Friday’s earthquake was felt in the capital Dhaka and neighbouring districts, causing destruction and panic. A low-magnitude tremor shook Bangladesh, the national meteorological service has said, a day after a powerful earthquake struck near the capital, Dhaka, killing at least 10 people. Updating earlier tolls from Friday’s magnitude 5.5 earthquake, disaster management official Ishtiaqe Ahmed…
Google has launched Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), its powerful new image generation and editing model built on the foundation of Gemini 3 Pro. The company touts the model’s ability to “turn your visions into studio-quality designs with unprecedented control, flawless text rendering, and enhanced world knowledge,” representing a significant leap in image…
UN Secretary General António Guterres addressing a press conference at COP30. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The Outcomes Report on the Global Climate Action Agenda was released on Friday at COP30 in Belém, offering a comprehensive overview of groundbreaking progress on real-world climate actions that will accelerate the global transition to a sustainable, low-carbon future. The…
Cambridge Dictionary named “parasocial” as Word of the Year for 2025. Francesco Carta Fotografo | Moment | Getty Images AI chatbots, Taylor Swift, and social media influencers all played a part in deciding Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year, 2025: “parasocial.” Parasocial — revealed by the global dictionary on Tuesday as its word of the…
CyberArk Secure AI Agents Solution. Delivers privilege controls, visibility and compliance for the new class of AI agent identities. Extends CyberArk’s identity security capabilities to secure AI-driven automation at enterprise scale. CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), which positions itself as the global leader in identity security, is announcing the general availability(1) of the CyberArk Secure AI Agents…
Michigan State Police responded to a bomb threat at the home of Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a spokesperson from her office said in a statement on Friday. The threat comes after President Donald Trump accused her and other Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior” that was “punishable by death.” In a statement posted to X, a…
By the end of the year, 5G subscriptions are expected to reach 2.9 billion – about a third of all mobile subscriptions globally, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. And just nine years after its launch, 5G is expected to overtake 4G globally as the dominant mobile access technology by subscription by the end…
Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu,Washington and Anthony Zurcher,North America correspondent, Washington Key moments from Trump and Greene’s public fallout Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she will resign from office, an unexpected turn for the high-profile Republican days after a public feud with President Donald Trump. Greene, who was one of Trump’s Maga superstars in US…
Mudzunga Mashamba, Head of PMO, Nexio. The G20 represents global and multilateral governance principles, and as the world congregates in South Africa for the latest G20 summit, the relevance of ESG – environment, social and governance – is at the forefront of strategic conversations. Yet, while many sectors have incorporated ESG outcomes into their projects,…
President Trump is pressuring Ukraine to sign off on a new peace proposal with Russia by Thanksgiving. The 28-point plan would have Ukraine surrender about 20% of its territory to the Russians — an area roughly the size of Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Palmer has details.
