The UAE is using AI to cut bureaucracy, speed up public services and test new technologies, presenting their work at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, which promoted global dialogue.
Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions
The Trump administration is suing Harvard University, saying it has refused to provide admissions records that the Justice Department demanded to ensure the Ivy League school stopped using affirmative action in admissions.
Sources: the US FTC accelerated a probe into whether Microsoft illegally monopolized the enterprise computing market with its cloud software and AI offerings (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Sources: the US FTC accelerated a probe into whether Microsoft illegally monopolized the enterprise computing market with its cloud software and AI offerings — The US Federal Trade Commission is accelerating scrutiny of M…
Lindsey Vonn says she will need at least 2 more surgeries after crash
Lindsey Vonn broke her left leg in a crash during her downhill race at the Winter Olympics last weekend.
Six possible effects of Trump’s climate policy change
The announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.
Alan Dershowitz gets into shouting match on Piers Morgan and threatens to sue over Epstein claim
Conservative lawyer in angry spat with comedian Bassem Youssef as host left looking on
As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran
President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region.
The families searching for African recruits lost in the Ukraine war
Russia has recruited more than 1,400 African nationals to fight in Ukraine, with more than one in five reported dead, according to an investigation that for the first time publishes the names of foreign fighters sent to the front lines.
Sources: Binance has fired its employees in late 2025 who uncovered evidence that Iran received $1B+ through Binance between March 2024 and August 2025 (Fortune)
Fortune:
Sources: Binance has fired its employees in late 2025 who uncovered evidence that Iran received $1B+ through Binance between March 2024 and August 2025 — In 2023, the crypto exchange Binance pleaded guilty to violating anti…
France scoops up 10 medals in first week of 2026 Winter Olympics
France ended the first week of the Winter Olympics with 10 medals – four of them gold, five silver and one bronze – as scandals over credit card fraud and alleged abuse failed to derail its athletes.