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Syrian authorities say three ISIL fighters were killed and several others were taken into custody in the Aleppo raid.Syrian security forces have killed three ISIL (ISIS) fighter jets and arrested four others in Aleppo, authorities said the interim government has announced the first such operation against a group of Syrian second city. Syrian Home Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the attack launched by the general security department in conjunction with General Information Services targeted multiple ISIL sleeper cells operating across Aleppo. He said one security guard was killed during the surgery. The forces stormed the site and…
The world’s only pure positive fusion experiment has steadily increased the amount of power it produces, TechCrunch learned. In a recent attempt, the team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) first became 5.2 megajoules, then 8.6 megajoules, and once again increased to 8.6 megajoules, according to sources with knowledge of the experiment. The new result is a significant improvement over the 2022 historical experiment, which was the first controlled fusion reaction to generate more energy than it consumed. The 2022 shot produced 3.15 megajoules. This is a small bump on top of 2.05 megajoules that the…
Crystal Palace wins their first major trophy by beating Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.Crystal Palace’s Ebekieze won the FA Cup 1-0 against Manchester City, sparking a massive South London party by scoring the only goal claiming the first major trophy in history. Local man Eze volleyed 16 minutes later, former Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson played the hero in the palace goal, and the city sought to waste a chance of bag loads, including a penalty, in the final on Saturday. After England’s forward Eze, the final eight and semi goals advanced to the…
Israel and Hamas confirm indirect consultations being held in Qatar as Israel expands its ground attack and kills dozens of people.Israel and Hamas confirmed that a Gaza suspension meeting in Qatar is ongoing as Israeli forces spread ground attacks on besieged Palestinian territory despite international calls for a ceasefire. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on Saturday that the Hamas delegation in Doha has returned to negotiations “in a hostage trade.” According to Katz, Israel was participating in the consultations without any conditions. Hamas Leadership Media Advisor Taher Al-Nono confirmed with Reuters that a new round of…
Epic Games is escalating efforts to put pressure on Apple to put the game Fortnite in the App Store. The new court is asking Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to require Apple to “accept a compliant version of Fortnite in the US storefront of the App Store.” Epic and Apple are engaged in a long-standing legal battle over Apple’s App Store policy, particularly the committee that Apple charges for in-app purchases. The Fortnite publisher won a big victory last month when Judge Rodgers determined that Apple was in a “willful violation” of an injunction over anti-competitive pricing. This is a ruling…
Supported by the Y Combinator, startup Firecrawl is back on the hunt for AI agent employees. As we reported in February, the first attempt wasn’t necessarily worth AI. However, they have placed three new ads on YC’s job board for “AI Agents Only” and have set a total of $1 million to make it happen. Within about a week after the new job posting was published, there were around 50 applicants, founder Caleb Peffer told TechCrunch. Firecrawl provides a web crawl tool that removes data from LLMS websites. This is the shaded part of the AI ecosystem, which is the…
The storm is part of a tough weather system that cleans the Midwest, leaving behind thousands of people in its power.At least 21 people have been killed after a tornado caused by a severe storm in Missouri and Kentucky, the officials said. Kentucky Gov. Andy Besher said on X on Saturday that at least 14 people were killed in the storm on Friday night. At least seven people were killed in Missouri as authorities began searching for people trapped in the building. A man is sitting in a chair after a storm in St. Louis, Missouri [Jeff Roberson/AP] Kentucky officials…
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s political and military leaders are turning their fingers at Donald Trump after the US president slashed rhetoric on his first major tour of the Middle East. In a speech to a group of teachers gathered for the state ceremony in Tehran on Saturday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said some of Trump’s comments were not even worth responding. “The level of those statements is so low that it is dishonorable to the person they spoke to them and dishonorable to the American nation,” he said. Khamenei added that when Washington said he wanted to use his…
Groups of seven European countries are calling for an end to Israeli military attacks and Gaza blockade, as the UN’s aid director says they should not waste time on alternative US-backed proposals to provide aid to Palestinian territory. In a joint statement later on Friday, leaders from Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia, Spain and Norway said “will not be silent in front of the humanitarian catastrophe happening right in Gaza.” “We are calling on the Israeli government to immediately reverse current policies, and to abstain from military operations, fully lift the blockade and ensure safe, prompt and unhindered humanitarian assistance…
New York’s 38-point victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 was the biggest win in Knick Sprayoff history.Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby scored 23 points as the New York Knicks scored 23 points. Mikal Bridges scored 22 points, while Karl Anthony Towns added 21 points and 12 rebounds to third-seeded New York. The Knicks concluded the Best of Seven Series with the biggest playoff margin in franchise history. “We should go more,” Bridges said. “We’re not finished. We went out there tonight and played hard and dealt with business. But our season isn’t over. We should go more.” New…