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Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glass...

Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses **Tech Giant Explores Biometric Integration in Wearable Devices** A prominent technology firm has reportedly engaged with a specialized defense contractor to explore the integration of advanced facial recognition... read more »

The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social M...

The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16

The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16 ## UK Proposes Age Restrictions for Online Platforms to Enhance Child Safety **London, UK –** The United Kingdom is poised to implement significant new regulations aimed at safeguarding minors in the digital realm. The government has... read more »

Climate change, social isolation heighte...

Climate change, social isolation heighten risks for elderly: HelpAge India ...

Climate change, social isolation heighten risks for elderly: HelpAge India study **Vulnerable Elders Face Escalating Threats from Climate Change and Social Isolation, New Report Reveals** A recent comprehensive study highlights the compounding vulnerabilities faced by India’s elderly... read more »

Telangana CM Revanth blames Kishan Reddy...

Telangana CM Revanth blames Kishan Reddy for conspiring to stall Hyderabad ...

Telangana CM Revanth blames Kishan Reddy for conspiring to stall Hyderabad Metro Phase-II **Telangana Government Offers to Fund Entire Hyderabad Metro Phase II Amidst Centre’s Stance** **Hyderabad, [Date]** – Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has asserted the state government’s... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerbergs Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon

Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerbergs Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon ## Internal Discontent Surfaces Over Meta’s AI Hackathon Initiative **Menlo Park, CA –** A... read more »

Anthropic Says Its Taking Claude Fable 5 Offline to Comply With US Government Order

Anthropic Says Its Taking Claude Fable 5 Offline to Comply With US Government Order **AI Safety Concerns Prompt Temporary Deactivation of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5** **[City, State]... read more »

A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews

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Five IAF personnel killed in AN-32 aircraft crash in Assam's Jorhat

Five IAF personnel killed in AN-32 aircraft crash in Assam's Jorhat **Tragic Loss: Indian Air Force AN-32 Aircraft Crashes in Assam, Five Personnel Perish** A profound sense of grief... read more »

J&K CM's advisor calls for revival of panel to oversee K...

J&K CM's advisor calls for revival of panel to oversee Kashmiri Pandits' return, rehabilitation ### **Advisor Advocates for Reinstatement of Joint Committee for Kashmiri Pandit... read more »