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Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves combined for an early glimpse of their potential as the Lakers beat Sacramento 114-110 in their first preseason game together.

A seven-year study found that people with Parkinson's who spent more time being physically active experienced slower motor and cognitive decline, regardless of exercise intensity.

New American Society of Hematology guidelines raise ferritin thresholds for diagnosing iron deficiency, potentially identifying patients previously told their results were normal.

Yelp shares gained nearly 3% on Thursday, but remain sharply lower for the year as investors assess a new Amazon advertising partnership, slowing services growth, rising costs and paused buybacks.

GameStop shares extended a monthlong rally after CEO Ryan Cohen and four directors bought stock, despite an 18.7% decline in second-quarter revenue.

The Trump administration has suspended Microsoft, Adobe and major IT outsourcers from filing new or pending PERM applications, alleging the companies misused the pathway to permanent residency.

Mariska Hargitay and Kelli Giddish praised Taylor Swift's homemade sourdough chocolate chip cookies, which the singer brought while filming her Emmy sketch on the SVU set.

Microsoft has opened pre-orders for the $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra, a high-end 15-inch Windows laptop powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chip and aimed at creative professionals, developers and AI researchers.

Amazon is replacing its Fire tablets with three Alexa-branded Android devices featuring Google Play, premium hardware and prices ranging from $229.99 to $550.

Sasol shares rose 5.4% to R253.35 as higher oil prices linked to Strait of Hormuz shipping strikes supported the fuel producer, while broader Johannesburg markets fell.

Leaks suggest Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire could arrive on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on 8 October, but Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have not confirmed the rumoured release.

Intel shares fell 3.21% after reports that Elon Musk's Terafab project is discussing a dedicated fab with TSMC, raising fresh doubts about Intel's foundry ambitions ahead of earnings.

Haemonetics shares rose more than 15% after CSL Plasma said it expects to install the company's plasma collection systems at all its US centres by the end of 2027.

A Clean Label Project study detected lead in 99 of 100 cat food products tested, along with widespread cadmium, arsenic and other contaminants, though industry groups disputed the findings' significance.

South Korea's KOSPI has outperformed Japan's Nikkei 225 amid the AI and semiconductor boom, but its sharper volatility contrasts with Japan's broader market exposure and steadier performance.

Teams in Austria and China have independently built operating thorium-229 nuclear clocks, a milestone that could improve precision timekeeping and enable new tests of physics, including dark matter searches.

Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin could become a public company in several years after raising $10 billion from outside investors, as it competes with SpaceX and expands its operations.

Google has launched SynthID Detector globally, allowing users to check images, videos and audio for invisible AI watermarks, while warning that unmarked content may still be AI-generated.

Park Jin-young faced questions at a South Korean parliamentary audit over JYP Entertainment's overseas trademark filing for FANOMENON, a festival pursued by a presidential committee.

Margaret Hamilton, who led the MIT team behind Apollo's onboard software and helped establish software engineering as a discipline, has died aged 90 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in Game 4 to win their NL Division Series and advance to a third consecutive NLCS meeting with the Dodgers.

India has rejected Elon Musk's allegation that unnamed oligarchs are blocking Starlink, saying the service remains at the same security-review stage as two competing satellite operators.

Former Bachelor Australia star Sam Wood will remain in custody after a Queensland court denied bail over alleged domestic-violence assault and strangulation charges, which he denies.

Jiaying Chen was sentenced to nearly a year in jail after admitting she married men she met online, obtained money from them and lost more than $300,000 gambling.

Electro Optic Systems shares fell nearly 10% as investors took profits after a strong rally, despite new US counter-drone production plans and an existing A$846 million backlog.

Pennsylvania has confirmed 1,078 measles cases in 2026, including 1,066 linked to the current outbreak, which has hospitalised 207 people and caused five deaths.

Nana Patekar, one of Indian cinema's most recognisable actors, has died aged 75 in Goa after a cardiac arrest, prompting tributes from political and film figures.

A report says Harry and Meghan have no plans to apologise to William and Catherine, despite renewed speculation about a reconciliation following the couple's return to Britain.

Lottery Corporation shares rose nearly 3 per cent after CFO Adam Newman announced he would leave in July 2027, giving the company time to appoint a successor.