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News24 | Iran hits UAE with drones and missiles in a test of shaky truce deal with US
US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran.
Quiz: Test your knowledge of Donald Trump’s actions so far this year
How closely have you been following the former, and now current, US president’s biggest moments this year?
Multiple Critical Flaws Fixed in Next.js and React Server Components
Vercel has rolled out vital security updates for Next.js to address a wave of high-severity vulnerabilities affecting versions across the 13.x to 16.x branches. Published via GitHub advisories by Tim Neutkens, these flaws expose web applications to sev…
China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War – nytimes.com
China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War nytimes.comAmerica’s arsenal runs dangerously short as Trump’s war drags on The TelegraphUS warns European allies including UK and Poland of arms shipment delays,…
China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War
America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President Trump.
WHO Warns Of More Hantavirus Cases In ‘Limited’ Outbreak
The World Health Organization said Thursday that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship, but it expected the outbreak to…
Commentary: I investigated a hantavirus outbreak – here’s what to know about the cruise ship cases
As the cluster of hantavirus cases grows, here’s what we know and how investigators try to ascertain whether there was person-to-person spread, says this public health doctor.
Sources: Anthropic weighs raising as much as $50B at a ~$900B pre-money valuation, likely closing within two months; its annualized revenue is nearing $45B (Financial Times)
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Sources: Anthropic weighs raising as much as $50B at a ~$900B pre-money valuation, likely closing within two months; its annualized revenue is nearing $45B — Start-up behind Claude tool is fielding inbound investmen…
North Korea says it will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul and commission its 1st destroyer – NBC News
North Korea says it will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul and commission its 1st destroyer NBC NewsNorth Korea says it will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul NPRNorth Korea leader Kim inspects artillery that can h…