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On newer Apple iPhones (and Apple Watches,) the Emergency SOS safety net can still connect you to rescue crews even when you’re out of cellular service, though it’s limited to transmitting key information when you’re in a sticky situation: where you are, what condition you’re in, and what you need help with. Unlike a satellite messenger, it won’t offer live tracking or two-way messaging where there’s no 4G/5G.Pro tip: You’ll need to check the region to make sure cell SOS services are available. Some have only been deployed in the United States.Why Pack a Satellite Messenger?Photograph: Kieran AlgerIf you’re firing…

The musician, convicted on federal conspiracy charges, was set to appear in court to discuss how much money he will have to forfeit to the government The Fugees’ Pras Michel underwent emergency surgery for colon cancer last week, postponing legal proceedings in his foreign lobbying and conspiracy case. Michel was convicted back in 2023 on an array of charges — such as money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations —  for his role in a multimillion-dollar government influence campaign that involved the Obama and Trump administrations. (Michel has repeatedly denied the charges.) The hearing scheduled for last…

Sonny Baker is bowled first ball by Keshav Maharaj as England slump to 131 all out against South Africa in the first ODI at Headingley.

Mosquitoes bite people in almost every country across the globe. But are there any countries that don’t have this blood-sucking pest?The answer is “yes,” there is one country without mosquitoes: Iceland. While its neighbors — including Norway, Scotland and Greenland — are home to multiple mosquito species, Iceland remains mosquito-free. (Of note, Antarctica is also mosquito-free, but the southern continent is not a country.)So how is it possible for Iceland to have no mosquitoes? You may like Scientists have several theories. One idea is that mosquitoes simply haven’t made it to Iceland yet. The island nation is separated from its…

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Putin says Russia has never opposed Ukraine’s EU membership, but draws line on Nato, as he meets with Slovakia’s Fico in BeijingOver in Beijing, Russia’s Vladimir Putin has met with Slovak prime minister Robert Fico, with the pair giving brief statements to the media in the last few minutes.In his remarks, Putin said that that Moscow had never opposed Ukraine’s potential membership of the European Union, and dismissed claims that Moscow was somehow planning to attack Europe.He argued, in comments reported by Reuters, that with Nato expanding eastwards, the alliance wanted to absorb the entire post-Soviet space, and Russia simply…

There is a lot of noise currently about UK government borrowing costs.The focus has been on what is known as the 30-year gilt yield, which is the effective interest rate of what it would cost the UK government to borrow money over three decades.This rate reached a 27-year high on Tuesday, which some argue is a verdict on economic mismanagement and fiscal credibility. The bond vigilantes are striking, and this is the ultimate harbinger of doom.Is there a link to the mini reshuffle of Downing Street personnel from Number 11 to Number 10 on Monday?For others analysing market moves, it…

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysStormOS makes Arch Linux more user-friendly and accessible.Preloaded apps and Zen kernel boost performance out of the box.Minor drawbacks: RustDesk clutter and Xfce complexity for newbies.Arch Linux tends to get a bad rap for being too hard to use for anyone who’s not spent months or years using Linux. If you’ve never touched Linux, that rap is pretty spot on, because Arch Linux is one of those distributions where the command line is not nearly as optional as it is on, say,…

Three scientists learned they carry genes that significantly increase their risk for Alzheimer’s. Here’s how they’re grapping with the news, and working to keep their brains healthy. mohd izzuan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption mohd izzuan/Getty Images People who inherit two copies of a gene variant called APOE4 have a 60% chance of developing Alzheimer’s by age 85. Only about 2% to 3% of people in the U.S. have this genetic profile, and most of them don’t know it because they’ve never sought genetic testing. But three scientists are among those who did get tested, and learned that they are…

Sure, William Shakespeare wrote the words “the course of true love never did run smooth” more than 400 years ago, but he may as well have been talking about the unlikely soulmates at the center of Maxton Hall—The World Between Us. After a tumultuous and tearful enemies-to-lovers journey, brilliant scholarship student Ruby Hall (Harriet Herbig-Matten) and troubled but sensitive rich kid James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) finally gave in to their emotions (and passion) in the season 1 finale. But just when it seemed that these two gorgeous, opposites-attract lovebirds were headed for a bright future together at Oxford University, tragedy…