AOL pulls the plug on dial-up after 30+ years – feeling old yet?
It’s the end of an era.
Day: August 12, 2025
EU leaders say Ukraine must ‘decide its own future’ ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
Leaders from every country in the European Union except Hungary on Tuesday stressed that Ukrainians must have the right to decide their own future ahead of an upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin…
At least four dead, over a hundred missing in Indian Himalayas
Dozens of people remain missing after heavy flash flooding and a mudslide devastated a village in northern India, killing at least four people, local officials said.
The Campaign to End Nuclear Deterrence
The campaign to prevent the US from deploying nuclear weapons as a deterrent is in full swing. It expanded from opposing the first use of nuclear weapons to opposing all uses of nuclear weapons. This, despite all presidential administrations over the past 80 years rejecting pressure to adopt what is often referenced as a no […]
The Campaign to End Nuclear Deterrence was originally published on Global Security Review.
9 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Balochistan Militant Attack
Militants killed at least nine Pakistani soldiers in an attack in the country’s restive southwestern Balochistan province, a government official said Tuesday.
‘He was almost dead’: 70-year-old Sikh man, Harpal Singh, attacked with golf club in North Hollywood, remains in induced coma
In North Hollywood, a 70-year-old Sikh man, Harpal Singh, was brutally attacked with a golf club while walking to a gurdwara. The assault, which occurred on August 4th, left Singh in critical condition. A disturbing video of how he was left in blood su…
US hitwoman who flew to UK found guilty of niqab disguise murder plot
Aimee Betro became embroiled in a plot to kill a man, but the handgun jammed
India, Australia Hold 7th Round of Dialogue On Disarmament, Non-Proliferation
The 7th round of the India-Australia Dialogue on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Export Control was held on August 12, 2025, in New Delhi. This high-level dialogue focused on discussing the latest developments and challenges in various critical areas including nuclear, chemical, and biological disarmament and non-proliferation.Both sides also deliberated on outer space security, the role of
Anthropic plans to offer Claude to US lawmakers for $1 per year, following OpenAI; a source says Google is in talks to offer Gemini on similarly cheap terms (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Anthropic plans to offer Claude to US lawmakers for $1 per year, following OpenAI; a source says Google is in talks to offer Gemini on similarly cheap terms — Group follows rival OpenAI in making enterprise tools av…
Post-Election, Japan Reassesses Policies on Foreigners
Right-wing populists, viral social media posts, and deep-seated economic anxieties have amplified the belief that foreigners enjoy special treatment in Japan.