Islamic State-linked families arrive home in Australia from Syria
A group of nine women and children has landed in Melbourne with another woman and her child expected in Sydney.
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‘AI is just amplifying that weakness’: The dangers of having AI draft difficult conversations for you
AI can write the perfect difficult email—but should it? As leaders and workers outsource hard conversations to chatbots, experts say the real cost may be losing the ability to handle conflict at all. “No more reading emails, OK?” says tech founder and content creator Jason Yeager’s satirical boss character MyTechCeo in a recent TikTok skit. …
Mokster Films & D-Day Pictures Team On Taiwanese Horror ‘Revive’
Singapore-based Mokster Films and Lester Hsi’s Taiwan-based D-Day Pictures are jointly producing Taiwanese horror film Revive, a project exploring the intersection between grief, technology and the unknown. Mokster Films is also handling international sales on the project, directed by emerging filmmaker Danny Tseng, and will introduce it to buyers in Cannes. The project marks the…
Met officers investigated over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed abuse complaints | Metropolitan police
A serving Metropolitan police officer and four former officers are being investigated over their handling of allegations of sexual abuse made against Mohamed Al Fayed, according to reports. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation into the five individuals for potential misconduct following complaints against the former Harrods owner, who died…
Scientists accidentally discover DNA that breaks the rules of life
A test designed to push the limits of single cell DNA sequencing ended up revealing something far more surprising: a microscopic organism from a pond at Oxford University Parks appears to use the genetic code in a way scientists had not seen before. Dr. Jamie McGowan, a postdoctoral scientist at the Earlham Institute, was studying…
Vertex Ventures backs Singapore AI startup ReN3 with $5m
ReN3’s AI platform supports deployment on premises, private clouds, or hybrid setups.
Wolves fail to heed Edwards’ warning, come out ‘cool’ in rout
SAN ANTONIO — Before Wednesday night’s Game 2, Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards relayed a warning he had given to his teammates. “The natural tendency for teams that steal the first game, the away team, they get blown out in Game 2,” Edwards said of his message. “We can’t come out cool.” In an eventual…
A cruise ship is under quarantine in the Atlantic after three people died from hantavirus
Embed from Getty Images I was a-year-ago years old when I first learned about hantavirus, when the rodent-borne disease was confirmed as Betsy Arakawa’s cause of death after she and husband Gene Hackman were found deceased in their home. And then soon after Dr. Collins mentioned hantavirus on season one of The Pitt, and I…
First plane carrying IS-linked family members lands in Australia, with police expected to make arrests | Australian security and counter-terrorism
A group of 11 women and children have landed in Melbourne after being detained for more than seven years in Syrian detention camps since the fall of Islamic State. Some the women face possible criminal charges – including terrorism and slavery related offences – with the Australian federal police (AFP) expected to provide an update…
Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate | Drought News
Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 Maryam watched her goats starve and her crops fail. She buried two of her children before she finally gave up hope and sought help from international aid agencies in southern Somalia. She left her village with her remaining six children, making the long journey along the Jubba River…