As a federal-level accountability desert forms, states are reviving "collateral accountability" â damages suits against federal officers who violate constitutional rights.
The post Collateral Accountability: The Oldest Check on Federal Lawlessness appeared first on Just Security.
Those who defend sweeping financial sanctions against countries like Russia and Iran often claim that popular suffering is a defensible means of pressuring the target government. But while such measures certainly inflict widespread suffering on civilian populations, this rarely translates into politâŚ
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaâ 15 fuentesđ datosThu, 27 Aug 2026 20:02:43
Data: Trade Partnership Worldwide, via National Taxpayers Union Foundation. Note: Includes tariffs mandated by executive order only. Totals through June 2026. Map: Brad Jennings/AxiosStates bear wildly different estimated tariff burdens from President Trump's trade actions since the start of 2025, fâŚ
Immer mehr Republikaner äuĂern ihre Kritik an Trumps Vorgehen in Iran. Nach sechs Monaten ist kein Ende in Sicht. Und das kĂśnnte zu einem Problem fĂźr die Zwischenwahlen werden. Von S. Jackisch.
At least 2,325 people have died from the virus, according to official data, with outbreak on track to be biggest in historyThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now the deadliest in the countryâs history, with at least 2,325 people dead, according to government data, surpassiâŚ
Police fired tear gas to disperse small-scale traders protesting against an import duty hike, a Reuters witness saw on Friday, while hundreds of businesses closed in central Nairobi
Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credibleTehran has vowed to retaliate against any country that cooperates with the US attempt to impose fresh sanctions against Iran in what the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has billed as âŚ
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered U.S. federal agencies to prioritize patching two actively exploited vulnerabilities in the TrueConf Server self-hosted communications platform. [...]
MeduzaRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaanti-Kremlinâ 52 fuentesđ datosMon, 24 Aug 2026 15:32:18
Ozon shares dropped 12.7% to 2,600 rubles after the Moscow Exchangeâs main trading session opened. The exchangeâs benchmark index fell to 2,092 points at the start of trading, down 2% from the previous sessionâs close.
Balancing regulation with innovation is never easy, and the Chinese governmentâs robust support for AI could lead to inefficiency and excess. But the âplatform stateâ model, combined with other strengths, has enabled China to achieve dominance in multiple strategic sectors, while enhancing its resilâŚ
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolĂticapro-PRCâ 2 fuentesSat, 29 Aug 2026 06:00:16
China is being urged to use human translators to refine AI renderings of its political messaging, amid concerns that literal translations could make Beijingâs language sound more threatening abroad.
An article in a state-affiliated academic newspaper said the country should strengthen its translatioâŚ
Moscow threatens retaliation after Andy Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missilesRussia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military targets inside and outside Ukraine, amid reports that the director of the CIA warned the KremlinâŚ
MeduzaRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaanti-Kremlinâ 4 fuentesFri, 28 Aug 2026 21:02:16
The Prosecutor Generalâs Office has filed a lawsuit with the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region against Elena Vasilyeva, who owns 45% of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal (PNT), according to the St. Petersburg-based news outlet Fontanka.
Test yourself on the week of Aug. 22: A U.N. monitoring mission goes to Congo, the U.S. unveils an economic plan against Iran, and Putin issues a warning.
Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02733-9Nature talks to specialists about the changes coming to Facebook and Instagram, and whether thereâs evidence they will help.
OneKey said it reproduced an exploit against an older version of the Ledger app in its lab environment, which Ledger fixed in its Ethereum app 1.22.2, with no user funds lost.
The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war.
Over 8,300 Internet-exposed Gitea instances are still unpatched against a critical security flaw exploited in ongoing remote code execution attacks, according to cybersecurity watchdog Shadowserver. [...]
Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the NetherlandsIn October 2021, Abrham Mearegâs father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopiaâs northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died outside his family homeâŚ
Iceland will decide whether to restart talks on joining the European Union in a referendum on Saturday, with President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland a motivating factor.
A declaration signed by leading international law and human rights experts calls for codifying gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and outlines key principles.
The post Experts Declare International Law Principles Supporting Womenâs Resistance to Gender Apartheid appeared first on Just SecuâŚ
States must be vigilant stewards of their data â auditing what they hold, limiting what they share, and enforcing legal constraints against federal overreach.
The post States Can Fight Federal Overreach by Protecting State Data appeared first on Just Security.
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaâ 38 fuentesđ bien sourcedTue, 25 Aug 2026 21:29:31
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told several of his foreign counterparts in recent days that "for the time being" the U.S. is not expected to initiate new strikes against Iran, according to a U.S. official and a second source with knowledge of the matter.Instead, he's said the focus is on other mâŚ
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaâ 4 fuentesđ datosWed, 26 Aug 2026 01:02:38
Sen. Darline Graham, President Trump's endorsed candidate, won the Republican nomination Tuesday to fill the Senate vacancy created by her brother Lindsey Graham's death, per the AP.Why it matters: The victory underscores Trump's continued sway with Republican voters and positions Graham as the oddsâŚ
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaâ 14 fuentesđ bien sourcedWed, 26 Aug 2026 09:10:05
State and cities nationwide are rebelling against the White House's push to withhold millions of dollars in police and anti-terrorism funding unless they impose new voting rules.Why it matters: President Trump's effort to impose election policies that he hasn't been able to get through Congress has âŚ
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaâ 29 fuentesđ bien sourcedWed, 26 Aug 2026 17:36:52
A coalition of states is again seeking to block President Trump's sweeping Postal Service rule on mail-in voting, just days after the Supreme Court lifted a lower court's injunction against his executive order.The big picture: The Supreme Court's decision essentially said the states sued too early. âŚ
Lawyers for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook have submitted their case for why she cannot legally be fired, as President Trump seeks new avenues for dismissing the Biden appointee for cause.The big picture: After the Supreme Court ruled against Trump's attempt to fire Cook last year over allegatioâŚ
NPRGOLD 9.0internacionalâ 10 fuentesđ bien sourcedđ datosThu, 27 Aug 2026 09:32:43
Ratko Mladic was one of the most notorious figures of a war that killed over 100,000 people in the 1990s. He commanded his troops to "scorch the brains" of the Bosnian Muslims and boasted of being a "Serbian God."
UN NewsGOLD 8.5DDHHâ 4 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00
The killings in Kenscoff began late Sunday, when armed men descended on the farming community in the hills overlooking Haitiâs capital, setting homes ablaze and attacking residents. By Monday, bodies lay in the streets and survivors were searching for missing relatives.
LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters)Â -Â London's Metropolitan Police this week launched an expanded fleet of e-bikes to tackle criminals committing street crimes such as phone thefts in the British capital, with the expansion described by one senior officer as a "game changer".
All of this takes place as IDF officials have said Jewish extremist violence has reached new levels, with hundreds of extremists recently drawing out a conflict with the IDF.
British sanctions on Israel trade could, however, cause a split inside the Labor Party, where a third of the party has signed a letter to the new PM calling for sharp measures against settlements.
Some of the world's largest tech companies and AI startups have come together to decry the current state of cybersecurity and to advertise a new solution that they say can ward off a new generation of cyber threats.
TASSCAUTION 4.0geopolĂticapro-Kremlinâ 13 fuentesThu, 27 Aug 2026 18:43:36
According to Sergey Naryshkin, the unifying potential of BRICS has grown significantly since the ideas of neocolonial dominance were revealed to the world in all their unattractive form
The US is risking a sovereign debt reckoning as fiscal profligacy meets Japanâs reawakening and record Big Tech borrowing, pushing yields â and political pressure â higher in the lead-up to midterms.
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolĂticapro-PRCâ 5 fuentesThu, 27 Aug 2026 13:00:05
Asian-American lawmakers in the US Congress have condemned a right-wing podcast that called for the forced internment of Chinese-Americans during a hypothetical war with Beijing, warning that such rhetoric fuelled hate against the community.
The joint statement was released by congresswomen Grace MeâŚ
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolĂticapro-PRCâ 7 fuentesThu, 27 Aug 2026 13:01:16
India is turning to its private industry to help produce missiles, hoping a wider manufacturing base can cut its import dependence while boosting its defence export capacity and deterrence against Pakistan and China.
But Indiaâs push towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing is still a distant âŚ
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolĂticapro-PRCâ 63 fuentesđ datosSat, 22 Aug 2026 17:40:19
Ukrainian drones killed at least 10 people in attacks against targets across Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, including a warehouse owned by online retailer Ozon and an industrial facility, Russian officials said on Saturday.
Russia and Ukraine are both ramping up drone campaigns âaiminâŚ
CIA director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow on Tuesday for talks with Russian officials, two U.S. officials said. Why it matters: This is Ratcliffe's first trip to Moscow since he took office and the highest-level visit by a Trump administration official to Russia since January. Ahead of RatcliffâŚ
MeduzaRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaanti-Kremlinâ 48 fuentesThu, 27 Aug 2026 20:30:16
An iStories correspondent took a job at Voevoda, one of the major companies in a private recruitment market that has flourished since Russia began paying people to bring recruits into the army. Voevodaâs business works like multi-level marketing, and its enlisters (known as ârecruitersâ) can earn miâŚ
QuartzRELIABLE 7.0economĂaâ 51 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 18:04:46
The two countries are also discussing a joint mine-clearing mission, even as President Trump said the U.S. Navy had already removed all mines from the waterway
"Neither side is interested in a military confrontation, certainly not at the present time. That is completely contrary to Erdogan's outlook," a former Mossad counterterror chief told 103FM.
The superseding indictment adds defendants and allegations against the Iranian firm accused of a massive cybertheft campaign against foreign universities and others.
The post Eight years later, federal authorities re-up charges against alleged Iranian hackers at Mabna Institute appeared first on CybâŚ
âThese penguins are part of what makes our community so special. We are lucky to share our home with them, and weâre going to do our best to protect them.â
As weâve been noting, billionaire Larry Ellisonâs effort to dominate whatâs left of corporate media is facing some headwinds after 12 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against his planned $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers. As weâve also noted, this is a giant turd of a deal, âŚ
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced fresh sanctions on Iranian cyber actors as part of what it called an "unprecedented, whole-of-government, economic campaign" against the nation and its enablers.
"We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran's financial connections around theâŚ
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published the results of two red team assessments it conducted simultaneously against two critical infrastructure organizations, using what it described as similar tradecraft while recording sharply different defensive outcomes.
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A newly disclosed Rowhammer attack called GPUThor can bypass error-correcting code (ECC) protections on NVIDIA GPUs, enabling denial-of-service (DoS) and root-level privilege escalation. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in Amazon Kiro, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, agentic integrated development environment (IDE), that could facilitate data exfiltration via prompt injection and Kiro Powers.
The security flaw, which does not have a CVE iâŚ
CISA has ordered U.S. government agencies to patch their Citrix NetScaler appliances against an actively exploited remote code execution vulnerability by Saturday. [...]
Thai navy says âroutineâ visitâ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboardThe USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the United States, Thai navy officials said, after spending more than âŚ
The Marine Corps just released its plan to fight against adversaries on land, and Ryan had the two architects of the plan, Ground Combat Element 2040, on the show to talk about it. They discuss drones, resilience, long-range fires, logistics, and what marines will need to survive and fight on an incâŚ
NYT WorldGOLD 8.5geopolĂticacenter-leftâ 71 fuentesđ datosTue, 25 Aug 2026 16:34:25
Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.
In the besieged West Bank village of Qusra, the workers were building a fence for keeping settlers out. Soldiers allowed the settlers to trespass.
The post Palestinians Asked for Help Against Settlers. Israelis Detained Palestinian Workers Instead. appeared first on The Intercept.
Right-leaning and libertarian groups told the court that ICE engaged in illegal âideological targetingâ of the left in the Minneapolis 15 case.
The post Conservative Groups Side With Minneapolis Protesters Against Trump Crackdown appeared first on The Intercept.
Anti-genocide organizers say the "terrorism" label is intended to crush direct action against Israeli weapons shipments.
The post âThey Want People Scaredâ: Former Palestine Action Member Blasts Trumpâs Terror Sanctions appeared first on The Intercept.
Analysts say Tehran could intensify the dispute militarily after attempts to squeeze its economy. An Iranian official vowed ânot a single drop of oilâ would leave the Gulf.
With elections due in 2028, the opposition is seeking to build pressure against constitutional changes while also demanding an inclusive political process to address the country's security and economic crises.
Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted one court order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from implementing an executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections.
A source familiar with the details of Ratcliffe's trip told The Jerusalem Post that Trump officials asked Ukraine several days ago to pause any strikes against Moscow from Monday through Wednesday.
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Itâs a follow-up to an indictment the Justice Department unsealed last week against people affiliated with the Mabna Institute.
The post Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian hackers as part of âeconomic D-Dayâ appeared first on CyberScoop.
Anthony Ralphs has been speaking against Flock at San Diego City Council meetings for almost a year straight. When he showed up as Darth Vader, the world started watching.
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolĂticapro-PRCâ 30 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:11
Chinese fighter jets have conducted combat training with their Egyptian counterparts in a joint exercise following a major Chinese air force deployment to the Middle East.
The drill, which was launched on Saturday and is expected to continue until early next month, is part of the second China-Egypt âŚ
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolĂticapro-PRCâ 3 fuentesđ datosTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:41:42
Taiwanâs first two F-16 Block 70 fighter jets from the United States are expected to arrive within days, with some analysts saying the improved models could give Taipei better odds against the Peopleâs Liberation Armyâs fifth-generation J-20 fighters.
The jets will be the first deliveries under a loâŚ
MeduzaRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaanti-Kremlinâ 33 fuentesMon, 24 Aug 2026 22:01:44
Authorities in Russia have opened a treason case against Svetlana Golovatenko, a Russian citizen who lived in Ukraine for more than a decade, after she flew to Moscow to renew her documents.
MeduzaRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaanti-Kremlinâ 31 fuentesTue, 25 Aug 2026 10:41:46
A decree signed by Vladimir Putin that allows temporary state management of critical infrastructure facilities whose owners failed to protect them from drones does not amount to nationalization or a change in ownership, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov told reporters.
Nature, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02638-7Good news from a trial of a vaccine against melanoma. Plus, the US NSF is set to issue its lowest number of new grants in 40 years, and the living layer that protects and produces desert soils.
Bitcoin Magazine
US Opens a New Front Against Iranâs Crypto Economy
Iran has been using Bitcoin to dodge sanctions. The Department of the Treasury wants to shut it off from the crypto economy.
This post US Opens a New Front Against Iranâs Crypto Economy first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is wrâŚ
CoinTelegraphMIXED 5.5criptopro-cryptoâ 5 fuentesđŽ especulativoMon, 24 Aug 2026 21:33:13
A judge stayed the CFTCâs civil case against a soldier who allegedly used nonpublic information for a Polymarket bet, but the regulator is trying to weigh in on the criminal case.
Weâve been talking for a while now about how the rush (much of it driven by politiciansâ obsession with Jonathan Haidtâs mostly debunked book) to ban kids from social media is dangerously stupid. It misdiagnoses the problem and creates a solution that both does not work and makes actual problems worâŚ
Adult entertainment company FlavaWorks has elevated its legal campaign against the private torrent tracker Gay-Torrents. After the site already closed its doors, it filed a second complaint arguing civil RICO claims against 75 members of the site. The complaint lists a Virginia man as the first nameâŚ
TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly.
The post TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Childrenâs Privacy appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Judged by the initial strategic goals set by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022, Russiaâs military lost its war against Ukraine some time ago. Yet Russiaâs armed forces have not stopped fighting and continue to prosecute large-scale combat operations in a brutalizing, protracted war sucking upâŚ
The Guardianâs Luke Harding discussed Trump, Putin and the state of the war in Ukraine, his expulsion from Russia, his new book Betrayal, and his career as a foreign correspondentIpswichred asks: Why is Russia considered a wider threat when it cannot even defeat Ukraine?Pressfreedomorbust asks: WhatâŚ
Oliver Blume faces workforce at German HQ as carmaker struggles against Chinese competition and US tariffsThe chief executive of Volkswagen has faced boos and whistles of protest at the companyâs headquarters after telling thousands of workers that a comprehensive reorganisation, which could includeâŚ
President Donald Trump offered no additional details about the levies, but he said they would take effect Jan. 1 â leaving time for the two sides to resume negotiations.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters)Â -Â US Treasury chief Scott Bessent said the United States will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, a move he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations.
A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administrationâs campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
The post Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions appeared first on Just Security.
UN NewsGOLD 8.5DDHHâ 3 fuentesMon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00
The Security Council is currently hearing top UN officials brief on the latest updates about war-torn Sudan as escalating conflict, drone strikes against civilians, displacement, hunger and flooding affects millions and UN agencies strive to deliver lifesaving aid. UN News app users can follow our lâŚ
Flyhalf HandrĂŠ Pollard returns to the Springboks starting line-up for Saturdayâs second Greatest Rivalry Test against the All Blacks, while captain Siya Kolisi is bracketed.
NYT WorldGOLD 8.5geopolĂticacenter-leftâ 5 fuentesđ datosFri, 21 Aug 2026 20:23:13
Chinaâs regulator ordered changes after vehicle occupants sometimes had difficulty exiting electric cars, an issue that has led to lawsuits against Tesla in the United States.
agrupados por: door ¡ recall ¡ tesla ¡ biggest ¡ handles
Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British basesHackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down.The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according âŚ
MeduzaRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaanti-Kremlinâ 27 fuentesMon, 24 Aug 2026 10:47:01
Russiaâs 3rd Combined Arms Army posted footage on its Telegram channel showing an FPV drone attacking an unarmed man riding a bicycle along a road near the village of Vasylivska Pustosh, in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region.
Today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to announce details on new economic pressures on Iran. And, Canada has vowed to impose retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.
The discussions, reported by the Syrian state news agency, came days after Israel struck an air base in Syriaâs northwest, the latest in a series of military interventions.
Democratic presidential hopefuls are scrambling to seize on the growing public backlash against AI. But none will go as far as Bernie Sanders and his recent call to halt the technology's development.Axios asked nearly 20 Democrats who are seen as potential White House contenders whether they supportâŚ
UN NewsGOLD 8.5DDHHâ 19 fuentesWed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday responded to a new round of US sanctions targeting its president and a senior prosecutor, calling them âa flagrant attackâ against the court.
agrupados por: sanctions ¡ criminal ¡ international ¡ president
UN NewsGOLD 8.5DDHHâ 4 fuentesSat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00
Conflicts can expose civilians and detainees to grave abuses; the challenge is not only to document these crimes, but also to ensure all survivors are recognised, protected and able to access justice and care.
The EFI updates were merged today for the in-development Linux 7.3 kernel. Most notable with the EFI updates is now enforcing a timeout foe EFI runtime service completions rather than potentially hanging indefinitely...
With military and diplomatic means to end the war with Iran stalling, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to explain a new round of economic pressure measures on Iran Monday.
SCMPMIXED 6.5geopolĂticapro-PRCâ 8 fuentesMon, 24 Aug 2026 06:34:24
Routine Chinese activities are increasingly being framed as threats by Indian intelligence agencies, raising the risk of New Delhi miscalculating and taking âunilateral countermeasuresâ against Beijing, a Chinese academic has warned.
India has stepped up intelligence-gathering as ties with neighbourâŚ
Canada is vowing to impose fresh tariffs on US goods in retaliation for Trump administration taxes. The moves come after talks between the two trading partners broke down late last week.
Global VoicesRELIABLE 7.5DDHHâ 8 fuentesđ datosSun, 16 Aug 2026 18:14:28
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, violence against women has become an increasingly common problem. Figures from the first quarter of 2026 expose a major gender-based violence (GBV) crisis.
Global VoicesRELIABLE 7.5DDHHâ 15 fuentesWed, 19 Aug 2026 15:26:17
Growing cases of violence against Indigenous people are linked to an impasse on the framework of rights and pressure against land demarcation, says the organization that advocates for Indigenous rights
US president pivots towards âcrushingâ economic operation against Iran and its trading partners as military strikes fail to bring Tehran to the tableDonald Trump has announced a new campaign to isolate Iranâs economy, threatening âtremendous economic consequencesâ on any country that helps or does bâŚ
The ICC's ability to function will depend significantly on Japan's response to the U.S. sanctions against the Court's Japanese president.
The post The Road to Dismantling the ICC Runs Through Tokyo appeared first on Just Security.
âDaddy?â Theo curled against my side in bed. âWhere do words go when they die?â Iâd orchestrated the bedtime routine flawlessly: bath (taken), teeth (brushed), potty (tinkled), books (two), song (one, poorly sung), and snuggle (his chin on my second rib). Now was the moment when our sonâs eyelids weâŚ
Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon on Thursday, two days after she stunned the party establishment by defeating heavily funded favorite Alex Vindman.Why it matters: Sanders gives Nixon a prominent national progressive ally as she pivots to a difficult general-âŚ
AI-enabled bioweapons are a potentially catastrophic yet manageable risk â if government, the scientific community, the public health sector and leading tech companies can develop appropriate safeguards, a new report argues.Why it matters: The debate over AI and public safety isn't one that the healâŚ
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaâ 30 fuentesFri, 21 Aug 2026 18:06:10
Prominent figures in the Make America Healthy Again movement are telling President Trump that "data centers should not become the justification for burning more coal."Why it matters: The appeal, in a joint letter, collides with Trump officials' support for coal to help power AI.It cites coal's publiâŚ
Students are returning to campus as the Trump administration continues to reshape American academia.The big picture: The administration has leveraged federal education funding and threatened litigation against universities deemed misaligned with policy priorities â moves critics say subject academiaâŚ
President Trump is reaching deeper into individual markets to try to ease consumer price strains.Why it matters: The administration is under mounting pressure to deliver relief as affordability becomes a bigger political liability ahead of the midterms.The push is cutting against â and sometimes rolâŚ
TUNIS, Aug 20 (Reuters)Â -Â Activists and opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied took to the streets of Tunis on Thursday, calling for his departure and the restoration of democracy in the latest protest against his governance amid growing political and economic discontent.
Researcher Nathan Cofnas said in a post on X that he was under investigation by Ghent University for "discriminating" against the late Cambridge professor.
UN NewsGOLD 8.5DDHHâ 31 fuentesSat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00
Demobilised former combatants are actively joining the fight against Ebola by participating in public information campaigns in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Â
UN NewsGOLD 8.5DDHHâ 18 fuentesWed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00
Reports of new illegal Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank raised alarms at UN Headquarters on Wednesday while the UN rights office called on Israel to condemn its national security ministerâs words that incite âviolence amounting to atrocity crimesâ against Palestinians.
Damian de Allende will become the 10th Springbok to play 100 Tests when he starts at No 12 against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday â and the stats show why heâs been Rassie Erasmusâ go-to man during South Africaâs golden era.
The decision was reportedly made despite social media threats against Eisenkot and warnings from the defense sector that hostile actors may target former senior officials.
In early 2025 I wrote about the upstream Nginx web server rejecting dark mode support for its error pages on the basis of wanting to keep the default error pages simple and developers arguing the extra HTML tag for the dark mode styling as superfluous. Following a lot of public backlash for being agâŚ
Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Justice has reportedly been investigating the arrangement for almost a yâŚ
MeduzaRELIABLE 7.5geopolĂticaanti-Kremlinâ 11 fuentesFri, 21 Aug 2026 22:10:59
By the end of 2026, a major new international treaty will be submitted to the State Duma for ratification: the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime. Russia does not agree with every provision in the document â even though Russia was the one that initiated it. So the convention will be ratifiâŚ
NYT WorldGOLD 8.5geopolĂticacenter-leftâ 4 fuentesđ datosFri, 21 Aug 2026 18:22:00
Harry and six other high-profile figures lost a privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers. They may eventually have to pay more than twice the initial sum, a judge said.
The presidential election has reopened debate over Article 70 of the Constitution, which can cost parliamentarians their seats if they vote against their party.
A simple yeast-based food supplement may help restore the immune systemâs ability to fight cancer, according to new research in mice. Scientists found that yeast beta-glucan reprogrammed early immune cells in the bone marrow, leading to stronger, longer-lasting cancer-fighting responses against coloâŚ
Weâre not going to do a full rehash of the whole Reckless Ben / Bryan Mansell / Bricks & Minifigs saga here. Weâve already got a bunch of stories on it, and there are many other sources. But there is some news in the form of Bricks & Minifigs (BAM) âsettlingâ with Mansell â and [âŚ]
A federal appeals court just made it harder for online services, big and small, to get lawsuits over user speech dismissed early. In California v. Meta, a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel held that the lower courtâs denial of Section 230 immunity to Meta is not immediately appealable. The misguided râŚ
In a handful of known cases, large social media companies have privately pushed back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoenas when the agency tried to unmask anonymous users who tracked immigration activities or criticized the government. As ICE engages in a pattern of illegal andâŚ
