The US and Iran appeared still willing to reach a peace deal despite American strikes and Tehran’s threats of reprisals — but the global economic fallout from the conflict deepened. Bangladesh pressed the IMF for new financial support, while the African Development Bank forecast slowing growth across the continent this ...
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Teachers aren’t getting formal guidance on AI, poll findsTeachers aren’t getting formal guidance on AI, poll finds
Artificial intelligence may be transforming the classroom, but teachers aren’t getting a lot of training on how to use this fast-moving technology. Only 18% of K-12 teachers reported receiving formal guidance from administrators on how AI tools should be used across various classroom tasks, according to new polling from the ...
Israel steps up Lebanon strikesIsrael steps up Lebanon strikes
Israeli forces intensified strikes in Lebanon and killed the military chief of Hamas in Gaza, moves analysts said were driven by fears a potential US-Iran deal may curtail Israel’s ability to hit its enemies. The attacks in Lebanon killed at least 31 people; Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah, and ...
Europe bolsters military alliances over Russia fearsEurope bolsters military alliances over Russia fears
Mounting concern in Europe over Russia’s military ambitions — and a lack of confidence in US support — is driving new defense alliances across the continent. With Moscow’s war in Ukraine languishing, European leaders are worried that the Kremlin “will try next to reshuffle the cards by expanding the conflict,” ...
AI chipmaker SK Hynix hits $1T in market capitalizationAI chipmaker SK Hynix hits $1T in market capitalization
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix became the latest industry titan to top $1 trillion in market capitalization, as AI-driven demand propelled a sector-wide boom. Fellow Korean giant Samsung and semiconductor maker Micron also recently crossed the threshold, the latter just yesterday, while an exchange-traded fund of AI chipmakers has ...
Trump’s corruption leaves us cynical – and complacent | Judith LevineTrump’s corruption leaves us cynical – and complacent | Judith Levine
Impunity breeds popular cynicism, and cynicism undergirds autocracy As his mentor Roy Cohn counseled, Donald Trump never admits wrongdoing or apologizes. But he occasionally evinces something resembling a qualm. In October, considering renewing claims against the government for $230m in compensation for federal investigations against him, he reflected on his ...
Ebola-hit DR Congo faces ‘catastrophic collision’ of disease and conflict, WHO warnsEbola-hit DR Congo faces ‘catastrophic collision’ of disease and conflict, WHO warns
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said fighting in DR Congo was hampering efforts to stop spread ...
Middle East crisis live: Israel hits Lebanon with huge bombing raid and kills senior Hamas leader in GazaMiddle East crisis live: Israel hits Lebanon with huge bombing raid and kills senior Hamas leader in Gaza
Strikes on Lebanon further strain supposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and came as Iran said US had violated separate truce The deputy political chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said renewed war with the US was unlikely but warned his country stands ready to thwart any ...
‘Excuse me, can I have my rug back?’ The agony of losing your furniture as well as your soulmate‘Excuse me, can I have my rug back?’ The agony of losing your furniture as well as your soulmate
When your heart is breaking, and you are leaving the home where you and your ex were once so happy, it is hard to fight for the sofa you spent a fortune on. Then you find yourself in an empty flat, with nothing to sit on When wandering around Ikea ...
‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’
Researchers racing to document Oceania’s last tropical glaciers found the remaining ‘eternal snow’ in Indonesia’s West Papua region has lost almost all its ice Mapping the last glaciers in Oceania – in pictures An expedition to document the end days of the last tropical glaciers in Oceania has revealed sombre ...