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  • Turkiye battles wildfires in Izmir for second day, 50,000 people evacuated

    Turkiye has evacuated more than 50,000 residents from 41 settlements in and around its western province of Izmir as firefighters battle wildfires for the second day, according to local authorities. Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said on Monday that the blaze was fanned overnight by winds reaching 40-50kmph (25-30mph) in Kuyucak and Doganbey areas of Izmir.…

  • At least 38 people killed in Tanzania bus collision, subsequent fire

    Nearly 40 people have been killed after a bus and a minibus collided in Tanzania, sparking a fire that engulfed both vehicles. The crash occurred on Saturday evening in Sabasaba in the Kilimanjaro region after one of the bus’s tyres was punctured, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. “A total of 38…

  • A week of heavy rains and floods across Pakistan kills 46 people including 13 family members

    Nearly a week of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan have killed at least 46 people and injured dozens as continuing severe weather similar to past emergenicies remains possible, officials said Monday. The fatalities caused by abnormally strong downpours since Tuesday include 22 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 13 in eastern Punjab province, seven in…

  • China shares first look of new ‘graphite bomb’

    China’s state broadcaster has released footage of what appears to be a new type of graphite bomb, a weapon designed to disable electrical infrastructure and potentially cause widespread blackouts across targeted areas. The video, shared Thursday by a social media account linked to China Central Television (CCTV), features an animated sequence showing the weapon being…

  • Big Tech’s push into military AI is troubling

    When OpenAI and Mattel announced a partnership earlier this month, there was an implicit recognition of the risks. The first toys powered with artificial intelligence would not be for children under 13. Another partnership last week came with seemingly fewer caveats. OpenAI separately revealed that it had won its first Pentagon contract. It would pilot…

  • China’s biggest public AI drop since DeepSeek, Baidu’s open source Ernie, is about to hit the market

    On Monday, Chinese technology giant Baidu is making its Ernie generative AI large language model open source, a move by China’s tech sector that could be its biggest in the AI race since the emergence of DeepSeek. The open sourcing of Ernie will be a gradual roll-out, according to the company. Will it be a…

  • China Tech Firms Ramp Up M&A Deals With the Blessing of Beijing

    After a chastening crackdown that wiped billions off their value and forced top executives out of the public eye, China’s technology giants are back in favor and on the front foot, making deals and snapping up assets. At the top of the pile are Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., two huge players…

  • Quantum computing is having a moment.

    It doesn’t quite have the buzz of artificial intelligence, but quantum computing is having a moment of its own. Some of the most powerful institutions in the world, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM and the U.S. government, are spending many millions of dollars in a race to develop and build the first practical quantum computer.…

  • Top surgical robotics companies agree on remote surgery guidelines

    Top surgical robotics companies have joined forces to publish technical guidelines for robotic telesurgery. Announced today, the guidelines are published in the World Journal of Surgery and represent a first step of major industry players working together toward eventual industry standards for remote robotic surgery procedures. Co-authors included a coalition of experts from major medtech…

  • Robinhood expands its global push, minutes from crypto chief’s old cramped apartment in Cannes

    Fifteen years after flipping burgers at a McDonald ’s and teaching himself to code at night in a cramped apartment near the French Riviera, Robinhood crypto chief Johann Kerbrat is back. The last time he lived around Cannes, he was 21 — with no connections, no funding, and no formal business training. But he had…

  • Microsoft unveils AI diagnosis tool in effort to transform medicine

    Microsoft has built an artificial intelligence-powered medical tool it claims is four times more successful than human doctors at diagnosing complex ailments, as the tech giant unveils research it believes could speed up treatment and save money by reducing unnecessary tests. The “Microsoft AI Diagnostic Orchestrator” is the first initiative to come out of an…

  • OpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires

    With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.” “I feel a visceral feeling right now, as if someone has broken into our home and stolen something,” Chief Research Officer Mark Chen wrote in a Slack memo…

  • Women can be drafted into the Danish military as Russian aggression and military investment grows

    Starting in summer 2025, Denmark will begin drafting women alongside men through a lottery system, ending the country’s voluntary-only policy for female military service. The change follows Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is part of Denmark’s broader effort to strengthen its defense posture, including extended service terms and increased defense spending. Officials expect annual conscript…

  • Severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks

    A severe heat wave has pushed temperatures above 40°C across Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal, prompting wildfire alerts and public health warnings. Authorities in cities such as Rome and Lisbon implemented emergency measures, while record heat disrupted tourism and outdoor activities. Experts link the trend to climate change, noting increased risks for vulnerable populations and…

  • Guyana to crack down on gold smuggled in from Venezuela at the urging of the US government

    Guyana is ramping up enforcement against gold smuggling from Venezuela, responding to concerns from the U.S. over illicit trade that may involve sanctioned exports. Officials suspect some Venezuelan gold is mixed with Guyanese supplies and exported under false origins, prompting tighter border patrols and visa suspensions for suspected smugglers. The crackdown comes amid ongoing tensions…

  • At least 37 people killed in a bus collision in a remote part of Tanzania

    At least 37 people were killed and 30 others injured when two buses collided and caught fire in northern Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region. President Samia Suluhu Hassan extended condolences and urged stronger adherence to traffic laws, citing continued tragedies despite past safety campaigns. Authorities have not yet confirmed the identities of the victims as investigations continue.…

  • Hawaiian Airlines Hacked as Aviation Sector Warned of Scattered Spider Attacks

    Hawaiian Airlines disclosed a cybersecurity breach amid growing industry alerts about Scattered Spider, a cybercrime group known for targeting sectors via social engineering and vendor compromise. While it remains unconfirmed whether the group is behind the incident, similar attacks on WestJet and technical disruptions at American Airlines have raised concerns. U.S. authorities and cybersecurity experts…

  • Evidence Suggests Exploitation of CitrixBleed 2 Vulnerability

    Security firm ReliaQuest has found signs that CVE-2025–5777, a critical vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler dubbed “CitrixBleed 2,” is being actively exploited to hijack sessions and bypass MFA protections. The flaw allows attackers to extract session tokens through a memory overread, potentially granting long-term, undetected access across systems. Though Citrix has not confirmed exploitation, experts warn…

  • Microsoft to Preview New Windows Endpoint Security Platform After CrowdStrike Outage

    In response to the 2024 crash caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update, Microsoft has advanced its Windows Resiliency Initiative to prevent future disruptions linked to kernel-level security tools. The company is introducing a new endpoint security model that allows antivirus and EDR software to run outside the operating system kernel, reducing system-wide risks. Alongside this,…

  • Cyberattacks by Iranian hackers may be incoming, Homeland Security says

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned of likely low-level cyberattacks from Iranian-linked hackers following recent American airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Though officials highlight the potential for escalating threats, current activity appears limited in scale and sophistication, according to security researchers. Authorities remain concerned that rising regional tensions could also motivate violence against…

  • Apptronik spins off Elevate to focus on heavy-duty robotics tasks

    Austin-based robotics company Apptronik has announced the launch of a new subsidiary called Elevate Robotics. The new company will focus on industrial automation beyond the human form factor, aiming to tackle heavy-duty tasks that go beyond the capabilities of traditional robots. Elevate Robotics will operate independently from Apptronik and be led by CEO Paul Hvass,…

  • Nine dead as flash flood sweeps away family group in Pakistan

    At least nine people from one extended family died when floodwaters swept away children in a river in northern Pakistan and their relatives jumped into the water to try to save them on Friday, officials said. The family were having a picnic breakfast by the Swat River and the children were in the water taking…

  • China warns Philippines against ‘self-inflicted destruction’ by hosting US missile systems

    China’s defence ministry has warned the Philippines against “self-inflicted destruction” by hosting US missile systems and denounced Manila’s plan to encourage fishermen to operate in disputed South China Sea waters. Meanwhile, the Chinese embassy in Manila dismissed drug-smuggling allegations by Philippine military officials as “baseless slander”. The United States has reportedly decided to deploy additional…

  • Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo set to sign peace agreement in Washington

    Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo are set to sign a U.S.-brokered peace agreement in Washington on Friday, raising hopes for an end to years of fighting that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.The agreement marks a breakthrough in talks held by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, which aim to end the…

  • Ally of Cameroon president, 92, quits ‘broken’ government to challenge him

    Issa Tchiroma Bakary – a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya – has quit Cameroon’s government, in the hope of ending 92-year-old Biya’s four-decade grip on power in upcoming elections. Just four months before the central African nation goes to the polls, Tchiroma said the Biya administration he belonged to had “broken”…

  • Japan executes ‘Twitter Killer’: The Man Who Killed, Chopped Up 9 People

    Japan used the death penalty for the first time in almost three years as it executed an individual known as the “Twitter killer,” who was found guilty of killing and dismembering 9 people. The killer reportedly offered to help people with a suicidal mindset, die, after selecting them online. The “Twitter killer,” Takahiro Shiraishi, 34,…

  • Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation

    Security forces used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked roads in Togo’s capital to demand the resignation of longtime leader Faure Gnassingbe. Hundreds of protesters set up concrete block barricades on Thursday in several neighbourhoods of Lome, with some burning tyres and throwing projectiles at security forces. Police dispersed dozens of the…

  • India seeks ‘permanent solution’ to border dispute with China

    Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Chinese counterpart that the two countries should seek a “permanent solution” to their decades-old border dispute, India’s defence ministry said on Friday. Singh met China’s Dong Jun on the sidelines of the meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Qingdao on Thursday and stressed…

  • Alphabet’s Calico stitches $596M deal for Mabwell’s anti-aging asset

    Alphabet’s Calico Life Sciences is inking a deal worth up to $571 million biobucks for the rights to investigational IL-11 directed therapeutics from Mabwell Bioscience, including a clinical-stage monoclonal antibody (mAb) for age-related diseases. Calico is handing over $25 million upfront to weave China-based Mabwell into its fabric, according to a securities filing (PDF, Chinese)…

  • China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates

    Executives of China’s Big Fund III are re-adjusting its purpose to address the most notorious gaps in the country’s semiconductor industry, namely lithography tools and electronic design automation (EDA) software. Previously, it was designed to support makers of fab tools and the semiconductor ecosystem in general. This recalibration comes as the U.S. intensifies efforts to…

  • DeepSeek faces expulsion from app stores in Germany

    Germany has taken steps towards blocking Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from the Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab and Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab app stores due to concerns about data protection, according to a data protection authority commissioner in a statement on Friday. DeepSeek has been reported to the two U.S. tech giants as illegal…

  • Palantir Embraces Nuclear Power With $100 Million Startup Deal

    The US will need more nuclear power as it enters into greater competition with China, said Mike Gallagher, head of defense at Palantir Technologies Inc. Palantir inked a deal with the Nuclear Company, a startup working on project development, the companies announced Thursday. The startup will pay data analytics firm Palantir $100 million over the…

  • Nvidia CEO says robotics is chipmaker’s biggest opportunity after AI

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said other than artificial intelligence, robotics represents the chipmaker’s biggest market for potential growth, and that self-driving cars would be the first major commercial application for the technology. “We have many growth opportunities across our company, with AI and robotics the two largest, representing a multitrillion-dollar growth opportunity,” Huang said Wednesday…

  • The A.I. Frenzy Is Escalating. Again.

    Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence frenzy has found a new gear. Two and a half years after OpenAI set off the artificial intelligence race with the release of the chatbot ChatGPT, tech companies are accelerating their A.I. spending, pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into their frantic effort to create systems that can mimic or even…

  • Trump plans executive orders to power AI growth in race with China

    The Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the U.S. expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning. Top economic rivals U.S. and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge…

  • Alibaba Unveils Latest AI Service for Images in Push for Users

    Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. unveiled a new iteration of its artificial-intelligence technology that will make it easier for users to generate and modify images from texts and visuals, as the Chinese e-commerce giant continues its aggressive push into AI. The Hangzhou-based company introduced Qwen VLo, part of a series of AI services under the company’s…

  • Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict

    The DRC and Rwanda have agreed to sign a peace deal. The DRC and Rwanda have agreed to sign a new peace deal to end decades of conflict. The US mediated deal aims to begin a long peace process that also gives the US access to minerals in the Congo. Rebel groups in the Congo…

  • Four arrested in connection with break-in at a UK military base

    The UK has arrested several people for breaking into a military base. UK police has arrested several people for breaking into a military base. The arrest were made in connection to an incident where pro-Palestine protesters spraid red paint on military jets. The organization behind the breakin has been formally banned by the UK government.…

  • Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister make separate visits to tense border areas

    Cambodian and Thai leaders have visited the site of a border dispute. Major Cambodian and Thai leaders have visited the site of a recent border dispute. Both countries have expressed their willingness to maintain peace but both have also moved to prepare for continued conflict. The border dispute has also caused a major crisis within…

  • Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content

    Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that social media companies are liable for user content. Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that social media companies can be held liable for user content. The ruiling is expected to cause significant upheaval as lawsuits are filed against social media companies. The ruiling has also disrupted the country’s relationship with…

  • Scattered Spider targeting North American airlines, Hawaiian Airlines likely first ransom victim

    A ransomware group has begun targeting US Airlines. The Scattered Spider ransomware group has begun targeting US Airlines. Researchers believe that the group has already targetted Hawaiian Airlines and will target others soon. Researchers belive that the group is currently targeting Canadian airline WestJet. Read more: https://cybernews.com/security/scattered-spider-ransomware-targets-north-american-airline-industry-hawaiian-airlines/

  • Massive breach exposes US Federal Bureau of Prisons, hacker claims

    Hackers have claimed to have stolen data from the US Bureau of Prisons. Hackers have claimed to have stolen data from the US Bureau of Prisons. They claim to have stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data on staff and prisoners. The group has said that the data was stolen this year meaning it is likely…

  • Central Kentucky Radiology Data Breach Impacts 167,000

    A data breach of a Kentuck clinic has exposed thousands of patients. A Kentucky radiology clinic has disclosed that it was the victim of a data breach. The breach has affected the data of roughly 167,000 patients. It is not known who carried out the attack. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/central-kentucky-radiology-data-breach-impacts-167000/

  • Microsoft 365 Direct Send Abused for Phishing

    Microsoft 365 direct send has been abused for phishing. Hackers have begun to use Microsoft 365 to avoid email security protocols. Researchers have found that this tactic is being increasingly used due to its easy implementation. Users are advised to enable multifactor authentication and static IP addresses. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-365-direct-send-abused-for-phishing/

  • Cincinnati Police Deploy Expensive Skydio Drones to Enhance Public Safety by 2025

    Cincinnati’s Police department has launched a drone program featuring expensive Skydio drones to strengthen public safety and tackle rising crime, aiming to cover 90% of the city by the end of 2025. Announced on June 24, 2025, by Police Chief Teresa Theetge, the initiative uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to assist investigations, manage traffic incidents,…

  • An explosion and ensuing stampede kill 29 children in a Central African Republic school

    An explosion and the stampede that followed killed at least 29 schoolchildren and injured more than 250 at a high school in Central African Republic’s capital city, authorities said Thursday. The explosion occurred on Wednesday at the Barthelemy Boganda High School in Bangui when power was being restored to an electrical transformer within the school…

  • Chinese Satellite Image Shows Destruction of Iran Drone Factory

    New imagery released by a Chinese commercial satellite company has revealed the destruction of an alleged Iranian drone factory during Israel’s two-week air campaign against Iran. Newsweek has contacted the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for comment. Iran’s civilian-military infrastructure was targeted by a wave of Israeli airstrikes that began in…

  • Taiwan develops suicide drones akin to Ukraine’s to defend against China

    Taiwan has developed suicide drones equivalent to those at the heart of Ukraine’s defence against Russia, the clearest sign yet of progress in the country’s efforts to build up rapidly its autonomous weapons capabilities to resist a potential attack from China. The Taiwanese military’s weapons research arm and Thunder Tiger, one of the country’s leading…

  • Understanding the Forever Conflict Between North and South Korea

    The guns fell silent in the Korean War seven decades ago, but the hostilities never truly ended. Today, North Korea’s secretive dictator oversees an isolated society and command economy, portraying himself as the benevolent protector of a nation under siege from hostile foreign powers. Its wealthy, democratic southern neighbor is an industrial and technological powerhouse…

  • Six Dead in Destructive China Floods as More Heavy Rain Forecast

    Flooding in southwest China has led to the deaths of six people, and weather officials warn more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming days. Townships and infrastructure in Rongjiang County, Guizhou province, suffered “significant damage,” the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday, adding that water in the county seat had receded below warning…

  • China Is Still Choking Exports of Rare Earths Despite Pact With U.S.

    Two weeks after China promised the U.S. it would ease the exports of rare-earth magnets, Chinese authorities are dragging out approval of Western companies’ requests for the critical components, a situation that could reignite trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. Western companies say they are receiving barely enough magnets for their factories and have little…

  • Quantum computer that consumes 2,000 times less power than a supercomputer and solve problems 200 times faster

    Quantum computers capable of outperforming today’s fastest supercomputers may not need to be as large or power-hungry as we thought, researchers at Canadian startup Nord Quantique say. The company has built a quantum bit (qubit) with built-in error correction, eliminating the need for the large clusters of physical qubits typically required for fault-tolerant quantum computing.…

  • OpenAI, Microsoft Rift Hinges on How Smart AI Can Get

    The future of the OpenAI-Microsoft partnership—one of the most storied in tech history—hinges in part on the meaning of an amorphous AI buzzword that divides many in the industry. The contract between the tech partners, who have been locked in acrimonious negotiations, stipulates that when OpenAI’s systems reach “artificial general intelligence,” or AGI, the startup…

  • Crypto Exchange Kraken Unveils ‘Krak,’ Its New All-in-One Global Money App

    Cryptocurrency exchange giant Kraken introduced a blockchain-powered global money app called Krak that allows users to instantly transact across borders for almost no cost, while also earning competitive rewards on their account balances. Krak is designed to fix the outdated norms of legacy finance, Kraken said, blending crypto technology with the exchange’s trusted network of…

  • America can’t wait 10 years to regulate AI

    President Donald Trump’s one, big, beautiful bill will be a win for the American people by cutting taxes, moving welfare recipients off the path to dependency and onto the path to prosperity, growing the economy, and helping secure the border. As a conservative governor and strong supporter of the president, I stand in support of…

  • Mosquito-sized drone is designed for Chinese spy missions

    This super tiny drone, put together by a team from China’s National Defense University of Science and Technology, is akin to something out of a spy movie. The team, based in Hunan Province, China, recently shared a new drone they have developed, which is small enough to fit between your fingers. It’s as small as…

  • Judge Rules in Favor of Meta, Against Authors Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, in AI Copyright Case

    Adistrict judge sided with tech giant Meta on Wednesday in a major copyright infringement case, Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc. It marks the second time this week that tech companies have scored major legal victories over AI copyright disputes against individuals. In the case, 13 authors, including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, Junot…

  • Meta Poaches Three OpenAI Researchers

    Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has poached three OpenAI researchers to join his superintelligence efforts, a recruiting coup intended to help steer Meta Platforms out of an AI crisis. The social-media giant hired Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai, who were all working in OpenAI’s Zurich office, according to people familiar with the matter.…

  • At least 8 dead in Kenya protests against police brutality and poor governance

    Eight people have died as protests grow in Kenya. Large protests agains the government have continued in Kenya. The protests began as a movement against police brutality but have grown into a wider rejection of the government. The protests are largely driven by young people who are unhappy with unemployment and government policies. Read more:…

  • Colombia’s president signs a labor overhaul into law after 2 failed attempts

    Colombia has enacted a sweaping labor reform law. Colombia’s president has signed into law a sweaping reform of the country’s labor laws. The law had previously failed to be passed two times prior. The law passed this time after the president had threatened to hold a national referendum. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-labor-law-petro-leftwing-reform-economy-investment-workers-unions-15f07e39efcf11f459e6aaf60f4a01b8