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BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgian police arrested three people Thursday on suspicion of plotting to attack the country’s politicians, including Prime Minister Bart de Weber, with explosive-laden drones.Federal prosecutors said in a statement that three people were detained after an anti-terrorism judge ordered a search of their home in the port city of Antwerp by police officers operating explosive-sniffing dogs.An “improvised device” was found in the home of one of the suspects, but it was not working at the time. A bag of steel balls was also found there, and a 3D printer believed to have been used to manufacture parts…
A demonstrator holds a banner that reads “Free Zone” during a protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, on August 19, 2025. Microsoft employees rallied at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, to increase pressure on the software maker to stop doing business with Israel over the Gaza war.David Ryder Bloomberg | Getty Imagesa microsoft The engineer is resigning after 13 years at the software giant, claiming the company continues to sell cloud services to the Israeli military and executives won’t discuss the Gaza war.Chief software engineer Scott Sutfin-Growsky told colleagues at Microsoft on Thursday that this week would…
The man who carried out the deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, northern England, pledged allegiance to ISIS during the execution, police said Wednesday. In the early stages of the attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue last Thursday, the assailant called police and said he was pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, a spokesperson for the Northwest Counterterrorism Police Department said in a statement. Jihad al-Shami, 35, a Syrian-British man, was named by police last week as the suspected attacker. He was shot and killed by firearms officers at the scene. The attack occurred on Yom…
On December 8, 2014, LeBron’s choice to wear the “I can’t breathe” T-shirts sent to him by Brooklyn Nets forward Jarrett Jack, along with teammate Kyrie Irving, in the wake of the death of 43-year-old Eric Garner in a chokehold by an NYPD officer, marked a political turning point for him in becoming more publicly vocal about racial issues. police violence. Jack wore the shirt during warmups before that night’s home game against the Cavs, as did teammates Kevin Garnett, Deron Williams, and Alan Anderson. Derrick Rose and Kobe Bryant were among the players wearing “I can’t breathe” shirts around…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers the opening speech ahead of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Fall Meetings at the Milken Institute in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England are the latest financial institutions to warn that global stock markets could be in trouble if investor appetite for artificial intelligence deteriorates.IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva gave investors some frank advice on Wednesday as finance ministers and the central bank prepare to meet in Washington for the fund’s annual meeting next week. “Stay…
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of states contributed national guard troops to the president donald trump’s A federal law enforcement initiative in Washington has set a target date for the repeal later this fall, state officials told The Associated Press.It was not immediately clear when the other three states would withdraw their troops, although dates for late October and November could be extended. But the planned withdrawal suggests that the surge of troops into the capital could be headed for a reduction or a change in scope.Plans by donor countries announced as President Trump promotes military dispatch To other…
prince harry and meghan markle We had a very sweet date night. The couple attended Project Healthy Minds’ 3rd Annual World Mental Health Day Gala in New York City on Oct. 9, where they won the Humanitarian of the Year award for their work with the Archewell Foundation, and their date night earned a laurel of its own. For the outing, Meghan wore a chic black suit and accessorized with a black handbag, a gold link necklace, and diamond stud earrings.. Meanwhile, Prince Harry is the father of his and Duchess Meghan’s children prince archie6, and princess lilibet4—He complimented his…
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference after a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss Ukraine and European defense on March 6, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Christian Hartmann | ReutersMarket attention shifted again to France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron announced last night that he would name a new prime minister within the next 48 hours.Mr Macron thanked outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecorne for his efforts to find a way out of France’s ongoing political quagmire without holding new parliamentary elections that are likely to benefit the far-right, which is leading in opinion polls.With L’Ecornu’s resignation…
As AI companies mature, the battle for high-quality data has become one of the most competitive areas in the industry, launching companies like Mercor, Surge, and most famously, Alexandr Wang’s Scale AI. But with Wang’s move to running AI at Meta, many funders are seeing the opportunity and are willing to fund companies with attractive new strategies for collecting training data. Y Combinator alumnus Datacurve is one such company, with a focus on high-quality data for software development. The company announced Thursday a $15 million Series A round led by Chemistry’s Mark Goldberg with participation from employees from DeepMind, Vercel,…
People walk past a YouTube billboard ad in Berlin, Germany, on September 27, 2019.Sean Gallup Getty ImagesYouTube is offering a second chance to creators who were banned from the platform.On Thursday, googlehas announced that it will be rolling out a feature where previously terminated creators can apply to create a new channel. Under the previous rules, it was permanently banned.”We know that many fired creators deserve a second chance,” the YouTube team wrote in a blog post. “We look forward to providing creators with a fresh start and an opportunity to reclaim their voices on the platform.”Tech companies have been…