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Russia charges Telegram’s Durov with aiding terrorism and adds him to a wanted list

Russia’s FSB security service has charged Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, with facilitating terrorism, and moved to place him on an international wanted list. The charge accuses Durov of failing to take down channels and bots that…

As the West mulls slowing AI down, will China follow suit or pull ahead?

Employees at OpenAI, Anthropic and other top labs want Washington to help pace the AI race. China has spent the year closing the gap, building a rival governance body and betting on open-source models instead.

Ex-ante competition rules for cloud services sees pushback from 60% stakeholders: CUTS study

23 WIRED-Approved Gifts for Frequent Travelers (2026)

For the frequent flier who treats the Delta Sky Club like their second home.

Sam Altman on Meta's AI Mark Zuckerberg: People don't want AI running companies

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated people want human accountability in company leadership. Meta is reportedly developing an AI version of CEO Mark Zuckerberg for employee assistance. This AI character will mimic Zuckerberg's mannerisms and…

Google makes Gemini Spark AI agent available to Hongkongers as it lowers geofences

Google on Wednesday launched its artificial intelligence agent Gemini Spark in the Hong Kong market, giving local users direct access to a smart assistant to manage complex digital workflows. The launch came months after the American tech…

Liberia: Ghana Moved for Its People in Abidjan. Where Is Liberia?

[FrontPageAfrica] More than 400 Liberians are sleeping in schoolrooms outside Abidjan, three weeks after bulldozers took their homes. Ghana already brought 228 of its own citizens back from the same demolition. Liberia has yet to answer.

Liberia: Lawyer for Ex-NSA Deputy Rejects Attempts Linking Weah-Era Into Ongoing Probe

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The lawyer for Gerald Smith, a former deputy at the National Security Agency, has come to the defense of his client, declaring that none of the allegations against Smith have resulted in charges and that he is…

Liberia: Liberia Formally Indicts 12 in Record $317.68m Cocaine Case, Alleging a Smuggling Scheme That Reaches Back to…

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia's record US$317.68 million cocaine case has moved from allegation to formal charge. A writ of arrest and police charge sheet filed at the Paynesville City Magisterial Court, before Stipendiary…

South Africa: Govt Pursues Compensation Over South Africa Attacks

[Vanguard] The federal government says it is pursuing compensation for Nigerians affected by recent attacks in South Africa while strengthening diplomatic efforts to prevent further violence.

Modus Raises $10M Seed Led by Insight Partners to Build the Context Warehouse for Enterprise AI

The enterprise AI market has spent much of its early development focused on making models more capable and connecting them to more information. But as companies begin deploying AI agents in production, a different challenge is becoming…

Africa: HIV Science Races Ahead As Funding Crisis Threatens to Widen Access Gap

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- For more than two decades, scientific innovation and international financing have worked together to transform HIV from a deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition for millions of people.