Headteacher among four killed in deadliest Israeli attack on Lebanon since latest ceasefire
Three women and one man were travelling in a car after visiting their family home, Lebanese state media reported.
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A global workspace in language models
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What makes this NATO summit high stakes?
Al Jazeera’s James Bays explains why NATO’s Ankara summit is high stakes.
Balogun, Garrincha and Pinochet: FIFA’s controversial World Cup decisions
The Balogun affair has shocked football, but FIFA's showpiece has a long history of fixes, farces and failures.
16-Year-Old Linux KVM Flaw Lets Guest VMs Escape to Host on Intel and AMD x86 Systems
A use-after-free bug in Linux's KVM hypervisor can be triggered from a guest virtual machine to corrupt the shadow-page state of the host kernel that runs it. Dubbed 'Januscape' and tracked as CVE-2026-53359, the flaw sits in the shadow MMU code that KVM shares across both Intel and AMD. The public proof-of-concept panics the host; the researcher claims that a separate, unreleased exploit
Charlie Kirk's family attends hearing for suspect charged with his murder
Tyler Robinson, 23, is accused of murdering Kirk, a key Trump ally and founder of youth organisation Turning Point USA.
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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, as Xbox unit downsizes and plans to spin off four gaming studios
Microsoft is cutting jobs in its commercial business and its Xbox gaming group, where revenue has been shrinking.
Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court
Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad
Palantir’s Alex Karp and Mistral’s Arthur Mensch agree: AI lock-in is coming for enterprises
Palantir CEO Alex Karp went on CNBC’s Squawk Box last week to discuss a new partnership with Nvidia to deploy The post Palantir’s Alex Karp and Mistral’s Arthur Mensch agree: AI lock-in is coming for enterprises appeared first on The New Stack .
Five questions for Dr. Rubin, who’s armed with a mic and a bowtie
Bullshit is cheap but truth is expensive. Anyone with half a brain cell can post wild misinformation that goes mega viral, which wastes the time and expertise of highly trained people who feel an obligation to inform others of the truth. Today I want you to meet one of those highly-trained people, Dr. Zachary Rubin, […]
GPT-4's dominance lasted a year while today's top models barely survive seven weeks at the top
OpenAI's GPT-4 led the Epoch Capabilities Index for about a year, far longer than any model since. Since Claude 3 Opus took the top spot in February 2024, the lead has changed hands 17 times, with a median stay of just seven weeks. Competition is fiercer now, but the capability gains between models are shrinking. The article GPT-4's dominance lasted a year while today's top models barely survive seven weeks at the top appeared first on The Decoder .
Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift
It will take several weeks for the Link spacecraft to rendezvous with NASA's Swift observatory.
UN rights body demands release of Palestinian doctor detained by Israel
Hussam Abu Safia's family and lawyer say his life is in imminent danger and shows signs of having been tortured.
If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.
Consider this a belated PSA: A recent change to Google’s privacy settings is allowing the company to store more of your data, including media such as “images, files, and audio and video recordings,” to improve its AI models.
Ex-Syrian intelligence chief in Raqqa convicted of torture in Austria
Khaled al-Halabi denied involvement, but the court deemed him responsible for abuse of detainees in Raqqa.
Senegal's power struggle: Referendum to decide on constitutional reform
Senegal's constitional reform has caused considerable political uproar. The public will now be asked to vote on the proposed amendments. Under a new constitution, the powers of President Faye would be reduced.
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Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance
Anthropic accused of spying on users; engineer says “experiment” is over.
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Argentina vs Egypt: FIFA World Cup last 16 – Messi, Salah, prediction, news
Lionel Messi's Argentina go up against Mohamed Salah's Egypt in a spicy World Cup round of 16 encounter.
Spain's 'running of the bulls' festival opens in Pamplona
Revelers poured red wine and held traditional red scarfs for the "Chupinazo," the opening of a festival in northern Spain where hundreds of people are chased through narrow streets by massive fighting bulls.
Threat Actors Probe Gitea Docker Flaw CVE-2026-20896 13 Days After Disclosure
Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Gitea Docker images, according to Sysdig. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-20896 (CVSS score: 9.8), a vulnerability that stems from the DevOps platform trusting the "X-WEBAUTH-USER" header from any source IP address, effectively allowing an unauthenticated internet client to get elevated
Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after going indie
Microsoft is spinning off four of its Xbox game studios - Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs - as part of the restructuring announced today. However, two that are going independent, Double Fine and Compulsion, will get to keep their franchises and games catalogs, according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. "Compulsion […]