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Mistral’s Le Chat app tops 1M downloads in just 14 days, quickly reaching the App Store’s top free downloads spot in France; ChatGPT had 500K in just six days — A couple of weeks after the initial release…
Top British general slams army for failing to stop sexual assault, harassment in the ranks
The head of the British Army blasted senior officers in a letter last week, saying they weren’t doing enough to root out sexual assault and harassment in the ranks following the December 2021 suicide of a young U.K. soldier.
A Canadian woman spoke ill of Sierra Leone’s president. Now, she’s languishing in prison
Calgarian Alicia Hunt says her mother is wasting away in a violent and overcrowded prison, all because she criticized Sierra Leone’s president and first lady on social media.
Zelenskyy’s adviser says US gave up its lead role on resolving war in Ukraine, strengthening Russia
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US declares drug cartels, criminal gangs global terrorist organisations
Trump frequently depicts immigration and drug smuggling as part of an ‘invasion’ of the US to justify harsh measures.
The names of 2 backcountry skiers killed by an Oregon avalanche have been released
Sheriff’s officials have released the names of two backcountry skiers who were killed by an avalanche in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains.
Microsoft debuts generative AI that can create video game scenes
Microsoft unveiled artificial intelligence tools that can create video game scenes that would normally have to be programmed by a human.
Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, pioneer of African cinema, has died at age 84
Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84.
At Pentagon, Elon Musk Is Preparing to Access Defense Systems
A defense official who was granted anonymity to speak candidly on the matter said that members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, were conducting onboarding procedures like getting IT access set up this week.