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UN80 Initiative: Equipping the Organization in an Era of Extraordinary Uncertainty
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) - Next month marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Charter.The Charter is our roadmap to a better world – our owner’s manual setting out purposes and principles – and our practical guide to advancing the three pillars of our work: peace and security, development and human rights.Read the full story, “UN80 Initiative: Equipping the Organization in an Era of Extraordinary...
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Apple brings Magnifier to Macs and introduces a new Accessibility Reader mode
This Thursday is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and as has been its custom for the last few years, Apple's accessibility team is taking this time to share some new assistive features that will be coming to its ecosystem of products. In addition to bringing "Accessibility Nutrition Labels" to the App Store, it's announcing the new Magnifier for Mac, an Accessibility Reader, enhanced Braille Access as well as...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Microsoft is laying off 3 percent of its global workforce
As first reported by CNBC, Microsoft will be laying off 3 percent of its global workforce in an aim to streamline its operations and thin out its management structure. The layoffs will be felt across all teams, levels and regions within the company and are not performance-based. In a statement to CNBC, a Microsoft spokesperson said, "We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Pick up this Anker 5K magnetic battery pack while it's on sale for $22
Before heading out on your vacations and road trips this summer, make sure you have all of the tech you need to keep you going. A non-negotiable is a good portable charger for you phone, and now you can get exactly that for only $22. This Anker 321 MagGo magnetic battery pack is 15 percent off and down to $22 right now, but only for a limited time. We generally like Anker charging gear, and a different...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The Beats Studio Pro headphones are half off right now
Nothing says "please, leave me alone" while you're in public like a good pair of over-ear, noise-canceling headphones. The Beats Studio Pro — which are, coincidentally, a good pair of over-ear, noise-canceling headphones — are on sale right now. You can snap up a pair for $170. That's a discount of 51 percent (or $180) and only $10 more than the lowest price we've seen to date for them. The Beats Studio Pro arrived in...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:GM’s New Battery Tech Could Be a Breakthrough for Affordable EVs
General Motors has cracked the chemistry of lower-cost, energy-dense electric vehicle batteries. Budget-conscious gasoline holdouts may soon have no excuse.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Notion AI can transcribe conversations and write reports, but it'll cost you
Notion is coming for Otter.ai. On Tuesday, the company announced an update for Notion AI, the suite of generative AI features available through its popular note-taking app. Among the new tools included in the package is AI Meeting Notes, a feature that can transcribe and summarize any conversation directly within Notion. No need to turn to dedicated software like the aforementioned Otter.ai. If you use Notion Calendar,...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:South Korea’s Democratic Party sets up ‘Digital Asset Committee’
The largest political party in South Korea, the Democratic Party, has launched a Digital Asset Committee focused on developing cryptocurrency policies and promoting industry growth.The committee held its inaugural meeting at the National Assembly Members’ Hall in Seoul on May 13, the local news agency News1 reported.During its first meeting, the committee highlighted the importance of resolving regulatory uncertainty...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Robinhood to acquire Canada’s WonderFi for $179M in global crypto push
Brokerage fintech Robinhood is set to acquire WonderFi, a Canadian crypto firm, for about 250 million Canadian dollars ($179 million) in an all-cash deal to expand its global presence.The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2025, Robinhood said in a May 13 news release.WonderFi operates two of Canada’s longest-standing regulated crypto trading platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, managing over 2.1...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:How to add VPN to your TV
For decades, the legacy Hollywood studios have made money by slicing and dicing the licenses to their ever-growing vaults of movies and TV shows to as many channels and streamers as possible in as many countries and territories as you can count. That's why shows available on Max in one country might switch to Netflix in another, and disappear altogether in a third. And savvy viewers have long used VPNs — virtual...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The Morning After: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge is $1,100 and thin
Samsung’s long-teased Galaxy S25 Edge has arrived, way ahead of the rumored iPhone Air. It’s a very S25-looking device, but the company is pitching it as a design-centric addition to its, let’s admit, bulging S25 family. The S25 Edge’s body is 5.8 millimeters (0.22 inches) thick if we ignore the camera bump like everyone else does. Granted, it’s not a huge bump. Samsung says it engineered the lenses to be substantially...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Arizona governor kills two crypto bills, cracks down on Bitcoin ATMs
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed two key cryptocurrency-related bills that aimed to expand the state’s involvement in digital assets while signing a strict regulatory measure targeting Bitcoin ATMs.On May 12, Hobbs rejected Senate Bill 1373, which sought to establish a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund. The fund would have allowed Arizona to hold crypto assets obtained through seizures or legislative...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Introducing Iterative Alignment Theory (IAT)
What is Iterative Alignment Theory (IAT)? In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, the interaction between AI systems and human users has remained constrained by static alignment methodologies. Traditional alignment models rely onReinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF)[Christiano et al., 2017] andpre-defined safety guardrails[Ouyang et al., 2022], which, while effective for general users,...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Australia news live: Albanese’s new ministry sworn in; Monique Ryan calls for faster net-zero transition from Labor
The swearing-in ceremony is conducted by governor general Sam Mostyn in Canberra. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRyan speaks after winning re-election in KooyongThe freshly re-elected teal independent Monique Ryan has just been speaking on RN. She said she won because of her on-the-ground approach in her electorate:Over the last three years, since I was elected to...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Pension funds ‘to unlock up to £50bn’ of investment, with half for UK firms
Aviva, Legal & General, M&G and others agree to sign new ‘Mansion House accord’ with governmentNils Pratley: Mansion House accord is long on virtue-signallingThe bosses of 17 of the UK’s biggest pension funds have struck a deal with the government that it claims will release up to 50bn worth of investments, with at least half earmarked for British assets including clean energy projects and homegrown...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin price sells off after Trump’s US-China tariff deal — Here is why
Key takeaways:Bitcoin lags as investors shift toward stocks after the US and China strike a deal that could end the current trade war.Macroeconomic conditions are swinging away from gold investing and back to stocks.Bitcoin (BTC) reached its highest price in over three months at $105,720 on May 12, but was unable to maintain its bullish momentum. Interestingly, the drop to $102,000 came after a temporary easing in the...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:How Google Workspace can help your business grow
Google Workspace is a great tool that will help you stay organized, collaborate across teams, and generally get more done with less hassle.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Edi Rama on course to win fourth term as PM in Albania elections
Socialists set for clear victory with 30% of votes counted in poll seen as pivotal to country’s hopes of joining EUAlbania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, is poised for victory in general elections after preliminary results showed voters returning him to power for an unprecedented fourth term.With 30% of the ballots counted, Rama’s party was leading the leftwing Socialists to a resounding win over Sali Berisha’s...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Congressman is investigating fintech Ramp’s attempt to win $25M federal contract
Rep. Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, has initiated an investigation into whether expense management startup Ramp is receiving preferential treatment in its bid for a $25 million government contract. Connolly sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian demanding information and documents related to the GSA’s […]
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:iOS 18.5 arrives with a new wallpaper for Pride Month
Apple pushed iOS 18.5 on Monday. The most eye-popping new feature is a new wallpaper to honor the LGBTQ+ community ahead of Pride Month. Apart from that, the iPhone update isn't exactly a barnburner, with only minor features and bug fixes. Apple's Pride Harmony wallpaper has bold, colorful stripes that change position as you move, lock or unlock your device. You can find it in Settings > Wallpaper or by...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Show HN: Airweave – Let agents search any app
Hey HN, we're Lennert and Rauf. We’re building Airweave (https://github.com/airweave-ai/airweave), an open-source tool that lets agents search and retrieve data from any app or database. Here’s a general intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFI-7SYGQ48, and here’s a longer one that shows more real-world use cases, examples of how Airweave is used by Cursor (0:33) and Claude desktop (2:04), etc.:...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:GM taps Aurora co-founder for new chief product officer role
General Motors has turned to Sterling Anderson, a veteran of the autonomous vehicle industry, to oversee its entire product line of gas-powered and electric vehicles, in a newly created job that will touch nearly every department at the U.S. automaker. The new VP of global product and chief product officer position will cover the entire […]
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Will Bitcoin hodlers be the reason more countries adopt wealth taxes?
Opinion by: Robin Singh, CEO of KoinlyIs there a catch for Bitcoin hodlers, with the asset’s price up over 600,000% since the beginning of 2013?Perhaps — if governments keep waking up to Bitcoin’s value, the whole “you only pay tax when you sell” mantra could soon be a thing of the past.What if a wealth tax is the answer for revenue-hungry tax agencies with no time to lose? It’s a yearly tax on a person’s total net...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:How to use a VPN on an iPhone
If you own an iPhone, you likely use it for plenty of online tasks that used to be handled exclusively on a desktop or laptop computer. Everything from checking email to streaming your favorite shows to shopping online happens on our mobile devices, but that flexibility can come at the expense of privacy and overall security — yes, your ISP and mobile carrier can see all the sites you're visiting by default. By...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:FTX EU creditors can now withdraw money from Backpack exchange
Crypto exchange Backpack announced that customers of the defunct crypto exchange FTX EU can begin reclaiming their funds through its service.According to a May 12 X post, Backpack now allows FTX EU users who selected it as the redistribution platform to claim their euro balance. Users must first complete Know Your Customer (KYC) verification.Backpack’s support page also said that the KYC details on the platform must...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:US and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days
Following negotiations in Geneva, the United States and China have agreed to lower tariffs substantially for the next 90 days, the White House announced. The aim is to de-escalate the current trade war and allow both parties time negotiate to achieve a "sustainable, long-term and mutually beneficial economic and trade relationship," they said in a joint statement. The US will temporarily lower its tariffs on Chinese...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:The only thing I want from Apple's big 2025 redesign is a
There are a lot of rumors flying around about a big iOS and macOS redesign coming this year, perhaps as a distraction to the continued issues around Apple Intelligence. And while I’m game for a fresh coat of paint across the software I use every single day, I have one plea while Apple’s at it: Please, for the love of god, make the Notes app render the letter “a” properly. Let me back up a bit. Apple first introduced...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:What is RISC-V, and why does Vitalik Buterin want it for Ethereum smart contracts?
What is RISC-V? RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple terms, it’s like a blueprint that defines a set of instructions that a processor can execute.RISC-V is designed to be highly modular, efficient and flexible. Originally developed by the University of California in 2010, the open-source...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Staff Union Demands Full & Active Participation in Ongoing Negotiations on UN Reforms
UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (IPS) - As discussions on the restructuring of the United Nations — including a possible merger of UN agencies and staff lay-offs system-wide — continue at the highest levels of the Secretariat, the Staff Union (UNSU) is demanding an active presence in the ongoing talks. A proposed resolution, which is expected to be adopted at the UNSU general meeting on May 14, is very specific in its...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Transitioning to a Circular Economy: The Future We Cannot Afford to Delay
NEW YORK, May 12 (IPS) - Marcos Neto is UN Assistant Secretary General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support. From environmental degradation to biodiversity loss and mounting waste, we are facing the dire consequences of a reckless economic model that extracts, consumes, and discards. But there is an urgent alternative—one that is not just possible, but essential.Read the full story, “...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:BTC bulls get 'biggest signal' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) launches into US CPI week with new multimonth highs as traders dig in for volatility.BTC price action is giving increasingly bullish signals, joined by a key cross on the weekly MACD indicator.The weekly close fell just short of expectations, raising doubts over whether price discovery will return in the immediate future.CPI and PPI headline the week’s US macro data drops, but markets are all about the...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:AI agents are coming for DeFi — Wallets are the weakest link
Opinion by: Sean Li, co-founder of Magic LabsCrypto markets run 24/7. Human traders don’t. As AI agents begin to manage liquidity, optimize yield, and execute trades at all hours, they’re quickly becoming essential infrastructure for decentralized finance’s (DeFi) future. While AI agents are evolving from niche tools for quant traders into mainstream financial operators, they’re rapidly outpacing the wallets meant to...
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Ukraine war: Trump envoy says ‘ceasefire first, talks later’ after Putin’s peace talk proposal – as it happened
General Keith Kellogg has reacted to the Russian president’s suggestion for talks with Ukraine on ThursdayOn Saturday morning, local officials in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region said Russian shelling over the past day had killed three residents and injured four more.Another civilian died on the spot on Saturday as a Russian drone struck the southern city of Kherson, according to regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin....
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Pakistan says it is committed to Kashmir ceasefire after India accuses it of ‘violations’ – as it happened
This liveblog is now closed. Read our full report on the ceasefire agreement hereWho is Asim Munir, the army chief leading Pakistan’s military amid the crisis with India?The general once fell foul of Imran Khan, but since taking the top spot has been quietly amassing power over the government and supreme court, as our profile here says.Yet even now that the country is out of the clutches of martial law, it is still...
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:Google agrees to pay Texas $1.375bn over data-privacy claims
State attorney general said company secretly tracked users’ movements, searches, voiceprints and facial geometryGoogle has agreed to pay $1.375bn in a settlement in principle reached with the state of Texas over allegations the company violated users’ data privacy, the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, said on Friday.The agreement settles two lawsuits that covered three products for allegedly violating Texas consumer...
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