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UN-backed initiative surpasses $100 billion in connectivity pledges
The International Telecommunication Union said its Partner2Connect Digital Coalition has drawn $121 billion in pledges since its 2021 launch…
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Starmer says NATO stronger and more united after Ankara summit
Leaders at the NATO summit in Ankara concluded with British prime minister Keir Starmer saying the alliance is "stronger and more united" despite…
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House urges executive action to dismantle ransom financing networks
The House of Representatives approved a motion urging urgent executive action to disrupt financial networks that sustain kidnapping, banditry and…
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War underwriters advise pause on Hormuz voyages after tanker attacks
Renewed attacks on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have led some war underwriters to tell shipping companies to pause voyages while others…
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Researcher proposes satellite to detect nuclear warheads in orbit
Areg Danagoulian, an MIT associate professor, published a proof-of-concept in Nature for an "inspector" satellite that could detect neutrons produced…
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United States will buy drones from Ukraine
President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States would buy drones produced in Ukraine, making the comment…
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Trump warns of more strikes on Iran
U.S. president Donald Trump warned on July 8 that the United States would likely carry out further strikes after attacks the previous day and said a…
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Congress ends Grad Plus and caps federal graduate student loans
Congress replaced the uncapped Grad Plus program with fixed annual and lifetime limits on federal graduate loans effective July 1, setting annual…
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Texas officials consider banning crypto kiosks
Law enforcement officials and legislators in Texas are weighing bans or regulation of cash-to-crypto kiosks after testimony that the machines are…
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Samsung says devices will deliver personal AI
Samsung president and CEO TM Roh wrote an opinion piece arguing that AI must reach people through everyday devices to become personal and…
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Apple tests CXMT DRAM for devices sold in China
Apple has started testing DRAM chips from China’s state-backed ChangXin Memory Technologies for devices sold inside China and is lobbying the US…
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Chinese men shared rape videos on Telegram in Germany
Prosecutors say groups of mainly Chinese men in Germany used roughly two dozen Telegram chats to brag about rapes, share tips for drugging women and…
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Marcos launches expanded school feeding program for young learners
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the national kickoff of the Department of Education's School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) and a milk feeding…
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Arkia to resume direct flights to Marrakesh
Israeli carrier Arkia said it will restart direct flights to Marrakesh on August 24, operating twice-weekly services with Airbus A320 aircraft after…
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EU court upholds Apple gatekeeper designation under Digital Markets Act
The EU General Court on July 8 dismissed Apple’s legal challenge to its 2023 designation as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act, ruling that…
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China weighs restricting overseas access to advanced AI models
Chinese regulators have held meetings with major tech firms including Alibaba, ByteDance and start-up Z.ai to discuss potential limits on overseas…
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US strikes Iran after attacks on merchant ships
The US military launched strikes against Iran early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck off Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that…
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U.S. revokes license for Iranian oil sales
The United States revoked a general license that had authorized sales of Iranian oil, citing Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz as "wholly…
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Appeals court blocks Florida Stop WOKE classroom law
An 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that Florida's 2022 Individual Freedom Act, known as the Stop WOKE law, crosses First Amendment…
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Archbishop LĂłpez Romero temporarily detached over sexual violence allegations
At least five women have accused Rabat Archbishop Cristobal López Romero of sexual violence, and the Spanish-born cleric announced his temporary…
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Ukrainian woman shot dead after Monaco bombing suspect identified
Ukrainian prosecutors reported that 39-year-old Anastasia Berezovska, sought by Monaco over a bombing that injured tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev, was found…
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City Labs BOHR nuclear-powered cubesat reaches orbit
The BOHR cubesat, built by City Labs, reached orbit July 7 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Transporter-17 rideshare to test the company's NanoTritium…
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Two tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
Two tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, with the Qatari LNG vessel Al Rekayyat reporting a drone hit that set its engine room on fire and…
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China spacecraft photographs near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa
Tianwen-2 has returned the first close-up photograph of near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamo'oalewa, taken about 20 km from the object after roughly 400…
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