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The Hindu 

Kolkata protests: At a time of festive cheer, a city seethes with rage

A month since the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, anger continues to simmer on the streets of Kolkata, posing the biggest challenge to Mamata Banerjee during her tenure as Chief Minister. Moyurie Som, Shrabana Chatterjee, and Shiv Sahay Singh report on the innovative ways in which the people are protesting and the government’s attempts at quelling the agitation

The Verge 

Anker’s new $35 MagSafe gadget sticks SD cards to your iPhone

The Anker MagGo USB-C Adapter supports both SD and microSD cards. | Image: Anker

Anker’s next puck-shaped accessory is an SD and microSD card reader called the MagGo USB-C Adapter that can be used with laptops, tablets, and smartphones. When connected to an iPhone 15 or 16, it can also unlock ProRes 4K recording at 60fps if the memory card supports at least 220MB/s write speeds and 256GB capacity.

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Real Clear Politics 

U.S. Must Not Accept Beijing's Grip on Hong Kong

On a blue-sky September day almost exactly five years ago, I stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and shook the hand of a young man I had been eagerly waiting to meet. He was slight, bespectacled, with a boyish face. But despite his youth and unassuming appearance, an undeniable power radiated from him. As he raised his eyes to mine, I saw something unmistakable there - the fire of belief in freedom, democracy, and human rights, and the confidence of knowing that his cause was just. I thought to myself, this young man has a bright future.

The Wall Street Journal 

Investors Ramp Up Bets on Jumbo Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stock indexes rose as investors priced around 50% odds that the Fed might start its easing cycle with a higher-than-usual 50-basis-point interest rate cut on Wednesday, according to CME data.

Macworld.com 

iPhone 16 Pro is said to support JPEG XL format

Macworld

According to both 9to5Mac and MacRumors, the iPhone 16 Pro models (and only the Pro models, it seems) will support capturing images in the new JPEG XL format. While support from JPEG XL is not listed on Apple’s specifications, both sites claim to have seen code confirming it.

Users will be able to select JPEG XL Lossless or JPEG XL Lossy compression, and 9to5Mac even has Apple’s estimates for file sizes with each format:

Football LineUps 

Italy - Trapani vs Taranto

Serie C 2024/2025 - Matchday 4 - Played 13-Sep-24 - NOT CONFIRMED - Posted by Hce

Times Union 

Trump Media stock jumps after former president says he won't sell shares when lockup expires

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. jumped Friday after former President Donald Trump said he won’t sell shares of the company, saying that he doesn't need the money and likes the social media platform to get out his voice. Trump owns nearly 115 million shares of the company worth approximately $1.85 billion. The former president can start selling shares of Trump Media, the parent of Truth Social, starting on Sept. 19 when a lockup provision ends six months after the company went public. Читать дальше...