Valentine’s season is an apt time to read romance, but what ingredients make up one to swoon over? Four local authors share their thoughts.
Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon
President condemns ‘environmental and health crime’ as critics say Israel seeks to make southern Lebanon uninhabitableLebanon has accused Israel of spraying a herbicide linked to cancer on farmland in the south of the country as a “health crime” that w…
Israeli intelligence chief’s brother charged with smuggling cigarettes into Gaza
Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.
How the US left Ukraine exposed to Russia’s winter war
As Ukrainians face the coldest winter in a decade, trilateral talks take place in Abu Dhabi.
Anthropic says Opus 4.6 supports a 1M context window in beta, scored 90.2% on BigLaw Bench, the highest for any Claude model, and boosts agentic capabilities (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)
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Anthropic says Opus 4.6 supports a 1M context window in beta, scored 90.2% on BigLaw Bench, the highest for any Claude model, and boosts agentic capabilities — ZDNET’s key takeaways — Anthropic deb…
Restoring the Palace of Westminster could cost ‘eye-watering’ £40bn
New report also suggests renovations may take up to 61 years, as critics say project lacks accountabilityPlans to restore the crumbling Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take up to 61 years, a report by the body set up to investigate how the p…
Florida euthanizes 5,000 iguanas after cold snap stuns the invasive reptiles
State culled a number of the non-native reptiles after thousands were ‘cold-stunned’ and dropped from treesWildlife officials in Florida say they euthanized more than 5,000 non-native iguanas in the state after hordes of the reptiles froze and fell fro…
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6, which it says can scrutinize company data, regulatory filings, and market info; Anthropic now has 300K+ business users (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
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Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6, which it says can scrutinize company data, regulatory filings, and market info; Anthropic now has 300K+ business users — Anthropic is releasing a new version of its most p…
LA Olympics Chief Keeps Low Profile in Milan Games After Appearing in Epstein Files
Casey Wasserman, who is leading preparations for the 2028 Summer Games, has expressed “regret” after messages he exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell decades ago surfaced.
India advances launch of state container line after cabotage rule rewind
New Delhi has formed a consortium of six state-owned entities to push ahead with a plan to launch a large nationally owned container carrier, to be known as the Bharat Container Shipping Line.