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Flights leaving Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption shoots ash plume 8km into sky
The Guardian - 21 Mar 2025 08:03
Indonesia's 1,700m Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted for 11 minutes on Thursday, causing ash cloud but no damage to nearby villages on the island of Flores Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our br...
Why Trump Can't Immediately Shut Down the Education Department
The New York Times - 21 Mar 2025 07:22
Congress and federal law stand in the way of shutting down the agency, which manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and supports programs for students with disabilities.
Musk Offers $100 to Wisconsin Voters, Bringing Back a Controversial Tactic
The New York Times - 21 Mar 2025 06:18
By offering cash to voters who sign a petition opposing "activist judges," Elon Musk's super PAC can help identify conservative voters in a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Why the Shipping Industry Isn't Rushing Back to the Red Sea
The New York Times - 21 Mar 2025 08:00
The companies that operate large container ships say they plan to keep going around Africa as violence flares in the region.
China's Tax Revenue Declines as Its Leaders Brace for Trump's Tariffs
The New York Times - 21 Mar 2025 08:00
Tax revenues have fallen, leaving the government with less money to help consumers or exporters as Beijing braces for President Trump's tariffs.
Israeli government approves firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar despite huge protests
The Guardian - 21 Mar 2025 06:21
Bar had strained relations with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption and whose close aides are being investigated by the intelligence agency The head of Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, h...
London's Heathrow Airport to Remain Closed for at Least a Full Day After Power Outage
Time - 21 Mar 2025 08:30
The London airport, which is one of the world's busiest for international travel, said it expects "significant disruption over the coming days" and warned passengers not to come until it reopens.
Man who looked himself up on ChatGPT was told he 'killed his children'
Digital Trends - 21 Mar 2025 08:05
AI chatbots are known to spit out erroneous information from time to time. But this latest example is shocking.
Cloudflare builds an AI to lead AI scraper bots into a horrible maze of junk content
The Register - 21 Mar 2025 07:31
Slop-making machine will feed unauthorized scrapers what they so richly deserve, hopefully without poisoning the internet Cloudflare has created a bot-busting AI to make life hell for AI crawlers....
Inside the Conviction of Iran's Would-Be Assassins in New York
Time - 21 Mar 2025 06:10
A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two Eastern European self-described gangsters hired by Iran to send a hit man to kill Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home.
Amanda Seyfried was scared 'Guardians of the Galaxy' would tank her career -- and she'd 'never work again'
New York Post - 21 Mar 2025 05:50
"I was way too scared. I was at a precarious moment in my career."
Why Elon Musk's Grok is kicking up a storm in India
BBC - 21 Mar 2025 02:51
The chatbot has become an "unfiltered and unhinged" digital sensation in India.
Trump's pick for SEC chairman faces noisy confirmation hearing over crypto
New York Post - 21 Mar 2025 17:49
SEC crypto enforcement cases, even before Atkins confirmation, have been dropping left and right since Trump took office.
Trump's hostage envoy Boehler met with Taliban in Kabul in first in-person meeting since takeover
Fox News - 21 Mar 2025 17:46
President Donald Trump's hostage envoy traveled to Kabul to meet with Taliban officials in the first in-person meeting since the 2021 takeover to secure release of George Glezmann and discuss "beneficial" issues.
Gang used social media to lure and attack gay people, Austrian police say
BBC - 21 Mar 2025 16:26
Suspects used fake online accounts to lure people to remote places, then filmed abusing and robbing them.
Mac users are being targeted by a vicious new phishing scam. Here's how to stay safe
Digital Trends - 21 Mar 2025 16:10
Hackers are targeting Mac users with a nefarious new phishing scam that employs clever tricks to steal your data. Here's how to avoid falling victim to it.
The Pentagon Draws Back the Curtains for Musk
The New York Times - 21 Mar 2025 16:01
The billionaire was set to be briefed on the military's closely guarded playbooks on China, raising new questions about his power and access.
AMD GPUs are supposed to be plentiful, but good luck finding one
Digital Trends - 21 Mar 2025 15:54
According to a new leak, AMD is said to be shipping lots of RDNA 4 GPUs. But where are they?
James Cameron's early cut of Avatar 3 is "absolutely breathtaking," according to Disney CEO Bob Iger
GamesRadar - 21 Mar 2025 15:53
James Cameron is hard at work on Avatar: Fire and Ash, due for release this December
Investors are now preparing for stagflation — one of the worst-case scenarios for the US economy
Business Insider - 21 Mar 2025 15:44The old Twitter bird sign just sold for $34,000
Fast Company - 21 Mar 2025 15:01
That's one expensive logo. The blue Twitter bird sign that once was once mounted on the exterior of the San Francisco headquarters of the social media company now known as X sold Thursday at auction for $34,325, failing ...
Trump remains cold to tariffs deal after Wall Street tantrum: sources
New York Post - 21 Mar 2025 15:00
Even with the markets recovering a bit, the capricious and shapeshifting nature of the president's tariff threats is no fun if you're a stock trader.