Nigeria church attackers demand ransoms as search intensifies for over 150 hostages
The gunmen who abducted more than 150 church worshippers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit northwest are demanding 17 motorcycles as ransom from their families.
Day: January 22, 2026
UK declines assessment of US military Grok use
The Ministry of Defence has declined to assess the potential operational impact of the United States introducing new generative artificial intelligence tools such as Grok into its military networks.
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Kangaroos’ giant ancestor probably able to hop despite 250kg weight, scientists say
Research for first time suggests tendon and bones in heavier species would have made bounding possibleGiant 250kg kangaroos that once roamed Australia would probably have been able to hop despite their enormous size, researchers have said.While modern …
AI Literacy Training: From Best Practice to Legal Requirement Under the New EU AI Act
For those of you who are like me, when I first heard about the new EU AI Act, I had flashbacks to the implementation of the General Data Protection Act (GDPR) back in 2018. There are certainly a lot of similarities with the EU leading the way …
We can’t let Hegseth win his war on women
Might the secretary of defense wish to whittle down the military to a horde of men indoctrinated in machismo and loyal to specific leaders?
Critical Appsmith Flaw Enables Account Takeovers
Critical vulnerability in Appsmith allows account takeover via flawed password reset process
Washington newspapers saved at last minute, ‘a small miracle’
Washington state narrowly avoided the loss of two more newspapers because of a remarkably generous gift over the holiday season.
The threat of hunger isn’t gone. Our communities will keep showing up
Congress didn’t actually address the nation’s budget challenges in November — it pushed the problem off to this year. We could be in for this same mess again.
Lawmakers must preserve climate funding for its intended purpose
A wide majority of voters defended the Climate Commitment Act at the ballot box. Legislators must heed their expectations or risk undermining public trust.
Zelensky says that “nothing has changed” since last Davos summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised what he called the EU’s lack of “political will” towards his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Davos.