Pro-Russian military blogger killed in St Petersburg cafe explosion: reports
Prominent pro-Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg on Sunday, according to Russian media. Tatarsky was participating in an event at a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city when he was killed. Russian media says a woman gifted him a figurine at the event that exploded a few minutes later, […]
How an AI chatbot allegedly helped student terminate parking fine: ‘Very relieved’
A college student in the U.K. said she was able to get out of a parking ticket by using AI technology to draft a letter requesting to revoke the fine. “I was like, ‘Oh I don’t need this fine, I’m a student’ but trying to articulate what I wanted to say was pretty difficult so […]
Taliban closes Afghanistan’s only women-run radio station for playing music during Ramadan
The Taliban has shut down a women-run radio station in Afghanistan – the only one in the country – for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan. Moezuddin Ahmadi, the director for Information and Culture in northeastern province of Badakhshan, said the station, “Sadai Banowan,” was shuttered for breaching the “laws and regulations of […]
North Korea threatens retaliation for US, South Korea military drills: not ‘empty talk’
North Korea is warning its southern neighbors and the United States that it is not making “empty talk” on its nuclear capabilities. The rhetoric came in a commentary published on the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) which condemned South Korea and the United States for the joint 11-day Freedom Shield exercise held last month. […]
Italian minister slams country’s temporary ban on US-based AI chatbot
Italy’s deputy prime minister criticized the country’s Data Protection Authority for implementing an immediate ban on AI chatbot ChatGPT over privacy concerns. “I find the decision of the Privacy Watchdog that forced #ChatGPT to prevent access from Italy disproportionate,” Matteo Salvini, leader of a populist party known as the League Party, wrote on Instagram, according […]
Alto Adige, la mamma muore sotto la valanga mentre le figlie gareggiano sugli sci.
Read More La mamma muore sotto una valanga mentre le figlie gareggiano sugli sci. C’è una storia particolarmente straziante tra quelle delle vittime delle quattro valanghe che nel weekend hanno ucciso due persone in montagna. Verena Stecher, 46 anni, di San Valentino alla Muta è stata travolta questa mattina in Van Venosta e le sue due figlie, […]
Guerra Ucraina – Russia, le news di oggi: Prigozhin, presa Bakhmut, bandiera russa in municipio dopo la morte del blogger Tatarsky
Read More L’esplosivo dell’attentato al caffè di San Pietroburgo era contenuto in una statuetta. Vladlen Tatarsky era un inviato ultranazionalista molto seguito e considerato vicino al capo della Wagner. Per Kiev “è terrorismo interno”. Il segretario di stato Usa, Antony Blinken, chiede il rilascio del giornalista del Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich, ma il ministro […]
Steenhuisen goes for the jugular in acceptance speech as DA leader
Read More John Steenhuisen was re-elected Democratic Alliance leader at the culmination of the official opposition’s elective congress on Sunday. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) John Steenhuisen was re-elected Democratic Alliance leader at the culmination of the official opposition’s elective congress on Sunday. Steenhuisen, flanked by his daughters and wife, took to the stage to deliver an impassioned […]
The new Renault Captur(s) an audience
Read More Mature: Renault’s new offering, the Renault Captur, has finally been launched in South Africa. It comes with enhanced style and increased dimensions. Phto: Supplied As we navigate our daily lives, the lingering effect of the pandemic remains palpable despite our relatively unscathed emergence from it. But the vehicle industry has faced its own […]
Sanna Marin concedes defeat in Finland election as SDP beaten into third place
Read More Finland’s prime minister, Sanna Marin, has lost her battle to stay in power after her centre-left Social Democratic party (SDP) was narrowly beaten into third place in a cliffhanger election by its conservative and far-right rivals. With all of the votes counted on Sunday, the right-wing National Coalition party won 20.8% of the […]