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Former jihadist Syrian leader visits whitehouse
President Ahmed al-Sharaa will become Syria’s first leader to pay an official visit to the White House on Monday, a crowning achievement for the ex-jihadist who since taking power has ended his country’s isolation.US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said earlier this month that Sharaa will “hopefully” sign an agreement to join the international US-led
CrowdStrike Expands the Agentic Security
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today expanded its Agentic Security Workforce , introducing new mission-ready agents that extend the Falcon® platform and drive the evolution of the agentic SOC. Building on the first wave of agents introduced at Fal.Con 2025, new agents bring agentic automation to common Falcon platform tasks such as app creation and data onboarding,
Africa climate struggle
Climate change in Africa has become a matter demanding urgent action to safeguard development across the continent, which has faced severe challenges due to its effects in recent years. Africa’s Agenda 2063 acknowledges that climate change is the principal challenge obstructing development across the continent. Although African nations account for no more than 3.5% of
Gemini Lands on Google Maps
Google Maps is getting a Gemini upgrade, which promises to let users chat with the app about driving directions but also anything else they want to know.Google will also provide landmark-based driving directions to make it easier to know when to turn, and proactive alerts about upcoming traffic.The chat additions are a subtle change since
Japanese bear attacks
Japan’s Defense Ministry sent troops on Wednesday to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have horrified residents in the mountainous region. Bears have shown up near schools, train stations, supermarkets and even a hot springs resort, with attacks by the animals reported almost daily across Japan, mostly
US Government shutdown live updates
The shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record on Tuesday night. The Senate is not currently scheduled to vote on a House-passed measure to reopen the government today, after it failed to advance for the 14th time on Tuesday.President Trump pressured Republican senators to bring an end to the government
Nvidia, Deutsche Telekom strike €1B partnership
Nvidia is playing fast and loose with its war chest as it looks to build on its momentum as the chief benefactor of the AI boom. The company on Tuesday signed a €1 billion ($1.15 billion) partnership with Deutsche Telekom to set up an “AI factory” in Munich that aims to boost Germany’s AI computing
WhatsApp is launching a new app for Apple Watch
WhatsApp is launching a new app for Apple Watch, so you can stay on top of chats without pulling out your iPhone. WhatsApp for Apple Watch will be available for any Apple Watch Series 4 or later running watchOS 10 or later. This launch is just the start, and we’ll keep improving WhatsApp for Apple
Amazon Underwater Cable Installation
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will lay a new subsea cable across the ocean floor, connecting Maryland and Ireland. Amazon is already working on the cable, dubbed Fastnet, which should be up and running in 2028, David Selby, Director of Global Network Planning and Acquisition at AWS,Fastnet promises to be a “state-of-the-art” fiber optic cable system,
COVID-19 is spreading again
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month — global cases increased by more than 19,000 last month compared with the previous month, according to data posted on the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 dashboard. But the real number of infections is much higher than that, researchers say, because countries are less focused on