Thailand condemned for ‘shameful’ mass deportation of Uyghur refugees to China

Amid claims that deportees may face torture, family of one man say he was forcibly repatriated and will never see his children again

The family of one of dozens of …

Source: The Guardian

Open AI, Anthropic invite US scientists to experiment with frontier models

Energy Department scientists joined a one-day 'AI Jam Session' to evaluate new models' ability to solve 'our nation's most pressing scientific challenges.'

Source: ZDNet

T-Mobile’s parent company is making an ‘AI Phone’ with Perplexity Assistant

Deutsche Telekom is building a new Perplexity chatbot-powered “AI Phone,” the companies announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona today. The new device will be revealed later this year …

Source: The Verge

What is Oscar-winning Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land about?

Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land was a collaboration between Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers.

Source: Al Jazeera

Former Trump appointee condemns cuts at US education department

James Woodworth, former NCES commissioner, says cuts to key agency made ‘without knowing what they’re doing’

A former education department commissioner appointed by Donald Trump has condemned the recent massive …

Source: The Guardian

US natalist conference to host race-science promoters and eugenicists

Details emerge about Natal conference in Austin later this month, set to feature figures linked to far-right politics

A natalist conference featuring speakers including self-described eugenicists and promoters of race …

Source: The Guardian

Arab world, aid groups slam Israel's block on Gaza aid

Egypt and Saudi Arabia criticized Israel's decision to stop food and other supplies from entering the Gaza Strip. Aid agencies say the decision will be "devastating" for residents.

Source: Deutsche Welle

At least one dead after suspected Germany car ramming

A car drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim, killing at least one person, according to German police. Local authorities said a police operation …

Source: NBC News

Ukraine: Europe plans for 'massive surge' in defense

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a plan for 'massive surge' in defense was in the works, as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested a 'coalition of the …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Labour unveils sick-pay guarantee for 1.3m lowest-paid workers

Workers earning under £123 a week to get 80% of salary in sick pay, keeping more people off benefits

More than 1 million of the lowest-paid UK workers are to …

Source: The Guardian

Nvidia's unofficial exports to China face scrutiny after arrest of silicon smugglers in Singapore

Authorities in Singapore detained three people on charges of deliberately misrepresenting the final destination of U.S.-manufactured servers.

Source: CNBC

How to respond to the realities of a more dangerous world

Spending on defence will need to rise substantially if the UK is to meet the challenges it faces

Source: Financial Times