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The employee called the boss a war profiteer
A petition has been launched by over 1,000 Microsoft employees against the company’s ties with Israel. The petition states that Microsoft’s “responsible” AI work powers the Israeli military’s “surveilling and murder”. It also alleges that Microsoft’s AI tools are used to create information from mass surveillance and translate it into hundreds of different languages.
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The sell-by deadline was extended by Trump
US President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to delay TikTok’s ban in the country by 75 days. The US banned the video-sharing app until it split away from ByteDance, which owns TikTok. Trump had signed an executive order delaying TikTok ban until he was sworn in as the US President on January 7.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities put their staff on leave
The US National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has said that it is firing more than 40 of its employees and cutting its grants to state and local organisations amid the partial government shutdown. This comes after 55 state and jurisdiction councils received a letter on Wednesday that their NEH grants were being terminated. NEH’s…
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I covered Microsoft for 25 years
Microsoft on Monday announced the launch of ‘Surface Studio’, a set of tools to help users create, edit, and share photos and other documents. The tool will be available in the upcoming versions of Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book. The ‘Surface Studio’ can also serve as a storage device with an external hard drive…
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Microsoft turns 50, and this is a look at all the things it has done
Microsoft has celebrated its 50th anniversary on Friday. Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, the company has gone on to provide software for its first PC in 1980. Windows started out as a product of Microsoft’s early success and eventually led to a dream of a PC on every desk and in…
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Here is everything Nintendo has disclosed about the Joy-Cons
Nintendo has announced a ‘Joy-Con 2’ which will be available for $79 (nearly 5,300) with four Joy-Cons. The Joy- Con 2s will come with three Joy-Cons with two wrist straps, and can be used like a mouse with games like “Prime 4: Beyond”, “Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV” and…
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Some staffers are reacting to the Nintendo switch 2
Nintendo has said that it is introducing a new feature for Nintendo Switch 2 which will allow users to play older games on the console without internet. The feature will enable users to play these games on the Nintendo Switch 2 without using a physical cartridge. It will be available on all versions of the…
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Everything Nintendo has said about the Nintendo Switch 2 is here
Nintendo has unveiled a set of two wheels for its next-generation console, Switch 2. The wheels, which are included in the console’s accessories pack, can be attached to Joy-Cons to play games such as Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. According to the company’s official specs, the controllers will last about 20 hours between…
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Ancestors of the North Africans were revealed by ancient DNA from the Green Sahara
University of Michigan researchers have discovered that Saharan genomes from the African Humid Period show that the people were remarkably isolated from other African populations. They analysed the genomes of two women that died in Libya around 7,000 years ago. Researchers said the genomes reveal that Takarkori traces most of its ancestry to a hitherto…
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How the tariffs could affect you
The US has acknowledged that it mistakenly deported a Venezuelan human trafficking victim, AbregoGarcia, to El Salvador last month. Garcia was arrested in the US for his alleged involvement in human trafficking and smuggling. However, he was later found to be a member of a violent Salvadoran gang and was later deported to El Salvador.
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The judge ordered the government to preserve signals from the military strike by the rebels
The White House said that no classified information was posted to the Signal chat, where it was revealed that a reporter added a US government official to the conversation. This comes after the administration was ordered to destroy text message from a phone call in which senior national security officials discussed plans for a US…
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Some military members feel that there is a double standard
The White House said that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s statement on the launch of a military operation in Yemen wasn’t classified. Hegseth had said the military operation began more than an hour before the strikes hit. The White House said that no classified information was shared during a chat between Hegseth and senior officials…
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The Atlantic’s Groupchat Story on those are definitely war plans
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said that the Pentagon will investigate if one of his employees shared classified information on the Signal app during the Yemen air strike. This comes after The Atlantic published a leaked chat in which Hegseth is heard saying, “They’ll move some of their weapons…away from targeted locations.” Hegseth…
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PBS heads answer lawmakers allegations of bias
NPR CEO Katherine Maher has said she doesn’t understand why some US President Donald Trump supporters are calling for the repeal of the No-Propaganda bill. “I don’t think it is at all true,” she added. However, Maher said, “It’s easy…to feel like public media has always been there and therefore will always be there.” NPR…
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The intelligence leaders weren’t sharing classified information in the chat group
The Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg has said that he was accidentally added to a chat group where top US security officials discussed plans to bomb Yemen. Goldberg said he saw the war plans days after being added to the chat called “Houthi PC small group” by a user named Michael Waltz, the name of…
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Intelligence leaders did not share classified information in the chat group
Top US intelligence officials said they did not share classified information in a messaging group chat that discussed the US bombing campaign in Yemen. This comes after a top Trump administration official had added The Atlantic’s editor to the chat about planning to bomb targets in Yemen. The White House confirmed the authenticity of the…
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A Palestinian director was released by Israeli police after an incident in the West Bank
‘The Case of Ballal’, the Israeli film based on the experiences of Palestinians living under occupation, was released by the Israeli authorities after he was detained over alleged affiliation with Israeli settlers. The director of the film, Ballal, was blindfolded by the Israeli authorities while he was being held. Israeli authorities said he would be…
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Israeli police release a Palestinian director
Thousands protested on Saturday in Israel against the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip. A UN report last year had found signs that participants in the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel committed sexual violence in several locations and said that some hostages held in Gaza had been subjected to rape and sexual torture.
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What to do with your 23andMe data
California-based genetics testing startup 23andMe has clarified that it cannot store, manage or protect customer data even though it filed for federal bankruptcy. The genetic testing company said that its data won’t be used for future research but it will be used in some scientific studies you consented to. “If you’re having difficulties with the…
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Venezuela says it will resume accepting flights from the U.S
The US has agreed to resume the deportation flights to Venezuela following President Donald Trump’s order to halt the deportations, a government official said. The move comes a day after the Trump administration said it would end the DACA programme that allowed hundreds of thousands of people in the US lawfully and work for up…
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Palestinian deaths in the Gaza Strip rise as Israel expands its military campaign
At least 26 people, including five children and a Hamas political leader, were killed on Sunday in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip. The strikes came as the military ordered the mass evacuation of Palestinians from Gaza. Last week, Israel launched a surprise wave of airstrikes, killing hundreds of Palestinians, and ended its ceasefire…
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Venezuela will resume accepting U.S. visas
The family of a Venezuelan man has alleged that he was among the people sent to El Salvador from the US under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Carlos Daniel Tern was arrested in January and is accused of being part of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. He did not have a…
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ICE is looking for more international students
US Department of Homeland Security on Monday stopped the deportation of a Georgetown University professor in connection with Hamas’ propaganda and human rights violations. The professor has “close ties to a known or suspected terrorist, who’s a senior adviser to Hamas”, a DHS official said. The official added that Suri has “close connections to a…
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Questions about Musk’s access to sensitive files were raised when he visited the Pentagon
Elon Musk and SpaceX CEO Sal Paparo attended a briefing at Pentagon on ‘Top Secret China War Plan’, The New York Times reported. “It’s an informal meeting about innovation, efficiencies and smarter production,” Musk said. “If Musk were really coming to the Pentagon for more casual discussion, why wouldn’t you hold it in the Tank?”…