GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East
Hundreds and hundreds of ships. But they’re all in the wrong place. “Oh my goodness,” says Michelle Wiese Bockmann, senior maritime intelligence analyst at Windward, a maritime AI company, as she checks the live positions broadcast by commercial vessels in waters off Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. “I’m
Head of Police Federation of England and Wales suspended
The CEO of the Police Federation of England and Wales has been suspended following his arrest as part of a fraud investigation. In a statement on Monday, the federation confirmed Mukund Krishna had been suspended from his role “due to an ongoing police investigation”. A man understood to be Mr
You want people talking about this team in the future – Howe
Newcastle will meet Barca in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at St James’ Park on Tuesday night. The fixture stirs memories of Tino Asprilla’s hat-trick and the night Newcastle stunned the La Liga giants in the old group phase. Howe was a player at Bournemouth at
Türkiye’s annual inflation rises in Feb
ANKARA – Türkiye’s annual inflation rose to 31.53 percent in February, up from 30.65 percent in January, according to official data. Annual core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as food and energy, was recorded at 29.46 percent in February. Meanwhile, the country’s month-on-month consumer prices increased by 2.96 percent
Education minister ‘sympathetic’ to calls for social media ban
Education Minister Paul Givan has said he is “sympathetic” to calls for social media to be banned for under-16s in Northern Ireland. The UK government recently launched a public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s ahead of a government decision on the proposal. The debate over a minimum
‘A tough lesson’ – Newcastle get sobering reminder of gap to top
If one was even needed about the gap boss Eddie Howe’s side have to bridge on Manchester City. Newcastle had taken the lead against the much-changed visitors at a buoyant St James’ Park. They went into half-time level, with the chance to regroup after Savinho equalised in this FA Cup fifth-round tie.
Inside the booming business of wellness third spaces and membership clubs
A few years ago, Grace Guo began to crave places in New York City where hanging out with friends didn’t have to involve alcohol. Newly sober and surrounded by friends who also chose not to drink, Guo said she wanted alternatives to the typical social scene. After some research, she
London mayor courts embattled AI firm Anthropic
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is inviting San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) developer Anthropic to grow its footprint in his city, while criticizing the Trump administration for seeking retribution against the company. Sir Sadiq’s letter to Anthropic boss Dario Amodei came as the Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply chain risk
FDA vaccine head will step down in April after string of controversial decisions
A key U.S. Food and Drug Administration official who oversees vaccines and biotech treatments will step down from the agency following multiple decisions that raised concerns within the industry. Vinay Prasad, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, will leave the FDA at the end of April, an agency spokesperson
Indonesia to ban social media and other online platforms for under 16s
Indonesia says it will ban social media and other popular online platforms for children under 16, becoming the latest country to introduce restrictions aimed at protecting young people from online abuse. Meutya Hafid, the country’s communications and digital affairs minister, announced that accounts for under 16s on “high risk” platforms