Indonesian marines among 80 missing after deadly West Java landslide
Seventeen people were confirmed dead after the landslide in West Java province at the weekend.
Day: January 26, 2026
French lawmakers to vote on social media ban for children
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ICC judges find former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte fit to stand trial
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial.
North Korea–linked KONNI uses AI to build stealthy malware tooling
Check Point links an active phishing campaign to North Korea–aligned KONNI, targeting developers with fake blockchain project docs and using an AI-written PowerShell backdoor. Check Point Research uncovered an active phishing campaign attributed to the North Korea–linked KONNI group (aka Kimsuky, Earth Imp, TA406, Thallium, Vedalia, and Velvet Chollima). The operation targets software developers and engineers using fake project […]
Quantum computing company IonQ acquires US chipmaker SkyWater for ~$1.8B, paying $35/share, in IonQ’s biggest deal yet; SkyWater will operate as a subsidiary (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Quantum computing company IonQ acquires US chipmaker SkyWater for ~$1.8B, paying $35/share, in IonQ’s biggest deal yet; SkyWater will operate as a subsidiary — IonQ works with the U.S. government…
European Commission to open investigation into Elon Musk’s X
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Russia unleashes horror Europe WW3 threat – ‘anywhere could be hit’
The Vladimir Putin mouthpiece also predicted an alliance between Russia and the US.
France’s Macron pushes for social media ban to protect childen under 15
French lawmakers are set to vote on a draft law that would ban social media for children under 15, a measure advocated by President Macron to protect kids from excessive screen time. The legislation also includes a ban on mobile phones in high schools…
US to increase cooperation with Nigeria to pursue Islamic State militants
The United States military is expanding military cooperation with Nigeria as part of broader efforts to counter Islamic State-linked militants in Africa. US Africa Command says the Pentagon is also maintaining lines of communication with militaries in…
Sources: SoftBank halts talks about a ~$50B acquisition of US data center operator Switch, a setback to Masayoshi Son’s goal to roll out Stargate infrastructure (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Sources: SoftBank halts talks about a ~$50B acquisition of US data center operator Switch, a setback to Masayoshi Son’s goal to roll out Stargate infrastructure — SoftBank Group Corp. has halted talks about an acquisition…