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Sask. trans rights supporters rally across province against Bill 137

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By Ashley Beherns

Global News

Posted October 11, 2026 8:41 am

Updated October 11, 2026 7:34 pm

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Saskatchewan rallies against Bill 137 for 3-year anniversary.

People in Saskatoon and Regina gathered for several rallies Saturday, calling on the provincial government to repeal Bill 137.

The provincial law bars children under the age of 16 from going by a different name or pronoun at school unless their parents’ consent.

The province invoked the Notwithstanding Clause to override Charter rights to protect the law from constitutional scrutiny.

Those attending the rallies at Saskatoon’s city hall and the provincial legislature in Regina say the law has created unsafe spaces for many youth since it was passed three years ago.

“I’ve heard a lot of things from various trans youth that they don’t feel like it’s safe to try and be themselves at school, and then they’re just kind of running out of places to be themselves,” said Thios Mwunvaneza, who organized the Saskatoon rally with The Red Bear Party and Queer Momentum.

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“I think it’s really important that we continue speaking out on the harms of Bill 137 and the way it’s affecting our youth as well as re-traumatizing trans adults who are living in this province and dealt with things similar to what the bill enforces while they were growing up,” said Blake Tait, Saskatoon Pride co-chair.

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Bill 137 also allows parents to opt their child out of sexual health classes and prohibits third party sexual health organizations from teaching students.

“Kind of embarrassing for the province with the highest rates of syphilis and HIV to be letting kids have less access to sex ed,” said Mwunvaneza.

“The people who are now banned from schools are third-party sex educators, meaning the people who have really dedicated their lives and made it their entire job to be knowledgeable and up to date with sex ed.”

Opposition NDP Leader Carla Beck announced Friday that if voted into office after the next provincial election, an NDP government would repeal the bill within 100 days of forming government.

Nathaniel Teed, the first openly gay MLA in Saskatchewan says repealing the law is necessary.

“As we’ve heard here today, just the stories from kids and family members, we know that we need to build a better relationship with our kids and with our teachers and our parents in our province,” he said.

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At the time the bill was introduced into legislature, a release from the government said the bill outlines a number of rights that parents have when it comes to being involved in their child’s education.

A challenge to the bill from UR Pride and other intervenors is awaiting a hearing at the Supreme Court of Canada, with the applicants questioning the province’s use of the Nothwithstanding Clause to enforce the law.

Watch the video above for more on the Bill 137 rallies in Saskatchewan.

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Saskatoon woman transforming discarded saris, giving new purpose

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By Ashley Beherns

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Posted October 11, 2026 8:50 am

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WATCH: Running a fashion business out of her home, a woman in Saskatoon is putting in efforts to keep garments out of the landfill. Our Ashley Beherns shows us how she is giving purpose to forgotten clothes.

A Saskatoon-based fashion business owner is giving new life to worn out traditional clothing, but American tariffs are threatening the viability of her craft.

Originally from India, Satya Muktinutalapati reuses traditional saris to make skirts, dresses and other fashion accessories.

She started her business Rangeelaa about 10 years ago when she was living in Yorkton.

After moving to Saskatoon in 2019, she decided she wanted to produce her clothing by reusing traditional garments.

“We make all our clothing with the repurposed sari fabrics,” she said. “Our mission is not to waste any fabric.”

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She says this practice has allowed her to save about 6,000 saris from the landfill.

Muktinutalapati works in Saskatoon and has a team of 10 in India; the whole team takes pride in putting a lot of care into their work.

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“This is slow fashion, nothing happens quickly,” Satya said, “They cannot make more than two in a day, so I am very strict about that because they have to personally take care of those fabrics.”

Recent American tariffs are putting a hit on Muktinutalapati’s business, with 80 per cent of her customer base living south of the border.

“We are paying tariffs up front and that is killing my margins, so this year I don’t think I made any money because of the tariffs,” Muktinutalapati said, noting she is paying an extra 30-35 per cent in customs fees.

Although Rangeelaa has had a tough year, she says her customers are supportive.

“I know we are creating great outfits, and my customers love love love and I have like loyal customers who have been buying since 2019, since I started this.”

And sometimes, she is able to teach people something new.

“They have become my friends after all these years. So initially they did not know much about saris, so I educated them.”

Watch the video above for more on how Satya Muktinutalapati creates her clothing.

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Fitbit Edge gives you a replaceable battery and screen, plus Pixel Watch health tracking at a lower price

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Google is giving you a reason to pay attention to fitness trackers again. Today, the company has announced the Fitbit Edge, a new wearable that sits between the screen-free Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch lineup. The timing is interesting as Google has spent recent months expanding its health-focused features and wearables. The Fitbit Edge also arrives after a lengthy gap in the brand’s conventional fitness tracker lineup as the successor to the Fitbit Charge 6 that debuted in 2023.

Fitbit Edge joins Google’s wearable lineup

Borrows the best of Air and Pixel Watch 5

The Fitbit Edge brings the focus back to people who want a dedicated display while still having a minimalist look instead of a full-fledged smartwatch. It has a compact pill-shaped module that features a 1.34-inch AMOLED screen with an always-on display. This appeals to people who prefer on-wrist workout notifications and display-based interactions without pulling out a phone. There’s an elongated tactile button on the right side that can be used for certain actions. The fitness tracker is IP68 certified and water-resistant up to 50 meters.

Coming to fitness and health monitoring, the Fitbit Edge has an array of sensors which include ECG, PPG, and far-field skin temperature. The device is capable of tracking heart rate, sleep, menstrual cycle, and VO2 Max. The wearable device can also detect atrial fibrillation passively, irregular heart rhythms, and cardiac load. It supports 40 built-in exercise modes along with automatic workout detection. These are the same features that are already available on the Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch 5. The Edge also connects to the Google Health app and carries over insulin resistance trends and blood pressure from the search giant’s latest-generation smartwatch.

Beyond this, the Fitbit Edge comes with a built-in GPS and some apps like Google Maps, music controls, and Find My Phone. Instead of the full wearOS experience, the device runs on Fitbit OS similar to the Air for a simpler UI. Do note that this is a tracker first and a mini smartwatch second, which seems to be exactly the point. The fitness tracker is backed by the same 7-day battery life as the screen less Fitbit Air. Furthermore, it works with both Android and iOS, instead of being limited to only one operating system.

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Fitbit Edge

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The Fitbit Edge is a fitness tracker that sits between the Fitbit Air and Google Pixel Watch 5. It also debuts as the successor to the Fitbit Charge 6 from 2023.

How much does the Fitbit Edge cost?

The Fitbit Edge is priced at $180. It comes in colors matching the the Pixel 11 Pro—Obsidian and Matte Black, Olive and Satin Pyrite, Canyon and Champagne Gold, and Fog and Polished Silver. Pre-orders begin today with shipments commencing October 27. There’s also a Stephen Curry limited edition that costs extra $50.

With the Fitbit Edge, Google is giving buyers another option rather than forcing them to choose between a screen less band and a more capable smartwatch.

Shane Gillis apologizes for dropping F-bomb on SNL – but that’s not why he’s facing backlash

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Shane Gillis is in hot water for multiple reasons after his divisive return to Saturday Night Live this weekend.

The comedian, 38, raised eyebrows when he accidentally blurted out “f***” in a Dr. Seuss-themed skit during Saturday’s show.

In the sketch, Gillis played a concerned son who is trying to stop Sam-I-Am, played by Andrew Dismukes, from harassing his father, Mikey Day, to eat green eggs and ham. He told Dismukes: “Bro, it’s a non-starter. He said he doesn’t f***ing — jeez — like ‘em.”

He was visibly flustered after the on-air blunder, which happened too fast for NBC to censor out in the live broadcast, although it was edited out of clips put online.

Gillis quickly apologized to the audience at the end of the show while saying goodnight to the crowd alongside musical guest Rosalia, adding, “Sorry about earlier.”

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Shane Gillis was visibly embarrassed after accidentally cursing on ‘Saturday Night Live’ (NBC)

However, it seems the podcaster was focused on the wrong controversy.

Gillis has been met with a mountain of backlash on social media after he described women who go to the gym as “whores” in his opening monologue on the show.

“I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t realize women just dressed like whores now,” Gillis said at the start of the episode, prompting groaning and jeering from the audience as he spoke about activewear. “Look, I’m sorry there’s no other way to describe it.”

One person wrote on X: “I dont know what turns my stomach more, the fact that Shane Gillis was on Saturday Night Live tonight and said women at the gym ‘dress like whores’ or that there was people in that audience who found his disgusting bit of so-called humor funny.”

“When did it become cool to call women whores b/c of their clothing? I quit watching after about half of the Shane Gillis monologue, it was so disgusting,” another complained, while one viewer added, “Shane Gillis choosing now of all times to do a monologue slutshaming ordinary women for what they wear is genuinely disgusting.”

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Shane Gillis divided viewers with his ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue (SNL)

Another person pointed out, “When Shane Gillis apologized, it took me too long to realize it was for saying f*** and not calling women whores.”

The Independent has contacted Gillis for further comment.

Although this marked his third time hosting the show, Gillis previously had a complicated history with SNL. He was hired as a cast member on the show in 2019 alongside Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman, but was fired before ever making his debut after podcast clips resurfaced of him making homophobic and racist jokes.

After his firing, Gillis apologized to “anyone actually offended” by his comedy, and described himself in a statement as a “comedian who pushes boundaries.”

“If you go through my 10 years of comedy, most of it bad, you’re going to find a lot of bad misses,” he said at the time. “I’m happy to apologize to anyone who’s actually offended by anything I’ve said. My intention is never to hurt anyone, but I am trying to be the best comedian I can be, and sometimes that requires risks.”

Google Health: Evolving so you can focus on living better

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When we introduced the new Google Health app, Health Coach, and Fitbit Air just a few months ago, we set out on an ambitious journey: to shift health technology from a fragmented, reactive data-tracking ecosystem to a proactive, personalized companion for your everyday life.

The response has been incredible, with Fitbit Air capturing new users’ attention and drawing new audiences into Google Health. But that was just the beginning. We knew we’d need to continuously improve and innovate to make our app and personalized coaching as meaningful and helpful as possible. Over the past few months, we’ve focused on listening closely to feedback, relentlessly iterating with 10 releases and 55 feature updates to make our experiences better over time.

We know that true progress happens in the rhythm of daily life: meeting you where you are, adapting to your routine, and continuously improving. Today, we’re taking our next step forward across our devices, software, and ecosystem.

Introducing Google Fitbit Edge: A deliberate step change in design and performance. Sitting between the lightweight simplicity of Fitbit Air and the power of Pixel Watch 5, Fitbit Edge is built for active lifestyles, offering glanceable, real-time guidance and serving as an on-wrist window to the Google Health Coach.

Improving Fitbit Air: From bringing passive cardiometabolic trend tracking with Health Guardian features to innovating our activity detection accuracy for 100+ workouts, we’re making our tracker experiences smarter, more proactive, and deeply integrated across our platform to do the thinking so you don’t have to. New Metal Mesh Fitbit Air bands expand the styling possibilities, transforming your everyday tracker into elegant jewelry.

Making a leap forward for women’s health: Recognizing that health looks different across every body and life stage, we’re partnering with Flo Health — the world’s leading female health app — to integrate deeply important cycle, pregnancy, and menopause guidance directly into our app and Coach, alongside groundbreaking research in this underserved and often-generalized population.

Welcoming world-class talent to Google Health: We’re welcoming exceptional new leaders, researchers, and builders to join Performance Advisor Stephen Curry on the Google Health team to accelerate our mission and push the boundaries of what health technology can do.

Health is complex, personal, and deeply human. We don’t have all the answers, but we are committed to showing up every day, learning from you, and continuously refining our tools to help you live a longer, healthier life.

Google Fitbit Edge: Our all-new smartest fitness tracker ever

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Pre-order our newest fitness tracker to get our most advanced health and fitness tools in a sleek, ultra-slim design — plus, up to a week of battery life on a single charge.


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Whether you’re training for a race, balancing a packed schedule, or building sustainable wellness habits, staying motivated is easier when you have the right companion on your wrist. We first introduced the Google Health Coach

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across our smartwatch lineup with Pixel Watch and lightweight, screenless wearables like Fitbit Air. Now, we’re bringing that intelligent, personalized coaching experience to our most focused, ultra-slim glanceable device yet: Google Fitbit Edge,

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our next-generation fitness tracker designed for active lifestyles and everyday wear.

Many people are looking for a wearable that sits between an advanced smartwatch like Pixel Watch and the quiet simplicity of a band like Fitbit Air. That’s Fitbit Edge. It’s small and comfortable but also a powerful daily companion that’s designed to help you reach your wellness goals. It combines Fitbit’s trusted health expertise with Google’s refined design and everyday helpfulness. Encased in durable recycled aluminum,

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it features a slim, comfortable profile that naturally contours to your wrist. Despite the lightweight design, it delivers weekend-to-weekend battery life.

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See more with a sleek display.

Even with a remarkably thin profile, it features our largest and brightest tracker screen yet, delivering 46% more viewing area than previous trackers and a vibrant display that’s easy to read even in direct sunlight.

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Navigating your stats is intuitive with a brilliant Hybrid OLED display featuring glanceable tiles and expressive clock faces. We’ve also redesigned a physical side button to provide tactile feedback, giving you control to quickly take action, like pulling up the workout pause screen, without missing a beat.

All of this is displayed within a carefully crafted, reimagined design with a soft shape and elegant silhouette, which precisely follows the natural curve of your wrist. Measuring just 11.5mm thin and featuring a case that’s 45% lighter than the Apple Watch Series 12, Fitbit Edge is sleek and comfortable to wear all day and night.

Navigate quickly with a fluid interface.

Building on the intuitive experience introduced with Pixel Watch 5, our completely reimagined on-device interface puts everything you need right at your fingertips. Glanceable complications keep your essential stats front and center, from steps and weather to on-demand workouts, while fluid tiles bring rich Google Health metrics like sleep, cycle tracking, and heart rate directly to your wrist. It’s also packed with helpful everyday features, like Google Maps, media controls, and call and message notifications. With a versatile library of customizable watch faces and interchangeable bands, it’s tuned to your day, your health, and your style.

Train smarter with advanced fitness tools.

Fitbit Edge consolidates core athletic tracking tools into a unified, on-wrist experience that lets you evaluate your performance at a glance:

  • New workout views and real-time guidance: The exercise app lets you track more than 50 exercise modes to start right on your wrist, with glanceable real-time guidance to help you reach your goals. Whether you need core metrics for Pilates, pace targets to hit a new PR on your run, heart rate zones for HIIT intervals, or splits during track workouts, your stats are clear without breaking your stride.
  • Consolidated location and effort tracking: Built-in precision GPS delivers up to 40% improved tracking accuracy over previous generations, even without your phone. Its aluminum housing with nano-molded technology along with an upgraded GPS chipset enables this advancement in precise route mapping accuracy. And the integrated altimeter measures elevation changes during hill sprints, outdoor runs, or stair workouts, giving you an accurate picture of total physical output.
  • Intelligent, automatic activity tracking: Fitbit Edge automatically recognizes and categorizes up to 100 workouts, from outdoor runs and rides to daily walks, even if you forget to hit start. It’s powered by next-generation intelligence that analyzes the context of your activity to recognize what you did and count every bit of effort toward your weekly goals.

Track deeply with state-of-the-art health sensors.

Underneath its refined exterior, Fitbit Edge combines deep biometric insights powered by advanced sensor technology with intelligent health tracking to give you a complete picture of your well-being.

  • Health Guardian features:

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    Quietly tracks important shifts in your health and wellness in the background — including blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends, and high/low heart rate alerts

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    — to help you stay ahead of changes. With Google Health Premium, your Coach can help you translate shifts in patterns, give you personalized lifestyle and wellness guidance, adapt your fitness plan, and give you context for conversations with your doctor.

  • State-of-the-art sensing: Take heart rhythm assessments anytime using the on-wrist ECG app,

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    while continuous optical heart rate monitoring tracks rest and recovery trends around the clock.

  • Holistic overnight insights: The dedicated skin temperature sensor

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    tracks nightly fluctuations, complementing sleep stage analysis and HRV metrics

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    to deliver comprehensive recovery scoring each morning.

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Go further with weekend-to-weekend battery life.

With up to seven days of battery life on a single charge,

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you can track workouts by day and sleep stages by night with total peace of mind. When you need a quick top-up, fast magnetic charging delivers a full day of battery in just five minutes

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when your battery is low.

Built with an elegant, protective metal housing and refined touchpoints, Fitbit Edge is water-resistant up to 50 meters

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and ready for any workout. It’s also our first repairable fitness tracker, featuring an internal modular architecture and a replaceable battery designed to extend the life of your device.

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Personalize your look with tailored style.

Fitbit Edge comes in four distinct finishes paired with our ultra-soft Active Bands:

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Obsidian (Matte Black case), Fog (Polished Silver case), Olive (Satin Pyrite case), and Canyon (Warm Gold case).

Personalize your look with a full line of interchangeable accessories, including breathable Active Sport band, micro-adjustable Performance Loop band, sleek Magnet band, and the elevated Metal Links band.

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Additionally, we’re launching a Stephen Curry Special Edition Fitbit Edge, created alongside four-time NBA Champion and Google Performance Advisor Stephen Curry. Water-repellent and moisture-wicking, it features his signature rye tones and game day orange, available for $219.99.

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Google Fitbit Edge, which retails for $179.99, is now available for pre-order on the Google Store and through retail partners. It will be on shelves October 27. You’ll get three months of Google Health Premium on us when you purchase Google Fitbit Edge.

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Dan Levy hits out at Shane Gillis over ‘misogynist’ comments in SNL monologue

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Dan Levy has hit out at comedian Shane Gillis for saying women dressed like “wh***s” in the gym on Saturday Night Live.

Comedian Gillis – who was hired to join SNL in 2019 but swiftly fired after videos of him using homophobic and racist language resurfaced – returned to host the US version of the sketch comedy show for the third time on Saturday (10 October) night.

In his opening monologue, the controversial stand-up comic, 38, said that women at the gym “dress like wh***s now”, adding: “Look, I’m sorry there’s no other way to describe it.”

The comment was met with intense backlash online, with Schitt’s Creek creator Levy, 43, sharing a video to Instagram on Monday (12 October) criticising Gillis’s comments.

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Gillis hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ for the third time, seven years after he was fired from the comedy show (NBC/YouTube)

“Women wearing short shorts at the gym does not make them whores, it makes the men calling them whores misogynists. There’s a difference there,” Levy said, adding that he’d “seen more men’s nipples at the gym than I’ve ever seen women showing their bodies off”.

He continued: “I’m speechless that something like that can exist on live national television, and to be honest more men need to be standing up in opposition to it, because it’s complacency that has created the environment with which women are sexually assaulted and it’s a ’conversation’ as opposed to a crime.

“Men need to be defending women more. This is not a women’s issue, this is an everybody issue. Because the more that men objectify women in the media, the more that other men see them as objects and treat them as objects.”

Levy ended his video by reiterating that women “are not objects”, before playfully adding: “They are superior human beings to men. And I’m sorry if this gets me in trouble with the internet, but f***.”

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Actor Dan Levy shared his own video response to Gillis’s comments (AFP/Getty)

The Independent has contacted Gillis’s representatives for comment.

Commenters on Levy’s post were in agreement, with actor Elizabeth Banks writing: “Nailed it.”

Another said that the episode felt “truly tone deaf” given the ongoing discussion around misogyny in the wake of the events at Cornell University, where seven fraternity members allegedly sexually assaulted an unconscious woman.

“Last night’s SNL was one of the most blatant displays of the gender intelligence/literacy gap (both emotional and intellectual) I’ve ever seen on television,“ write another commenter.

“ Rosalía was literally singing in multiple languages, en pointe, about spirituality and introspection, while Shane Gillis stood in jeans and sneakers making misogynistic jokes about what women wear to the gym.”

Gillis’s comments on Saturday Night Live come in sharp contrast to the show’s UK counterpart, where Weekend Update hosts Ania Magliano and Paddy Young have been repeatedly praised for “speaking truth to power“ on the show’s second series.

No Man’s Sky is coming to iPhone and iPad as the App Store celebrates Indie Games Week

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Sifu, Vampire Crawlers, Dome Keeper

and Little Kitty, Big City are likewise striking iOS.

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Apple has actually begun a cool occasion on the App Store. As part of the platform’s Indie Games Week, some widely known titles are striking iPhones and iPads, a few of which you can get now. Perhaps the most significant name amongst the lot is No Man’s Sky
After Hello Games brought No Man’s Sky to Mac in 2023, somebody on the group declared they might get the video game working on an iPhone, according to studio co-founder Sean Murray. While the iPhone and iPad variation consists of all of the area expedition and survival video game’s updates from the last years, it has the exact same preliminary limitations as the Nintendo Switch port– you will not have the ability to gain access to multiplayer or settlements on iOS or iPadOS at the beginning. Hi Games did ultimately bring those functions to the Switch 2 variation. “Based on feedback and player numbers we will support iOS in a similar way,” Murray stated.

The iOS port has actually reconstructed touch controls. It supports television casting, controller inputs and mouse and keyboard on iPad. What’s more, No Man’s Sky uses up less than 5GB of storage on iPhone and iPad. “A lot of PC and console games, if they can make the jump to mobile at all, are confined to the very latest iOS devices, but we are super-proud that we have been able to make No Man’s Sky playable on iPhone 11 and 3rd generation iPad Air and above,” Murray stated.
You can pre-order No Man’s Sky for iPhone and iPad beginning todayIt’ll be offered on those gadgets on October 28, and it’ll be totally free to attempt.
Amongst the other indies you can snag on iPhone and iPad is SifuSloclap’s hard vengeance beat-’em-up in which your character ages after every death. The iOS variation has actually a remodelled electronic camera system and touch controls. It ran without a drawback on my iPhone 16, which is vital provided it’s a busy action video game that requires fast responses.
I likewise quickly taken a look at Vampire Crawlerswhich is a more tactical, card-based take on Vampire SurvivorsIt feels simply as smooth on my iPhone as it does on Xbox, though it’s not precisely the most resource-intensive video game out there. The exact same holds true of Dome Keepera roguelite that blends mining and tower defense.
A couple of other titles are being highlighted as part of Indie Games Week, consisting of Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfallmethod video game 9 Kings and the wonderful experience Little Kitty, Big CityAll 3 of those are readily available for iPhone and iPad now. App Store editors have actually curated some other indies for your factor to consider and they worked up a different indie video games direct for titles that work on Mac.
“Indie games are constantly pushing the boundaries of creativity to deliver unique gameplay experiences to Apple users, and we wanted to take a moment to celebrate these games and the teams that take creative risks to push gaming forward,” Carson Oliver, Apple’s head of App Store Worldwide, stated. “Whether from a solo developer or a growing studio, the App Store gives bold ideas a global stage — turning daring visions into worldwide hits. We’re thrilled with the incredible games launching on the App Store this week and amazed by their breathtaking artistry, brilliant design, and deeply moving stories.”

Indie video games are the very best, and it’s cool to see a lot of them get a minute in the spotlight on the App Store.

The tech behind your car’s adaptive cruise control

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A radar sensor and a camera, that’s it.

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Somewhere in the world right now, a car that nobody’s feet are actively in control of has noticed the truck ahead of it is slowing, and eased off by itself. That’s adaptive cruise control. For most of the last three decades, it’s a technology that has fundamentally come down to a hidden radar in the car’s nose, joined over the last decade or so by a camera behind the rearview mirror.

How it works in a Honda is a pretty typical example: A millimeter-wave radar and a camera measure the gap to the vehicle in front, and how quickly that gap is closing. Meanwhile, the car works the pedals to hold whichever of four following distances you’ve configured the car to maintain.

But since its introduction in the late ’90s, adaptive cruise control has come a long way in terms of the software wrapped around it. Ford’s BlueCruise, for example, can slow your car ahead of a bend using map data, while Hyundai’s Smart Cruise Control studies how you drive so it can copy you.

How a car can see

This comes down to two sensors. Radar is one, sitting low in the front-end of a car, usually behind the emblem or the grille. It works by bouncing a radio signal off the car ahead and timing the echo, which gives it both a distance and closing speed measurement in the dark or fog. Because of this, a lot of owners can self-sabotage their adaptive cruise control by doing things like adding number-plate frames or stickers, or bumping into objects while parking.

The second sensor, a camera, has a much easier life up behind the windshield. One of its jobs is to monitor lane markings, so the system knows which car is the right one to follow. Honda says that’s also how the system knows when somebody inevitably cuts you off. Some automakers supplement these sensors with other systems for a more seamless user experience. Ford’s BlueCruise, for example, adds GPS maps, The Drive reported after a ride with Ford’s engineers.

The hardware in adaptive cruise control systems peaked a while back. Bosch’s long-range radar could already “see” about 250 meters back in 2014, and its successor “sees” 530. The more interesting changes since have been in terms of what a car does with the pictures. Honda’s Low Speed Follow, for example, taught it to stop behind a queue and pull away again when you tap a button or the accelerator, making it genuinely useful in a traffic jam.

Rain and heavy traffic are still off limits

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Despite the advances made with the tech, it’s still only useful in favorable driving conditions. Toyota, for example, says its radar cruise control shouldn’t be used in rain, fog or snow, on slippery surfaces, in heavy traffic, on sharp bends or down steep hills. The slippery-surface warnings are there because a computer-held throttle would carry the same speed into standing water, which is how a car hydroplanes, and a downpour blinds the hardware, too; Volvo says that its radar’s ability to detect the car in front is reduced significantly during a heavy downpour.

Volvo also tells owners not to use adaptive cruise in dense traffic or at junctions, and admits that its sensor can be late detecting a car that suddenly cuts in close ahead. Honda, meanwhile, tells owners to only use the feature on relatively straight roads that will require little braking.

Other systems, such as Ford’s Predictive Speed Assist, cut the set speed before a bend and drops it to a new posted speed limit before you get to the sign, while GM LiDAR-scans the roads its Super Cruise expansion adds 750,000 miles of rural roads to. In 2019, Hyundai built an adaptive cruise control that mimics your driving style via machine learning.

What adaptive cruise control won’t do

Volvo, in that same manual, says that adaptive cruise control isn’t a collision avoidance system, and that it doesn’t brake for people or animals, for small vehicles like bicycles, or for oncoming, slow-moving or stationary vehicles; that includes a car sitting stationary in your lane. The system watches moving traffic, so a vehicle that’s already stopped or at the back of a traffic jam might not register, meaning that you keep hurtling at speed toward it.

It’s alarming then, that drivers have been found to put the wrong kind of trust in these systems. IIHS and MIT’s AgeLab gave 20 volunteers cars for a month, half with adaptive cruise alone and half with cruise plus lane centering. By the end of the study, the lane-centering group was more than three times as likely to be playing around with a phone or the console as in week one, and 17 times as likely to drive with both hands off the wheel as at the start. An earlier IIHS study found that drivers with adaptive cruise switched on were 24%(!) more likely to speed on highways, and sped by higher margins when they did.

All this driving complacency has come from what is, at the end of the day, a simple system that manages a gap and a set speed. With that in mind, it’s frankly scary to imagine how bad driving habits might manifest when self-driving cars that promise to handle all the driving become a more frequent sight on the road.

How long can you expect an Amazon Kindle to last?

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The quick answer is “for over a decade.” Realistically, the answer is “until Amazon bricks it.”

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Kindles are built to last, so you can lose yourself in your favorite books for years. But for how long should you expect to use a Kindle? Amazon promises at least four years of security updates for every Kindle it sells, yet many devices stay in use well beyond that window, with some people even getting 15 years from one unit. However, a Kindle also can become effectively unusable long before it physically breaks down.

Software support ends, batteries lose their capacity to hold a charge and older models fall outside the ecosystem Amazon actively maintains. Understanding what drives a Kindle’s lifespan helps you get the most out of your current device and make a smarter call when you’re in the market for a new one. That’s especially relevant now, thanks to the latest 2026 Kindle releases.

How long can you use a Kindle?

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In many cases, Amazon goes beyond its four-year commitment for keeping Kindles updated, as evidenced by the Kindle Updates page. The 2024 Kindle Paperwhite and first-gen Kindle Colorsoft, for instance, are both slated to receive security updates through the end of 2030. That’s roughly six years of guaranteed coverage from launch.

However, Kindles often outlast their official support windows by quite a bit. My 2013 Kindle Paperwhite is still in great working order, even though support ended back in 2019. The battery lasts just fine, and I run file transfers the old way via email.

Practically, using a Kindle that doesn’t get security patches, while not ideal, is not as serious as doing so on a laptop or phone. Given that they aren’t full of personal data, it’s not worth attackers’ time to break into Kindles; most security patches are focused on removing jailbreak exploits. If you’re concerned, you can keep the device offline and transfer DRM-free books to it via USB.

Sometimes, there’s a full loss of support, like when Amazon cut off older Kindles earlier this year. Models that released as late as 2012, including the first Kindle that launched in 2007, are no longer able to download, purchase or borrow new books. They can continue reading the ones already on the device, though.

Aside from a direct cutoff like this, for owners of old Kindle models, the most important factor is battery capacity. Out of the box, assuming you read for half an hour per day, Kindles last for anywhere between six and twelve weeks on a single charge. That means battery can last for months if you’re in a reading slump and shove it in a drawer, or way less if you’re devouring a book a week.

How do I know if my Kindle is dying?

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First, you should estimate when your Kindle will have its turn on the chopping block. Amazon has already cut off the first Kindle, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch, Kindle 5 and the first Kindle Paperwhite. These were all released between 2007 and 2012.

Amazon hasn’t announced any further plans to drop support, but intuition says the list of devices that next become obsolete will start with the second-gen Kindle Paperwhite, even though it still works just fine. This might not happen for a while, but we can expect the next list to only include devices that haven’t received updates in years.

You should also consider whether your device is actively dying. Here are a few warning signs to watch for, both hardware and software:

  • Battery drain: If your device no longer holds a charge for weeks at a time and needs frequent charging, your Kindle is aged.

  • Screen issues: If you start noticing stuck spots of black or white, discoloration or yellowing that isn’t related to the warm light mode, your ereader is slowly dying.

  • Sluggish performance: If books take forever to load, swapping pages is super slow and navigating the menu is a chore, your Kindle is likely getting close to its end of life.

  • No more software updates: Once Amazon stops issuing updates for your specific model, you’ll miss out on security patches, as well as new features. Check endoflife.date to see where your model stands.

If you’re unsure what model you have, go to Settings> Device Options> Device info on the Kindle, or visit Amazon’s Manage Your Device page to check online.

The bottom line on Kindle longevity

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A Kindle’s lifespan isn’t fixed, but rather shaped by the model you buy, how often you read and how well you care for it. Amazon’s four-year minimum support guarantee is a reasonable baseline, but upgrading to a new model isn’t mandatory when that date passes. A well-maintained device can live for a decade or more; the real issue occurs when your old model loses Kindle Store access.

The appeal of upgrading is easy to understand considering the new colorways, extra features, color display of the Kindle Colorsoft and the Kindle Click, which only works with devices from 2024 and newer. But if you already own an older Kindle that’s still working, there’s no urgent need to replace it unless you’re seeing clear warning signs like battery failure or screen damage.

Google teams up with menstrual health tracker Flo to develop new wellness hardware and sync apps

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Flo Health users will able to sync their cycle data with the Google Health app starting early next year.

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Google has announced a partnership with Flo Health to bring more comprehensive menstrual health data to the Google Health app and build future products together with these insights at the forefront. The company didn’t reveal much about its plans for hardware beyond noting that such devices would combine “a deep integration of Flo’s women’s health insights and algorithms with our expertise in wearable hardware and advanced sensors.”

We’ll see the fruits of this partnership first with the integration of Flo data into the Google Health app early next year. Google says this feature will be opt-in. “No data will move between the apps without your explicit permission — given separately for each type of data and each purpose — and you have the control to withdraw permission at any time,” the company said in a blog post. It also says Flo data won’t be used for advertising or be sold or shared with other apps or developers.

For users who choose to partake, data synced from the Flo app will appear in Google’s app alongside other health metrics, and vice versa. Flo data will also be available to the Google Health Coach for those who subscribe to Google Health Premium, so it can offer even more personalized guidance. “Connecting the dots across sleep, daily readiness, activity, and recovery gives a clearer picture of your overall health across the different phases of your cycle and stages of life,” Google said in its announcement. Google said the partnership will be longterm, and includes a plan to launch research initiatives into underserved areas of menstrual health.

Google brings Health Guardian to the Fitbit Air and Edge, and expands automatic activity tracking

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The company also announced a new metal mesh band for the Fitbit Air.

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Google is rolling out a pair of updates to improve automatic activity tracking for its wearables and bring more health features to its latest Fitbits. The company announced today that Health Guardian, which it introduced over the summer for the Pixel Watch, is coming to the Fitbit Air for Google Health Premium subscribers later this month. The service will also be available for the new Fitbit Edge at that time under the Premium subscription. Also later this month, Google says it’s rolling out an upgrade to automatic activity tracking for the Fitbit Air, Fitbit Edge and Pixel Watches 3, 4 and 5 that nearly doubles its accuracy and expands the list of recognized workouts from 10 to over 100.

With the new Health Guardian features, Fitbit Air and Fitbit Edge users will receive a monthly summary in the Health app of their blood pressure and insulin resistance trends. The in-app Health Coach will provide lifestyle and wellness recommendations based on these readings, and insights to help you talk to your doctor about any concerns. “Health Guardian features give you this early indication that something needs attention, kind of like a check engine light for overall well-being,” Google says.

Google introduced its new Health app, which replaced the Fitbit app, a few months ago. It serves as a portal to users’ health, fitness and sleep data, links with other apps including Peloton and MyFitnessPal, and can sync with users’ medical records. Google Health also partnered with the medtech company Abbott to connect its Lingo continuous glucose monitor with the app, which it says will be available to US users soon.

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As for automatic activity tracking, Google says the coming update should address the gap in detecting fast-moving activities like tennis, HIIT and other types of workouts that the wearables previously struggled with. In addition to the usual markers like heart rate, the Fitbit and Pixel devices will also take your movement, routines, manual edits and location into account to get a fuller picture of what you’re doing. “These updates make automatic activity tracking dramatically more intelligent, reliable and accurate,” Google says. In tests, the improvements “cut missed workouts by more than half.”

Google also introduced a new, more stylish band option for the Fitbit Air: a flexible, stainless steal woven design called Metal Mesh. It’ll come in Champagne Gold or Polished Silver for $70, or you can get the Champagne Gold variant in a bundle with an Obsidian Fitbit Air for $150 at Target and on the Google Store. Pre-orders open next week before the Metal Mesh band arrives on October 27.

Fragrance Du Bois Unveils Forbidden Plum: An Irresistible Invitation to Indulgence

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An appealing brand-new scent that records the art of temptation and the charm of the prohibited.

Scent Du Bois reveals the arrival of Forbidden Pluman expressive scent that commemorates the excitement of the unforeseen and the alluring appeal of extravagance.

Crafted for those who attempt to differ, Forbidden Plum checks out the fascinating duality of sensuality and elegance. At its heart lies the luscious character of plum, bringing an abundant, envigorating measurement to the structure. Dark, sexy and easily classy, the scent unfolds with an engaging existence, welcoming the user into a world where desire fulfills difference.

Real to Fragrance Du Bois’ dedication to remarkable perfumery, Forbidden Plum embodies a modern vision of high-end, stabilizing vibrant character with refined artistry. Its appealing character stimulates the secret of a prohibited encounter: memorable, unapologetic and difficult to withstand.

Developed for the positive person who welcomes self-expression, Forbidden Plum is more than a scent; it is an invite to check out the remarkable and enjoy the satisfaction of the unanticipated.

With this newest production, Fragrance Du Bois continues to commemorate the power of aroma to stimulate feeling, develop enduring impressions and change daily minutes into something amazing.

Forbidden Plum by Fragrance Du Bois. Attempt to desire.

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Reno’s Jasmine Wells Named 2026 Beauty & Aesthetics Businesswoman of the Year by the International Elite 100 Awards

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“This recognition belongs to an extraordinary team and to the clients who trust us with their care. Every treatment is personalized, medically sound, and delivered with genuine care.”

RENO, NV, October 12, 2026/ 24-7PressRelease/ — Jasmine Wells, owner and director of operations of Aesthetics Medical Spahas actually been called Beauty & & Aesthetics Businesswoman of the Year – Nevada, USA, in the 2026 International Elite 100 AwardsThe honor marks the 2nd successive year Wells has actually gotten the award in her classification.

The International Elite 100 Awards acknowledge extraordinary skill throughout all locations of company through a merit-driven choice procedure, honoring management, development, and quality worldwide. The North America function profiles Aesthetics Medical Spa as “a defining force in the evolution of modern beauty, wellness, and medical aesthetics.”

Jasmine Wells brings 26 years of visual proficiency as a Master Aesthetics Educator and has actually led Aesthetics Medical Spa for 16 years, developing the practice into among Nevada’s many relied on locations for transformative visual care. Under her instructions, the center has actually broadened from a concentrated injectables practice into a thorough medical health spa dealing with great lines, rosacea, bigger pores, cellulite, and volume loss, with services covering skin restoration, dermal fillers, PDO thread lifts, laser hair elimination, body contouring, PRF hair remediation, and clinically monitored weight reduction.

“This recognition belongs to an extraordinary team and to the clients who trust us with their care,” stated Jasmine Wells, owner and director of operations of Aesthetics Medical Spa. “In sixteen years, one standard has never changed: every treatment is personalized, medically sound, and delivered with genuine care. Being recognized internationally is meaningful, but the real measure is the confidence a client carries out our door.”

The IE 100 editorial credits the center’s development to what it refers to as “a commitment to results without compromise,” keeping in mind that customers “arrive seeking confidence, clarity, and change; they leave with visible improvements and a renewed sense of self.”

Wells’ work extends beyond the treatment space. She likewise directs Aesthetics Medical Training, which informs visual specialists throughout the area, and established Merci4, an internal professional-grade line of product that enables customers to preserve their outcomes in your home. Looks Medical Spa has actually been acknowledged by the Reno Award Program with the very best of Reno Awards for 16 successive years and several inductions into the Reno Business Hall of Fame.

Previous Awards & & Recognitions
– Reno Award Program– Reno’s Best Medspa, 16 successive years
– International Elite 100 Awards – Beauty & & Aesthetics Businesswoman of the Year 2025
– GHP’s Best Medical Aesthetics Clinic– Nevada 2025
– Influential Businesswoman Award 2024
– Reno Award Program’s 2024 induction into the Reno Business Hall of Fame
– Three Best Rated ® 2023
– LUX Life’s Health Beauty and Wellness Award 2022
– GHP’s Best Health & & Nutrition Medispa Nevada 2021
– LuxLife Magazine Best Aging Gracefully Aesthetics Medispa – Nevada 2021
– Business Hall of Fame Reno 2020
– GHP Best Aesthetics Spa Service Provider – Nevada 2020
– Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s Seven Seals Award

The practice holds a 5.0-star average throughout 167 Google evaluations. The center serves the higher Reno location from its 6295 Sharlands Avenue, Reno, NV area and provides versatile payment strategies through CareCredit.

Established in 2010, Aesthetics Medical Spa (Aesthetics MedSpa) is an acclaimed medical medspa in Reno, Nevada, using cosmetic, medical, and health treatments developed to improve natural charm and self-confidence. Solutions consist of injectables, dermal fillers, PDO thread lifts, laser treatments, skin renewal, body contouring, PRF and PRP treatments, IV and vitamin treatment, and medical weight-loss programs. The practice integrates innovative innovation with customized care in an expert, peaceful environment. Owner Jasmine Wells likewise leads Aesthetics Medical Training and the Merci4 expert skin care line. For additional information, go to https://aestheticsmedspa.com

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Mashiro taps beauty-from-within growth with collagen, GABA, and placenta

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Mashiro is looking beyond Japan’s fully grown charm and health market for development, with Southeast Asia becoming an essential focus for its collagen and placenta-based beverages.

Established in 2016, Mashiro has actually established a portfolio of collagen beverages. This consists of Misaki Collagen, which was introduced worldwide previously this year, targeting working ladies worried about skin health, sleep and tension.

Full night’s sleep

The beverage is focused on working ladies in their 30s to 50s who Mashiro states might wake sensation unrefreshed or notification modifications in how cosmetics rests on their skin, consisting of dryness, roughness and loss of firmness.

Branded as Misaki Collagen, the beverage is placed as a nighttime charm drink created to be taken in before sleep.

Each 500ml bottle consists of 2,000 mg GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) and 120,000 mg fish collagen peptides. With a day-to-day suggested dose of 20ml, it offers 80mg GABA every day and 4,800 mg collagen.

The beverage likewise consists of hyaluronic acid and elastin peptides. Mashiro does not reveal their does for exclusive factors, however states the components are integrated in a “golden ratio” to support skin health.

Priced at JPY11,000 (US$ 69.75), each bottle lasts for about 25 days.

“This is an appeal beverage. The idea is, you can be stunning even when you are sleeping. GABA and collagen work while you sleep,” stated Mashiro Director Eshima Masaru.

The drink is flavoured with Japanese Muscat grapes. It likewise includes Kumazasa bamboo sourced from Hokkaido, which Mashiro states is typically related to antioxidant and relaxing homes.

Misaki Collagen follows Mashiro’s placenta collagen variety, among the business’s initial line of product.

skincare Mashiro’s 82X contains a mix of porcine and fish collagen peptides, with 82 botanical ingredients. Mashiro’s 82X contains a mix of porcine and fish collagen peptides, with 82 botanical ingredients.
Mashiro’s 82X consists of a mix of porcine and fish collagen peptides, with 82 botanical active ingredients. (Image: Mashiro)

Targeted marketing for various demographics

Mashiro has actually established various formulas, formats and cost indicate target customers throughout Southeast Asia’s varied charm and health markets. Its items likewise lean greatly on the food-as-medicine pattern.

Its placenta collagen variety includes a curated mix of 82 unique botanical components that went through fermentation– a procedure that the company stated can increase dietary absorption, increase metabolic process, and enhance gut health.

This variety has 3 unique item tiers.

The 500ml 82X Sakura Placenta Premium consists of 450,000 mg of porcine placenta sourced from Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) pigs in Japan. Mashiro positions the item around issues consisting of hormone balance, pore look and unequal coloring. It likewise consists of African mango seed extract and cherry bloom extract, which the business relates to fat-management and anti-glycation advantages. The everyday suggested dose is 15ml.

The regular-tier 500ml 82X Classic Collagen omits the fat-burning and anti-glycation additions, with an everyday suggested dose of 25ml.

To accommodate more youthful or more budget-conscious customers, the Koharu (500ml lower concentration put bottle) and Shiharu (50ml vial shots) variations include lower does of porcine placenta.

A a lot more budget-friendly option is the Pink Collagen which contains 1,000 mg marine collagen in each 100ml bottle, and is placed as a preservative-free health beverage with no fat and no extra sugar.

The prices can differ throughout platforms and areas. The 82X Collagen Classic costs JPY10,500 (US$ 66.64) within Japan however can cost as much as US$ 125 when acquired by means of cross-border online channels.

When it comes to the Pink Collagen, it can cost JPY3,600 (US$ 22.84) for 10 bottles within Japan, and around $29.15 in Southeast Asia.

Such distinguished tiers can assist the company much better handle competitors from completing brand names in the area, that include South Korean items that are likewise popular due to the impact of K-pop culture.

In the face of competitors, it makes good sense that Mashiro packages its items in popular drink formats with fruity flavour profiles.

Its exceptional offerings are packaged like bottle, which can interest those who look for an option to alcohols, offering relaxation and extravagance before bed.

On the other hand, the more inexpensive variety like the Shiharu Placenta is packaged in 50ml bottles for mobility and benefit.

Such positioning, which targets typical discomfort points like sleep, look, and item availability, resonates with those who are significantly concentrated on beauty-from-within items, a classification that is growing worldwide.

Development method

Mashiro has actually exported to the United States because its starting in 2016 and is pursuing extra United States regulative clearance by the FDA to reinforce its market existence.

It likewise has a little sales existence in Europe.

Eshima is presently concentrated on Southeast Asia, mentioning its geographical distance to Japan and development capacity.

The company counts on significant e-commerce platforms consisting of Amazon, Lazada and Shopee, while regional cross-border appeal suppliers manage fulfilment.

“We export to Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. In Vietnam, our placenta collagen beverages are preferred, it is likewise popular in the Philippines,” stated Eshima.

Mashiro’s development strategies show the growing chances in the appeal and health sector, an area to enjoy particularly in Asia, where market experts see a great deal of capacity.

Opportunities in the charm and health area

Mashiro’s method shows a broader shift towards ingestible charm items, with supplements progressively appearing in formats developed to fit daily food and beverage celebrations.

A 2025 Euromonitor report specified that “charm from within” is anticipated to lead Asia Pacific supplement placing until 2030. It included that emerging ingenious formats and modernisation of standard herbs are broadening the marketplace. This development is likewise helped by the e-commerce boom, which resulted in online sales penetration for such items to grow from 32% to 46% from 2020– 2025.

Mintel observed that ingestible charm is progressively seen as a healthy aging service.

“The need for healthy aging is broadening into wider demographics from elders to the middle-aged and Millennials. This is driven by the increase of preventive health and increased self-care and active way of life practices,” stated Mintel’s Associate Principal-Manager for Global Food and Drink Michelle Teodoro.

“Collagen is an on-trend charm health active ingredient and is viewed as having a favorable impact on skin tone and supporting a more vibrant look. While collagen is still the trendiest charm component on the marketplace, hyaluronic acid is acquiring interest, which is understood to trap water inside tissue cells, keep the eyes wet, the joints lubed, and the skin hydrated and younger. Coupling hyaluronic acid with more recognized appeal active ingredients such as collagen might drive awareness, as customers are currently more knowledgeable about the latter’s charm advantages.”

NFC East makes dubious NFL history with winless Week 5 as Giants hold unlikely division lead

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analysis The NFC East’s Week 5 is something that has actually taken place simply 4 times because 2002 divisional adjustment

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The NFC East simply had an all-time week to keep in mind, or if you’re a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants or Washington Commanders, an all-time week to forget.

Dallas lost 24-16 in your home to the formerly 0-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Jalon Daniels, an undrafted novice making his 2nd profession start, at quarterback. Philadelphia lost 19-17 in guideline versus the Jacksonville Jaguars in spite of kicking a consent basket with 8 seconds left. Last and ugliest, the New York Giants and Washington Commanders connected regardless of both groups reaching field-goal variety in the last 2 minutes of overtime.

With all 4 NFC East groups going winless in Week 5, they have now end up being simply the 4th incident of a whole department going winless in spite of having a divisional match in the 418 NFL regular-season weeks because the 2002 divisional adjustment, per CBS Sports Research. That suggests the 2026 NFC East did something that has actually just taken place in less than one percent of the 418 weeks of NFL routine season action, 0.96%, to be precise, because 2002.

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When it comes to the Giants and Commanders, they now own 2 of the last 3 incorporate the NFL, with these 2 NFC East groups connecting each other in 2022. The Cowboys represent the other incorporate this period, a 40-40 home tie versus the Green Bay Packers last season. Another abstruse stat for the Giants is that they are now winless in their last 6 overtime video games, with 4 losses and 2 ties.

Week 5’s occasions have actually now produced a tightly-contested NFC East department race through 5 weeks. The Giants remain in top place at 3-1-1, however both the Eagles and the Cowboys are best behind them at 2-3. The Commanders are bringing up the back at 1-3-1.

DP World Tour won’t allow LIV Golf players to join in 2027, preventing Ryder Cup eligibility, per report

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news After a season in which the DP World Tour approved conditional releases to LIV Golf gamers, the circuit has actually chosen not to permit those still playing in the brand-new variation of the league to take part in its competitions

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The DP World Tour will not permit golf enthusiasts who take part in LIV Golf 2.0 to join its league throughout the 2027 season, according to BBC SportThe choice comes 5 weeks before gamers need to devote to the European circuit ahead of a year in which involvement will determine eligibility for the Ryder Cup.

In order to be qualified for choice to the biennial occasion, a European golf player needs to belong to the DP World Tour. Those who continue to take part in LIV Golf will successfully surrender their chance to bet the blue and gold at Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland, next fall.

Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton were the only European gamers from LIV Golf to play under captain Luke Donald at Bethpage Black in 2025.

“Players need to make a choice,” CEO of the DP World Tour, Guy Kinnings, informed BBC Sport. “We have rules and regulations which are there to protect our tour and which our members must all abide by. Players who are not willing to comply with our rules and regulations should not be seeking to join our tour.”

Recently, Rahm made his intents clear through his attorney, who mentioned that the Spaniard had no interest in moving on with LIV Golf 2.0Discovering the terms for the brand-new vision of the league “unacceptable,” the two-time significant champ is among numerous gamers who as soon as called LIV Golf home to have status on the DP World Tour for the upcoming season.

Other significant names who will have playing advantages on the DP World Tour in 2027, ought to they choose to take part, consist of Hatton, Tom McKibbin and Adrian Meronk, who simply won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

This previous season, the DP World Tour given conditional releases to 9 gamers on LIV Golf. This approaching season, the league will ask gamers to divulge which trips they prepare to play. Need to they stop working to reveal future involvement in LIV Golf, it will be premises for their subscription to be withdrawed.

Rays vs. Guardians predictions: ALCS expert picks as title-starved franchises square off for pennant

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analysis The 2026 ALCS starts Monday night, and our professionals are all leaning the very same instructions

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The 2026 American League Championship Series gets going Monday night as the Tampa Bay Rays host the Cleveland Guardians. The Rays, who have actually never ever won a champion, are seeking their 3rd World Series look and initially because 2020. Cleveland, on the other hand, has actually not won the AL pennant considering that 2016 and has actually not won the World Series because 1948.

The AL East-champion Rays had the very best record in the American League this season, making the front runner on this side of the bracket. Tampa dispatched the Yankees in a three-game sweep in the ALDS.

The Guardians are the AL’s No. 2 seed (in spite of having the league’s fourth-best record) and required an ALDS resurgence to proceed to the Championship Series. Cleveland fell back the White Sox 2-0 in the last round before winning 3 straight video games to reach the best-of-seven ALCS.

Who do we believe will be advancing to play either the Brewers or Dodgers in the 2026 Fall Classic? Our ALCS choices are listed below.

analysis Rays vs. Guardians forecasts

Series chances (by means of DraftKings): Rays -165, Guardians +135

Axisa: Rays in 5. The Guardians are being available in with a taxed pitching personnel– closer Cade Smith has actually worked really hard the last couple of days– and a couple of a lot of players who didn’t do much in the ALDS. They’re behind the 8-ball huge time. Plus, I simply believe the Rays are the much better group. Equivalent rotation, much better offense, much better defense and baserunning. The bullpen is the only location I believe Cleveland has a clear benefit, and those guys are operating on fumes. The Rays will grind out at-bats in a manner the White Sox could not.

Feldman: Rays in 5I seem like a damaged record at this moment, however the Rays are much better than the majority of people are providing credit for. They’re substantially much better than the Guardians, even before you get to how annihilated the Cleveland pitching personnel wants the ALDS. A few of that is simply the nature of playing a complete five-game series vs. the Rays’ fast and simple sweep versus the Yankees. A few of that is since Stephen Vogt has actually been handling every video game like it’s Game 7 of the World Series. It’s worked up until now, however it likewise has the Guardians headed into the ALCS at a total drawback, one I do not believe they have any opportunity of getting rid of.

McWilliams: Rays in 5. The Rays and Guardians play a comparable brand name of baseball. The distinction? Tampa Bay does practically whatever much better. José Ramírez virtually brought Cleveland to the ALCS, additional sealing his location amongst the video game’s elite. It takes more than one super star to beat a group like the Rays. Cleveland definitely has the pitching to contend, however its offense stays uninspired. Tampa Bay can beat you in simply about every method possible. The Rays put the ball in play, run the bases, play basically sound baseball and have a much more harmful lineup. The Guardians have actually mastered a formula for winning video games. The issue is, the Rays have actually refined it.

Perry: Rays in 6. The Rays are clearly the much better group, as they were 13 video games ahead of Cleveland throughout the routine season in spite of playing a harder schedule. The Guardians’ absence of power has “fatal flaw” prospective in October, when striking home runs ends up being much more essential. Furthermore, the five-game ALDS versus the White Sox taxed the pitching personnel, implying they aren’t well established for this series. Primarily, however, the Rays are simply exceptional.

Snyder: Rays in 5. The Guardians are here due to an extremely weak American League, specifically on that side of the bracket. They are to be applauded for returning from an 0-2 hole, however this offense is among the weakest in baseball and will be suppressed by the Rays’ exceptional pitching personnel. Keep in mind all those strikeouts the Guardians got versus the K-heavy White Sox? The Rays are the most difficult group in baseball to set out. They are plainly the much better group in general, and it’ll reveal here quite rapidly.

I tested Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex to build my website, but only one got the design right

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Dibakar Ghosh is a tech reporter at How-To Geek with over a years of experience utilizing and discussing open-source software application, Linux, Android, AI, and individual efficiency. He blogs about software application, running systems, and tools that assist individuals get more from the innovation they currently utilize.

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Are you lastly navigating to developing your individual portfolio site? Wondering which AI coding tool you should rely on with the task? I remained in the exact same boat a couple of days back, so I checked Claude Code and Codex CLI to see which one did a much better task. As it ends up, neither was best, however one developed a visibly much better portfolio landing page than the other.

I wished to vibe code the best portfolio landing page

Exact same objective, very same quick, 2 really various AI tools

Man working on a laptop with large curly braces on each side and colorful lines of code in the background.

Everybody around me keeps speaking about the value of having a portfolio landing page. Obviously, it’s expected to improve your online existence and make you more noticeable to employers. The concept is that rather of you looking for tasks and sending your resume to HR departments, you can have a site showcasing your work, so potential companies can discover you rather.

Now, while that does sound great, the issue is that I’m neither a graphic designer nor a web designer– I’m an author. Sure, I might have viewpoints about what my site must appear like and how it ought to work, however I can’t create or code it myself. Luckily, we reside in the age of AI, and when you have a concept however do not have the abilities to bring it to life, you can turn to a budget-friendly AI tool to vibe code it for you.

I asked both Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex to construct me an individual portfolio landing page utilizing my resume as a referral. I provided both tools the exact same timely, advising them to initially collect details about me to develop a clearer image of who I am, ask 3 to 5 clarifying concerns, make the style and technical choices finest fit to my profile, and after that develop the very best site they could.

I’ve consisted of the complete timely I utilized at the end of the post.

Here’s how Claude Code carried out

It got a lot right, however not whatever

With Claude Code, I picked Sonnet 5.5 at xHigh effort and got in the timely. It verified that it comprehended the job and asked if I had anything else to include. I provided it my resume and authorization to browse online. It then returned with a couple of multiple-choice concerns, provided in an interactive command-line user interface which was quite cool.

After I addressed its concerns, it performed its online research study, pulled whatever together, and began structure. The entire procedure took about 30 minutes and utilized around 245K tokens– method more than what I was anticipating.

Claude went with an editorial-style style including an ink-navy background, marigold accents, and my name front and. You might inform it was my site at a look. Design-wise, it felt contemporary, very little, and expert. It likewise consisted of light and dark styles that visitors might change in between, which was a good ease of access touch.

In general, I truly liked the style. My primary problem was the copy. It wasn’t bad, however it wasn’t terrific either. Much of it felt generic. I likewise remember informing Claude to consist of some individual information, so my portfolio would not be all work and no enjoyable. Particularly, I asked it to speak about my homelabbing pastime. I anticipated it to highlight a few of my homelab tasks, however the area focused primarily on my homelab specifications. I felt that was redundant and mostly unimportant to possible companies and customers.

Here’s how ChatGPT Codex carried out

Excellent where Claude was bad– bad where Claude was excellent

Just like Claude, I provided Codex the very same timely, my resume, and consent to browse the web for additional information about me. I utilized GPT-5.6 Terra at xHigh effort. Codex carried out more extensive research study than Claude, referencing a much broader series of sources to discover as much about me as possible. It likewise asked more targeted and appropriate concerns, which I actually liked.

In spite of all that research study, the whole procedure took around 90K tokens, almost a 3rd of what Claude utilized. Codex was likewise quicker, taking simply over 20 minutes to finish the procedure and provide my completed portfolio landing page.

Remarkably, Codex made style options comparable to Claude’s, with equivalent colors, typography, and light and dark styles. The primary distinction was the design, which I discovered more conservative. It seemed like a generic business site and did not have the visual punch I believe an individual portfolio requires to stick out.

That stated, the copy was considerably much better and had a lot more character.

And the winner is …

The tool that finest matches your powerlessness

Claude provided a much better style however weaker copy, whereas Codex offered me a generic style with much better copy. Technically, neither tool got whatever right on the very first shot, and both needed follow-up triggers. For me, Claude is the winner, and the factor is basic– I’m an author, and modifying copy is much more simple than repeating on a style.

You can consider a site as having 3 primary parts: the copy, the visual style, and the code that brings everything together.

I’m an expert author, so I do not require AI to compose for me. Even the copy I’m calling excellent in Codex’s case is something I ‘d change anyhow, due to the fact that I desire my composing to shine through and represent myself on my portfolio site.

What I do require assist with is style and code. And informing an LLM, whether it’s Claude or ChatGPT, why a style or piece of code is bad and how it requires to enhance can be hard if you do not currently understand the terms or can’t plainly articulate what you desire.

Because Claude provided me the much better style, it wins in my book.

That stated, I can definitely see how Codex may be the much better choice for somebody with a various capability. If you’re a designer or designer who’s comfy with visuals and code however deals with composing, Codex might be the much better option. You might fine-tune the style yourself and let Codex manage the copy you discover more tough.

Skill.md files, MCPs, and targeted triggering can close this evident space

The distinctions I saw primarily boiled down to how each design is trained and what it does by default. That stated, you can typically alter that default habits utilizing SKILL.md files, MCP servers, and well-targeted triggers that inform the design how to approach a particular job or workflow.

These choices are most beneficial to individuals who currently have some understanding of style and advancement. What I wished to reveal here is what takes place when you understand absolutely nothing about either and enter blind– and how Claude and Codex draw on their default habits to finish the job.

And now, as assured, here’s the timely I utilized:

# Build My Personal Landing Page You are going to develop an individual landing page for me: a location where anybody who goes to can discover who I am, what I do, and how to reach me. You will serve as scientist, recruiter, designer, and front-end designer. Follow the actions listed below ** in order **, and stop where informed to stop. ## Ground guidelines (use throughout) - ** Use just what I provide you in this session plus what you discover while looking into. ** Ignore any memory, previous discussions, job direction files, or presumptions about me. - ** Never create anything. ** No fabricated truths, numbers, dates, customers, awards, reviews, or quotes. If something is unidentified, leave it out or ask. - ** Make verifying simple for me. ** When you require me to examine or pick something, do NOT make me compose long responds. - If you have a tool for asking multiple-choice or selectable concerns, utilize it. - Otherwise, reveal a ** numbered list ** so I can respond in a couple of words, e.g. "all good" "3 is wrong, it's 2019" "drop 5 and 8"- ** Protect my personal privacy. ** No home address, contact number, household information, or individual e-mail on the page unless I clearly provide for that function. - ** Be truthful about gain access to. ** If a link can't be opened (login walls, bot stopping, mistakes), inform me which one and ask me to paste its appropriate material or avoid it. Never ever think what a page states.-- ## Step 1: Ask about individual info Your really first message ought to quickly discuss what you're about to do, then ask whether I wish to share individual info with you. Offer examples of what I can share: - Resume or CV: a file course, a file positioned in the existing folder, or pasted text - Links: author/bio pages, portfolio, LinkedIn, GitHub, social profiles, individual blog site - Anything else I desire consisted of or left out Make it clear that sharing is optional. If I do not share anything, you'll investigate me from public sources utilizing simply my name (and manage, if I provide one). ** Stop and wait on my reply. ** ## Step 2: Confirm what you got After I share, note back what you got in one compact summary (e.g., "Resume: found at ./resume.pdf. Links: LinkedIn, GitHub, author page.". If a file course does not exist or a file can't read, state so now. Ask: - ** Continue **, or - ** Add more ** Repeat up until I state continue. ## Step 3: Gather info The course depends upon what I offered you. ** Path A: I shared individual details. ** - Read my resume and bring every link I provided you. Extract whatever helpful. - ** Do not browse the web beyond what I offered. ** ** Path B: I shared absolutely nothing (or just my name/handle). ** - Research me online: author and byline pages, LinkedIn, GitHub, socials, interviews, talks, publications. - ** Identity check: ** many individuals share names. Just utilize a source if it's plainly me (matching deal with, image, company, area, timeline, or links in between my profiles). Reserve anything unsure to verify with me. - Cross-check truths throughout sources. Keep in mind where sources disagree. Conserve your findings to 'research-notes. md' in the working folder, with the source for each truth, so absolutely nothing gets lost throughout actions. ## Step 4: Confirmation screen Present whatever you've collected in a tidy, scannable format, organized by classification (functions and timeline, noteworthy work, abilities and subjects, interests, links, and so on). Number every product. - Mark products you're ** not sure about ** (Path B: possible name crashes or clashing sources) so they stick out. - Let me verify, remedy, or eliminate products with very little effort (see guideline). ** Stop and wait. ** Apply my corrections and upgrade 'research-notes. md'. Was fixed, reveal just the altered products for a last Okay. ## Step 5: Short interview Ask ** 3-- 5 concerns ** that fill the spaces that matter most for constructing a terrific page. Utilize your own judgment: do not ask anything you currently understand. Great locations to probe, if still unidentified: - The primary objective of the page (get employed, draw in customers, display work, individual brand name) - Who will visit it - How I 'd explain myself in one line - Something individual or enjoyable I'm delighted to share - What I'm most happy with Offer quick-pick choices where possible, with space for a totally free response. You might ask all concerns at the same time or in 2 brief rounds. ** Stop and wait on my responses. ** Add them to 'research-notes. md'. ## Step 6: Think deeply about the style (do not ask me) Before composing any code, time out and factor thoroughly about who I am and what page would genuinely fit me. Choose all of this yourself. Do ** not ** ask me about style, due to the fact that I might not understand or care. Think about: - ** Personality and ambiance: ** what my work, composing, and responses state about me, and how the page needs to * feel *. - ** Colour: ** a scheme picked with colour theory that matches that character, with enough contrast in light and dark modes. - ** Typography: ** font style pairing that fits the character (max 2 households). - ** Density: ** very little or expressive/extravagant, based upon the individual. - ** Structure: ** single page or multi-page, based upon just how much genuine material exists. Choose on navigation and menus, and the order of areas. - ** Layout and movement: ** grid, spacing, images treatment, and any animation (purposeful, never ever gimmicky). - ** Copy voice: ** initially individual, matching how I in fact compose and talk. Compose a brief ** style quick ** (5-- 10 lines) summarising your choices and why. Program it to me and wait as 'design-brief. md', then ** continue straight to constructing **. Do not await approval. ## Step 7: Build the site Build the complete website in one go, inside a brand-new folder called 'website/' in the existing working directory site. ** Content ** - Include whatever pertinent and validated. Normal areas: hero (name, one-line positioning, contact us to action), about, what I do, picked work (with genuine links), experience/timeline, beyond work, contact. Relabel, include, combine, or drop areas to fit the individual. - First-person copy that seems like me, particular instead of generic. Prevent filler words like "passionate," "innovative," "results-driven."

- Only consist of realities validated in Step 4 or given up Step 5. ** Must be practical ** - Every button, link, and menu product works. No dead links or '#' placeholders. - Navigation deals with desktop and mobile (consisting of the mobile menu). - There's no backend, so a contact type or button need to utilize 'mailto: '( or link to a contact technique I authorized). Never ever phony a kind submission. - A light/dark mode toggle that appreciates the system setting by default. ** Technical requirements ** - ** It needs to open by double-clicking 'site/index. html 'in a web browser, without any set up, develop action, or regional server. ** Choose the tech appropriately: plain HTML/CSS/JS, numerous connected HTML files, or a structure packed from a CDN just if it still fulfills this guideline. Usage relative courses just; no ES module imports of regional files or 'bring() '. calls to regional files, considering that those break when opened as 'file:// '. - Responsive from 360px phones to big desktops, without any horizontal scrolling. - Accessible: semantic HTML, sensible headings, alt text, keyboard navigation, noticeable focus states, great contrast, appreciates reduced-motion settings. - SEO and sharing: page title, meta description, Open Graph tags, and 'Person 'structured information (JSON-LD) utilizing verified realities just. - Fast and light-weight. No tracking or analytics. - Where I require to include my own possessions (profile image, social sneak peek image), usage plainly significant placeholders (e.g., '

Sikandar Raza To Captain Zimbabwe’s ODI And T20I Squads For UAE Tour

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Sikandar Raza will captain Zimbabwe’s ODI and T20I groups on their approaching trip of the United Arab Emirates.

The choices come as Zimbabwe get ready for a requiring schedule including an ODI tri-series versus Afghanistan and Bangladesh, followed by T20 internationals and Test matches versus Afghanistan.

Raza will continue leading the ODI side while Richard Ngarava recuperates from a back injury.

Check out: Sikandar Raza Becomes Zimbabwe’s Most-Capped Cricketer After Overtaking Masakadza Record

Zimbabwe’s UAE Schedule

According to CricinfoZimbabwe will start their project on 17 October in the ODI tri-series including Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

The group will then deal with Afghanistan in a different bilateral series consisting of 3 T20Is and 2 Tests.

True blessing Muzarabani will lead the bowling attack in the white-ball matches, with Brad Evans consisted of for all those components other than the 3rd T20I versus Afghanistan. Kundai Matigimu has actually been chosen in Evans’ location for that match.

Experienced batters Raza, Craig Ervine and Brendan Taylor will supply the core of the batting lineup.

Burl Returns As Cremer Misses Out

Ryan Burl has actually been remembered to the ODI team after last playing the format in January 2024.

Graeme Cremer, on the other hand, has actually been left out after including in simply among Zimbabwe’s 3 ODI matches versus Australia last month. That look was his very first in the format in 8 and a half years.

Innocent Kaia is likewise not available for the ODI series after retiring harmed with a thigh injury in the last match versus Australia. He is anticipated to be suitabled for the T20Is versus Afghanistan, which start on 27 October.

Tsiga And Masekesa Rewarded For Strong Form

On the other hand, wicketkeeper-batter Tafadzwa Tsiga and leg-spinner Vincent Masekesa are set to debut in white-ball cricket.

Both prospective debutants have actually made their cases through efficiencies in the longer format.

Tsiga, 32, has actually scored 3 top-notch centuries this year and has actually currently represented Zimbabwe in Test cricket.

Masekesa, 29, took 25 wickets for the Mountaineers in the Logan Cup at approximately 29.92. He followed that with a nine-wicket haul versus a Bangladesh Emerging group in Sylhet.

Their addition in both limited-overs teams provides a chance to reveal that their red-ball efficiencies can equate into the much shorter formats.

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