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Armed Gangs Expand Their Control in the Centre Department of Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, May 08 (IPS) - Following a series of brutal altercations in the communes of Mirebalais and Saut d’Eau in Haiti back in late March, local gangs have taken over both communes, spurring heightened displacement and insecurity. This is indicative of the continuing deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Haiti as these armed gangs expand their control beyond Port-au-Prince.Read the full story, “Armed...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:
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Netflix is removing Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Netflix is removing the last two shows listed on its Interactive Specials page: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, reports What’s on Netflix. The two specials will be pulled on May 12th, 2025, according to the publication, so if you want to watch them, you’ll want to catch them soon. […]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:3 new Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (May 9-11)
Whether you're looking for a stabbing critique of corporations or a Lovecraftian take on fishing, Game Pass is here to satisfy those very specific urges. These are our top Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Australia news live: Price says her defection to Liberals was done ‘in a respectful way’; news revenue slides at News Corp
Senator does not confirm if she will run for position of deputy leader. Follow today’s news liveFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our narrative podcast series: GinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘I want to harness all the talent in my team’“We do need to reflect a modern Liberal...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Arlo Security System Now Can Alert Customers to Gunshots, Screams, Barking Dogs
Was that a gunshot? A new AI update to the Arlo home-security subscription service aims to alert its customers to worrisome sounds.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump names Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC – US politics live
Pirro to serve as interim attorney for Washington DC after it became clear Ed Martin would not pass Senate confirmation The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Catholics around the world celebrate as Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV – live
Successor to Pope Francis becomes first US pontiff, although he is also a Peruvian citizenRobert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good humoured first US popeAmericans on first US pope: ‘Everything dope, including the pope’Share your views on Pope Leo XIVHistorically, some of the conclaves were really drawn out: in 13th century, they needed three years, over 1,000 days, to choose Gregory X.There was also one that ended on...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The Galaxy S25 Edge will feature next-gen screen protection
The Galaxy S25 Edge will be the world's thinnest smartphone, but it could also be one of the most durable thanks to this new type of screen protection.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:No, Microsoft didnt just raise the price of Surface laptops
Microsoft tells Mashable that it hasn't raised the price of its base Surface laptops. In reality, it's just no longer selling them itself.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:One of Elon Musk’s longtime VCs is suing his former employer after allegedly being fired
Josh Raffaelli, who has deep roots as a Silicon Valley investor and has backed a number of Elon Musk companies, is suing his former employer, the massive trillion-dollar AUM Brookfield Asset Management, reports The New York Times. Much of Raffaelli’s complaint concerns how Brookfield covered pandemic-related real estate losses and alleges the company fired him […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump and Starmer confirm ‘breakthrough’ US-UK trade deal
Announcement makes UK the first country to agree deal with US since Trump imposed sweeping tariffs in AprilAston Martin and Rolls-Royce share prices soar as manufacturers welcome US tariff cutsAnalysis: new UK/US trade deal is a relief for Starmer but doubts, and tariffs, remainUS politics live – latest updatesThe UK and US have agreed a “breakthrough” trade deal slashing some of Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars,...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Hospitals in England reducing staff and services as part of NHS ‘financial reset’
Trusts having to ‘think the previously unthinkable’ to make savings demanded by new NHS England bossHospitals in England are cutting staff, closing services and planning to ration care in order to make “eye-watering” savings demanded by NHS bosses.Rehabilitation centres face being shut, talking therapies services cut and beds for end-of-life care reduced as part of efforts by England’s 215 NHS trusts to comply with a “...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Fear Not: Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge Is Getting a Slender but Mighty Display
A new Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 cover brings a "sleek yet strong design," according to Samsung.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Apple will reportedly take on Ray-Ban Meta glasses in 2027
A new report from Bloomberg says that Apple is making progress on a chip to power smart glasses, but this first model won't overlay the world around you.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:3 underrated Amazon Prime Video movies you should watch this weekend (May 9-11)
These underrated movies, including Warrior, are a reminder of just how many great picks there are on Amazon Prime Video.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Samsung confirms big durability upgrade for Galaxy S25 Edge - and it's mostly good news
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is launching soon, and the company just teased another spec that you should care about.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:US to begin immediate removal of up to 1,000 trans military members
Pentagon will give other service members 30 days to self-identify as trans while it enforces recently cleared banThe Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 service members who identify as transgender out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify, under a new directive issued on Thursday. Buoyed by Tuesday’s supreme court decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban on...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:GoldenEye 007 and Quake join the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame welcomed its 2025 inductees today. The Strong National Museum of Play announced that the newest entries are GoldenEye 007 from Rare, Quake by id Software, Defender from Williams Electronics and Tamagotchi by Bandai. The four games chosen "have significantly influenced popular culture and the video game industry," the museum said in its press release. The other impactful games nominated...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:How to use a VPN on Roku
The Roku smart TV platform is an accessible way to watch your favorite streaming content in a centralized location. You can either get a Roku TV with the platform built in, or add a miniature box or dongle to an older-model TV. One big advantage of the Roku platform is that it's always getting free software updates to keep it current, like the cool new feature that turns your TV into a virtual art museum by displaying...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Show HN: Req Update Check
Hi HN! This is my first open source package. PyCharm used to have a nifty tool to show you requirements.txt packages that needed updates. You could click a button and open the github page, click a button to upgrade, all in the file. It was super convenient. Then it went away.The package was written in a few languages that I have no experience with, but I figured I'd build something that worked for my use case, and...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:OpenAI set to splurge $3 billion on AI coding tool Windsurf as ChatGPT inventor looks to make programmers a bit more nervous
OpenAI plans to acquire Windsurf for $3 billion in a move that could challenge GitHub Copilot’s dominance.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Vance says US won’t intervene in India-Pakistan conflict: ‘None of our business’
Vice-president says US will seek to de-escalate but cannot force either nuclear power to ‘lay down their arms’JD Vance has said that the US will not intervene in the conflict between Pakistan and India, calling fighting between the two nuclear powers “fundamentally none of our business”.The remarks came during an interview with Fox News, where the US vice-president said that the US would seek to de-escalate the...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The Taliban Took Everything - Even My Hope
KABUL, May 08 (IPS) - Rukhsar (pseudonym), 27, is a widow and sole breadwinner for a family of five. She recounts her life story under Taliban rule, a reality faced by thousands of women in Afghanistan.Read the full story, “The Taliban Took Everything - Even My Hope”, on globalissues.org
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Innocn 49QR1 Gaming Monitor Review: You Get a Lot for the Money
It's a 49-inch desk-hogging QD-OLED at an attractive price but I'm also generally underwhelmed by it.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Microsoft says it hasn't raised Surface prices
Microsoft hasn't secretly raised Surface prices, as earlier reports claimed. Instead, it has removed the base models of the Surface Pro 13-inch and Surface Laptop 13.8-inch from Microsoft.com, according to a statement by Nancie Gaskill, GM of the Surface group. "Customers can purchase base models of Pro and Laptop at the starting price of $999 at other key retailers," she added. Currently, you can still find those...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
CBP’s acting commissioner has rescinded four Biden-era policies that aimed to protect vulnerable people in the agency’s custody, including mothers, infants, and the elderly.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: ‘You’re either growing, or you’re slowly dying’
When Adam Mosseri took over Meta-owned Instagram as CEO in 2018, the app was experiencing what he'd later call "concerning" drops and plateaus in user engagement, thanks partly to fierce competition from a new app: TikTok. Instagram estimated in 2019 that 23 percent of the decline in time spent on Instagram in the US was […]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:ChatGPT Deep Research can now connect to GitHub
ChatGPT is bringing its Deep Research service directly into GitHub's developer ecosystem. This integration is beginning a beta test this week, with ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Team users the first to receive access over the coming days. Members of the Enterprise and Edu plans will get a chance to try it out "soon." Users can grant the AI assistant access to select code repositories and ask questions about their contents that...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Roborock's Saros Z70 Isn't Just a Vacuum: It's an AI-Powered Housekeeper
Add a first-of-its-kind robotic arm to Roborock's advanced smart navigation and cleaning tech, and you have a robot vacuum in a category of its own.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:A murder victim addressed his killer in court thanks to AI resurrection
AI is now being used to help the dead speak, even in courtrooms, like Christopher Pelkey in Arizona.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Taiwan faces similar threat to Europe in 1930s, president says
Lai Ching-te says ‘message of history is clear’ as Taiwan for first time officially commemorates end of second world warTaiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has compared his nation to the European countries heading for conflict with Nazi Germany in the 1930s, in a punchy speech commemorating the end of the second world war in Europe.“Eighty years after the end of the European war, the message of history is clear. Today,...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:New RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizations
CDC study finds big declines in hospitalizations—and they may be underestimates.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Prepare your apps for Google Play's 16 KB page size compatibility requirement
Article URL: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/prepare-play-apps-for-devices-with-16kb-page-size.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43931673 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:‘The pope is Peruvian’: elation in country where pontiff served as bishop
Leo XIV celebrated as second Latin American pope having spent many years in Peru’s churchPope Leo XIV – live updatesThe election of Pope Leo XIV has been celebrated across Latin America, where many hailed him as the second pontiff from the region, after his Argentinian predecessor, Francis.The news prompted particular elation in Peru, where he lived and worked for more than 20 years and was granted citizenship in 2015....
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:King calls for renewed ‘commitment to peace’ in VE Day message
Charles says sacrifice of second world war heroes must not be in vain King Charles called for a renewal of “global commitments to restoring a just peace where there is war, to diplomacy and to the prevention of conflict”, as the UK marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.Westminster Abbey was the focal point for national commemorations with a service of thanksgiving weaving poignant reminders of wartime...
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