98 m. ago Not Time’s Fool: A Rare Version of a Shakespeare Sonnet Is Discovered

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different.

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2 h. ago DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Have Sparked ‘Total Chaos’ Around the World

Human rights organizations say the cuts have undermined years of global democracy-building and free-speech initiatives and put the lives of their staff at risk.

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3 h. ago Von Der Leyen Unveils Sweeping Plan to Boost E.U. Military Spending.

The European Commission’s president unveiled a sweeping plan to help Ukraine and boost defense spending, but it won’t be easy.

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3 h. ago OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor lays out the bull case for AI agents

We still didn’t get a straight up definition of exactly what an AI agent is during Bret Taylor’s Mobile World Congress fireside chat in Barcelona on Tuesday. The Sierra founder and OpenAI board chair preferred to side-step CNN moderator Anna Stewart’s question asking how “agentic AI” is “any different to a GenAI chatbot” by suggesting […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 h. ago Zelensky Offers Terms to Stop Fighting, Assuring U.S. That Ukraine Wants Peace

“We are working on all possible scenarios to protect Ukraine,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country was looking to European allies for support.

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4 h. ago Houthis designated as foreign terrorist organization, Rubio says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are being designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

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5 h. ago America vs. The World: Trump Shows How Far He Is Willing to Take ‘America First.’

President Trump has frayed alliances across the globe with his words and actions.

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5 h. ago British, Qantas, Air France, Delta, Korean, Alaska and More Cancel Over Three Hundred Flights Across US Amid New Travel Chaos in Texas Due to Severe Storms at DFW and Dallas Love Field Airports

British, Qantas, Air France, Delta, Korean, Alaska and More Cancel Over Three Hundred Flights Across US Amid New Travel Chaos in Texas Due to Severe Storms at DFW and Dallas Love Field Airports  Travel And Tour World

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5 h. ago Chameleon phones and smart contact lenses: the gadgets of MWC 2025

As the world's biggest wireless technology fair, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is packed with manufacturers showing off their latest gadgets and inventions.

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6 h. ago Arab Leaders Meet at Emergency Summit to Form Plan on Gaza Crisis

Trying to counter President Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza, Arab leaders are trying to forge their own vision for the Palestinian territory.

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7 h. ago As Gaza Crisis Deepens, Arab Leaders Are Set to Meet and Form a Plan

Trying to counter President Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza, Arab leaders were set to meet to discuss their own vision for the Palestinian territory.

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7 h. ago Swap banks $40M to build tools for merchants to deal with tariffs and other cross

Cross-border trade could become significantly more challenging with the wave of new tariffs getting introduced across different markets. Today, in a timely piece of news, a London-founded startup called Swap — which is building tools for e-commerce companies to better navigate the cross-border trading world — is announcing $40 million in funding to expand. Iconiq […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 h. ago Social Security and sex robots: Elon Musk veers off script with Joe Rogan

Musk’s three-hour interview with “The Joe Rogan Experience” offered a window into his worldview that was by turns crude and contradictory. The post Social Security and sex robots: Elon Musk veers off script with Joe Rogan appeared first on Boston.com.

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7 h. ago Department of Education clarifies school DEI guidelines, saying Black History Month doesn't violate order

The Department of Education clarified that celebrating Black History Month is not in violation of an order warning states to remove DEI policies.

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9 h. ago Here’s Why the U.S. is No Longer the World’s Only Superpower

Here’s Why the U.S. is No Longer the World’s Only Superpower  TIME

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9 h. ago Ukraine Races to Salvage U.S. Alliance After Trump Halts Aid

“We are working on all possible scenarios to protect Ukraine,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country was looking to European allies for support.

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11 h. ago As Gaza Crisis Deepens, Arab Leaders Are to Meet to Form a Plan

Trying to counter President Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza, Arab leaders plan to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss their own vision for the Palestinian territories. But they face an uphill climb.

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11 h. ago 4 things to know about Trump's plan for a 'crypto strategic reserve'

The prospect of a federal strategic reserve is a major step in President Trump's vision to establish the U.S. as the crypto capital of the world and could be a game changer for the industry.

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12 h. ago Trump’s threats against Canada boost Trudeau's Liberal Party in the polls as new tariffs set to begin

Concern over Trump’s tariffs and annexation has found Canadians leaning Liberal with the prospect of a new leader who is set to take over from Trudeau in the next few days.

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16 h. ago Biden’s Envoy to Fight Antisemitism Says She Saw Surge of Hate After Oct. 7

Reflecting at the end of her tenure, Deborah Lipstadt said that after the Hamas-led attack on Israel and the devastating war in Gaza, antisemitism became “almost normalized.”

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