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Sierra Leone prison breaks were co-ordinated

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Gunmen in Sierra Leone attacked a military barracks and freed hundreds of prisoners in a "co-ordinated and properly planned" attack, the country's information minister has said. Sierra Leoneans spen…

The first US hostages in Gaza could be released by Hamas soon, White House say

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s President Joe Biden.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky A US hostage could be freed by Hamas soon, the White House said.Jake Sullivan, the White House's national security adviser said they we… [+2396 chars]

Argentina election: Javier Milei's radical proposals face test of reality

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Javier Milei, the anti-establishment politician who cruised to victory in the Argentine presidential election last week, has courted intense controversy with radical, provocative policy proposals and…

Putin says Russia will develop new AI technology to counter the Western monopoly, which he fears could lead to a 'digital abolition' of Russian culture

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Russia is staking its claim in the AI arms race . At the Artificial Intelligence Journey conference in Moscow on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans for a new national strat…

Argentina elects far-right libertarian Javier Milei as president

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What sort of libertarian is Javier Milei? A "sex and drugs" libertarian? Alas, no. He's a "legalize sales of organs and childen" libertarian. And he and his 1970s anime hairstyle shall govern Argenti…

Elon Musk Shares Mysterious Letter About Sam Altman

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Elon Musk tweeted a link to a strange letter Tuesday, supposedly written by former OpenAI employees detailing a disturbing pattern of deceit and manipulation by Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. Altman a…

Sam Altman is reinstated as OpenAI CEO five days after being fired

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Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as CEO after his firing five days ago launched the company onto one of the wildest rollercoaster rides in tech history, the company announced in post on X. Former pr…

Cruise co-founder resigns following CEO exit

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Cruise, the self-driving car company owned by General Motors, confirmed to Reuters that its co-founder and chief product officer Daniel Kan has resigned. Kans departure comes just a day after the c…

US ex-President Jimmy Carter's wife Rosalynn dies aged 96

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The former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her…

Sam Altman’s Sudden Exit Sends Shockwaves Through OpenAI and Beyond

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Earlier this month, Altman hosted OpenAIs first developer conference and announced a plan to create an app store for AI agents built on top of its technology. Altman was also courting Middle East sov…

OpenAI President Greg Brockman posted that he's quitting following Sam Altman's abrupt ousting

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Greg Brockman, cofounder and president of OpenAI, said ChatGPT "made a mistake"Steve Jennings / Getty Images OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman announced on X Friday evening that he is st…

Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year

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The encrypted messaging and calling app Signal has become a one-of-a-kind phenomenon in the tech world: It has grown from the preferred encrypted messenger for the paranoid privacy elite into a legit…

Nikki Haley managed to diss and pledge support to Trump in a single statement

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Nikki Haley (left) and Donald Trump (right).Joe Raedle via Getty Images; Scott Eisen via Getty Images Nikki Haley simultaneously criticized and backed Donald Trump during an interview with C… [+1789 c

Maryanne Trump Barry, former judge and sister of former President, dead at 86

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Maryanne Trump Barry, older sister of former President Donald Trump, is dead at 86. Barry, a federal judge, retired to end an inquiry into the sham companies she and her brother used to avoid inherit…

Maryanne Trump Barry, retired judge and Trump's older sister, dead at 86

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Maryanne Trump Barry, the eldest sister of ex-President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 86, US media reports. She was found dead at about 04:00 EST (09:00 GMT) on Monday morning in her New York…

Julius Malema: Why the South African politician touched a nerve in Kenya

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On 9 November, two men stood before Kenyans to deliver long-awaited speeches, separated by just a few hours and a few kilometres. They were both live on television. Both men are sworn pan-Africani…

Can public officials block you on social media? It's up to the Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their personal social media pages. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court hea…

What's the iPhone screen of a former president look like? Obama just shared his most-used apps.

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Obama revealed some of his most-used iPhone apps in an interview with The Verge.Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages Former President Obama gave a quick tour of his phone habi… [+2309 c

106 House Republicans voted to defund Vice President Kamala Harris's office

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House Republicans just tried and failed to defund the office of Vice President Kamala Harris. Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia proposed an amendment to the Financial Services and General Gove…

Barack Obama on AI, free speech, and the future of the internet

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The former president joined me on Decoder to discuss AI regulation, the First Amendment, and of course, what apps he has on his homescreen. Today on Decoder, I’m talking to former President Barack Ob…

Trump lied in court about being President while fraudulent documents were drafted

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Donald Trump is so accustomed to getting away with fibbing that he forgets to tell the truth while he is under oath. While giving testimony today in his trial for civil fraud, he was asked by the pr…

President Biden Will Sign an Executive Order on AI Safeguard

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s WASHINGTON President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence requiring industry to develop safety and security standards, introduc…