75% of Employees Use AI at Work

Seventy-five percent knowledge workers of every age are using artificial intelligence at work, with 46% only starting to use it less than six months ago and 52% applying AI to their most important tasks, according to a report by Microsoft and LinkedIn.[#item_full_content]

Trump Rages at Judge Merchan’s Gag Order Jail Threat

Former President Donald Trump Wednesday raged at New York Judge Juan Merchan’s threat to put him in jail over violating a gag order prohibiting him from speaking out about jurors, witnesses, and others involved in his ongoing business records case in Manhattan.[#item_full_content]

North Macedonia votes in presidential runoff, parliamentary elections

Voters in North Macedonia were casting ballots on Wednesday in a parliamentary election and a presidential runoff dominated by issues including the country’s path toward European Union membership, corruption and the economy. The first round of the election for president, a largely ceremonial post, was seen as a barometer for the parliamentary vote. It gave […]

Kenya president declares public holiday to mourn hundreds of flood victims

Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding. The president on Wednesday said the day will be observed by national tree planting activities to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been […]

Poland detains Russian man who illegally crossed from Belarus, security officials say

Poland’s security officials said Wednesday that a 41-year-old man from Russia had been detained and was being questioned after illegally crossing in from Russia’s ally Belarus. The Border Guard confirmed that a 41-year-old “deserter” from Russia has been detained. Deputy Interior Minister Czeslaw Mroczek said that officials were trying to establish whether the man was […]

Comer cancels DC antisemitism hearing after Bowser, police ‘finally’ dismantle GWU encampment

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., canceled a scheduled hearing with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday, arguing that threatening to haul her before Congress to testify on growing antisemitic protests at George Washington University prompted police to “finally” dismantle the “unlawful” anti-Israel encampment on campus and surrounding public spaces.  “Following […]