SYDNEY, March 9 - Virtual private networks (VPNs) were among Australia's most downloaded smartphone applications, usage data showed, while one of the world's largest pornography distributors said it was blocking users as the country rolled out sweeping online age-restrictions
High-powered AI and cloud servers crunching data need huge amounts of power and give off intense heat that traditional air cooling systems are often unable to cool properly.
Historic Pact, the left-wing coalition linked to President Gustavo Petro, and the Democratic Center, led by former president Alvaro Uribe, were on Sunday emerging as the two main forces in Colombia’s Senate for the 2026-2030 term, according to preliminary pre-count results.
Every few years, Washington’s foreign policy establishment rediscovers its favorite bogeyman: a grand, coordinated coalition of adversaries hell-bent on dismantling the American-led world order. Today, the specter haunting the think tanks and op-ed pages is the so-called
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that when to end the war with Iran will be a "mutual" decision made with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking by phone with The Times of Israel, Trump said Netanyahu will have input on
France will host a video meeting of G7 finance ministers on the Middle East crisis on Monday, as the war fuels fears for the global economy. The French finance ministry said in a statement the meeting at 1:30 pm (1230 GMT) would "review the situation in the Gulf from an
The global volume of transfers of major arms between states rose 9.2% in 2021-25 compared with 2016-20, the biggest increase since 2011-15, according to data released on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The shift was driven above all by a
Governments and regulators have been cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok on X.
Kathleen Kennedy, the venerable filmmaker and former president of Lucasfilm, spent her Sunday singing the praises of American sound designers. The prolific producer-turned-executive received an honorary award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors at the group’s annual Golden
SEOUL, March 9 - A South Korean parliamentary committee is expected to finalise the wording of a special bill on Monday, paving the way for a plenary vote this week to enable $350 billion of U.S. investments under a bilateral trade deal between the countries.
One analyst said Indonesia's repeated offer to mediate the conflict can be a misreading of the situation.
'Frankenstein,' 'Zootopia 2' and 'Love, Death + Robots' also scored trophies at the awards show on Sunday.
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” took top honors at the 73rd annual Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards, Sunday at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. The film’s sound teams won for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / ADR and Outstanding Achievement in
The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime. The rise of generative AI has turbocharged the ability of state
What matters to Times Square business and theater owners is that the 25-story eyesore, which closed six years ago, might end up in responsible hands.
A suspect was arrested after the shooting on Sunday afternoon, Los Angeles officers say.
Nobody truly knows what the Pakistanis want to do with the Roosevelt -- if they even know themselves.
Engineers have discovered an unexpected link between two very different realms of physics: the behavior of electrons in graphene and magnetic waves in specially engineered materials. By designing a thin magnetic film with a hexagonal pattern of holes—similar to graphene’s
Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.
Enrique Tarrio, a far-right activist and former Proud Boys national chair, posted a photo of himself with Secretary of State Marco Rubio taken at the inaugural "Shield of the Americas" summit in Florida on Saturday. Tarrio posted the photo on Saturday on the social platform X
Oil prices climbed above US$100 a barrel on Sunday in futures trading, reaching their highest levels since 2022 as the war in the Middle East, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and fresh production cuts among Gulf producers tightened supply expectations. Reuters
Iran on Sunday named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, cementing hardline continuity as the war with Israel and the United States deepens and cross-border strikes increasingly hit fuel depots, energy routes and desalination facilities across the region. The Assembly
A Yale study found that lowering parent stress can help protect young children from obesity. When parents practiced mindfulness and stress-management skills, their kids showed healthier eating patterns and avoided the weight gain seen in families that only focused on diet and
Major disruption to energy supplies threatens to push up prices for consumers and businesses around the world.
According to the police, the suspect fired multiple rounds of gunshots toward the home from inside her car
Madrid cites humanitarian and economic reasons to give undocumented workers legal status.
A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor in a German second division match as the referee was went to the pitchside screen to check a penalty award.
IWAKI, Japan, March 9 - Takuma Hashimoto was three years old when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, triggering nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant just an hour's drive from his home.
Major disruption to energy supplies threatens to push up prices for consumers and businesses around the world.
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A new brain-imaging study has revealed how ketamine produces its fast antidepressant effects in people with treatment-resistant depression. Researchers tracked changes in a critical brain receptor that helps neurons communicate and found that ketamine reshapes its activity in
STOCKHOLM, March 9 (Reuters) - Europe became the world's biggest arms importer over the last five years as governments reacted to Russia's threat and waning confidence in U.S. security commitments, data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed on Monday.
SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - Australia has asked the family members and dependants of diplomatic officials in the United Arab Emirates to leave the country, following an escalation in the conflict in the Middle East as several Gulf cities came under Iranian bombardment. U.S.
President Trump said Sunday that increasing prices of oil are “a very small price to pay” for “safety and peace” amid the U.S. conflict with Iran. “Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to
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