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Meta reports that he is launching a standalone app for short-format videos, citing an anonymous source where he heard Instagram head Adam Mosseri talk to staff about the project. The project is a codenamed project Ray, which aims to improve recommendations for new users and existing users in the US, and is reportedly posting more three-minute videos. Meta did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Last month, the company announced a video editing app called Edit to compete with Capcut (owned by Tiktok Parent Company Bytedance) with the aim of taking advantage of the uncertain future of Tiktok and…
South Korea’s National Intelligence Services say it is assessing the scale of Pyongyang’s deployment into the war in Ukraine.South Korea’s intelligence agency has evaluated North Korea sending more soldiers to Russia after being seriously injured on the frontlines of the Ukrainian war, local media reports. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a statement to South Korean media that Pyongyang relocated its troops to the front in Russia’s Kursk region in early February following a month’s lull. “It appears that there has been an additional force deployment, but the scale of it is still being investigated,” NIS was quoted as…
Hundreds of Palestinians released by Israel show signs of weakness and abuse during their detention.Hundreds of Palestinians held at the Israeli prison released in Gaza have once again shown signs of weakness and abuse as part of the ceasefire agreement. More than 600 Palestinians were released Thursday shortly after Israel said Hamas had given him the ffin, which includes the bodies of four prisoners. Israel delayed the release of two Palestinian women and 44 children. This was the final scheduled swap as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Several Palestinians were taken by…
The key developments of the 1,098th day of the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine are:The situation for Thursday, February 27th is as follows: Fineting The Russian guided bomb killed five people and injured eight people in Kostiantinibka in eastern Ukraine, Vadim Firashkin, governor of the Donetsk region, said. Two more people were killed in another attack on Kyiv, according to state news outlet Ukrinform. The Russian Ministry of Defense said it shot down 19 drones in one night in the nation and annexed Crimea, with other authorities reporting one person dead in the Belgorod region. Governor Maikora Kalashnik said…
Seoul, Korea, February 27, 2025, Chain Wire Moca Network, the flagship project of the Animoca brand, Sk Planet, one of Korea’s largest information and communications technology platforms, has announced today the launch of OKI Club, a premium membership program that will integrate Sk3 technology into Sk Planet’s OK Cashbag App. Powered by Moca Network’s Air Kit SDK (Software Development Kit), Oki Club will allow retail users to natively access Web3 services within the Web2 app, bringing blockchain capabilities and interoperable digital identity to one of Korea’s most widely used consumer platforms. SK Planet users can earn rewards by joining the…
Huy Duc worked for an influential state-run newspaper before writing a popular blog that was critical of the country’s leaders.Vietnam’s leading independent journalists and book authors have been sentenced to 30 months in prison for Facebook posts that are critical of the government. Following the trial, which lasted only a few hours, a court in Hanoi, the capital, has convicted 63-year-old Huy Duc for “violating democratic liberties on the interests of the state” by posting 13 articles on Facebook. “These articles have numerous exchanges, comments and stocks that have a negative impact on social order and safety,” read the indictment…
February 27, 2025Ravi LakshmananCybercrime/Cryptocurrency The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially linked a record-breaking $1.5 billion Bibit hack to North Korean threat actors as its CEO Ben Zhou declared “war with Lazarus.” The agency is attributable to a specific cluster that the Democratic Republic of South Korea (North Korea) is responsible for the theft of virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchanges and tracks it as trader trading parties, which will also be tracked as Jade mining, slow accommodation and UNC4899. “The Traderraitor actors are moving forward quickly, converting some of the stolen assets into Bitcoin and other virtual assets…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Schools and universities across the US face Friday deadline End the diversity program Or, there’s a risk that the Trump administration will withdraw federal money, but few people are openly rushing to make changes. Many believe they are on a solid legal basis and know that it is rarely unprecedented and very time-consuming for governments to cut off funds.State officials in Washington and California urged schools not to make changes to schools, saying they would not change federal laws and would not require action. New York City schools have taken the same approach and say the district’s…
Nouadhibou, Mauritania (AP) – Devoted students across West Africa are raising their hands as teachers guide them through mathematics and classic Arabic. They then race outdoors to meet their parents, clean their homes, drive informal taxis, and drive in Chinese factories.Outside, government signs show busy boats navigating the Atlantic thrashing waves, urging these families and others to fight “immigrant smuggling.” Inside, the poster warns that the oceans can be fatal.Such messaging is difficult to escape at Nuadou, the second largest city in Mauritania and the launch point for an increasingly popular immigration route to Europe. As authorities tighten security measures…
Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have once again cracked down on cryptocurrencies and online exchanges as the value of national currency values in a chaotic economy. Last month, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) suddenly stopped paying for rial on all cryptocurrency exchanges, causing more than 10 million crypto users to spend it on Bitcoin and other global online currencies. The goal was to counter the further depreciation of the national currencies fought by stopping foreign currency changes. The crypto market grew significantly last year and leaned towards a bullish 2025 2025, leading countless young Iranians to a growing global…