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eSports

Former world skating champion Uno joins pro eSports team

TOKYO - Japan's retired former world champion figure skater Shoma Uno said Friday that he was "ready to take gaming beyond being just a hobby" after joining a professional eSports team. The 28-year-old, who won silver at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and bronze four years later in Beijing, was unveiled…

bubmagMay 1, 2026

Pre-Crime

SpaceComputer to conduct on-orbit test of secure computing infrastructure

SpaceComputer was founded in 2024 by Filip Rezabek (left), a Technical University of Munich research associate and PhD student focused on network security, cryptography and blockchain-based trust, and Daniel Bar, a materials engineer and blockchain entrepreneur and investor. Credit: SpaceComputer SAN FRANCISCO — SpaceComputer, a Singapore-based startup developing distributed computing…

bubmagMay 1, 2026

Drones

South Korean army plans to train 500,000 drone troops

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C) salutes the national flag during a joint commissioning ceremony of the Army, Navy and Air Force academies at Gyeryongdae, South Korea's main military compound, in Gyeryong, central South Korea. File. Photo by YONHAP / EPA April 30 (Asia Today) -- The South Korean…

bubmagMay 1, 2026

Peace

U.N. votes to cut the peacekeeping force in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to reduce the ceiling for the peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000 troops with a mandate to prevent a return to civil war in the world’s newest nation. The vote on the U.S.-drafted resolution was 13-0 with…

bubmagMay 1, 2026

Vietnam

Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta leaves farmers and scientists at odds

Vinh Long, VIETNAM — Khanh Chi tends a small apricot blossom orchard in Nhuan Phu Tan, a commune in southern Vietnam’s Vinh Long province by the Co Chien River, one of the Mekong River’s final distributaries before reaching the ocean. Her orchard is 55 kilometers (34 miles) inland...Read More

bubmagMay 1, 2026

Riots

Riots in Alice Springs after alleged murder of five-year-old girl

Alice Springs police have clashed with protesters after the alleged killer of a five-year-old girl was taken into custody. Meanwhile, Virginia Bell has handed down her interim royal commission report on antisemitism following the Bondi Beach shooting. A police vehicle set on fire outside Alice Springs Hospital (Image: AAP/Rhett Hammerton)…

bubmagMay 1, 2026

Brasilia

Brazil’s Lula plans new nomination to Supreme Court after historic defeat, sources say

BRASILIA, April 30 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to soon submit a new nomination to the Senate for an open seat in the Supreme Court, two people with knowledge of his thinking told Reuters, after lawmakers rejected his original nominee on Wednesday. Lula is the first…

bubmagApril 30, 2026

Palantir

Palantir’s Alex Karp Is Assembling a $75M Compound in Miami Beach-After Shelling Out $28.5M for a Waterfront Teardown

Billionaire Palantir CEO Alex Karp—who recently made headlines for a controversial manifesto posted on X about how the US should adapt to AI—is building a massive waterfront compound in Miami Beach, Gimme Shelter can reveal. Karp has now shelled out almost $75 million on property alone with 265 feet on the water—joining…

bubmagApril 30, 2026

Peace

Davido Calls Chioma His “Peace” & “Home” in a Sweet Birthday Tribute | See Photos

Scoop Davido Calls Chioma His “Peace” & “Home” in a Sweet Birthday Tribute | See Photos Davido celebrates Chioma Rowland’s birthday with a tender message and a series of photos that show her in a striking black mini dress, full of love and admiration. Published 1 month ago on April…

bubmagApril 30, 2026

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial

Elon Musk spent three days testifying as the first witness in his trial against OpenAI. Elon Musk seems tired and cranky. On Thursday, he took the stand for the third day in a four-week trial stemming from his lawsuit alleging that OpenAI abandoned its mission and should be blocked from…

bubmagApril 30, 2026

Former world skating champion Uno joins pro eSports team

SpaceComputer to conduct on-orbit test of secure computing infrastructure

South Korean army plans to train 500,000 drone troops

U.N. votes to cut the peacekeeping force in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000

Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta leaves farmers and scientists at odds

Riots in Alice Springs after alleged murder of five-year-old girl

Brazil’s Lula plans new nomination to Supreme Court after historic defeat, sources say

Palantir’s Alex Karp Is Assembling a $75M Compound in Miami Beach-After Shelling Out $28.5M for a Waterfront Teardown

Davido Calls Chioma His “Peace” & “Home” in a Sweet Birthday Tribute | See Photos

Elon Musk’s 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial

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