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TASS

Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan sign alliance agreement

A roadmap for a 2024-2029 cooperation program, memoranda of cooperation between statistical agencies, cybersecurity authorities, the central bank of Azerbaijan and the Kyrgyz financial regulator, as well as a cooperation agreement between…

TASS

Liberia: Liberia's Top Cop Drops Bombshell, Then Turns On the Press

[FrontPageAfrica] MONROVIA -- Without naming a single name, Liberia's Inspector General told the nation Thursday that its record cocaine scandal was "sanctioned" from the top of government. In the same breath, he accused journalists of…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Talisay City's boxing pride Fajardo turns pro, joins Sanman Boxing

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Talisay City's boxing pride Fajardo turns pro, joins Sanman Boxing

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of Cebu’s most accomplished amateur boxers, Mark Ashley Fajardo, has officially turned professional after signing with Jim Claude Manangquil’s Sanman Boxing in partnership with Roy Cuico. The hard-hitting…

South Africa: South Africans Lose Hundreds of Millions of Rands to Morita Forestry Investment Scam

[GroundUp] Social media influencers helped make the scam possible - and were rewarded handsomely

'It can be a win-win situation'

With AI tools and services now increasingly common in workplaces across the country, finding the right use cases where the technology can really have an effect is becoming more and more important. Accounting and finance seems an obvious…

How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit

Ars Technica

How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit

Thierry Rignol is furious at Yale. Rignol paid Yale $208,500 in tuition for its Executive MBA program. But after he was accused of cheating, the school suspended him for a year and gave him an F in the course Sourcing and Managing Funds…

Ars Technica

First drones, now robot vacuums

Existing ban on drones and routers extended to "advanced" robots FCC has confirmed that robot vacuums are included No effect on products already authorized by the FCC for US sales The US's latest ban on foreign hardware is coming for an…

OpenAI blinks in face-off with Chinese rivals, drops pricing for some models up to 80%

South China Morning Post

OpenAI blinks in face-off with Chinese rivals, drops pricing for some models up to 80%

In a bid to defend its market share against rapidly advancing, lower-cost Chinese rivals, US artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has launched an aggressive price war, slashing prices for its latest GPT-5.6 model line-up by up to 80 per…

South China Morning Post

‘A universal human story’: Clean Start’s thought-provoking tidying sim tells immigrant’s tale

The Guardian

‘A universal human story’: Clean Start’s thought-provoking tidying sim tells immigrant’s tale

Playing as recent arrival Lena, your challenges include learning a new language and uncovering family secrets – its developer hopes it will spread ‘a little more compassion’ The cosy house-sorting sim has become a much-loved staple of the…

The Guardian

Why Sergey Brin's 466-foot megayacht Dragonfly is called a floating workplace

Times of India

Why Sergey Brin's 466-foot megayacht Dragonfly is called a floating workplace

Google founder Sergey Brin owns a 466-foot megayacht named Dragonfly. This vessel features an entire business deck with a private office and gym. It also includes a concealed helicopter hangar for convenient arrivals and departures. The…

Times of India

Micro RGB vs. OLED: Can RGB Backlights Dethrone OLED for Picture Quality?

CNET

Micro RGB vs. OLED: Can RGB Backlights Dethrone OLED for Picture Quality?

Samsung, Sony, Hisense and others are betting big on a new TV backlighting tech that promises even better color and brightness. Is it just marketing hype?

CNET

6 Best Phones With Headphone Jacks (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Wired