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"This Will Sell': Elon Musk's Grok Introduces AI Companions Featuring A Goth Anime Girl
Musk confirmed that the AI companion feature is currently in a soft launch and will be easier to activate for Super AI subscribers in a few days.
Ukrainians Welcome Trump's Aid But See 50-Day Ultimatum To Putin As Too Long
Ukrainians welcomed US President Donald Trump's pledge of in their three-year fight against , though it is unclear what exactly they will get and how quickly.
Thousands Of Afghans, Who Worked With Forces, Secretly Resettled In UK
Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the could target them, the British government revealed Tuesday.
Trump Faces A Political Crisis Over Epstein Investigation
As his supporters erupt over the Justice Department's in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation, President Donald Trump's strategy has been to downplay the issue.
Shubhanshu Shukla Return Highlights | Axiom 4 Mission Return: SpaceX Dragon With Axiom-4 Crew Undocks From ISS
Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom 4 Mission Return Highlights: India's Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts will return home from space in the next few hours.
Google Secures $3-Billion US Hydropower Deal In Largest Clean Power Pact
Google has agreed to secure as much as 3 gigawatts of US hydropower in the world's largest corporate clean power pact for hydroelectricity, the company said, as Big Tech pursues the expansion of energy-hungry data centers.
Bangladesh Government To Demolish Satyajit Ray's Ancestral Home In Dhaka, Mamata Banerjee Seeks Centre's Intervention
Eminent filmmaker Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Dhaka is being demolished by Bangladeshi authorities, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday.
Republicans may slash $9bn for public broadcasting and foreign aid in days
GOP racing to meet Friday deadline mandated by law for bill, known as a rescissions package, to pass CongressSenate Republicans may as soon as Tuesday move to pass legislation slashing up to $9bn in funds Congress had earlier approved for foreign aid programs and public broadcasting, as part of Donald Trump’s campaign of dramatic government spending cuts.The GOP is racing to meet a Friday deadline mandated by law for the bill, known as a rescissions package, to pass Congress, otherwise the Trump administration will be forced to spend the money. The House of Representatives approved the legislation last month by a narrow majority. Continue reading...
Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme after data leak
Conservative government used superinjuction to hide error that put Afghans at risk and led to £2bn mitigation schemeWhat we know about the secret Afghan relocation schemeAfghan nationals: have you arrived in the UK under the Afghan Response Route?Conservative ministers used an unprecedented superinjunction to suppress a data breach that required the UK to offer relocation to 15,000 Afghans in a secret scheme with a potential cost of more than £2bn.The Afghan Response Route (ARR) was created in haste after it emerged that personal information about 18,700 Afghans who had applied to come to the UK had been leaked in error by a British defence official in early 2022. Continue reading...
‘The worst day of all time’: Afghans speak of safety fears after UK data leak
Law firm representing thousands says some already killed and others in hiding as a result of government ‘blunder’Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme after data leakWhen Abdullah received an email from the British government saying his details had been included in the military data leak, it became “the worst day in all time”.Speaking from Afghanistan, where he is in hiding, Abdullah fears he will be tortured and killed. Continue reading...
Texas death toll reaches 134 as new flash flood watch issued
Authorities admit ‘we don’t know how many we lost’ as local officials receive death threatsAt least 134 people have now been confirmed to have died during the Texas Hill Country flooding on 4 July, according to an ABC News report.Crews are continuing to search for the 101 people still missing. Continue reading...
'Will Replace Big Politicians': Reham Khan Launches New Political Party In Pakistan
In a new development, Reham Khan, journalist and former wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, has announced the launch of her own political party called Pakistan Republic Party, marking her formal entry into politics.
