AI WON’T TAKE YOUR JOB – BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD IGNORE IT

Sun 29 December 2024: Two influential tech CEOs have sparked a debate about AI’s effect on jobs. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski announced the buy-now, pay-later firm stopped hiring a year ago, claiming that AI can do most of the jobs that humans do. And the chief executive of AI firm Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has argued that workers are […]

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DOMESTIC CHALLENGES PUT SURVIVAL OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC AT RISK, KHATAMI SAYS

Sat 28 December 2024: Iran’s ex-President Mohammad Khatami warned Tehran may collapse or be toppled without urgent reforms, joining other Reformist figures who have sounded the alarm in recent days about popular anger over the ailing economy. Iran is currently grappling with an intense economic crisis, as the value of the US dollar has surged […]

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PAKISTAN’S FORCED REPATRIATION OF AFGHAN REFUGEES HAS FUELED HATRED: IMRAN KHAN

Sat 28 December 2024: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the forced deportation of Afghan refugees, which was intended to reduce terrorism, has actually created hatred that is detrimental to regional peace. Speaking to reporters in Adiala Jail, Khan criticized Pakistan’s recent airstrikes on Afghanistan and said that this is the second […]

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ISRAEL CONTACTED ASSAD VIA WHATSAPP FOR YEARS: REPORT

Sat 28 December 2024: Israel reportedly engaged in secret communications with the ousted Bashar Assad’s regime in recent years using the messaging app WhatsApp, Anadolu reported, citing Yedioth Ahronoth. It said Israel conducted covert operations to establish contact with Assad and his inner circle, sending messages through Israeli intelligence agents posing as “Musa” on WhatsApp. The messages […]

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FRANCE TIGHTENS SOCIAL MEDIA RULES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 15 REQUIRING PARENTAL CONSENT TO CREATE ACCOUNTS

Sat 28 December 2024: One in four families in France experiences cyberbullying ‘Our first reflex should be to remember that a child should never be left alone with a digital screen,’ says general director of L’Enfant Bleu Association PARIS France has made it mandatory since 2023 for children under 15 to obtain parental consent to […]

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TESLA’S MARKET CAP FAR AHEAD OF OTHER CARMAKERS WORLDWIDE

Sat 28 December 2024: Reaching $1.4 trillion this year, the market capitalization of electric carmaker Tesla is far ahead of other carmakers worldwide. The total market capitalization of 52 major players in the auto business amounted to $2.8 trillion this year, with Tesla leading the pack, as the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer’s market cap equaled […]

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THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM MAY BE THROUGH DAMASCUS: POST -ASSAD SYRIA AND PALESTINE

Fri 27 December 2024: The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime marks a watershed moment for the Middle East, with implications extending far beyond the borders of war-torn Syria. December 8, 2024, will be remembered as a day of monumental political and military realignment—a decisive “Ottoman slap” to entrenched regional powers. The term “Ottoman slap” originated […]

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BANGLADESH TO INVESTIGATE 2009 PARAMILITARY MUTINY MASSACRE

Fri 27 December 2024: Dhaka says it will probe the botched mutiny, including the role of alleged ‘foreign’ backers. Bangladesh has ordered a commission to investigate a failed 2009 paramilitary mutiny and subsequent crackdown, including the role of alleged “foreign” backers, the inquiry chief said. The mutineers stole thousands of weapons from the headquarters of […]

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