Sep 06, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
In an interview with i24NEWS, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he bombed Qatar during the Gaza war, calling it a hostile state. He also defended millions in Qatari funds transferred to Gaza, claiming they were purely humanitarian and backed by Israeli security agencies. The remarks come as Netanyahu faces a challenging election, with analysts accusing him of stoking international tensions to rally nationalist support.
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Sep 05, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Germany's State Minister for Sport and Volunteering has been vacant for more than five weeks after Chancellor Friedrich Merz removed Christiane Schenderlein on July 27. The timing is sensitive, with the DOSB set to choose Germany's Olympic candidate on September 26. Merz had promised there would be no vacuum, but no permanent successor has been named after Nadine Keßler reportedly declined the role.
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Sep 05, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Brazil's wealthiest households earned a record share of national income in 2024, according to tax-return data. While President Lula da Silva highlights a record-low Gini coefficient, tax figures reveal that high interest rates and public debt payments are boosting fortunes of the richest 0.1%. Fixed-income earnings drove nearly a third of that group's income gains, and the trend shows little sign of reversing as debt-linked rates remain elevated.
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Sep 05, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Andy Burnham has stopped attacking Reform directly, instead focusing on his plan for government. But Labour is divided over immigration, with rebel MPs demanding a softening of new settlement rules. Small boat crossings are at their lowest since 2019, yet voters do not trust the official figures.
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Sep 05, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Julie Zhu, a China market strategist, has spent years guiding global creators through the country's complicated social-media landscape. She helped Khaby Lame and Pamela Reif plan tours that combine cultural immersion with brand strategy. Her mission is to avoid one-off publicity stunts and build enduring Chinese fan bases.
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Sep 04, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Three major AI chatbots — ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude — experienced overlapping outages on Thursday, disrupting users for a few hours. ChatGPT errors affected logins, voice mode, file uploads, and more. Anthropic linked Claude's issue to internal infrastructure, while xAI pointed to its Memphis data center.
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Sep 04, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
OpenAI has introduced GPT-6 Astra, calling it a major step toward artificial general intelligence and a generational leap in capability. The model arrives after a security incident involving an unreleased system, prompting the company to emphasize safety and alignment. OpenAI says Astra’s rollout begins with enterprise clients before expanding to all users over the coming days.
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Sep 04, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
1Password pledged $300,000 to the Omacom Foundation, which supports Omarchy Linux, created by David Heinemeier Hansson. Customers and employees are upset over the decision due to Hansson's long history of anti-immigrant and anti-vax comments. In internal messages, 1Password leaders said the donation was for the foundation, not DHH, and did not endorse his views.
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