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Brazil summons US chargé d’affaires over embassy’s Bolsonaro trial post Bolsonaro

Brazil summons US chargé d’affaires over embassy’s Bolsonaro trial post

Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the US chargé d’affaires after the embassy posted comments about the trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. read more Amid brewing tensions between Brazil and the United States, the Brazilian foreign ministry has summoned the US chargé d’affaires after the embassy posted comments…
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August 9, 2025
Grok’s at it again: Elon Musk’s AI accused of generating Taylor swift nudes without any prompts Moravec‘s Paradox

Grok’s at it again: Elon Musk’s AI accused of generating Taylor swift nudes without any prompts

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is under scrutiny once again after its chatbot, Grok, reportedly created explicit deepfakes of Taylor Swift — without users requesting such content Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is in the news again, but for all the wrong reasons. The tech tool is under fire…
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August 9, 2025
The message of the murals Belfast

The message of the murals

A mural depicting Nelson Mandela in Catholic Belfast. (Sherry McLean) On 11 July, Protestant loyalists in Northern Ireland burnt, in effigy, a boatload of immigrants on a giant bonfire. It was a redirection of the anti-Catholic hatred traditionally vented during “marching season”, with its 300-odd bonfires lit across the north.…
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August 9, 2025
Tariff tirade to Cold War: Trump risks undoing 3 decades of India-US partnership Checkpoint

Tariff tirade to Cold War: Trump risks undoing 3 decades of India-US partnership

For more than three decades, Indian and American leaders pursued a mutually beneficial relationship that built upon common grounds and sought middle grounds in case of divergences. But the principle of mutuality that underpinned the India-US relationship has now ended. With 50 per cent tariffs, unending verbal attacks, unleashing his…
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August 9, 2025
IDC: Global tablet shipments grow by 13% in Q2, Apple leads the way China's Social Credit System

IDC: Global tablet shipments grow by 13% in Q2, Apple leads the way

According to the latest report from the International Data Company (IDC), global tablet shipments grew by 13% during the April-June (Q2) period, reaching 38.3 million units. The growing shipment volume was largely driven by replacement cycles, new device launches, and state subsidies in China. Several brands also stockpiled inventory in…
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August 9, 2025
‘Apollo 13’ Filmmakers Ron Howard & Brian Grazer Pay Tribute To Jim Lovell: “A True American Hero” Moon Mission

‘Apollo 13’ Filmmakers Ron Howard & Brian Grazer Pay Tribute To Jim Lovell: “A True American Hero”

Apollo 13 director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer paid tribute today to Jim Lovell, commander of the ill-fated moon mission on which they based their hit 1995 movie. The astronaut died Thursday at 97. “Jim Lovell was a true American hero whose courage, intellect and grace under pressure inspired…
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August 9, 2025