A former army soldier has been convicted of gathering classified information for the benefit of Iran and later escaping prison. Daniel Khalife, 23, collated and passed on classified documents, military communications and information about soldiers to Iranian authorities over more than two years. In his possession was also a document he had created with personal […]
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On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Noto Peninsula, causing widespread tremors across multiple regions and temporarily halting transport services. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake, which occurred at 13:47 UTC (22:47 local time), was an aftershock of the devastating M7.6 earthquake that struck earlier in 2024, which had claimed […]
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Anthropomorphism occurs when we attribute human characteristics to non-human entities like animals or machines. Chatbots, such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot, encourage this by imitating human language to communicate with us, going beyond using mere familiar words and phrases to adopt human patterns of communication. By doing this, they are able to hold contextualised, coherent […]
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The holiday season is here, and many of us look forward to spending time with family and friends, sharing festive meals and finding the perfect gifts. But behind the scenes, thousands of workers at farms, meatpacking facilities, warehouses, grocery stores, package delivery and retail stores are making sure you have what you need. These individuals […]
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The United States is acting again today to hold Nicolás Maduro and his representatives accountable for undermining the electoral process in Venezuela and repressing the Venezuelan people. Four months after the Venezuelan people elected Edmundo González Urrutia as president on July 28, Maduro and his representatives continue to falsely claim victory and violate democratic principles. Furthermore, […]
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The Justice Department announced today that it secured a settlement agreement to resolve its lawsuit alleging that Maine violates Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. by unnecessarily segregating children with behavioral health disabilities in psychiatric hospitals, residential facilities and a state-operated juvenile detention facility. “This agreement […]
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Data localization laws are becoming an increasingly common feature of national regulations, with governments around the world mandating that certain types of data must be stored on servers within their national borders. These laws, often framed as efforts to bolster privacy, security, and national sovereignty, have a profound impact on the cloud services ecosystem and […]
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The United Nations COP29 climate conference has come to a contentious end, with rich countries pledging to mobilise $300 billion annually by 2035 to help poorer countries fight climate change – triple the current funding levels, but far short of what the developing world had hoped for. Delegates from 190 countries worked overtime to avoid […]
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Truong My Lan, a 68-year-old property magnate and founder of the Van Thinh Phat Group, has appealed her death sentence for embezzling billions of dollars from the Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB). In a poignant final statement before the court in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, Lan pleaded for mercy, insisting that her primary focus […]
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Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and combatting hate speech and mis- and disinformation are part of the plan to bolster peace and mutual understanding as Heads of State and Government, including kings, presidents and prime ministers from Cabo Verde, Senegal and Spain, unanimously adopted the Cascais Declaration. Named for the city hosting the […]
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