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‘Neither wanted to hang up’: Kremlin reveals key details of Trump-Putin call

‘Neither wanted to hang up’: Kremlin reveals key details of Trump-Putin call

In a major update, a conversation on Friday between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump was “very substantive and friendly” and...

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China orders development of national blockchain network in economic blueprint: Here’s why

China orders development of national blockchain network in economic blueprint: Here’s why

Beijing is reportedly moving to centralize blockchain infrastructure under state control as an integral component of a broader digital economy...

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Hollywood takes aim at Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman over AI fears

Hollywood takes aim at Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman over AI fears

Hollywood is shifting its focus toward technology leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Sam Altman as concerns about artificial intelligence...

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Trump diesel announcement fails to change Germany’s stance on Russia

Trump diesel announcement fails to change Germany’s stance on Russia

On Saturday, Germany said it would maintain sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine after US President Donald Trump’s announcement that his...

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Getting a $90 check from Social Security? Here’s why

Getting a $90 check from Social Security? Here’s why

In a recent update, more than 20 million Americans enrolled in Medicare have noticed an extra $90 from the Social Security Administration this month...

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Is Europe ready for rogue AI? EU chief Henna Virkkunen weighs in

Is Europe ready for rogue AI? EU chief Henna Virkkunen weighs in

On Friday, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen announced that Europe’s rules setting guardrails on AI use which were adopted by the bloc two years ago are...

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US sanctions ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Prize: What to know

US sanctions ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Prize: What to know

On Friday, US President Donald Trump's administration reportedly imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court hours after one of its...

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Hurricane Simon: Forecast predicts further strengthening as it heads toward Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon: Forecast predicts further strengthening as it heads toward Mexico's Pacific coast

On Friday, Hurricane Simon headed toward a section of Mexico's Pacific coast and was projected to strengthen significantly imperiling the...

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Volker Turk hails Nobel award as ‘collective win’ for human rights and justice

Volker Turk hails Nobel award as ‘collective win’ for human rights and justice

On Friday, the UN human rights chief announced that Navi Palley’s Nobel Peace Prize was a monumental triumph for transitional justice and...

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Trump holds millions in Meta stock: What to know

Trump holds millions in Meta stock: What to know

In a major update, Meta Platforms shares rose more than 1% after President Donald Trump’s recent financial reporting revealed he had purchased as...

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Amazon launches premium Alexa tablets to challenge iPad: What to know

Amazon launches premium Alexa tablets to challenge iPad: What to know

Amazon reportedly unveiled a new lineup of Alexa tablets that feature personalized intelligence from its Alexa AI assistant and main access to the...

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Draconid meteor shower tonight: Best time and places to see it

Draconid meteor shower tonight: Best time and places to see it

The Draconid meteor shower will light up the sky on Thursday night and it won’t even keep people from staying up past midnight. The shower is...

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Who is Song Li? China puts her forward for WHO leadership role

Who is Song Li? China puts her forward for WHO leadership role

On Thursday, China nominated health official Song Li to lead the World Organization putting her forward to succeed Director General-Tedros Adhanom...

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Jamieson Greer says US is ‘holding fast’ on trade stance with Canada

Jamieson Greer says US is ‘holding fast’ on trade stance with Canada

On Thursday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the US is holding its ground in trade talks with Canada adding that a recent election in...

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Super El Niño strengthens with record heat risks raising into 2027

Super El Niño strengthens with record heat risks raising into 2027

The World Meteorological Organization reportedly said in its monthly climate bulletin that this year’s El Niño will intensify before peaking in...

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Nvidia eyes major investment in Figure AI robotics: Here’s what to know

Nvidia eyes major investment in Figure AI robotics: Here’s what to know

In a significant move, Nvidia has been in talks to invest another $1 billion in Figure AI, the humanoid robotics startup founded by Brett Adcock in...

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US agency weighs easing rules on AI political robocalls to cellphones ahead of election

US agency weighs easing rules on AI political robocalls to cellphones ahead of election

A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission urged the agency on Wednesday not to allow a new form of AI-generated political robocalls...

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Google opens SynthID detector: Here’s how it can spot AI-generated media

Google opens SynthID detector: Here’s how it can spot AI-generated media

Google has reportedly opened its SynthID Detector to everyone so that the free website can now check whether an image, video or audio file has...

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Thailand-US trade deal nears completion: What to know

Thailand-US trade deal nears completion: What to know

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Wednesday that Thailand is at “ the last paragraph” of a trade agreement with the United States....

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Google and Unity partner on new AI game creation platform

Google and Unity partner on new AI game creation platform

Google and Unity have reportedly announced a joint partnership for a new integrated gaming platform this year engineered to redefine the next era of...

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Eric Trump predicts AI boom will fuel a crypto surge

Eric Trump predicts AI boom will fuel a crypto surge

World Liberty Financial co-founder Eric Trump announced at Token2049 in Singapore that capital flow from crypto into AI over the past year weighed on...

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ChatGPT faces new teen safety warning: What to know

ChatGPT faces new teen safety warning: What to know

In a major update, Common Sense Media is urging OpenAI to keep teens off ChatGPT saying its new teen experience poses an impermissible risk after...

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Russia pushes back on plague death reports, defends WHO notification

Russia pushes back on plague death reports, defends WHO notification

On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia informed the World Health Organization about the death of a laboratory worker at a...

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Trump’s $6.6 billion Anduril investment: What to know about the Baltimore sub facility

Trump’s $6.6 billion Anduril investment: What to know about the Baltimore sub facility

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the federal government and Anduril Industries are investing a significant $6.6 billion to build...

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Mysterious ‘phoenix planet’ found around the remains of a dying star

Mysterious ‘phoenix planet’ found around the remains of a dying star

The phoenix, which was considered a mythical bird with an eternal cycle of life and death, has now inspired the name for a world dubbed a “phoenix...

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X faces pressure to reject Turkey’s broad requests to block accounts

X faces pressure to reject Turkey’s broad requests to block accounts

On Tuesday, journalism groups called on social platform X not to comply with government takedown orders directed at journalists and media outlets in...

06.10.2026 20

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Smart glasses face bans over privacy concerns: Full list of countries

Smart glasses face bans over privacy concerns: Full list of countries

In a significant move, governments, courts and companies are assessing compliance frameworks for smart glasses amid growing worries that the...

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Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan convene defense committee in Riyadh: What to know

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan convene defense committee in Riyadh: What to know

On Sunday, a committee of the Mecca defense pact between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan reportedly scheduled talks in Riyadh for Monday with...

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Why Apple CEO John Ternus is taking a hands-on approach to design

Why Apple CEO John Ternus is taking a hands-on approach to design

Apple CEO John Ternus is taking a more active role in managing the company’s organization than his predecessor, regularly working inside Apple’s...

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New Open AI model could change the global AI race: Here’s how

New Open AI model could change the global AI race: Here’s how

An Nvidia-backed startup called Reflection is set to shake up the AI race with a powerful open-weight system that could threaten Chinese businesses...

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‘Super Intelligence Force’: Trump’s new plan to strengthen US AI dominance

‘Super Intelligence Force’: Trump’s new plan to strengthen US AI dominance

On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new federal “Super Intelligence Force” tasked with streamlining the...

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Sam Altman faces new legal risks as OpenAI uncovers hacks

Sam Altman faces new legal risks as OpenAI uncovers hacks

An escalating legal crisis threatens to overwhelm OpenAI after its AI agents hacked dozens of companies and governments globally with the anticipation...

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Elon Musk wants to replace ‘AI’ with ‘SI’: What to know

Elon Musk wants to replace ‘AI’ with ‘SI’: What to know

Experts and researchers are intensely debating whether artificial intelligence could one day develop consciousness. On the social platform X, users...

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OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil targets steady amid market uncertainty

OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil targets steady amid market uncertainty

OPEC has reportedly agreed in principle to keep its November oil production targets unchanged ahead of the group’s meeting scheduled for Sunday....

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FBI data theft probe: What to know about ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan

FBI data theft probe: What to know about ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan

According to recent reports, a suspected ShinyHunters hacker linked to the theft of FBI data has been detained in Jordan this week. The sources said...

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Trump revives $5,000 payments promise if GOP wins Congress

Trump revives $5,000 payments promise if GOP wins Congress

On Saturday, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to give every adult US citizen a $5,000 dividend if Republicans retain control of both...

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Meta’s AI data centers: What to know about its major tax strategy

Meta’s AI data centers: What to know about its major tax strategy

In a major update, the AI data centers are not disturbing their neighbors with screeching noise and using up large amounts of power and water, they...

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Tesla’s Cybercab faces a tough test after rocky Austin debut: Here's why

Tesla’s Cybercab faces a tough test after rocky Austin debut: Here's why

Tesla’s Cybercab faced significant challenges during its first month of operations in Austin, fueling concerns over the vehicle’s early...

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Vance’s fraud crackdown may raise health insurance costs for Americans

Vance’s fraud crackdown may raise health insurance costs for Americans

Vice President JD Vance’s push to crack down on Obamacare health insurance could raise prices in the US healthcare system and have financial...

02.10.2026 20

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Hawaii’s Hōlei sea arch collapses after centuries on Big Island: What happened

Hawaii’s Hōlei sea arch collapses after centuries on Big Island: What happened

A colossal sea arch that had been a historic cornerstone of Hawaii’s rugged coastline has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean more than 500 years after...

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Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as Al czar: Here’s what to know

Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as Al czar: Here’s what to know

In a major update, President Donald Trump is expected to pick Jay Clayton to be the White House’s new czar of artificial intelligence. According to...

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Anthropic warns government pressure could hurt customer ties ahead of IPO

Anthropic warns government pressure could hurt customer ties ahead of IPO

Anthropic warned that the government stance toward the company and its technology could have a broader operational footprint including its commercial...

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OpenAI takes action against three researchers over sensitive information

OpenAI takes action against three researchers over sensitive information

OpenAI confirmed it has parted ways with three researchers stating they mishandled sensitive information, and violated the company’s policies for...

01.10.2026 20

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NASA’s Webb Telescope uncovers clues to moon-forming collisions around distant stars

NASA’s Webb Telescope uncovers clues to moon-forming collisions around distant stars

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found new clues that could help scientists investigate the mechanics of satellite-forming impacts in...

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Trump open to preemptive pardons for administration officials: What to know

Trump open to preemptive pardons for administration officials: What to know

President Donald Trump has reportedly stated that he is open to granting preemptive pardons to administration officials before leaving office. This...

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How social media fuels rumors and affects democracy

How social media fuels rumors and affects democracy

The Pew Research Center reported on Thursday that a growing number of people think social media drives people into two sharply contrasting sets of...

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NASA expands Moon base research with three new investigations

NASA expands Moon base research with three new investigations

NASA has reportedly selected three new science missions and instrument suites to help pave the way for building humanity’s first lunar base....

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SpaceX set to send Google AI chips into space for data centers

SpaceX set to send Google AI chips into space for data centers

Alphabet is set to launch its homegrown AI chips into orbit today-a significant step toward making orbital computing in space a reality board a SpaceX...

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Google challenges EU ruling that could open its search services to rivals

Google challenges EU ruling that could open its search services to rivals

In a major update, Google has asked an EU court to suspend EU regulators' orders requiring it to open its trove of search data to OpenAI and...

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US FCC chair addresses concerns over Trump-featured government ads

US FCC chair addresses concerns over Trump-featured government ads

On Wednesday, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission said that tax-payer funded television ads featuring Donald Trump are permissible and...

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