French security forces on Wednesday detained over 600 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests that have seen blockades of high schools and violent clashes escalated, the interior minister said. The movement in the lycees, attended by students aged 15 to 18 for their final three years of secondary education in […]
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the United States has slashed the number of its generals and admirals by 20 percent, in a move he said is aimed at “accountability.”Hegseth suggested the cuts targeted officers who failed to get on board with his efforts to ensure the military is focused on war-fighting rather than […]
Read MoreGoogle on Wednesday said it would withhold its most powerful artificial intelligence model from the public for now, releasing Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts to avoid misuse by hackers.”Safely releasing frontier capabilities at this level requires a phased approach,” wrote Koray Kavukcuoglu, Google’s chief AI architect, in a blog […]
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Switzerland’s glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent of their mass in five years, experts said Thursday, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record. Swiss glaciers saw 5.5 percent of their volume melt away this year, the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network found in a new study, […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump unveiled what he called a “damn good” AI chatbot, but it quickly drew attention for contradicting some of his contentious political claims. A day later, however, it stopped answering some political questions.”Hello, America. Whatever you need from government, start here,” reads the America.gov platform, which Trump launched on Tuesday in a bid […]
Read MoreA popular California roller coaster is being permanently shut down after dozens of people claimed to have suffered brain damage while riding it. The X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain features precipitous drops and jarring twists that have thrilled millions of riders over two decades, with seats that swivel 360 degrees as cars travel at […]
Read MoreA Justiça dos Estados Unidos ratificou nesta quarta-feira (30) o acordo entre a Paramount Skydance e 12 estados para a aquisição da Warner Bros. Discovery, abrindo caminho para a formação de um império em Hollywood que reunirá cinema, televisão e notícias. A juíza Araceli Martínez-Olguín, da Califórnia, homologou o acordo, tornando vinculantes as concessões oferecidas […]
Read MoreEine Berliner Tiktokerin darf laut einem Urteil ihr Schwein nicht mehr in ihrer im vierten Stock ohne Aufzug gelegenen Altbauwohnung halten. Das Verwaltungsgericht Berlin sieht in der Haltung dem am Mittwoch veröffentlichten Urteil zufolge einen Verstoß gegen das Tierschutzgesetz. Die Argumentation der Frau, das Schwein könne sich in der 70 Quadratmeter großen Wohnung frei bewegen […]
Read MoreEin Linienflugzeug der Fluggesellschaft Flydubai ist auf dem Weg von Dubai nach Tel Aviv nach Einschätzung der israelischen Regierung knapp einem Terroranschlag entgangen. Der Copilot habe den Piloten niedergestochen und versucht, das Flugzeug mit 174 Passagieren an Bord zum Absturz zu bringen, sagte Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu am Mittwoch. Verteidigungsminister Israel Katz sprach von einem “versuchten […]
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