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The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, a joint Earth science mission, is now set for launch from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The pickup-truck-sized spacecraft was encapsulated in the nose cone of an Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle and is scheduled to lift off on Wednesday, July 30 at 8:10 a.m. EDT (5:40 p.m. IST). Once in orbit, its dual-frequency radars will circle Earth 14 times a day, scanning nearly all of the planet’s land and ice surfaces every 12 days. It will provide data to help scientists monitor soil moisture and vegetation, and better assess hazards like landslides…

BMS boosts Australian financial lines, cyber teams with dual promotions July 31 2025 by Roshan Nambiar Specialist broker BMS Australia has promoted Callum McMillan to national head of directors and officers liability and Pranav Jani to national head of cyber, according to a press release.Brisbane-base… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest news…

The UK’s advertising trade bodies have launched an awareness campaign ahead of new restrictions around how “less healthy” food and drink (LHF) can be advertised coming into play. The campaign, launched today (31 July) by trade bodies including the Advertising Association (AA), ISBA, the IPA and the IAB UK, is designed to help marketers understand the restrictions. The industry has agreed to comply with these restrictions from 1 October, which ban LHF products from online advertising and on TV pre-watershed. The law introducing these restrictions will not come into play until 5 January 2026. However, earlier this year advertisers struck…

Samsung’s recently launched the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE earlier this month, and they’re the first Android smartphones to launch with Android 16, the latest version of Google’s operating system. In order to speed up the process of developing Android, Google switched to a more stable and resource efficient trunk-based development model earlier this year, and Samsung has reportedly followed suit. This should enable the South Korean company to offer faster updates in the future, after long delays in rolling out its One UI 7 (Android 15) software update.How Google and…

‘It’s a trust game’: with cyber claims spikes front and centre, alternative solutions offer cover for growing threat July 31 2025 by Marcus Alcock With it clear that cyber claims spikes remain a real concern in 2025, (re)insurers are looking to back alternative cyber solutions, with cedents in the APAC market increasingly concerned about short-t… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead,…

WhatsApp is said to be developing a new feature for its Android app which aims to improve photography in low light conditions. As per a feature tracker’s report, a dedicated night mode option is available in the camera interface of a beta version of the instant messaging app. It reportedly optimises the image clarity and brightness when shooting in low-lit environments, without applying any overlays or stylisation to the image.Night Mode on WhatsApp for AndroidAccording to WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, the night mode option was discovered in WhatsApp Beta for Android version 2.25.22.2, which has been designated as a compatible…

APAC H1 insured losses hit US$4.4bn, global claims top US$80bn: Munich Re July 29 2025 by Mithun Varkey Asia Pacific insured losses in the first half of 2025 stood at US$4.4 billion, while economic losses totalled US$26 billion, according to Munich Re.The major loss drivers in Asia Pacific were the ear… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides…

Marketing Week’s second annual The State of B2B Marketing survey is on a mission to unpick the challenges and opportunities for B2B marketers. Marketing Week’s The State of B2B Marketing survey is back for 2025. The survey takes a deep dive into how B2B marketing is evolving, as well as interrogating the changing priorities of B2B marketers. We want B2B marketers to share their experience of the big issues, opportunities and challenges. We’re seeking to better understand the relationships with senior stakeholders in sales and finance, and the impact they have on marketing investment. Elsewhere, we want to find out…

Elden Ring Nightreign is getting the much-requested two-player mode this week. Developer FromSoftware confirmed Friday that it would add a two-player Duos Expeditions mode to the co-op action-survival title as part of a new patch on July 30. Elden Ring Nightreign currently supports solo and three-player co-op. Last week, FromSoftware also confirmed that the game had sold over five million copies.Elden Ring Nightreign Getting Two-Player ModePatch 1.02 will be rolled out across all platforms on Wednesday. In addition to Duos Expeditions, the update will come with quality-of-life UI improvements, including more Relics filtering options, the developer said in a post…

Japan, Korea wildfires mark turning point in regional climate risk understanding: Willis July 29 2025 by Aidan Gregory  “The wildfire outbreaks in Japan and South Korea this year mark a turning point for how we understand climate risk in Southeast and East Asia,” according to Christopher Au, head of APAC climate risk… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter…