In a recent update, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revised the number of living hostages being held in the Gaza Strip from 24 to 21. The announcement was made via a video posted to his social media accounts on May 8, 2025. “There is no dispute that 21 hostages are alive,” Netanyahu said, while acknowledging […]
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In a major step towards India’s ambitious high-speed rail project, Japan has donated two second-hand Shinkansen trains to support the testing of the country’s first high-speed rail line. The trains will be used for testing on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor, a project that marks a historic milestone in India’s rail infrastructure. This donation, announced in May […]
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In a significant shift in infrastructure priorities, the Dutch government has reallocated billions in transport funding—resulting in a major cut to the long-planned Lelylijn rail project. Originally earmarked to receive €3.4 billion, the 110-kilometre high-speed line between Lelystad and Groningen will now only receive €900 million, following a decision to divert €2.5 billion to other […]
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Law enforcement agencies across Europe and North America have intensified their coordinated efforts to dismantle DDoS-for-hire (also known as “booter” or “stresser”) services, with Europol announcing another round of website takedowns and arrests. On May 8, 2025, Europol revealed the shutdown of six additional platforms—Cfxapi, Cfxsecurity, Neostress, Jetstress, Quickdown, and Zapcut—that facilitated thousands of distributed […]
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A Santa Clarita man, Ryan Mitchell Kramer, has pleaded guilty to hacking the personal computer of a Disney employee, illegally obtaining login credentials, and stealing confidential company data via the employee’s Slack account. The Cyber Attack In early 2024, Kramer posted a malicious program on platforms like GitHub, disguised as an AI-generated art tool. When […]
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A Passaic County man, Nicolas Torres, has pleaded guilty to using an explosive to damage a Chase Bank ATM in Prospect Park, New Jersey. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of July 5, 2022, was captured on surveillance footage, showing Torres igniting an explosive device before fleeing the scene with two individuals. Investigation […]
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Apple is reportedly preparing to overhaul its Safari search experience by integrating generative AI-powered alternatives—potentially ending or reshaping its lucrative $20 billion-per-year default search partnership with Google. According to multiple industry sources cited by Bloomberg and The Information, Apple is actively exploring partnerships with firms like OpenAI to embed AI search tools directly into Safari […]
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast becoming a transformative force across Africa, reshaping critical sectors from agriculture and healthcare to education and manufacturing. Yet despite its growing relevance, the continent’s ability to fully harness AI’s potential depends on one critical factor: infrastructure. In an op-ed for Developing Telecoms, Angela Wamola, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at GSMA, […]
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At Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, global leaders gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities in expanding high-quality Internet connectivity to underserved communities. Among them were Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), and Mr. Liu Jie, Huawei’s FDD Product Line Vice President (R&D), who explored the financial and logistical […]
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Brussels, May 2025 –The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, has called on Israel to immediately lift its blockade on humanitarian aid to Gaza, now in its ninth consecutive week, warning that the obstruction violates international law and exacerbates civilian suffering. In a phone conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on […]
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