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Bangladesh’s Chattogram port deal is no foreign sellout

Bangladesh’s decision to bring in APM Terminals of Denmark to construct and operate the new Laldia terminal at Chattogram Port marks one of the most consequential strategic infrastructure decisions in recent decades. The terminal will be fully financed by the foreign operator,

Vast trove of medieval Jewish records opened up by AI

By Hannah Confino JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Researchers in Israel are hoping to make new discoveries about Jewish history by loading a digital database of manuscripts stretching back a thousand years into a new transcription tool that uses artificial intelligence. The Cairo Geniza,

UK ban on pro-Palestine group under scrutiny in court

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government's decision to ban pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation will be challenged in court on Wednesday, with lawyers representing a co-founder arguing it is a misuse of anti-terrorism laws. Palestine

Commission launches whistleblower tool for AI Act

The European Commission has launched a whistleblower tool for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The tool will provide a secure and confidential channel for individuals to report suspected breaches of the AI Act directly to the EU AI Office, the centre of AI expertise within

Great Game intensifies for Myanmar’s Kachin rare earths

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. In the global contest over critical minerals, Myanmar has emerged as an unlikely pivot. Rare earth elements (REE)—dysprosium, terbium, and others indispensable for magnets

New deep-learning tool can tell if salmon is wild or farmed

A paper published in Biology Methods and Protocols, finds that it is now possible to distinguish wild from farmed salmon using deep learning, potentially greatly improving strategies for environmental protection. The paper is titled "Identifying escaped farmed salmon from fish