Wildfires in the US and Europe, Russian strikes in Kyiv, beekeepers in Gaza and the European Aquatics Championships – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

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The 21-year-old British boxer has the chance to become the second youngest world heavyweight champion after Mike Tyson when he fights for the IBF crown this month

Moses Itauma was initially unmoved when hearing that his bout against Filip Hrgovic in London on 29 August had been upgraded to a fight for the vacant IBF world heavyweight title.

“I didn’t really have any reaction,” Itauma said on Friday afternoon. “I was like, if I’m fighting Hrgovic and I’ve got the opportunity for it to be a world title, then yeah, chuck it on the line. I didn’t have any other feeling. I was taking Hrgovic serious – and, now the fight is for a world title, I’m still taking him serious. It’s still the same fight, innit?”

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Serious failings by one academic, and his bosses at the University of Cambridge, should not be allowed to undermine wider progressive goals

Jason Arday’s resignation from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday marked a full stop of sorts, but not an end to the furore surrounding his promotion to a professorship at the age of 37. Academic colleagues have demanded, with justification, that an investigation into his appointment to the faculty of education in 2023, and the subsequent fallout, should include people from outside the university. Allegations of plagiarism and claims made by Mr Arday about his background, career and charity fundraising remain under scrutiny. The memoir for which he said he had received a huge advance, billed as a triumph over adversity including an early autism diagnosis, is scheduled to appear later this month. His publisher, Simon & Schuster, ought to pause while inquiries run their course.

But several things are already clear. By failing to do due diligence on Mr Arday before launching him, with fanfare, as Cambridge’s youngest-ever black professor, and through its inadequate response to later challenges, the university has done a serious disservice to black and neurodivergent scholars more widely. It has also set back the efforts of all the people and groups who have worked in good faith, over many years, to boost the presence of underrepresented groups in influential positions.

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The Fifa president’s attempt to brazen out the storm, after attempting to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity, adds insult to injury

“How did you go bankrupt?” a character is asked in Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. “Gradually, then suddenly” comes the reply. Right now, Fifa’s justly besieged president, Gianni Infantino, is experiencing something similar in relation to the loss  of his own authority.

Since taking over the running of world football’s governing body in 2016, Mr Infantino has survived regular criticism of a monetising approach which has often come at a sporting cost. But since egregious plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to the brother of Donald Trump’s son-in-law were leaked to the media, his credibility has been draining away at speed.

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Hiring a convicted antisemite as an adviser; rabble rousing at a time of violent unrest. She is still in a race to the bottom and making too many mistakes

The Keminaissance will be delayed. For nearly a year, Conservative optimists and a clutch of supportive pundits have been forecasting an upturn in the fortunes of Kemi Badenoch, confident that her party will emerge from the crater it fell into in 2024, overtake Reform UK to become once again the main party of the right and, who knows, maybe, with a following wind, even push Labour aside and return to government. Every sign of strength from the Tory leader – a robust conference speech here, a viral clip on social media there – has been hailed as evidence of the coming Keminaissance. On the evidence of the past week or so, we will have to wait a little longer.

It’s quite true that Badenoch’s personal ratings are better than those of her party. True, too, that she ended a long losing streak when the Tories won a Westminster seat at the Aberdeen South byelection in June. But there is a more recent election result that should temper the boosters’ enthusiasm, along with a series of decisions that confirm that, when it comes to both strategy and judgment, Badenoch is badly lacking.

Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist

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Group calls for ‘thorough and transparent investigation’ of hiring of professor who resigned after his claims came under scrutiny

The University of Cambridge has announced a review into the way it vets and hires senior academic staff in an effort to fend off external and internal criticism of its appointment of Jason Arday as a professor.

But a group of Cambridge academics quickly rejected the university’s response, saying: “We strongly believe that a thorough and transparent investigation into the wider circumstances of this damaging episode is essential.”

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Het alcoholische aperitief de Hugo Spritz is populair in de Verenigde Staten en Engeland. Deze zomer groeit de vraag naar de vlierbloesemlikeur St-Germain zelfs sneller dan die naar Campari’s Aperol. Gaan we dit drankje in Nederland ook meer zien?

Het belastingbouwwerk is door de vele uitzonderingen onnodig complex, daarover zijn experts en politici het eens. Ook het kabinet-Jetten wil het stelsel weer vereenvoudigen. Vijf redenen waarom dat tot nu toe steeds niet lukte.

Feyenoord begint zondag het nieuwe seizoen van de eredivisie met een uitwedstrijd tegen Sparta. Op de vooruitblikkende persconferentie wil trainer Giovanni van Bronckhorst nog niet prijsgeven wie de nieuwe aanvoerder wordt. De tafel van FC Rijnmond heeft er wel een mening over.

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In what-is-now-traditional journalistic malpractice, none of the articles about this have a photo or video of the guillotine. But I found one.

Salem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New AI Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling "Unsafe".

Someone brought a guillotine to a city council meeting in Salem, Oregon on July 27, 2026. Not a sign shaped like one. Not a drawing. According to community accounts and social media posts, an actual guillotine structure appeared at the protest outside Loucks Auditorium, where hundreds of residents had gathered to oppose a proposed multi-billion-dollar AI data center. Company representatives reportedly assessed the scene and left, citing safety concerns -- though that detail hasn't appeared in formal news coverage or official minutes. [...]

Salem just reminded the industry that community consent isn't a formality you schedule around -- it's a variable that can stall a $5.1 billion project before a single permit clears.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ⛅ - 07-08-2026 19:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 22.2°C · Gedeeltelijk bewolkt ⛅ | Min 16.9°C / Max 23.4°C | Kans op neerslag 4%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 16.9°C, Max 23.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 309°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 20:00: 21.7°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1022.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 344°
• 21:00: 20.8°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1022.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 9°
• 22:00: 20.1°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 18°
• 23:00: 19.5°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 29°
• 00:00: 18.9°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 62°
• 01:00: 18.6°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ← 83°
• 02:00: 18.1°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ← 101°
• 03:00: 17.4°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ← 85°
• 04:00: 16.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1023.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ← 76°
• 05:00: 16.5°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1022.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 06:00: 16.1°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1022.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 07:00: 16.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1022.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ← 91°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• zaterdag 08 augustus: Min 16.1°C, Max 26.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ↘️ -1.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ← 80°
• zondag 09 augustus: Min 19.1°C, Max 29.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1015.6 hPa ↘️ -5.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 180°
• maandag 10 augustus: Min 16.9°C, Max 24.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1017.0 hPa ↗️ +1.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.6 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 317°
• dinsdag 11 augustus: Min 15.3°C, Max 23.6°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1024.5 hPa ↗️ +7.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.6 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 56°
• woensdag 12 augustus: Min 16.0°C, Max 27.5°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1024.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ← 87°
• donderdag 13 augustus: Min 18.8°C, Max 30.1°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ↘️ -2.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.0 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ← 92°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 22.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 19.3°C (-2.9°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 331°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 23.0 km/h (6.4 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 34%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1022.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 41.1 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 1.1
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:14 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:21

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 37 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 4.7 μg/m³
• PM10: 8.1 μg/m³

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: On Thursday, AMD said it's entered into an agreement to acquire Taalas, a Toronto-based startup that makes chips for inference. Taalas' accelerators are customized, or hard-wired for a single AI model, rather than being general purpose. In exchange for that loss of flexibility, Taalas' technology promises a less-expensive chip that it says can produce output for specific models thousands of times faster than a traditional GPU. An AMD representative declined to provide a purchase price for the transaction. Taalas has raised a total of $219 million in venture funding since its 2023 founding.

Taalas' current chip runs a small version of Meta's Llama 3.1 model, though the company is working on chips for bigger and more advanced models. It's manufactured using an older Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. process, and uses speedy SRAM memory on the chip itself. Taalas CEO Ljubisa Bajic says on the startup's website that the company "developed a platform for transforming any AI model into custom silicon." "From the moment a previously unseen model is received, it can be realized in hardware in only two months," Bajic wrote.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Strong Female Protagonist was an unfinished web comic that ran for seven years, written by Brennan Lee Mulligan and drawn by Lee Knox Ostertag (formerly Molly Knox Ostertag). SFP follows the adventures of a young middle-class American with super-strength, invincibility and an overwhelming sense of social injustice, who uncovers a plot to kill superheroes who could have made a difference: "Everyone who could have saved the world is dead! What are you going to do, Mega Girl? Fling poverty into the sea? Smash us all into a better tomorrow? Nobody thinks we can change the world, and they're right."

Related: "They didn't call you a superhero when you started." (mirror) Ostertag notes on his website: "As of 2025, I have used the name Lee and he/him pronouns. Many of my books have my old name on the cover, which is a necessary awkwardness when one transitions after publishing work! I do not, and will never, mind seeing and signing copies of my work with my old name on them. You are always welcome to replace 'Molly' with 'Lee' using some masking tape if you're so inclined!"