On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Iran authorities call on all citizens to remove WhatsApp from their devices On Wednesday, NetBlocks reported a near-total internet blackout across the country Authorities restored access to WhatsApp in December 2024 after over 2 years of ban Iran has called for its citizens to delete WhatsApp from their smartphones with…
Rendering of a possible waterfront ballpark south of downtown Portland. Portland Diamond Project The Oregon Legislature signed off on a bill that would cap funding at $800 million for a potential Major League ballpark in Portland. With total costs likely to be at or exceeding $2 billion, and additional expansion fees, many outstanding questions remain…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2025 race for New York City mayor is tightening, with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead shrinking with less than a week to go until the crucial June 24 Democratic Party mayoral primary, a new poll indicates. A Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll released Wednesday shows…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two companies backed by Bill Gates and Sam Altman have raised more than $1bn amid a surge in investor optimism that nuclear energy will help power the artificial intelligence revolution. TerraPower, a private company founded…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chester, has won the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s lieutenant governorship, according to The Associated Press. Hashmi, an immigrant from India, said on her campaign site that she is the only candidate “endorsed by both abortion rights groups and labor.” Hashmi was locked in…
Sensay, a creator of AI-powered digital replicas of people, has established an AI-powered government on a real island it purchased off the coast of the Philippines. Previously known as Cheron Island, it’s been renamed Sensay Island. The Head of State (effectively, the President) of Sensay Island is Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, one of The Five…
Israel’s bombing of Iran came so close to the home of Mahin, 80, that a massive explosion filled the air with smoke in her affluent neighbourhood of Tehran. Yet Mahin has remained among the millions of residents of the Iranian capital refusing to evacuate. “Where shall I go? I feel more comfortable at home,” she…
As Fantasy Football managers, we’re always looking for the next big thing. The young player who is about to have a breakout season. The rookie who could make an impact right away. We want someone new and exciting — not old and slow. But there’s always going to be a handful of veterans who surprise…
Gerard Butler’s action movie Plane is heading for orbit: after just one week, it has racked up 6.3 million views, making it the second most popular movie on Netflix in the US and setting a course for #1 in the global charts (it’s currently sitting at number three for the week ending June 15). It’s…
Meetings play a crucial role in decision-making, project coordination, and collaboration, and remote meetings are common across many organizations. However, capturing and structuring key takeaways from these conversations is often inefficient and inconsistent. Manually summarizing meetings or extracting action items requires significant effort and is prone to omissions or misinterpretations. Large language models (LLMs) offer…
