Elon Musk waves 'bureaucracy chainsaw' gifted by Argentina

Argentina's president gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw to symbolise cuts to bureaucracy.

Source: BBC

Australia says China's "live fire" drill warning diverted flights midair

Australia's defense forces, joined by New Zealand, have been monitoring Chinese navy vessels since they were spotted last week.

Source: CBS News

DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online

The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role.

Source: Wired

Hamas failure to return body is new ceasefire setback

Israel says Hamas will pay the "full price" for handing over a body that is says was not that of Shiri Bibas.

Source: BBC

Hamas returns 4 bodies, including 2 kids but not their mom, Israel says

Hamas released four bodies, including the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother.

Source: CBS News

Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute

Keir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that …

Source: The Guardian

Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group

Researchers are poring over the data and feeding it into ChatGPT.

Source: Ars Technica

NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy

In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the …

Source: CBS News

‘This could have all been avoided’: how Creative Australia allowed itself to be blind-sided over its Venice Biennale pick

High-profile artists and curators stunned by Creative Australia’s swift abandonment of Khaled Sabsabi, the art community, and the complex nature of art itself

A week after Creative Australia controversially dumped …

Source: The Guardian

Windows Notepad and Paint are still free - but the AI will cost you. Here's how much

Each use of AI in Notepad and Paint in Windows 11 chews up a credit from a Microsoft 365 subscription.

Source: ZDNet

Stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin triggers manhunt

BERLIN — Detectives launched a large-scale manhunt across Berlin on Friday after a stabbing at the city's Holocaust memorial, two days before the country’s national elections.

Source: NBC News

What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names

Around half of the world's countries have native or local names that differ from their English versions.

Source: Al Jazeera