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“The maximum pressure” policy, which has been forced by us, is not a negotiation, but a form of surrender,” Iran’s FM said.Iran said it is ready to negotiate with the US, although not under Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” strategy. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragci said in a statement on Saturday that “negotiations are necessary to lift sanctions, but not within the framework of the “maximum pressure” policy.” Araguchi’s statement came after Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the government not to negotiate with the US and called such an approach “reckless.” Khamenei, who has final say on all strategic…
Elon Musk recently said he “hasn’t munched a bit to get Tiktok.” Musk made these comments in an interview at the Welt Economic Summit on January 28th. The video of the interview was released today. The interview comes after President Donald Trump delayed a law requiring the sale of Tiktoc ordinances to be banned in the US. At the time, there were reports that the Chinese government had accepted transactions to acquire apps by Musk (a major Trump alliance). Trump told reporters he wants to see Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison win Tiktok. He also signed an executive order…
Welcome back to review week. This week we are diving into Google and quietly removing our pledge not to build AI weapons for surveillance. How Elon Musk and Doge are driving the biggest violations of US government data. Researchers were able to recreate a premium “inference” model for $50. And more! Let’s get into it. Representatives of Elon Musk and Doge were granted “full access” to the US financial payment system, which is used to spread trillions of dollars to Americans each year. Senator Ron Wyden warned that access to the mask system poses a “national security risk.” It’s the…
The Rwandan-backed M23 is closed in the town of Kavum in South Kivu, and is offensive, killing thousands and leaving many behind.The African leaders’ summit to deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) crisis has directed the Army chiefs within five days to “provide technical direction for immediate and unconditional ceasefires.” The meeting, which came to an end in Tanzania on Saturday, brought together leaders from eight countries from East African Communities (EAC) and 16 South African Development Communities (SADC). They also called for openings to humanitarian corridors that evacuated the dead and were injured. The Rwandan-backed M23…
Development has been one of the Army’s most important advances since the outbreak of war between the Secretary of the Army and the RSF.The Sudanese army says it has regained almost all control of northern Khartoum to intensify its attack aimed at regaining full control of the capital from the paramilitary swift support forces (RSF). The Army has acquired a massive belt in the capital and surrounding areas in recent weeks in the war with the RSF since April 2023. On Saturday, the military said it had recaptured Kafoli, a major district north of Khartoum, after pushing RSF into the…
The Super Bowl Halftime Show has always been a major part of the annual NFL event and is the most viewed music performance in the United States this year. Watch Sunday’s halftime show during a match between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, Louisiana. Who is playing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2025? Kendrick Lamar performs the halftime show. He has won 22 Grammy Awards throughout his career. This includes five songs of the year, “Not like Us.” Lamar is the first solo rapper in the headlines of the halftime show. The 37-year-old performed…
Prime Minister Salam formed a new government as Hezbollah appears to be on the sidelines more and more.Lebanon President Joseph Aung announced the creation of a new government after more than two years of interim cabinet amid political conflict and a massive economic collapse. The president on Saturday said he has accepted the resignation of the caretaker government and appointed a new cabinet for Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, the first full-scale government since 2022. The Cabinet is currently being charged with drafting a policy statement – a broad overview of the government’s approaches and priorities ahead – will require a…
To give female scholars and others focused on AI to time their appropriate and postponed time, TechCrunch focuses on amazing women who contributed to the AI revolution is being announced. Autodesk CTO Raji Arasu said he has been using AI for “decades” to solve software-related challenges. “If traditional software development is struggling to deal with complex problems, whether it be deterministic, procedural or other traditional methods, I always have the solution to unstructured data, especially as a solution. We relied on AI to process it,” ARASU told TechCrunch in an interview. Arras has had a long career in technology. In…
Discussions about things that are not “open source” are often resolved by postponing open source initiatives (OSIs). The software is then open source. But when you fall into the legal definition of nuts and bolts, and when you fall into the “spirit” that open source actually means, the water is muddy. Certainly there is a significant nuance in the discussion of open source and proprietary software. Are “open source companies” haming projects by sliding the core features behind the commercial paywall? How transparent is there about project development? And how much direct input does “community” actually have in a particular…
The government’s efficiency, the Trump administration’s cost-cutting agency led by billionaire business owner Elon Musk, puts hundreds of federal employees on leave, gaining access to sensitive federal payment systems and brings charges He led to federal agencies. The pushback against Doge was quick as lawmakers and the public asked whether Musk could be reduced, restructured or eliminated institutions approved and funded by the Congress. Chuck Schumer, leader of the Senate minority in New York, wrote to X on February 3rd: Doge is not a real government agency. Doge does not have the authority to make spending decisions. Doge has no…