UN says millions of children already affected by US aid halt
The US has been world’s largest donor of humanitarian and development aid until now…
Humanitarians call for $2.5B to aid 11 million in DR Congo
The United Nations and its partners revealed on Thursday their plan to launch a 2025 Humanitarian Response Initiative in collaboration with Congolese authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…Court jails man 5 years for exploiting minor in Bauchi
A High Court sitting in Bauchi has jailed a 36-year-old man for five years over exploitation of a minor. This followed a case filed by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Bauchi State Command. The anti-human trafficking agency disclosed this in its official Facebook page on Friday…
The New Case for Mars – with Robert Zubrin
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society, sits down with host David Ariosto. With the debate heating up over exploration priorities, Zubrin lays out how — and why — humanity could become a multiplanetary species by heading to Mars…
Senan Molony: Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are driving the creation of a left alliance against the Government
Be careful what you wish for. The Taoiseach and Tánaiste are intent on ramming through (they don’t like the phrase) their fix to the Dáil speaking-rights row. And it is a fix…
Sergey Brin says ‘final race to A.G.I. is afoot’ and Google has to ‘turbocharge’ efforts
At I/O 2024 last May, Demis Hassabis reiterated that DeepMind’s goal is “building AGI: Artificial general intelligence, a system that has human-level cognitive capabilities.” This week, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said that “the final race to A.G.I. is afoot.” more……
ChatGPT releases new GPT-4.5: What’s new in the more advanced ’emotional’ version?
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-4.5, the latest and most advanced iteration of its AI model, designed to refine human-AI interactions with improved emotional intelligence, accuracy, and contextual understanding. Unlike its predecessors, GPT-4.5 prioritises intuitive dialogue, making conversations more natural and engaging. With reduced hallucination rates, enhanced knowledge processing…
Don’t determine parliamentary seats based on population and penalise south: TN CM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin urged the Centre not to base parliamentary constituencies solely on population, warning against penalising southern states. He rallied DMK members to resist such injustice, emphasizing the importance of fighting for Tamil Nadu’s welfare and addressing key challenges like language rights and constituency delimitation…
Hotel Inhumans Anime’s Teaser Unveils Cast, More Staff, July Premiere
Yūsuke Kobayashi, Hinano Shirahama join cast…