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Mother and daughter reject multi-million dollar land deal over AI concerns

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A 54-year-old blind woman and her 83-year-old mother have turned down a lucrative offer worth tens of millions of dollars to sell their land after discovering it would be used in connection with artificial intelligence development. The pair refused the deal on principle, viewing their refusal as a matter of moral significance. The unnamed women […]

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Japan and China race to bring back Mars samples in high-stakes space competition

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Japan and China are intensifying their rivalry in space exploration with competing missions to collect and return samples from Mars and its moons. Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is scheduled for launch in 2026, with plans to collect at least 10 grams of material from Phobos, one of Mars’s two moons, before returning the

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The Right to Disappear: Can We Still Choose to Vanish in the Digital Age?

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In a world where nearly every step leaves a digital footprint—tracked by mobile phone antennae, credit card transactions, CCTV cameras, airline tickets and location data—the question is no longer whether we can cover our tracks, but whether we retain any right to choose this path at all. Yet despite the omnipresence of surveillance, every person

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Hebrew University ranks among world’s top 100 institutions

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has secured a place among the world’s leading 100 universities in a prestigious international ranking, cementing its position as a centre of academic excellence in the Middle East. The university’s standing reflects its strengths in research quality, innovation, and global influence, according to the assessment criteria used by the respected

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France confirms massive data breach affecting nearly 700,000 taxpayers

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France’s finance ministry has confirmed that a cyberattack on the country’s tax authority resulted in the theft of personal information belonging to approximately 678,000 users, including both private individuals and business owners. The breach represents one of the largest data security incidents to affect French government systems in recent years. Authorities are still investigating the

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Silicon Valley’s Hidden Power Player: The Woman Behind AI Giant Anthropic

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A senior adviser at AI company Anthropic has become the centre of controversy following revelations about her past connections and current influence within the tech industry. Kami Clark, who holds no official title at the San Francisco-based firm but serves as a key consultant to her husband, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, has come under scrutiny

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Smart traffic lights could save drivers two weeks a year, Israel claims

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Israel’s roads authority has deployed approximately 170 artificial intelligence-powered adaptive traffic lights on inter-city highways in an effort to reduce congestion and journey times. The authority reports that the new system has already delivered significant results, with an average saving of around 25 seconds per vehicle at each junction, and a combined daily saving of

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Meta deletes 750,000 teen accounts as Australia enforces strict social media age ban

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Meta has announced that it has suspended approximately 462,000 Instagram accounts and 294,000 Facebook accounts suspected of belonging to users under 16 years old since Australia’s new social media restrictions came into force in December. The deletions represent the tech giant’s compliance with Australia’s controversial age verification law, which has become one of the world’s

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Woman arrested over years-long romantic catfishing scam targeting multiple victims

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Israeli police have identified a woman in her twenties suspected of carrying out an elaborate romance scam that spanned several years. The suspect allegedly impersonated a man named ‘Aural Hazan’ and engaged in romantic and sexual relationships with multiple women whilst using the false identity. The deception went undetected for an extended period before authorities

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US Court Orders Meta to Delete Accounts of Children Under 13 and Cap Teen Screen Time

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A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to delete accounts belonging to users under the age of 13 and implement strict usage limits for teenage users. The ruling, issued on Friday, represents a significant victory for those concerned about social media’s impact on young people’s mental health and

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