Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses, UN humanitarian chief says The Associated PressTop UN humanitarian official describes the current situation ... Continue Reading »
Trump describes Gaza as a ‘big real estate site’ as he doubles down on plans to redevelop the enclave CNNTrump wants US to own Gaza, could ... Continue Reading »
Ecuador presidential race set for run-off as leftist outperforms expectations Reuters CanadaEcuador election ends in a 'tie' prompting run-off in April BBC.comEcuador’s conservative incumbent and a leftist ... Continue Reading »
Sam Nujoma: First president of Namibia dies aged 95 BBC.comSam Nujoma of Namibia Dead at 95 The New York TimesSam Nujoma battled South Africa and led a ... Continue Reading »
Trump: Patience with Hamas running out, freed hostages ‘looked like Holocaust survivors’ The Times of IsraelHolocaust becomes political bludgeon as Netanyahu returns to a country at ... Continue Reading »
Kosovo PM Albin Kurti wins election amid tensions with Brussels and Washington POLITICO EuropeKosovo goes to the polls as the shadow of Trump looms large The GuardianKosovo's ... Continue Reading »
Sultani Makenga: The M23 leader whose career charts the turmoil in Rwanda and DR Congo BBC.comCongo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault The New York TimesA leader ... Continue Reading »
Rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers CNNRare wildlife spotting caught on camera in Poland Fox NewsPair of rare black wolves caught ... Continue Reading »
Israeli Troops Withdraw From Netzarim Corridor in Gaza The New York TimesNetzarim corridor “shouldn’t have a future, should disappear” Al Jazeera EnglishIsrael completes withdrawal from key road ... Continue Reading »
Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid BBC.com3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system The Associated ... Continue Reading »
North Korea's Kim slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program The Associated PressUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump says he’s spoken to Putin about ... Continue Reading »
IDF fires at Palestinians who approached northern Gaza border, three said killed The Times of IsraelHamas slams Trump’s ‘absurd’ plan to buy, own Gaza Al Jazeera EnglishKatz ... Continue Reading »
Colombian president calls on cabinet members to resign Financial TimesColombian President Petro asks cabinet members to resign Reuters.comColombia’s Petro Loses Another Minister After Cabinet Quarrel BloombergInternal government rebellion ... Continue Reading »
Modi’s party returns to power in Indian capital for first time in 27 years CNNModi’s BJP Leads in Elections in Delhi Region The New York TimesCan Arvind ... Continue Reading »
Happy Tears as 5 Thai Hostages Return Home From Gaza The New York TimesThai nationals held captive by Hamas in Gaza return home ReutersFive Thai Nationals Released ... Continue Reading »
Sudan to form new government after regaining Khartoum, say military sources ReutersSudan’s Army Close to Retaking Its Own Capital From Rebels The Wall Street JournalSudan army claims ... Continue Reading »
Lebanon forms first government since 2022; Hezbollah won’t have ‘blocking third’ veto The Times of IsraelLebanon’s prime minister forms new government after unusual US intervention CNNLebanon names ... Continue Reading »
Saudi Arabia blasts Netanyahu's call for Palestinian state on its land Middle East EyeSaudi Arabia slams Netanyahu’s suggestion it should host Palestinian state Al Jazeera EnglishShift Palestine ... Continue Reading »
Reports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to ... Continue Reading »
Over the past three weeks, the new US presidential administration has taken down thousands of government web pages related to public health, environmental justice, and ... Continue Reading »
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Elon Musk, DOGE, ... Continue Reading »
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign ... Continue Reading »
Back in 2017, Facebook unveiled plans for a brain-reading hat that you could use to text just by thinking. “We’re working on a system that ... Continue Reading »
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. An AI chatbot ... Continue Reading »
Enterprise adoption of generative AI technologies has undergone explosive growth in the last two years and counting. Powerful solutions underpinned by this new generation of ... Continue Reading »
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. As I’ve ... Continue Reading »
For the past five months, Al Nowatzki has been talking to an AI girlfriend, “Erin,” on the platform Nomi. But in late January, those conversations ... Continue Reading »
Michael Bay is known for a particular style of moviemaking, one characterized by loads of explosions, high-octane action, and dramatic slow-motion shots — which apparently ... Continue Reading »
Apple TV+ might not have the sheer volume of movies that some other streamers offer — but when it comes to quality, Apple is certainly ... Continue Reading »
Apple just made a high-speed pit stop at the Super Bowl, using its first-ever Apple Original Films ad spot ahead of the big game to ... Continue Reading »
Could one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom possess a cognitive ability once thought uniquely human? A recent study suggests that bonobos (a ... Continue Reading »
When OpenAI launched the 1-800-ChatGPT (1-800-242-8478) number in mid-December, announcing support for voice calls from any type of phone, I called it a gimmicky feature ... Continue Reading »
There’s an age-old movie trope that we’ve all seen a hundred times. A cop gets their hands on blurry, grainy video footage and takes it ... Continue Reading »
We could soon have roads and highways that require fewer repairs and even help reduce carbon emissions. According to new research, scientists have developed an ... Continue Reading »
While they might not win any beauty contests, the black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are making a massive impact by turning food waste into a ... Continue Reading »
China continues to make strides in the robotics industry. This time, the nation’s engineers at robotic startup Mirror Me have created a new ultrafast robot ... Continue Reading »
The brand new Hulu drama Paradise, from This is Us creator Dan Fogelman, is already such a buzzworthy hit for the streamer — with four ... Continue Reading »
Bloomberg:
Sources: Shein asked some top apparel suppliers in China to set up new production lines in Vietnam, with incentives like higher procurement prices of ... Continue Reading »
Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters:
TrendForce: China's share of global mature node manufacturing capacity in 2024 was 34%, vs. Taiwan's 43%; China's share is forecasted to ... Continue Reading »
Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
T-Mobile's satellite texting feature, currently in beta and powered by SpaceX's Starlink, will cost customers $15/month starting in July for users ... Continue Reading »
Alice Robb / Bloomberg:
A look at the debate over how much authors should get paid for licensing books to train AI; Microsoft offered HarperCollins ... Continue Reading »
Sam Altman:
Observations on AI and how it may change society, the likely uneven impact of AGI, which could mess up the balance of power ... Continue Reading »
Financial Times:
Macron announces that companies have agreed to invest €109B in AI projects in France in the coming years, saying it's France's equivalent to ... Continue Reading »
New York Times:
Chainalysis: just under 700K wallets recorded gains on $TRUMP, 810K+ have lost money, and $6.6B has been secured in cashed-out profits, mostly ... Continue Reading »
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Edison: despite Spotify's video push, only two of the top 10 US podcasts post videos on Spotify; 37 of the top ... Continue Reading »
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
How DeepSeek's R1 led to more chatbots' “chains of thought” being shown to users; an expert says seeing a chatbot's ... Continue Reading »
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
A look at WikiTok, a site that lets users vertically swipe through an endless stream of random Wikipedia article stubs ... Continue Reading »
Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
An analysis of US DOL data: the IT sector unemployment rate rose from 3.9% in December to 5.7% in ... Continue Reading »
The Economic Times:
Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association projects India's chip market, valued at $52B in 2024-2025, to grow to $103.4B at a CAGR of ... Continue Reading »
Bloomberg:
Crypto.com and Kalshi launched sports wagers tied to the Super Bowl in 50 US states, creating a turf war with the sports betting industry ... Continue Reading »
Wall Street Journal:
Source: TikTok CEO Shou Chew proposed to senior White House officials a US-based joint venture between US investors and TikTok that would ... Continue Reading »
Nikou Asgari / Financial Times:
Data from crypto security company Coinkite shows that 78 listed companies globally are following Strategy's example in buying bitcoin to ... Continue Reading »