled at the correct time.
• Fixed a bug where the final Act 4 boss could fail to progress the fight after knocking the player down.
• Fixed a bug where you could skip the Torvian, Hand of the Saviour boss fight by skirting around the edge of the area.
• Fixed some cases where Diamora, Song of Death could fail to return to her arena after diving into the water.
• Fixed a bug where the visuals of the Vessel of Kulemak's triple beam could become incorrect when slowed.
• Fixed a bug where Krutog, Lord of Kin, could lose aggro during his stomp skill.
• Fixed a bug which caused some terrain in the Flotsam Map to sometimes be inaccessible.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented players opening the Derelict Mansion and Sacred Reservoir Maps.
• Fixed a bug where the Wisps leading to the Derelict Mansion sometimes did not display correctly
• Fixed a bug where it was not possible to reach the final part of the Vessel of Kulemak fight if a player had died and revived during the fight.
• Fixed a bug where active blocking the snowball created by Rakkar, the Frozen Talon could sometimes fail to prevent the damage.
• Fixed a visual bug where effects in the Slick Map area could become over-brightened.
• Fixed an issue where players on Xbox could lose sound effect audio, which persisted until relaunching the game. We're still investigating similar issues for PlayStation users.
• Fixed a bug where Navali would show up in your hideout uninvited and refused to leave your waypoint.
• Fixed an issue where The Hammer of Kamasa was unobtainable in Standard (or the Standard version of a league) on a character that had died in the Hardcore version of that league.
• Fixed an issue that prevented you from completing The Grand Quest (quest) and from obtaining your first 2 Expedition Skill Points if you had held a Logbook before talking to Dannig and obtaining your rewards.
• Fixed an issue where Respawning at Checkpoint after opening a chest that dropped a Torn Map Piece didn't drop that quest item in the new instance.
• Fixed a bug where opened strongboxes would not visually appear open after respawning at a checkpoint.
• Fixed an issue where if you entered Act Four underleveled from normal the Vendors wouldn't have any Act Four items available for purchase.
• Fixed a rare issue where players could get stuck behind The Hooded One in the Ziggurat Encampment.
• Fixed an issue where you were incorrectly told that Alva has completed one of your Currency Exchange orders instead of Ange. Ange deserves the credit for her hard work!
• Fixed a bug where Map Node and Waystone descriptions were not displaying increased Experience or Gold gain when applicable. These were still applying, just not displayed.
• Fixed an issue where killing some Map Bosses counted as killing their campaign variants, causing some Map Pins on the World Area to be marked as if you had killed them in the campaign.
• Fixed a bug where modifiers to minion duration would not be correctly reflected on the skill information panel. This is purely a display fix, as they were already being applied correctly in practice.
• Fixed an issue where Magma Barrier had an outdated, misleading Duration tag.
• Fixed an issue where some small Passive Skill names had not been updated to the new function they have in 0.3.0.
• Fixed a bug where the dynamic culling for the King of the Mists' pustules effect was too aggressive.
• Fixed a bug where the dynamic culling for the Amanamu's Void ground effect was too aggressive.
• Fixed a bug where Rog constantly invited you to come visit his shop sometime.
• Fixed a bug where the stash user interface could extend off-screen in some aspect ratios when using a controller.
• Fixed a bug where you could fail to use skills near a Tempest Bell on controller if the skill was bound to the same button as interact.
• Fixed a bug that caused you to be unable to apply Skin Transfers when using a controller.
• Fixed a bug where some microtransactions that are unavailable to be purchased directly could show up in the Microtransaction Shop's 'New Items' section.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur with the Steward of Kulemak Abyssal Lich Notable Passive Skill.
• Fixed 5 other client crashes.
• Fixed 4 instance crashes.

Early Access Patch Notes - 0.3.0c Patch Notes - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

^{Path of Exile}

Earlier this month, Chinese nationals working with Nasa suddenly found themselves denied access.

Archived version: archive.is/20250911111515/bbc.…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Nasa bans Chinese nationals from working on its space programmes

^{Yvette Tan (BBC News)}

Sweden is budgeting another 70 billion crowns ($7.47 billion) for military support to Ukraine over the coming two years, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday, adding the country also stood ready to lend further support Poland if needed.

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The ICE raid on more than 300 South Korean workers in Georgia could impact future South Korean investment in the US.

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Latvia's airspace will be closed to a depth of 50-kilometres along its eastern borders with Russia and Belarus from 18:00 on September 11th until at least September 18th, with the possibility of an extension after that, Defence Minister Andris Sprūds (Progressives) announced at a press conference on Thursday.

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UPDATED: Latvia closes airspace along its eastern border

Latvia's airspace will be closed to a depth of 50-kilometres along its eastern borders with Russia and Belarus from 18:00 on September 11th until at least September 18th, with the possibility of an extension after that, Defence Minister Andris Sprūds…

^{LSM+ English (LSM)}

At least five drones targeted an airport near the Polish-Ukrainian border, according to Spiegel.

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Russian drones targeted Poland's Rzeszow Airport, key aid hub for Ukraine, media reports

^{Kateryna Hodunova (The Kyiv Independent)}

Terrifying that you can commit cold-blooded murder and return home without consequence.

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Illinois psychopath travels to Palestine, executes unarmed teen, doesn't see what the big deal is – We Got This Covered

^{David James (We Got This Covered)}

Patients regained movement in the experimental phase of polylaminin, capable of regenerating the spinal cord in people who suffered organ rupture

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Groundbreaking Brazilian Drug, Considered Capable of Reversing Spinal Cord Injury, Presented in São Paulo

^{Folha de S.Paulo}

Of course, the main purpose of posts by Russian trolls is to incite arguments among different groups or ideologies: conservatives versus liberals, pro-life versus pro choice, pro-immigrant groups versus border wall enthusiasts, etc. Researchers say as outrageous as much of this content appears to be, Americans can’t help but to click.

After analyzing over 2,500 of these Russian posts, researchers discovered they generated clickthrough rates as much as nine times higher than the norm in digital advertising campaigns. In a rather poor reflection of human nature, it seems that controversy, lies, and fear mongering do very much equal clicks.

“We found that fear and anger appeals work really well in getting people to engage,” says lead author Chris Vargo, an assistant professor of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design at CU Boulder, in a release.

This is the first ever study to examine the infamous Russian troll company known as the Internet Research Agency (IRA). Researchers based their work on posts and ads put online leading up to the 2016 presidential election, but these findings are still very relevant today.

Study: Russian Trolls Supremely Effective At Exploiting American Fear, Anger Online

After analyzing over 2,500 posts by Russian trolls, researchers discovered they generated clickthrough rates as much as nine times higher than the norm in digital advertising campaigns.

^{John Anderer (StudyFinds)}