Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim New York City Mayor
The Democratic politician took his oath over a Quran in the disused Old City Hall subway station.
Month: January 2026
Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament – CNN
Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament CNNJapan PM joins fight for more female toilets in parliament BBCTwo cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan’s female MPs fight for more loos…
Explosion rips through a bar in luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans Montana; several feared dead – visuals emerge
An explosion of unknown origin ripped through a popular bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana early Thursday, killing and injuring several people. The blast occurred at Le Constellation during New Year celebrations, with emergency services …
About 40 killed and 115 injured in fire at bar in Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana
Police say blaze tore through crowded bar where people were seeing in the new yearSwitzerland resort fire – latest updatesAbout 40 people are believed to have been killed and 115 injured after a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve p…
Live: Zelensky says he won’t sign ‘weak’ peace deal that would only prolong Ukraine war
Speaking in a New Year address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country wanted the nearly four-year war with Russia to end – but not at any cost. “My signature will be placed on a strong agreement,” he said, adding t…
Massive protests in Iran: Widespread shutdowns; govt building attacked – 10 key points
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Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post)
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Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating — The Kimi AI model developer is no…
NewJeans member Danielle sued for millions after bitter feud with K-pop record label
Ador terminated the Australian-born singer’s contract on Monday and is now suing her, a family member and the band’s former producerThe K-pop record label Ador is suing a former member of megaband NewJeans for millions in damages, it has announced, a d…
Some 2025 takeaways in LLMs: reasoning as a signature feature, coding agents were useful, subscriptions hit $200/month, and Chinese open-weight models impressed (Simon Willison/Simon Willison’s Weblog)
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Some 2025 takeaways in LLMs: reasoning as a signature feature, coding agents were useful, subscriptions hit $200/month, and Chinese open-weight models impressed — This is the third in my ann…
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC’s first Muslim, South Asian and African-born mayor
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, claimed an unlikely win in New York City’s mayoral race on a campaign promising a rent freeze and universal childcare