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Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.The 18-year-old Mboko – ranked 85th in the world – won her first WTA Tour title and joined Faye Urban in 1969 and Bianca Andreescu in 2019 as the only Canadians to win the home event in the open era.Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Congolese parents, Mboko grew up in Toronto. She upset top-seeded Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals.Osaka, the four-time grand slam champion who reached…

The tables show the potential target jobs for IT workers. One sheet, which seemingly includes daily updates, lists job descriptions (“need a new react and web3 developer”), the companies advertising them, and their locations. It also links to the vacancies on freelance websites or contact details for those conducting the hiring. One “status” column says whether they are “waiting” or if there has been “contact.”Screenshots of one spreadsheet seen by WIRED appears to list the potential real-world names of the IT workers themselves. Alongside each name is a register of the make and model of computer they allegedly have, as…

Victoria police issue hundreds of fines to food delivery driversPolice in Victoria have issued nearly 300 fines to riders of e-bikes, scooters and bikes working for food delivery companies as they crack down on dangerous rider behaviour in Melbourne.Officials said an operation since the start of June has seen 289 fines issued, including 37 in just a few hours on this Tuesday alone. Riders were fined for allegedly travelling on footpaths, riding through red lights and using mobile phones while travelling.Police said the operation began amid reports of dangerous behaviour during peak times for food delivery. Some of those fines…

A dysfunctional family gathering for a special occasion (be it a wedding or a funeral) has long served as a ripe dramatic backdrop for a reason. What better excuse to bring together a motley crew of characters who know exactly how best to push one another’s buttons and dredge up long-simmering resentments in the process? If Kristin Scott Thomas’ “My Mother’s Wedding” never quite reaches the heights of that well-worn genre, it is not for lack of trying. Equal parts Anton Chekhov and Richard Curtis, her directorial debut ends up being a sweet if rather modest family affair. The premise…

ESCOM Board Chairperson Gospel Kazako has sent a strong warning: Malawi’s development will remain a dream without reliable and efficiently managed energy. Speaking after a visit to Tete, Mozambique, to inspect progress on the Mozambique-Malawi Power Interconnection Project, Kazako emphasized that energy is the heartbeat of the nation’s growth. He said mismanaging the power sector is not just a setback–it’s a serious national threat. Kazako stressed that electricity is key to unlocking the pillars of Malawi’s Agriculture, Tourism, Mining, and Manufacturing (ATM+M) Strategy. Without it, the vision remains grounded. He called for urgent reforms at ESCOM, including improving operations, cleaning…

BBCTom Parker, 37, broke his leg in a fishing accident three miles off the Devon coastTom Parker was working alone three miles (4.8km) off the Devon coast when his fishing boat hit a wave and lurched to one side.”I was pulling one of the ropes and I slipped and fell,” he says. “I had this really, really bad pain in my ankle. So much so, I couldn’t get up off the floor.”He didn’t know it at the time, but Tom, 37, had broken his fibula and badly damaged his ankle ligaments.He somehow hauled in his fishing gear and made it…

Bangkok, Thailand – A surge in rare earth mining in rebel-held pockets of Myanmar supplying Chinese processing plants is being blamed for toxic levels of heavy metals in Thai waterways, including the Mekong River.China dominates the global refining of rare earth metals – key inputs in everything from wind turbines to advanced missile systems – but imports much of its raw material from neighbouring Myanmar, where the mines have been blamed for poisoning local communities.Recent satellite images and water sample testing suggest the mines are spreading, along with the environmental damage they cause.“Since the mining operation started, there is no…

Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg. Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the remaining team members will be reassigned to other data center and compute projects within Tesla, per Bloomberg’s reporting, which cited anonymous sources.  The disbanding of Tesla’s Dojo efforts follows the departure of around 20 workers, who left the automaker to start their own AI company called DensityAI. The new startup is reportedly coming out of stealth soon and is building chips, hardware, and software that will…

Timothy White/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesDean Cain starred in Superman TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman between 1993 and 1997Ex-Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he is planning to join the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE.In an interview on Wednesday, Cain, who is already a sworn law enforcement officer, said, “I will be sworn in as an ICE agent asap”.It comes after he released a video encouraging members of the public to join following a recruitment drive by the agency, which is behind the Trump administration’s ramped-up immigrant deportation efforts.Cain…

Stephan will be the eighth manager Chair has played under at QPR.The Frenchman has an impressive CV, having led his hometown club Rennes to a French Cup triumph in 2019 – their first trophy for 48 years.Rangers have not sustained a promotion challenge since being relegated from the top flight 10 years ago.They are not among the favourites to go up this time around, but will be hoping Stephan can help them beat the odds.”He’s been great. He has different ideas and I’m listening a lot to him,” Chair said.”He has this sort of charisma. He has an aura about…