Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won a landslide election victory, official results showed Saturday. The opposition Chadema party, barred from taking part in the poll, said that hundreds of people have been killed by security forces since prote…
From flavours to design: Madinah and Riyadh join UNESCO’s global creative cities list
Madinah and Riyadh have officially joined UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network, marking Saudi Arabia’s growing global cultural presence. Madinah is recognised for its rich culinary heritage, while Riyadh gains acclaim for design and innovation. The move hi…
Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests
The result hands Hassan, who took power in 2021, a five-year term following opposition repressionTanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote following violent…
Samia wins Tanzania election with 98% of votes amid unrest
Demonstrations continued on Friday as young protesters denounced the election as unfair.
Scientists Prove Social Media Lowers Intelligence, Especially AI
A new study shows promise in proving the wrong type of garbage in, means garbage out. Social media is apparently a kind of garbage that lowers intelligence the most. Wang and his colleagues wanted to see the effects of large language models (LLMs) trai…
Pro-Orban group buys out Hungary’s most widely read tabloid
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Despite the hype around large AI models, many companies like Meta are using small models for routine tasks, finding them more practical and cost-effective (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
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Despite the hype around large AI models, many companies like Meta are using small models for routine tasks, finding them more practical and cost-effective — For many tasks in corporate America…
Shares of Seagate and Western Digital have sharply outperformed the broader market in 2025, surging ~200% on AI-related infrastructure demand for hard drives (Shashwat Chauhan/Reuters)
Shashwat Chauhan / Reuters:
Shares of Seagate and Western Digital have sharply outperformed the broader market in 2025, surging ~200% on AI-related infrastructure demand for hard drives — – Seagate, Western Digital up more than 200%…
Live: Israel continues attacks on Gaza as Palestinians fear return to war
Israeli strikes on Gaza this week have killed more than 100 people following the killing of an Israeli soldier.
India Slams UN Report Claiming Threat To Culture, Calls It ‘Inaccurate’
India has criticised as “inaccurate” a UN report that made several far-fetched claims to assert “traditional cultural expressions” are under threat in the country, and pointed out that traditional arts, crafts and performances are thriving.