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Democracy in Africa: Coups, crises and foregone conclusions

As Ethiopia formally counts the votes following Monday's election, attitudes toward democracy appear to be shifting across Africa. In April, Burkina Faso's junta leader told the Burkinabe people to "forget" democracy.

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Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers

One hardware announcement and several software highlights from Microsoft Build.

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I held the next-gen handheld

Intel couldn't catch a break. Layoffs. Shakedowns. Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA. But its Panther...

The Verge 3 days ago

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If I had a hammer... it might actually be a rhino tooth

Neanderthals had some wild stuff in their toolkits.

Ars Technica 3 days ago

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Microsoft Build 2026: the 7 biggest announcements

Microsoft just kicked off Build 2026 with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. As expected, it was filled with announcements, ranging from new Surface hardware to an always-on personal assistant and updates across Microsoft's...

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Trump signs executive order to review AI models before they’re released

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a "voluntary framework" for AI companies to share their frontier models with the federal government before they're released "to promote secure innovation and strengthen the...

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Microsoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is here

Microsoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new "flagship" model: MAI-Thinking-1. It's an ambitious step into model development for Microsoft, which introduced its initial in-house models last year - before then...

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Google announces deepfake call detection for Android, new AirDrop device support

Google's June Android feature drop includes more scam detection, more AirDrop, and yes, more AI.

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The truth lies in the past in Silo S3 trailer

"We do not know when it will be safe to go outside. We only know that day is not this day."

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Trump signs order allowing AI companies to give government access to models before release

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to enable leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their most capable models for government cybersecurity tests before releasing them to the public. The order was triggered by concerns...

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Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up

The number of cases falls from 1,100 to 437 with increased testing.

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Microsoft created the mini Surface dev box that Qualcomm couldn’t

Microsoft only just announced a new Surface Laptop Ultra at the weekend, and it's now revealing a miniature Surface PC aimed at developers. The new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is powered by Nvidia's new Arm-based RTX Spark chips, just like the Surface...

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Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more

Microsoft is kicking off its Build developer conference today with a promise of making Windows a trusted platform for development. As the company continues to focus on performance and reliability fixes for Windows 11, it's also creating a...

The Verge 3 days ago

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Microsoft Build 2026: All the news about Windows, AI, RTX Spark and more

Microsoft’s annual developer conference is kicking off on June 2nd in San Francisco with the keynote presentation streaming live at 12:30PM ET / 9:30AM PT, and we will be following along here with everything as it’s announced.  The Verge’s Tom...

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Blue Origin has set a very aggressive return-to-flight timeline

"The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and LNG tanks are all in good shape."

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Amazon’s four-day Prime Day begins on June 23rd

Amazon bucked its usual tradition of having Prime Day in July. Prime Day 2026 is happening in June, kicking off in just a few weeks. Prime members will get access to many deals starting June 23rd at 3:01AM ET through June 27th at 3:01AM ET. As with...

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Offshore detention hubs: Europe turns to Trump-style tactics on migration

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 2: The European Union approves the creation of offshore "return hubs" to where failed asylum seekers could be sent. The British papers focus on a new trove of documents pertaining to Peter Mandelson, the former...

France 24 3 days ago

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How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2026 conference

Microsoft is kicking off its yearly Build developer conference in San Francisco today, sandwiched between the recent Google I/O and Apple's upcoming WWDC event. While tickets to attend Build in person are sold out, the conference is being streamed...

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Alphabet launches €68bn fundraising drive to accelerate AI expansion

Google's parent company Alphabet is raising $80 billion (€68.7bn) through a series of share offerings, marking one of the largest equity fundraising efforts in corporate history as competition in AI development intensifies.

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Germany news: Poverty rises to new high, charity group says

Poverty in Germany appears to be rising, with one charity group warning of a "crisislike situation." Meanwhile, Hungary's new prime minister, Peter Magyar, is visiting Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. DW has more.

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