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The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session following a deadly drone strike on a student dormitory in Starobilsk, a town in Russian-occupied Luhansk. The meeting exposed deep diplomatic divisions over responsibility for the attack, which left at least six people dead and dozens injured, including children. Russia called for......
A sharp sell-off in the cryptocurrency market triggered widespread forced liquidations across leveraged positions as Bitcoin slipped toward the 75,000 dollar range. More than 124,000 traders saw their positions closed within 24 hours, with total liquidations reaching about 574 million dollars. The move unfolded as risk appetite weakened across......
SpaceX carried out the first test flight of its upgraded Starship V3 system from its Starbase site in Texas, marking a major milestone for the company’s next-generation launch program. The mission aimed to validate the performance of the most powerful rocket design the company has developed so far. The Super Heavy booster suffered a......
A fully artificial intelligence-generated feature film titled “Hell Grind” was incorrectly described as having its official premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, after widespread online claims suggested it was part of the festival’s formal selection. In reality, the screening took place outside the official program in a local......
Anthropic is close to finalizing a new funding round of at least 30 billion dollars at a pre-money valuation exceeding 900 billion dollars, a move that would position the artificial intelligence developer behind Claude as the world’s most valuable startup. The deal would surpass the valuation of OpenAI, which reached 852 billion dollars......
Engineers behind the open source AI agent system OpenClaw are warning about what they describe as “vibe slop,” a growing wave of low-quality and potentially unsafe code generated by artificial intelligence tools. The concern comes as AI-assisted programming rapidly becomes standard practice across the technology industry, transforming......
Physicists at the Flatiron Institute and Boston University have shown that a standard classical computer can solve a quantum dynamics problem that D-Wave Quantum previously described as impossible for conventional machines. Their findings challenge D-Wave’s widely publicized claim of quantum supremacy announced in March 2025. The study,......
The global commodities market is closely watching copper flows as trading giant Trafigura reportedly plans to withdraw large volumes of copper from London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses in the United States ahead of an expected tariff decision by Washington. According to industry sources, the move is linked to growing uncertainty over potential......
A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Friday as part of intensified diplomatic efforts aimed at advancing negotiations between the United States and Iran. The visit, coordinated with Washington, focuses on securing a framework that could halt ongoing hostilities and open a pathway toward a broader political agreement. The timing reflects......
China has restricted or significantly delayed exports of heavy rare earth elements and other critical materials to Japan for more than four months, marking one of the most prolonged disruptions in supply between the two countries in recent years. The measures have affected licensing approvals for Japanese companies and created bottlenecks......
Nvidia’s venture capital arm NVentures has invested in Paris-based quantum computing company Alice & Bob, extending the firm’s Series B funding round to 100 million euros. The company confirmed the deal on Friday, while financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The new capital brings Alice & Bob’s total......
Airports across Asia and other regions have tightened health screening measures following a global emergency declaration linked to Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa. The alert, issued on 17 May by the World Health Organization, concerns rising infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda and has triggered one of the broadest......
Marco Rubio arrived in Helsingborg for a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers carrying a message from the United States president that the alliance is deeply dissatisfied with its response to the conflict involving Iran. The gathering brings together allies at a moment of rising friction over military commitments, burden sharing, and......
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