The Ukrainian military last week carried out more drone strikes against soft Russian targets—including a major refinery in the Volgograd region—which sparked a fire.
Category: 11 February 2025
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ITALY SEES ‘POLITICAL STANCE’ IN EUROPE MOVING TOWARDS RELAXING RULES TO BUY MORE WEAPONS
Italy’s finance minister said in an interview last week that the EU must take steps to allow countries to spend more on their militaries and suspend fiscal rules because of the “grave” threat these countries face with a resurgent Russia.
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TRUMP WANTS TO CHOKE IRAN BY KILLING ITS OIL INDUSTRY
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week at the White House that promises to pursue a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran in an effort to prevent the country from developing a nuclear weapon.
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GOOGLE RESCINDS PLEDGE TO DENY AI FOR MILITARY AND SURVEILLANCE USE
Google has quietly scrapped its promise to bar the use of its AI products in weapons and other military uses.
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ARM HOLDINGS GIVES CAUTIOUS OUTLOOK, STIRRING AI WORRIES
Arm Holdings, Europe’s biggest tech company by market capitalization, offered a muted revenue forecast for its current quarter, heightening concerns that spending on AI in general is slowing.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT’S AI SAFETY CHIEF LEAVES
Elizabeth Kelly, head of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, has left her job as of 7 February. She resigned, although, as a Biden appointee, she was widely expected to be fired by Donald Trump.
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UPDATE: THE DEEPSEEK EFFECT
DeepSeek’s arrival will not halt Wall Street’s year-plus-long tech rally, investors told the Financial Times, although it might alter the list of winners and losers.
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CANADIAN RESEARCHERS INVENT ALL-PURPOSE ELECTRIC SLIME
At Canada’s University of Guelph, researchers combined oleic acid, found in olive oil, and amino acids—the components of proteins—in a solution that was 90 percent water.
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JUST OWNING A SMARTPHONE “DRAINS YOUR BRAIN,” STUDY FINDS
Owning a smartphone and having it near you dilutes your mental functioning, according to a study from the University of Texas at Austin.
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IF YOU’RE SICK, THE CLUES MAY BE INSIDE YOUR EYES
Researchers using machine learning are developing ways to read the retina of your eyes to see what’s going on in other parts of your body.
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