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The UK said there are several proposals for a potential Ukrainian ceasefire after French President Emmanuel Macron proposed a limited first month of truce. The UK-France-led European countries are considering options for a proposal to halt Russia’s Ukrainian war after the oval office rupture between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Voldimia Zelensky last week. British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer said he agreed to host the summit of European leaders in London on Sunday and create a Ukrainian Peace Plan to present to the US. In an interview on his way to the summit, Macron raised the possibility of a…
Protesters gathered outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Sunday night as the Israeli government agreed between it and Palestinian group Hamas, slowing the progress of the agreement to the second stage. Yes, they were angry at his decision to unilaterally extend Phase 1 of the transaction and were unhappy with the delay in fully implementing the contract brokered in January. However, their banners and slogans did not mention the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza after Israel blocked entry into humanitarian enclaves on Sunday. Instead, the focus was on Israeli prisoners left in Gaza, just as Netanyahu limped and…
March 3, 2025Ravi LakshmananCloud Security/Email Security According to research from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, threat actors targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments push phishing campaigns to unsuspecting targets. Cybersecurity companies track activity clusters under the name TGR-UNK-0011 (short for threat groups with unknown motivation). It says it overlaps with the group known as Javaghost. TGR-UNK-0011 is known to be active since 2019. “The group has historically focused on website taints,” said security researcher Margaret Kelly. “In 2022, they pivoted to send phishing emails for financial gain.” It is worth noting that these attacks do not exploit the vulnerabilities of…
President Donald Trump said that clearing 25% tariffs in Mexico and Canada would come into effect tomorrow, and appears to end weeks of speculation about whether the action could be avoided. Monday’s announcement comes shortly after Trump administration officials suggested that Trump could impose tariff levels lower than previously threatened. But speaking to a White House reporter, Trump seemed determined by following at a higher rate. “Tomorrow – 25% tariffs in Canada and 25% in Mexico. And that’s going to start,” Trump said. When asked if there was room for negotiation, the US President replied: All customs duties are set.…
AI startup Humanity announced Monday it raised $3.5 billion in a post-money valuation led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. According to CrunchBase, participants were also from Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. “This investment will help humanity develop next-generation AI systems, expand their computing power, deepen their research into mechanical interpretability and consistency, and accelerate international expansion,” the company wrote in a blog post. “Humanity is focused on developing AI systems that serve as real collaborators, working with teams to tackle complex projects, consolidate information…
The cost management startup lamp has almost doubled its valuation to $13 billion after a $150 million secondary stock sales, the company announced Monday morning. New and existing supporters, including VC Stripe, GIC, Avenir Growth, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, 137 Ventures and Definition Capital, purchased a second from employees and early investors. This is a major conflict in the ratings of Fintech Startup Ramp. It was valued at $7.65 billion last April, when it raised $150 million in a Series D expansion co-led by the Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund. That pay raise has secured $1.2…
Tiktok, owned by Chinese company Bytedance, has been at the heart of US controversy for four years due to concerns about user data that the Chinese government may access. Just last month, the app experienced a temporary suspension in the US, leaving millions of users suspenseful before it was quickly restored. Tiktok returned to the App Store and Google Play Store last month. Nevertheless, Tiktok’s future remains uncertain, with many investors competing for the opportunity to buy the app. As Angelo Zino, senior vice president at CFRA Research, estimates the platform’s US business could raise its valuation to more than…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court said it would not listen to challenges from Monday Conservative college students Those who say their freedom of speech is being violated by university programs to report bias claims. Two of the nine justices, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, said they had heard of the incident. Students say the Indiana University bias response team will curb speeches on campus by allowing anonymous reports of bias and seemingly despicable. The university says the program is intended for education and support, and the two-person team will not rule out punishment. Nameless students are first represented in…
Microsoft is offering major updates to healthcare AI tools. The Redmond-based company announced the Dragon Copilot on Monday. Dragon Copilot is a voice activation assistant that combines the functions of Dragon Medical One and Dachshund Copilot into a single tool. Assistants are built to help with industry burnout management work. It can be explained through all voice commands, including extracting information from a medical database, drafting clinical notes, creating referral characters, and generating post-visit summary. “Through this technology, clinicians will have the ability to focus on patients rather than computers, which will lead to better outcomes and ultimately better healthcare…
Reports say the US has halted offensive cyber operations against Russia amid the Trump administration’s efforts to give Moscow concessions to end the war in Ukraine. Records show that the reported order to halt US launch hacking operations against Russia was approved by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses. The new guidance will affect operations carried out by US Cyber Command, a Department of Defense division focused on hacking and operation in cyberspace, but it does not apply to espionage carried out by the National Security Agency. The reported order has been confirmed by the New York Times and the…