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- Middle East
Mossad warns Israelis in Thailand to increase vigilance, avoid mass gatherings
Israeli intelligence and security agencies on Tuesday called on the country’s citizens staying or visiting Thailand to increase vigilance and pay attention to updates following “recent information” and in light of the…
- Technology
Top AI experts, CEOs issue 22-word warning against ‘risk of extinction’ from AI
New Delhi: Top researchers, experts, and CEOs (including Sam Altman of OpenAI) have issued a fresh warning about the existential threat the artificial intelligence (AI) poses to humanity. In a 22-word statement,…
- World
Sri Lanka issues flood, lightning warnings for 12 districts
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology on Saturday issued a warning of heavy floods for 12 out of a total of 25 districts in the South Asian country, where heavy rains were…
- Technology
UK man credits Apple Watch for warning him of undiagnosed heart condition
London: A UK-based man has credited Apple Watch for pointing medics towards an undiagnosed heart condition. Author Adam Croft, 36, from Flitwick in Bedfordshire, UK, awoke to find his Apple device had…
- World
5.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning issued
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the national weather agency said, although no tsunami warning was issued. According to the Japan Meteorological…
- Middle East
Israel to fight travel firm’s plan to add warnings to West Bank listings
Tel Aviv: Israel has threatened to launch a “diplomatic war” against Booking.com if the Dutch online travel reservation service company will add safety warnings to listings in the West Bank. Tourism Minister…
- World
Taiwan lifts typhoon Hinnamnor warning, no casualties reported
Taipei: Taiwan’s meteorological agency lifted its typhoon warning as Hinnamnor, the 11th typhoon this year, left the island and its coastal waters, with no reports of severe disasters or casualties. According to…
- Technology
Google Docs expands warnings about dodgy files, links
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that its office collaboration tools Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings will now show a warning banner when users open potentially malicious files from the web.…
- Technology
Twitter rolls out ability to add content warnings to individual posts
New Delhi: Under the new CEO Parag Agrawal, Twitter is doubling down on efforts to sanitise its platform and now, the micro-blogging platform is giving all users access to the content warning…