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Ceuta’s leader says 100 died in border rush as up to 5,000 still in enclave
After migrant surge from Morocco, EU says Spain assured Schengen is safe but warns Europe's borders are 'vulnerable'.
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Global TechAsiaSignal 48
ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users - TechCrunch
ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users TechCrunch OpenAI makes major upgrades for free and paid ChatGPT users.
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Global AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 44
How Memphis voters feel now after Tennessee split up its majority-Black district
Memphis voters say they're frustrated with what they felt was a bald move by the Republican-controlled Legislature to eliminate Tennessee's only Democratic representative in Congress and dilute the will of the majority-Black city.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 44
TikTok star Sydney Towle, who shared her cancer journey online, dies aged 26
Towle was known for chronicling her hopes and struggles as a young person living with cancer.
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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 43
Are cats getting tamer, or is it people who are changing?
Around 15 years ago, I created a Facebook page for my cat, Sandi. Friends thought it was weird. Today, social media accounts for cats attract millions of followers, cats travel in backpacks and strollers, and surveys consistently show that the overwhelming majority of owners…
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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 43
Trump vows to find ‘leakers’ after reports of depleted Iran war munitions - Al Jazeera
Trump vows to find ‘leakers’ after reports of depleted Iran war munitions Al Jazeera Is Hegseth Misleading Trump On The Iran War? S.
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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 42
Google seeks a sharper focus in AI after Hassabis move - ft.com
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 41
Judge pauses order sending Trump financial data to BBC
S. District Judge Roy Altman said the network's access can wait until he rules on Trump's request to narrow his lawsuit over a 2024 documentary.
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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 41
We might soon have the technology to reach other star systems
The recent confirmation of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b has created a wave of interest within the astronomy community. The planet orbits within the habitable zone around its parent star—a red dwarf located some 48 light-years from Earth.
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Trump says he is happy with Hegseth after ‘treasonous’ reports of fight over munitions shortages
Trump also pushed back on the report in a previous post on Truth Social on Wednesday, writing that the US has "massive amounts of 'munitions.'"
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Israel’s next big hope: Maayan Gorin aiming high with U18 National Team
Teen point guard discusses representing Israel, her move to one of Canada's top basketball academies, and her dream of getting back to Division A before pursuing a college career and WNBA.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Mossad Director Gofman removes two senior officials over failure to replace Iranian regime
The officials are the head of the Mossad’s Intelligence Directorate, who entered the position in December, and the head of the agency’s Iran division. Neither official was named in the report.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
U.S. Government Bans Foreign-Made Robots
Recently we've covered a number of robots, ranging from creepy to nifty: UBTECH's U1 companion robots. Unitree's crazy off-road AS2-W . Hyundai's parking robots .
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Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco
As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.