Two politicians and two former police officers were found guilty in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who fought corruption and violence.
Politician brothers convicted in Brazil for ordering murder of prominent councillor
Marielle Franco’s murder at the age of 38 in Rio de Janeiro sparked protests across Brazil.
Anthropic acquires Vercept, whose Vy desktop agent lets users control a Mac or PC with natural language, to “advance Claude’s computer use capabilities” (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
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Anthropic acquires Vercept, whose Vy desktop agent lets users control a Mac or PC with natural language, to “advance Claude’s computer use capabilities” — Anthropic is acquiring Vercept, a Seattle…
Home secretary granted permission to challenge ruling on Palestine Action ban
Shabana Mahmood given green light to take case to court of appeal with ban to remain in place pending outcomeThe home secretary has been granted permission to challenge the high court’s ruling that the decision to ban Palestine Action under anti-terror…
Trump’s pick to lead new Justice Department unit scrutinized as president declares ‘war on fraud’
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from…
NASA’s Mike Fincke identifies himself as the ailing astronaut who prompted space station evacuation
NASA’s Mike Fincke has identified himself as the astronaut whose medical condition prompted the space agency’s first medical evacuation.
Spain declassifies files on 1981 attempted coup in effort to dispel conspiracy theories
In what appears an extraordinary coincidence, the coup leader has died on the same day as the document release.
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US Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker Over Stolen US Cyber Tools
The US Treasury targets Sergey Zelenyuk and his firm Operation Zero for the illegal trade of stolen government cyber tools following the sentencing of Peter Williams.
Amazon pulls sick bestseller describing rape of babies after mum’s horrific self-published ‘dark romance’ sparks fury
AMAZON has been forced to pull a best-selling novel from its site as it features graphic descriptions of babies being raped. Horrified readers started a petition to ban the sale of the self-published “dark romance” book due to the sickening trivialisat…